Keep Your Kia and Hyundai from Getting Stolen | Houston Police

Own a Kia or Hyundai, or know someone who does? Sgt. Tracy Hicks shows you how to protect your property and the FREE help that may be available to you.

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[trishmcelderry]

Dear Huston Police Department, From the daughter of a mechanic, the steering wheel lock is only a minor deterrent at best. You can cut through a steering wheel easily. Hundya and KIA need to take full responsibility for the disaster they have caused for vehicle owners and their communities. Almost every other manufacturer made the shift to immobilizers years ago. I don't care if it hasn't been written into federal law yet, anti-theft prevention, these manufacturers should be forced to retrofit these vehicles with immobilizers and alarms. Or give the owners full retail value to buy the newest version of their vehicle with the security system included. The free steering wheel lock is an insulting and pathetic response to this situation. The price of
installation of an aftermarket security system is close to a thousand dollars. The manufacturer doesn't have a system that can be installed after the fact or even one that they would recommend. A police chief in my state has so had it with this situation that he would like to see all of these vehicles in question forced off the street with a recall. The AG of my state is one of eighteen that is suing Hundya and KIA. I hope they win. Good luck to everyone.

[DoYouNeedHugs]

My car was 50 feet from us, Hyunda Tucson, in a reserved spot we pay for in our apartment complex that has ZERO security. They tore the entire steering column up costing us 2k in damaged and now im afraid once we get it back--no matter what I do it'll just get broken into again and cost us more money. I can't pay my rent because i need my car to work and I lost my job because of no car and now i have 17 days to figure out how to make 2 grand or these apartments will give us a 3 day notice to leave forever. IDK WHY THESE COMPANIES FUCKING EXIST BRO

[greggraham]

Why isn't TikTok fined and did they take all the videos off their site? If the answer is NO? why not?

[shannellelyrics]

Who was the genius that thought it was a great idea to rob Hyundai's n Kia's. I swear the amount of time ppl have to do fuckery is unreal kmft.

[pumpkin]

My car has been broken into twice . The dealer told me they are not giving out the steering wheel lock . My car is eligible . I can’t afford parking lot fees . The thefts aren’t really investigated either . This is not good . They need to do something about this

[Bobscents]

Mandatory 20 years minimum in federal prison for vehicle theft.

[shavonnealexander]

This is great!! 3 months without my vehicle due to Kia automobile theft in Connecticut.
Had to wait for ignition lock being shipped from Korea. 3 months, worst experience an such a violation.

[aphill]

The newer kia ( 2022 and later) can be equipted with emobilelizer free of charge at the dealer, they may break the window and get in
But the engine will not start without the key!!!
I took my Sportage in for the upgrade, it took a couple of hours but it was worth it, my car was broken into about 3 mos later
, the horn sounded as they got out but it would not start ! I had to replace a rear window, but the immobolizer did its job!!!!

[jacobpicquet]

My Kia was stolen on Monday and lucky I found it yesterday the fucker was still in there

[ericfan]

We had the update, and our car was broken into and they tore apart the steering column to check if the update was done. They couldnt take the car, but gave us a large headache with insurance.

[aliabdallah]

Do buy a Hyundai/kia (I’m a mechanic so I really dgaf what you buy) made after 21 they have immobilizers now. A quick and cheap way to check if ur car has an immobilizer is to look for some sort of security light or a light that looks like a key silhouette inside a car silhouette (car warning lights are weird man)

[Binxy-zk]

Maybe KIA/Hyundai take responsibility and fix the problem

[Pkatube]

Steering Wheel Locks can easily be dismantled by the thieves. Get a fuel cut-off switch. Expensive yes, but worth EVERY cent!

[Lanettetisha]

Someone was hanging around my car all day today and someone told me that the Hyundai cars are being stolen! I quickly put it in my garage

[Noctessa]

Thank you!!! Wish I would have seen this before Labor Day.. we lost ours. No glass nor alarm so we were shocked to find it gone.

[MrOldeastdallas]

Why don't they just fix the main issue by replacing the steering wheel and key. They should have built those cars right from the beginning. Now their owners are the ones suffering. This is the reason I sold my Kia before it gets stolen. I'm not buying Kia nor Hyundai since they done little to nothing to fix the main issue. Why keep supporting a brand that won't back up their customers, it makes no sense.

[Thunder-Raw-am]

Now I know... 2023, jus got up 7:30am and the dam SUV is stolen ( Santa Fe) Hyundai 2018.. Drill bit heads left in my parking spot, , key hole was drilled out. So much for needing keys. Now we have no vehicle..Lord .. thank you because you always provide for those you guide.

[arielmartinez]

My car got stolen June 29 2023 and still july 21 still lost😢

[rjern]

Kia and hyundai need to be fined by the government for this...they're costing ppl thousands of dollars behind their mistakes smh..i will never purchase a car from neither company but ive witnessed someone go thru having to wait a month to get they're car back smh...insurance only covers 30 days...

[sarahhunt]

I had the update and they still stole my kia