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Im posting this as a warning to any General Motors vehicle owner.
your vehicle is at risk. that alarm system you have in your car/truck/SUV isnt worth the metal and copper its made out of.
last night both mine (2005 yukon) and my fathers (2004) yukon were broken into by using a screw driver to turn the door lock. the alarms did not go off, since it would seem using a screw driver to turn the lock acts exactly like using your key. we found this out by turning the locks back to their original position with a flathead screw driver, and then setting the alarm, and turning the locks again (essentially breaking into our own trucks). alarm didnt go off, locks turned smoothly just as if you were using your key, and the doors opened no problem.
we called up our local GM service shop (Flag GM in Surrey British Columbia) and were told that theres basically nothing we can do about it. On top of that, we were told it wasnt just Yukons, but EVERY GM vehicle out there that is at risk of this.
Its obviously a known problem and GM doesnt seem to want to do anything about it. so this brings the question, whats the point of having a car alarm installed at the factory, that doesnt do anything? all the alarm is good for is a false sense of security, and keeping the "honest guys" out.
so now im posting this on many truck/GM forums in the hopes that GM will get off their asses and do something about it, rather than leaving hundreds to thousands of victims* to pay a deductible to get a lock that shouldnt be so easy to break into, fixed.
and yes, im aware that by posting this information, it may lead to more people being broken into. but if thats what it takes to get GM to fix their mistake, so be it. my voice is small, but when a crowd has the same problem, the voice will be large.
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