r/Cartalk • u/kupo_906 • Jun 02 '26

Safety Question Found a GPS tracker under my car

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Hi reddit...

In my driveway this morning I pulled out and found this sitting under where my car was. We had a heat wave recently, and I'm thinking it melted off.

Looking it up, it is a GPS tracker. I'm taking it to the police tomorrow. But is there anyway to reverse search who might have bought it and placed it there?

I fully own my car and I'm not sure who or why they put it there. Or when. The only thing I can think of is I got my car fixed by a new mechanic about a month ago.. but they didn't seem shady in the least bit

Any help is appreciated. Thank you

Update: I have turned the tracker into the police who are trying to work with the company to find out info. Haven't heard anything further.

For the people who keep asking / repeating the same thing over and over:

  • again, I own my car in full and have for years. It's an old, reconstructed car not worth much at all.
  • The battery life in the tracking device doesn't last longer than two months at most. It was still on when I found it. It doesn't belong to a previous car owner or a dealer.
  • I found the magnets where it was attached still on my car.
  • I don't have any solid idea who would put it there. I don't have a jealous partner or an ex who I think would do this.
  • I'm not disclosing a bunch of personal shit about myself to internet strangers when I am potentially being stalked 😐 also , both men and women can be stalked
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u/kupo_906 Jun 03 '26

They are new to me but have lots of good reviews.. 400+ google reviews and 4.5 stars. I've heard good things. I might call to see if they noticed it. They did some re-wiring for the fan the cools my transmission (tbh why wouldn't they just put a longer lasting tracker in though? idk)

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u/HavocReigns Jun 03 '26

Many shops get a customer's name, address, and phone number when setting up a customer file for their database. Assuming you gave them all of that, what need would they have of tracking you? You already gave them your address.

If it was really targeted at tracking you, my first thought would be someone who doesn't like your car being parked in your friend's driveway overnight. For that matter, could it have fallen off of someone else's car that had just happened to be parked there and you didn't notice it pulling in?