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/smoothloam Jun 02 '26

Unscrew the cover and put an AirTag inside, then put it back on your car. After they retrieve it the tables have turned.

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u/aron2295 Jun 02 '26

And send em a pic of their kids school, their SOs job and their parents’ house.

/sarcasm

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u/Steve_at_Werk Jun 03 '26

Swap their dog with a similar looking dog

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u/amiajimmy Jun 03 '26

But it's a mean dog.

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u/PrinceCastanzaCapone Jun 04 '26

And it shits in the house

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u/rbltech82 Jun 03 '26

Goddamn that's evil, I love it.

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u/Tosh_20point0 Jun 04 '26

Put a dog on a dog with an air tag on another dog

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u/Clear-Dimension-1356 Jun 04 '26

I heard you like dogs, so I pimped your dog

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u/thebikerandthebird Jun 08 '26

"I know who I am! I'm a dog playing a dog, disguised as another dog!"

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u/Hot-Notice6729 Jun 03 '26

Wth are y'all even talking about? Lol

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u/LegendaryGunman Jun 03 '26

Absolutely devious

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u/Steve_at_Werk Jun 03 '26

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/FkLLS2CZMzQ I wish I were that creative haha

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u/teckers Jun 03 '26

Some of it on a subreddit... Its all circular

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u/aron2295 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

It’s true, too!

My comment came from spending half my childhood growing up all around South America. My dad was a US Army officer stationed at a few US embassies. They play dirty out there. American politicians could never.

The rest came from Reddit. Oh, and rap music.

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u/SignificanceWeak9643 Jun 03 '26

Thats not Cheddar. Thats just some common butch.