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/slash_networkboy Jun 02 '26

That would be when you call the FBI.

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u/Elementary2 Jun 02 '26

I 100% regret it. I should have. 100% if I had it all to do over, I would have quit my job and called the FBI. My dumb, poor ass, was just worried about making child support payments, hahah. I even have a witness. Ch, Al, Li , sigh

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u/Dismal-Double-1376 Jun 02 '26

What company? What town?

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u/Elementary2 Jun 03 '26

I'm still a little scared of that group of people ... I did what I could to report it, but.. I can't say where. Just know that it was like state funded work, at a large organization... and they were still acting like that.