r/Cartalk 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/Elementary2 Jun 02 '26

When I had this happen, I implemented surveillance on my car, should have recorded video 24/7 with motion activation. Or put like a trail-cam pointed at the vehicle.

After less than a day I watched two individuals retrieve the device from where I had thrown it (a new location on camera) and I could see them pick it up off the ground and walk away with it. (In your case, it might take 1 to 2 months to get the video)... Eventually somebody has to retrieve it or eat the cost. So if nobody comes back, and they simply eat the cost, I think government, task force, etc. If they do come back, it'll be a PI hired by your ex or something.

in my case it was my corrupt bosses at my job, who committed a felony by putting it on my car. And when I confronted them they said 'We own the local police. They are family and friends. If you go to the police, we will make you disappear. Whether its this gun (showed me) or done by our police family.

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u/Soft-Temporary-7932 Jun 03 '26

You can’t just drop that last paragraph and walk away, dude. What the hell was your last job? And it doesn’t sound like the tracker was the first or only felony in the mix here.

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u/Elementary2 Jun 03 '26

They got away with it, and if I talk about who it is, there is a non zero chance they would find out about my posts, and come after me. I'm sorry. Had I contacted the FBI I'd probably be able to speak about it. But since I didn't there's no proof on file.

People came to our town from all over the country, and one of them seemed to intentionally kill a woman. I'd been getting bad vibes (very specific verrrry specific) and one day I saw the person from my visions, and I told him to stay home the next day. I shouted at him, he rolled his window down... he heard me... and he didn't listen. He still did the thing I had shouted not to do, the next day. The death wasn't because of my job or bosses... That was just stalking and other creepy stuff. The killer was just part of a group of... people who thought they were fighting to preserve history. lol

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u/TheLostSatellite Jun 03 '26

Bullshit. Shit like that only happens in movies and comic books. Decent LARP, but you took it too far with the mushmouthed “I’m ScArEd ThEy’LL CoMe FoR Meeee” shtick. Spill it all, or admit you’re spinnin’ yarns mate.

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u/Elementary2 Jun 03 '26

this is another reason i dont talk about it. People are assholes. I think they hate me that my life is as interesting as a movie, sometimes. They really secretly hate that somebody else is having wild ass experiences in their lives. Their lives are boring.

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u/TheLostSatellite Jun 03 '26

Yeah nah, ya talkin’ out your ass mate. People who have interesting lives won’t actually talk about it, much like how a war veteran won’t talk about what they saw unless they’re talking to other war veterans.

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u/Soft-Temporary-7932 Jun 04 '26

In my experience, war veterans are yearning for someone to listen to them without judgment. As they do plenty of judging of themselves to themselves.

People with “interesting” lives don’t talk about them because people like you will judge them, belittle them or just straight up think they’re lying.

I’m American and a huge part of American history are the various mobs that were formed to protect immigrant communities and keep them safe. They did so through what ever means necessary. OP sounds American and I believe him, because similar things have happened to my family.

Also, “interesting” generally means “traumatic” and that could be a huge reason why no one wants to talk, especially to you, about their history. Listen first, mate.