St Louis to sue manufactures over car theft

[Double"O"]

Serious clark?

Because ita the cars fault it got stolen

St. Louis preparing to sue Hyundai and Kia over rampant car thefts in the city

A St. Louis tow truck driver says drivers respond to about five thefts a day of Kia and Hyundai cars. Car thefts have doubled in the city this year as leaders look to sue.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Good luck with that.

 

[98 svt]

Who the **** steals a Kia or Hyundai

 

[Silverstrike]

Who the **** steals a Kia or Hyundai

Pretty much either first timers or very disparate car thieves.

 

[98 svt]

I bet if the owners stood there in the parking spot long enough, the thief would return those pieces of shit.

 

[AustinSN]

I saw a thing about hyundais and kias, they are stupid easy to steal. Yank the lock cylinder out and there is a nub inside that fits perfect into a USB cable. Twist, drive away.

They don't have chipped keys or any real security lol.

 

[2003RedfireVert]

Leave it to the ****hole STL to do this. I’m so proud of my city :/

 

[tones_RS3]

Car thefts have skyrocketed in St. Louis in recent months, with city leadership threatening lawsuits against Kia and Hyundai for an alleged defect that makes certain makes of the cars easier to steal.

 

[72MachOne99GT]

Steal something that blends in. That’s what most of them do.

What a smart city. Very much smart.

 

[CobraBob]

I saw a thing about hyundais and kias, they are stupid easy to steal. Yank the lock cylinder out and there is a nub inside that fits perfect into a USB cable. Twist, drive away.

They don't have chipped keys or any real security lol.

The issue stems from the lack of an immobilizer system in some of the vehicles prior to the 2022 model year, mainly 2011-2021 Kias and 2015-2021 Hyundais equipped with ignitions requiring mechanical keys.

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

Just had a guy come in this morning in a 2016 Forte with a broken window and the column yanked apart. Mentioned this to him but it luckily they weren't able to get his car.

 

[Pribilof]

Kia and Hyundai are the top cars stolen in Denver. Progressive will no longer write policies on their vehicles here due to theft (Denver-area Hyundai and Kia owners struggle with insurance woes as thefts climb).

One of my employees has a 10 year old Hyundai she has for her college age kids to use. The insurance on it is now more expensive than her two BMWs combined. She's selling it.

 

[Steve@TF]

Sounds like a class action suit from owners in the making. Word gets out more than their used values will tank


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[HudsonFalcon]

Can’t they just identify as a more secure vehicle?

 

[Kevins89notch]

Pretty much either first timers or very disparate car thieves.

Actually, it's just bored teens. Look up "Kia boys" on YT if you want. Kias are laughable easy to steal and this spread on social media several months back. Teens are just stealing them, driving them around and ditching them, literally for no reason. They swerve all over the roads because you know how cool that is, yank some e-brakes, jump some curbs, and just walk away to steal another one tomorrow or next week, once bored. Kids claim they know people who have stolen 200+

EDIT: here's the first video I saw on the subject:

 

[black4vcobra]

For some reason Milwaukee is beyond insane for stolen cars. That is where the Kia boys video was filmed.

Apparently there were more than 10k stolen in 2021, that's 27+ a day. St Louis at 5 a day ain't got shit on the Kia boys and the Professional Stolie Riders in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee car stolen, trashed; suspects say 'catch us if you can'

"All of my seats had cigarette holes burned into them. There was a big urine smell. There was blood, everything. It was horrible."

www.fox6now.com

And yes, most of the city should be leveled and the trash should be taken out permanently.

 

[Double"O"]

Actually, it's just bored teens. Look up "Kia boys" on YT if you want. Kias are laughable easy to steal and this spread on social media several months back. Teens are just stealing them, driving them around and ditching them, literally for no reason. They swerve all over the roads because you know how cool that is, yank some e-brakes, jump some curbs, and just walk away to steal another one tomorrow or next week, once bored. Kids claim they know people who have stolen 200+

EDIT: here's the first video I saw on the subject:

Buy a manual and that will eliminate the bored kids lol