Can a transponder equipped vehicle be stolen?
A. Yes. Almost any vehicle can be stolen given the proper conditions. However, theft by manipulation or alteration of the transponder immobilizer equipped vehicle is extremely complicated and in some cases impossible due to the integration of the transponder related components into the vehicle subsystems. The fact that a vehicle is equipped with a transponder immobilizer does not mean that it cannot be stolen nor does it mean that the system has not been altered by the installation of aftermarket devices such as a remote start system, which have interrupted or in other ways circumvented the transponder immobilizer system. The good news is that the procedures utilized during our method of theft determination can in many cases establish the operational condition of the transponder immobilizer system and the presence of system alteration, intentional or accidental.
