Toyota's Theft Problem Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
Toyota's admitting what everyone already knows: their newer models are getting stolen at scale, and a software patch won't fix what's fundamentally a design flaw. The company's promising beefier security on fresh builds and accessories for existing owners—but if your 4Runner or Tacoma was built before 2024, you're basically driving a 7-Eleven parking lot special. Priority purchase programs for victims is PR theater when the real issue is Toyota cut corners on immobilizers for a decade.
Toyota doesn't have a security problem. Toyota has an 'we-got-lazy-with-engineering' problem, and accessories don't solve that.