chances are that it already has an engine immobilizer. If you are still worried about your car being stolen, you can install ...

According to the technician, the upgrade is an immobilizer update that only takes about an hour or less and is free. Some thieves only want cars for joyriding, Las Vegas police say KIA officials ...

What is an immobilizer? It’s a simple anti-theft device that requires a vehicle’s computer to communicate with a chip embedded in a key before firing up the ignition. This not a new technology ...

The attorneys general argued that Kia and its parent company, Hyundai, declined to include an anti-theft device called an engine immobilizer in their vehicles that use a mechanical key rather than ...

DETROIT--Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device ... because their keys lack computer chips for theft “immobilizer” systems. The thefts apparently started ...

Around the same time, Kia and Hyundai started rolling out free anti-theft software upgrades for ... vehicle is broken into and act as an engine immobilizer. The cost is around $500 to $600 ...