2019 Off Road here. Haven't been to the dealer in a while. Just checked carfax and it shows my exact mileage. I wasn't aware of our cars having that sort of communication occurring in the background. Can anyone elaborate on what in the vehicle itself is doing said communicating? Thanks.
carfax aware of current miles.
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Do you have the Toyota app installed on your phone?
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The app is spying for sure, but I also think its the 4runner is phoning home on its own. The app doesn't have the mileage etc.
I got my 4runner a month ago and just yesterday started trying to figure out the Toyota Connected Services privacy policy.
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97BlackAckCL
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I get those emails too, but my mileage is never exact. It's an estimate as far as I can tell at least on my 2017
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I know that the OnStar in my mom's truck keeps track of everything, like engine codes, mileage, and even tire pressures. Does Toyota have anything similar?
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Whippersnapper02
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Negative. Truck has not been out of my hands in quite a while.
I did but deleted them a while ago, as I found the app did nothing beneficial for me. It did not provide any updates to the system. It only gave an annoying pop up on every start up requesting permission.
I would assume it would need some sort of cellular connection. How are the weather updates occurring?
Carfax sent me an email to sign up. I did so. It had my exact mileage to the date. This is not my only vehicle so to calculate a rough estimate is nearly impossible. An exact one would be lottery winning levels of impressive.
Thats my question here. Ha at the OnStar reference. I was going to say that but thought no one under the age of 35 would know what it was.
I had a lengthy conversation with a gentleman at Toyota corporate. He seems confident that my vehicle has no tracking installed. He relayed that there is a component on Limited models on the overhead console to call for concierge like services and such, which has a great deal more tracking. He had no response as to how Carfax would have such an exact mileage of my vehicle. I have sent an inquiry to Carfax and await a response from them regarding this matter.
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Well, she's almost 70 and I'm in my 40s, so it's cool.
Bingo. You have Toyota Service Connect. The truck is sending that information to your dealership and/or Toyota who in turn has sold your information to Carfax. The truck has a data connection that piggybacks on the Safety Connect radio.
I got the same shit. Pissed me off.
I did not know what "Toyota Service Connect" was so I searched it online. It appears to be a phone application that is only compatible with the 2020 model 4Runner. I do not have a 2020 nor do I have the application.
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