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Old 03-31-2020, 09:31 PM #1
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carfax aware of current miles.
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.
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Is it financed? Some dealers/loan companies put a GPS tracker in the car, might even tie into the OBDII to get other data.
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Is it financed? Some dealers/loan companies put a GPS tracker in the car, might even tie into the OBDII to get other data.
No. Paid in full. I don't service at the dealer. I'm the only driver. OBD port has my radar detector powered to it.
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Do you have state inspections? Your mileage would likely be reported on that. Depends I guess when your last inspection was though.
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Do you have the Toyota app installed on your phone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUnxGMK9l4&feature=youtu.be

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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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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.
Hmmm,..I’m wondering if its Toyota’s Entune?

This is very disturbing.
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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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Do you have state inspections? Your mileage would likely be reported on that. Depends I guess when your last inspection was though.
Negative. Truck has not been out of my hands in quite a while.

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Do you have the Toyota app installed on your phone?

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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.

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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.
I would assume it would need some sort of cellular connection. How are the weather updates occurring?

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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
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.

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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?
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.
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