Tesla 3 got "broken" into

[Morhydro]

If you park your car near your house (within strong Bluetooth signal of the phone), a thief will be able to unlock by just pulling the handle. They would even be able to drive away.

That is why I put my phone on flight mode every night. Bedroom is just above the parked car........also stops the kids sending whats apps and waking me up!

 

[rdskill]

I am a very happy Tesla 3 owner, and have a couple of friends who have them as well. One of them recently had his broken into, and unfortunately he did not have Sentry mode activated. He said there were no signs of entry like broken glass or anything like that, he did get a police report, but has no idea how they gained entry to his car. Anyone have any ideas as to how they could have gained access? It's made me a bit paranoid. Thanks in advance!

It could be that you keep your key/wallet close to the front door. Thieves know this is a common practice and relay key fob signal by a repeater. Click the link below so you can see it happening.

Watch A Tesla Apparently Get Stolen In Seconds With Some Wires And Cheap Electronics

The smart thing is to put you key/key fob in metal box that you can close if your keys are close to the front of the house. This can happen with other cars besides Teslas.