28/08/2025
G'day guys,
We've been a bit quiet on the socials lately due to being flat out! But we reckon you may enjoy this little doozy.
Customer took their car to a vehicle detailer to get a bit of an interior refresh.
Customer then received a phone call from detailer stating the car will no longer start and there was smoke coming from the "steering wheel area".
So we went out to have a look and found the car was in theft detection mode. We got the vehicle towed to our yard and upon further inspection found a heap of moisture up behind the dash, and a burning smell near the steering wheel. And to our surprise the key reader has gotten hot, shorted out, fried the immobilizer and cooked a portion of the Body Control Module.
A bloody expensive fix that could of easily been avoided.
So ask your detailers to take care around your car. Using pressure washers, steamers and wet vacs leads to a great job, but your poor electrics won't like the after effects.
Hope everyone's doing well π€