It can. I has to interrupt the same wires on each and every car to disable it. It might take awhile, but a forum member has been able to do so in ten minutes, when a friend lost the key to make it work. The thieves will just make a bypass harness once they start to run into it often. It is a good system for the casual theft, but targeted cars will just slow them down a bit. Old fashion random kill switch or two is the way to go.

Must have all eyes open nationwide for it for the next 26 days...after that Its too late for me to recover it says my Insurance.

Hoping for the best, but at some point you don't want it back. I got a Stolen car back that was recovered just under the wire. Thieves just hacked that thing up

I wonder if this is offered in the US.

sorry to hear this OP. I hope everything works out for you in the end.

That stinks. Unfortunately as somebody said, you may not want it back even if you could. The reality is that the car is either:

1) In a chop shop
2) On its way overseas

Unless it's a really brief joyride, nobody is dumb enough to drive a stolen car on the streets in the US or Canada. And when that typically happens, it's usually small-time crooks who go for the easier and less unique cars -- eg: 90's Camrys.

its very unlikely it will make it to the states, but ill keep an eye out in Florida.
i had my mitsubishi stolen many years ago, it was recovered a week later. i found crack pipes and drug baggies under the seats.
its a terrible feeling, i know. i hope the thieves get what they deserve. best of luck OP. sorry to hear

In the end, if they dont find it, I will have market value. How much is that? I will lose a lot more then what was put in money wise but sentimental value is my biggest lost.

Market value for the car, but perhaps if you have pictures and receipts of all the aftermarket stuff you installed... you might get that as well to soften the blow?

Man this sucks...

Sorry to hear this OP. Hoping everything works out for you in the end.

Tell me about this "kill switch." What is it, who installs it, how much, and how does it work better. thank you.

I had my old sunfire stolen 3x after the 2nd time I really wanted it gone. They beat the crap out of it in 1000 kilometres. The feeling when I got back into it knowing someone else drove it left me uneasy

Kill switch is a random personal install usually located in an unusual location. Typically used to interrupt the fuel, or ignition systems, but can also be set up to disable battery operation upon an unwanted attempt to start the car. The switch can be as simple as a toggle switch, to a relay system requiring a certain other device to be powered to allow the starter to operate. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you want.

Someone to install it would be able to understand schematics and sequence of operation in order to identify the best way to personalize a kill switch. If you can't do this, I would suggest a mechanic specializing in electrical systems, or dealership, over an alarm installer. If your good with schematics I would look for opportunities to interrupt the fuel system or ignition in a location that is NOT under the hood, or in an otherwise obvious location.

How it works better is it is RANDOM and not suspected. Thieves are not going to spend a bunch of time troubleshooting why a car won't start. With Ravelco they have a single system to solve. For that they could simply purchase one and reverse engineer it to build a quick install bypass harness.

Back in the day... If you didn't want your car stolen while you were in the concert at the Seattle Center, you just took the coil wire to the concert with you. :lol: