this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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What is this thing?
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Might be part of an immobilizer system. A lot of “buy now, pay later, we don’t reject anyone for bad credit” places use them. Not that Carvana is like that (I bought my car from them and had a great experience, though I’ve heard other scammy things since then) but since you mention a “third-party” maybe there’s something funky going on.
Good point. If the immobilizer is misbehaving, that could also explain why the car was having trouble starting. I'm going to trace the cables and see if I can just take this junk out.