It s usually upmarket cars such as range rovers and bmws in the news for keyless theft but now the family favourite ford fiesta supermini has become one of the most targeted by criminal gangs.
Ford fiesta keyless entry security.
We are pleased to respond with a simple but effective solution swiftly implemented to help protect owners of our top selling cars.
Our industry and crime fighters said ford security specialist simon hurr.
The ford fiesta volkswagen golf nissan qashqai and ford focus.
Fiesta and focus get new keyless entry key fobs with a sleep mode in order to protect.
Existing owners of the current focus and fiesta models can pay to upgrade their security to the new fobs for 72 and 65 respectively in addition to roughly one hour s labour.
The new ford fiesta including the van version is currently being delivered with the new fobs as standard for no extra cost.
The new tech for fords fitted with keyless entry uses a motion sensor within.
Ford has introduced a sleep mode on new fiesta and focus key fobs to protect against keyless entry theft from hackers.
Ford has introduced new secure keyless fobs for its fiesta and focus models.
The focus will follow from next month.
There is a known weakness in keyless entry.
This is available to owners of the current fiesta which has been on sale for two years and of the focus introduced last year.
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According to cleveland police in middlesbrough 90 keyless cars have been reported stolen in the area since december and half of them were ford fiestas.