I bought a 2014 VW GTI recently, and I found this doohickey under the dash. What the hell is it? Driving me crazy (pardon the pun).

 

Any clues?

I am no car expert but it looks like one of the sensors used by insurance companies.  They monitor and record driving style then get pulled and sent to the insurance co.  They can base rates on this. Progressive Insurance (yea, right name for them!) uses them a lot.  Otherwise, I am at a loss for answers.

looks like a chip or program controller or tracker of somekind

It does have a wire that goes up behind the dash. I can press the little green button but it doesn't do anything that I can ascertain.

 

I don't think it's one of those insurance trackers, those usually plug into the OBDII port. Could be a performance chip controller, but have never seen one like that.

Disconnected it, and no change in the way the car runs. No CEL.

 

Has a 3 wire connector on it. No identifying marks.

 

More pics.

It's a KARR Alarm according to this thread.

 

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5578157-What-did-I-just-remove-out-of-my-car-(black-box-content)

Progressive's tracker:

 

https://blog.joemanna.com/progressive-snapshot-review/

That like a LoJack system?

Did you try (with it installed) pushing the button after shutting the card off?

Possible it is some sort of kill switch, or ign. disable....?????? 

yup - a few minutes with google revealed its a Karr alarm system

 

http://imgur.com/RXmhMvQ

I think Johnny B solved it! You da man!!

 

I'll work on removing it, as VW already has an immobilizer system built in.

 

Thanks!

I bought a 2014 VW GTI recently, and I found this doohickey under the dash. What the hell is it? Driving me crazy (pardon the pun).

Any clues?

It is a digital flux capacitor--a very big upgrade over the Mr Fusion version. Your car is capable of time travel.

 

Alarm?

Government mind control device. Be careful.

Government mind control device. Be careful.

 

exactly. I hope he's not talking into it.  

I always wear my tinfoil hat whenever I venture outside my house

I heard the ATF or Eric Holder,I forget who was using it to track gun owners

The joke is on them! I lost all my guns in a tragic deep sea fishing accident.

Some car dealers install a lockout system if financed miss a your payment shuts you down, then they make you pay a fine to be able to restart and use your car. It's super shady but legal

Don't push it pulling into a parking space...