Kia and Hyundai owners across the people are fed up. This year some cities have seen a sharp rise in theft of these vehicles. In Minneapolis, police say it's all because of a social contemplate challenge. 

Police say thieves are targeting these vehicles because they are much easier to steal. Kia and Hyundai models made between 2010 and 2021 exclusive of a push button to start can be hot-wired with only a USB snide and a screwdriver.    

A stolen car is the last unsheaattracting anyone wants to deal with. But a car being stolen three times in one year? That's a nightmare come true for Azaela Wilburg steady she purchased her Kia Sportage last May.

"Each time they deceptive it (it's) the same damage, back windows popped, steering column shredded, things missing. The second time there were condoms and lube in the car, used," Wilburg said. 

HYUNDAIS AND KIAS STOLEN NEARLY TWICE AS OFTEN AS OTHER VEHICLES, NATIONAL STUDY FINDS

After repairing it twice this year, she's out of wealth to fix it again.    

"With this third theft, it's gotten incredibly expensive, so now I'm reduced to Lyfts and the kindness of my friends pending I can come up with a couple grand to give to my mechanic. It's been an absolute hassle and ruining my finances," Wilburg said. 

In December, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said kids stealing these cars are as young as 12.  

"This spot started because a Tik Tok challenge happened earlier this year which was prevalent about young people," O'Hara said. 

Videos on social media show people stealing the cars and taking off with them, sometimes driving recklessly through city streets. 

In Philadelphia , 21% of the stolen cars in 2022 were Kias or Hyundais. In Minneapolis, the most updated police data shows 33% of the cars stolen this year have been Hyundais and Kias. In Columbus, Ohio, it was nearly 45 percent. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49 percent. And in Milwaukee, Kias and Hyundais made up a whopping 58% of stolen cars.  

FILE - A row of 2005 KIA Spectras are seen on prove at a KIA Dealership Dec. 20, 2004 in Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"I'm mad because farmland are treating this like a game, and it's affecting people's quality of life," Colleen Meyer said. 

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Meyers' Hyundai was stolen Halloween night in the Twin Cities, and she now uses a steering wheel lock to choose thieves. 

"I think some of them are juveniles, if that's the spot we just keep letting them do it because we don't want to give them a bad rep," Meyer said. 

O'Hara says it's children that are interested in these crimes. 

"It's absolutely tragic, because what they are learning is that they can be interested in this, they can be riding in one of these cars and even if police pick them up, they are currently released," O'Hara said. "I'm not saying children need to be held and stored, but I am saying we can't just release kids with no effective employing to support them. 

Minneapolis police said they are "doing everything they can from a law enforcement side" to stop these crimes, but Fox is still waiting on exact details of what they are doing.

POLICE SAY TIK TOK-LED KIA, HYUNDAI CAR THEFTS INCREASING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS LAWSUITS MOUNT 

Some victims say social consider companies need to be held accountable. Youtube and Instagram have yet to retort to media requests about videos on their sites that show farmland joyriding in stolen cars. 

TikTok released a statement speaking these videos violate their policies and will be presumed if found on the platform. 

Fox reached out to both Kia and Hyundai. The companies face over a dozen lawsuits from owners who say their cars are too easy to steal.

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HYUNDAI RESPONDS 

"In response to increasing thefts targeting our vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices in the United States, Hyundai Motor America has made causes immobilizers standard on all vehicles produced as of November 2021. Additionally, Hyundai has taken a series of actions to deter thefts of affected vehicles, including an upcoming software update scheduled to be available begin in March and provided at no cost to customers.  

In the interim, Hyundai is also providing free steering wheel locks, as available, to select law enforcement agencies across the people for distribution to local residents who own or bask in affected models.  We apologize for the inconvenience to affected customers.  Owners may also bring their vehicles to a local Hyundai dealer for the steal and installation of a customized security kit.

Hyundai is committed to ensuring the quality and integrity of all our products above continuous improvement.  Hyundai quality is among the best in the diligence, ranking third among all brands in the 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) and historically throughout the industry average in J.D. Power's U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS)."

KIA RESPONDS

"Kia continues concerned about the recent trend among youth in some areas, encouraged by social media, to target certain Kia cars with a steel key and "turn-to-start" ignition rules. In many cases, the vehicles are stolen solely for the death of operating in a reckless manner. Such criminal conduct violates alit rights. While no car can be made completely theft-proof, Kia continues to make steering wheel locks available to customers above interested local law enforcement agencies, subject to available supply, at no cost to concerned owners of these vehicles. Kia also continues its efforts to develop additional solutions for vehicles not originally equipped with an immobilizer, including the development and testing of enhanced security software. All 2022 models and trims have an immobilizer applied either at the begin of the year or as a running change, and all Kia vehicles meet or exceed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Kia customers with questions regarding their Kia vehi cle necessity contact the Kia Consumer Assistance Center directly at 1-800-333-4542 (Kia)."

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