r/intoxalock

The Intoxalock fanboys are a very strange phenomenon, I can’t quite wrap my head around it

I looked at my call logs, I have literally had to call Intoxalock at least 72 times since July 2025. No exaggeration, no joke no funny business, I mean literally 72 outgoing calls to Intoxalock in my call logs. Does that sound normal to you? Does that sound like their service is working? Now Intoxalock customer advocacy is contacting me due to my negative reviews, you’re telling me not one single person noticed that I’ve called 72 times and that maybe something really is going on until I made some bad reviews?

I am not usually the type of guy to write complaints online. I would normally kinda roll over and take it so I could get through the process, which is how I was at the beginning of this process but after a few too many recurring issues I started to realize how serious the situation is. Intoxalock has radicalized me now and I will continue to advocate against them for the rest of my duration with the device in my car and I will continue after the device is removed from my car as well. This is unacceptable and we need to change this system.

I just stumbled upon this subreddit and figured I'd pitch my dilemma and see if anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice.

I live with an asshole (AH) relative. He's a drunk through and through. After multiple calls to law enforcement, he was finally caught and charged with a DUI. The officer actually called me and asked if I wanted to pick him up because it was his first offense. I told him to let him sober up in jail because this was nowhere near his first offense.

Anyways, AH gets out, goes to court, the whole deal. Ends up with a device in his vehicle. I'm not sure if it's an intoxalock or another brand (are there other brands?). He signed a 3 year contract with whoever installed it, that was 2 years ago. His vehicle broke almost immediately after and he lost his job. He's had basically no money other than what he can beg and borrow from the few friends and one family member that pity his sorry ass. All of his money goes to booze and lunchables.

I've seen no mail from any company trying to get money from him. I know he's not paying the intoxalock company, he's not even paying for his own cell phone. They aren't going to just let him walk away with the device in his vehicle and no payments made, are they? Will they report him to the court? He's not driving because his vehicle is broken, but is he supposed to be doing anything with the device to show that he's using it? Will this blow back on me in any way?

Applied twice to the union, took the test the first time back 2 years ago maybe 2 and half with no experience didn’t get In. Been non union 2 years now, got denied again. Just confusing on how spelled. With around 4k hours doesn’t move to interview round. Glad we get p wage on the jobs we do so it’s no big deal just doesn’t make any sense how a new person with no experience will get a spot versus soemkne with experience

what is the point of the camera in my car if either way i’m forced to pay a $75 lockout fee for chewing gum.. and is there any way i can fight it ?!

Does anyone know if you can get a calibration extension pushed through to your device in Minnesota? It would just be for 4 days until I can get to the center. I have to get it towed because it just broke down. Also my end date is October 3rd. I made a post already asking a different question

I have seen a lot of posts on the issues caused with Model Y and Intoxalock but very few follow ups on what has actually worked for people. I've had two Violation 3's since install on Wednesday. The first one was due to the fact that Tesla had a prescheduled software update from the delivery team so the first night I had the car I got a no retest at 2:26 AM. That one I understand. However, the next day I drove the car twice and got another violation 3. I have to go back to the installer for the 3rd time in so many days today to fix. Here is what I have done to help:

Deleted the Tesla App from my phone

Turned the Wifi on the car to ignore my home connection

Turned off all automatic software updates

Turned off all of the things that would wake up the car: Sentry, data share etc.

Use my keycard only to unlock and lock.

Upon entering the vehicle, I don't touch any peddles and hit the button on the Intoxalock to start the test procedure. I don't touch any other part of the car until the screen says drive.

When I exit the car, I open the door first. I go on the Safety screen and power off the car. The screen goes dark. I wait the full 2 minutes on the device countdown and wait until that is zero (also wait another 30 seconds to be sure) and then I exit the car.

I lock the car with my key card from the outside and the screen never comes back on.

Anything else people are doing that has worked to avoid the violation 3 issue? I would appreciate any help, I can't do this for another 9 months.