There was an article about this few months ago and the exact same reddit post was used there as evidence of this being true. This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since. If what the headline claims here was true there would be tons of videos of it happening to different people on YouTube.
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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Next thing you know they'll find a way to advertise in our dreams
DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS!
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Barf
I'd get rid of that car so fast it would make your head spin. There is no car I'd put up having this garbage to keep
Well I'd put up with an ad-driven free version of a Nissan GTR or so. Easily. But not if I paid for it properly.
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Two weeks ago it was Jeep. Now it's Dodge. This is how it creeps. Are both those companies owned by Crystler?
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Been doing this with Jeeps already. They claimed it was a mistake.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/jeep-in-car-ads-popup-stellantis-software-revenue/
"Oops! We accidentally incorporates ads into our software! It was an honest mistake..."
I've never wanted to go smashing car windows in a lot until now
You right. This is the second time I've felt the urge.
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You know, I always expected Tesla to be the first to do this kind of shit, but never underestimate Stellantis's commitment to be at the bottom.
This is old and they’ve already said it’s a bug. Stellantis sucks for sure though.
"It's just a bug, trust me bro"
Yeah OK huge corporation. The followup question is why this mechanism exists at all if it was never intended to be used in this fashion.
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I’ve been debating getting a new car after paying a ton to fix up my old one but now I think I’ll keep her forever.
Anybody got a lead on a rebuilt turbo for a 2.0L TSI?
Same boat, big bill this time though. Weighing my options. Not really liking the price, quality, or connectivity of newer vehicles...
This is like shooting a hole in the bottom of the boat so the leaking water has somewhere to go out.
They'll see the sales of the Charger tank and will conclude that people just don't want muscle cars, which is sad because in the next few years I was thinking about getting one.
Oh well, what can you do.
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Speed run to bankruptcy.
Next update: play Ozempic commercials every time you stop at a light.
If this ever happens to any car I buy, it'd be going right back to the dealer.
I would drive it straight back into the dealership through their display room window.
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I bet you might have a court case if you could prove that the dealer had disabled this advertising “feature” during your test drive.