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Yep, unless you get down to the level of pulling antennas off of circuit boards, but you'll probably have to be careful that that doesn't set off some sort of anti tampering system that shuts the whole car down
e; Also, doing these kinds of modifications are definitely going to violate your car warranty and maybe void your car insurance
Also also, any time you're messing around with electrical components there's a non-zero chance of electrocution or starting a fire, so in good conscience I can't say this is a realistically safe option that people should pursue (like, I wouldn't stop anyone from doing it, but I'm not encouraging it, just trying to highlight how completely fucked the situation is for consumers in the United States)
You could do it, assuming that you had the genuine schematics available to you, but even something so harmless as modifying the components to remove wireless connectivity could violate clauses on both your car insurance and/or car's warranty.
I asked an older relative about this sort of idea years ago when these systems were new, and they related to me a story about an acquaintance who had decades earlier modified the electronics on their car (automatic cabin light activation when doors open), and wound up burning to death after an accident because they inadvertently damaged the car's electronic lock control system. I'm not saying that you need to be a Professor of Electrical Engineering, but please reconsider.
Why TF would anyone have a car with such a device? Key ... key in hand ... insert key into lock assembly ... turn key .... door unlocks and can now be opened. It's simple, effective, proven tech that doesn't need computers or come with any "burned up in the car because door locked" risk. Sure it doesn't make any loud noises that draw attention to you when you lock/unlock, but that's a positive thing.
Yeah, this is actually a really good point I should edit into my post
Something worth considering is all, no need to edit IMO.
Dummy load. System thinks there's still an antenna, but it doesn't actually transmit or receive anything.