I called my dealer after a few weeks and he said it just showed back order but no date. It came in about a week later. They did the recall update after putting the new one in. They said no need to update a bad module. All good now.
Onstar Not Working
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luckylou
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Emailed the service manager at the dealer. He got back to me and said that, surprise, after waiting for 10 weeks the part, an Onstar telematics control module, has been shipped and should be here by the end of the week. I did not get a part number but hopefully I don't need it. I should get it on the invoice/work order once it is done?
Might be a wiser idea to PM @915_Tahoe your VIN as I would not want to put more info out in the cloud than necessary.
I corrected my post. All he needs is the last 8 digits, not the whole VIN. My mistake.
Call me crazy, but a factory failure of On-Star seems like a blessing.......for those of us who don't want big brother riding shotgun. I've disabled my 2017, and I'm not sure if my 2008 still works, but will remove that possibility next time I'm in the mood to take apart the dash.
If your apple or android function still works through the radio, can't that just be good for navigation? I see the need for super cruise though if that's what you want/like.
If your apple or android function still works through the radio, can't that just be good for navigation? I see the need for super cruise though if that's what you want/like.
Pulled the fuse for OnStar in my 2005 Yukon Denali ages ago. There were problems with the module waking up and not going back to sleep killing the battery. Often the problem is when GM was trying to pull vehicle status so they could show you month reports so you would continue to pay for OnStar.
The other possible issue is the Cell Phone standards are quickly changing and I think 2025 has true 3 GHz 5G support, but 2024 and earlier possibly did not. The other thing people do not realize with 3 GHz 5G is limited in range and attenuated more by vegitation than the older 900-1800 MHz systems. Where I live we used to barely have 4G LTE but it was usually functional, they upgraded to 3 GHz 5G and we have gone from bad to WORSE!!!
Some manufacturers were forced to either give owners checks or upgrade the cellular module to the newer standards when the old system was considered obsolete. Will be interesting to see what happens with OnStar and the migration to 5G.
Careful what you wish for. Updated technology is not aways better.
The other possible issue is the Cell Phone standards are quickly changing and I think 2025 has true 3 GHz 5G support, but 2024 and earlier possibly did not. The other thing people do not realize with 3 GHz 5G is limited in range and attenuated more by vegitation than the older 900-1800 MHz systems. Where I live we used to barely have 4G LTE but it was usually functional, they upgraded to 3 GHz 5G and we have gone from bad to WORSE!!!
Some manufacturers were forced to either give owners checks or upgrade the cellular module to the newer standards when the old system was considered obsolete. Will be interesting to see what happens with OnStar and the migration to 5G.
Careful what you wish for. Updated technology is not aways better.
Like many I’m not going to sign up for a Wi-Fi hotspot plan once the free trial is over. The other features are good for 10 years and are pretty nice. The app is pretty good. Without OnStar it’s worthless.
I’m not concerned about big brother in my truck. He already knows when I go to the bathroom and how long I stay from 100 other access points. If they want to waste money tracking a worthless old man have at!
I’m not concerned about big brother in my truck. He already knows when I go to the bathroom and how long I stay from 100 other access points. If they want to waste money tracking a worthless old man have at!
