On star receiver upgrade?

[videoarizona]

Any information on how we can upgrade our OnStar equipment? For many of us with 2015 or older trucks... Our auto crash response and other features goes away in December. So far I've not been able to get any info from On Star or GM on how I can upgrade my receiver to 4G or 5G capabilities.

Any thoughts or news?

Any 3rd party receivers out there that will plug in to our systems?

Thanks.

David

[Spurshot]

21 hours ago, videoarizona said:

Any information on how we can upgrade our OnStar equipment? For many of us with 2015 or older trucks... Our auto crash response and other features goes away in December. So far I've not been able to get any info from On Star or GM on how I can upgrade my receiver to 4G or 5G capabilities.

Any thoughts or news?

Any 3rd party receivers out there that will plug in to our systems?

Thanks.

David

 

I'm not aware of any third party transceivers.  

 

I believe the onstar function is contained in Vehicle Communications Interface Module (VCIM).   I had a 2008 that I wanted to install a 2009 VCIM to get bluetooth.  I found out the VCIM is a restricted part.  That is, you have to provide a VIN to get the module and they required me to turn in the old one.  It's been quite a few years ago, but I think the VCIM had to get the VIN programmed into it so it could be identified in an emergency.   A parts counter clerk at a dealer figured out how to game the system and got me the VCIM.  

 

I found this forum discussion about doing this in an Acadia.  https://www.acadiaforum.net/threads/early-model-year-acadia-onstar-upgrade.36621/

[Black02Silverado]

It is my understanding that OnStar will be available for those of us with older vehicles.  They sent me a letter a long time ago this year that my service will no longer be available and that a dongle will be out that we will plug into the OBDII port to continue to be able to get service.  I'm not surprised that no other information is available, seems they are behind the times for the most part anyone.

[pokismoki]

best upgrade was deleting the onstar stuff,  

[Skeeter McSkeet]

I was just wondering about this and if there was a workaround.

[boettcher40]

My GMC remote services were shut off as of yesterday. I use the app remote start/lock/unlock almost daily and this is a huge disappointment to lose the service. I'm hoping someone can come up with a solution to implement the required hardware/programming. 

 

I found a petition to GM for this - doubt it will get anywhere but never know.

https://www.change.org/p/gm-should-upgrade-onstar-hardware-for-2g-equipped-vehicles?redirect=false

[Black02Silverado]

Might want to contact White Automotive Media. They might know more since this is in their area of expertise.