Disconnecting 2021 OnStar

[22ohdenali]

I just picked up an 18 silverado 3500hd ltz for my dad to drive and was looking up how to disable the onstar on that truck.
There are instructions about how to access the onstar module and take it apart and then remove the cellular board within the module.
Would this work on the 21+ yukon/tahoe? I have a 22 denali on order that I'm planning on doing tons of road trips with and want to get ride of onstar asap.

 

[hatzie]

I just picked up an 18 silverado 3500hd ltz for my dad to drive and was looking up how to disable the onstar on that truck.
There are instructions about how to access the onstar module and take it apart and then remove the cellular board within the module.
Would this work on the 21+ yukon/tahoe? I have a 22 denali on order that I'm planning on doing tons of road trips with and want to get ride of onstar asap.

Depends on how integrated the Onstar electronics are with the infotainment system. If they intend to have it on all vehicles regardless there's no reason to not to completely integrate it with another module like the infotainment system or even the BCM.
Stub off the cellular and probably the WiFi antenna connectors with a 50Ω or 75Ω coaxial terminator if the antenna connection is accessible.

This crap makes me love my 2005 Silverado with my Kenwood radio a lot more.

 

[Denisko]

I will try do video on 18 yuko prior to my subscription end. i saw few different videos(mostly trucks) and already found block on my car into other location.

 

[vcode]

Just curious, if you physically do something like cut the cord, will it void your warranty? I could easily see GM doing that.....

 

[BG1988]

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GM is the ones that got the trams trollys and buses removed from citys GM is fake they don't care

 

[BG1988]

Just curious, if you physically do something like cut the cord, will it void your warranty? I could easily see GM doing that.....

termination Cap no wires cut, the wifi will need to be capped as well

 

[22ohdenali]

Only a person who doesn't know anything about cars could come up with that brilliant idea!

When I had diesels, we started them up before work and shut them down after work, often times 60 or so hours later.

termination Cap no wires cut, the wifi will need to be capped as well

So just eliminating the ability for onstar to send communications from the vehicle? I'm completely fine with that as I never plan to use the car's wifi/cell service.

 

[CTown Duramax]

Please, somebody do a video of how to disconnect or block out all the coms.

 

[BG1988]

So just eliminating the ability for onstar to send communications from the vehicle? I'm completely fine with that as I never plan to use the car's wifi/cell service.

yes just cap out the s RF lines no wire cutting they can be terminated at the shark fin


i'm not sure where the wifi would be capped

 

[Doubeleive]

Well the sure fire way is to unplug the module, you could do this yourself if you know where the module is located and how to access it
or you could take it to the dealer and tell them you work in a radio sensitive area and you are not allowed on the grounds if there is any onstar or wifi active and ask them to unplug it.
or if you can locate the fuse as it shows at the end of this video you could do that also

 

[nfarios]

Great topic. Go with taking the systems ability to transmit. You won’t mess with any of it’s integration and cause other issues.

 

[nfarios]

true google and apple will follow you in your vehicle anyway.......as well as the many app's installed
just as well I can say to my wife "we need a new water heater" and walla a couple days later here are ad's for water heaters

If you have Facebook you need to disable it’s ability to use the microphone. That should nearly seize the eavesdropping.

 

[okfoz]

I have heard that some cars actually have 2 antennas, one on the top is the obvious one. However if the vehicle is in a roll-over accident, the top antenna does not work, so they started installing them on the bottom as well. How true this is I do not know, but it does make sense.
So, if you unplug the top one, you might have to look for the bottom one as well.

 

[CTown Duramax]

I have heard that some cars actually have 2 antennas, one on the top is the obvious one. However if the vehicle is in a roll-over accident, the top antenna does not work, so they started installing them on the bottom as well. How true this is I do not know, but it does make sense.
So, if you unplug the top one, you might have to look for the bottom one as well.

Is there not another antenna in the windshield up around the rear view mirror? What's that one for?

 

[CTown Duramax]

California cop injured, homicide suspect dead after OnStar shuts down truck on hours-long police chase

A fleeing homicide suspect in California led officers from three jurisdictions on an hours-long car chase before they discovered the vehicle had an OnStar and could be shut down with an electronic signal.

www.foxnews.com

Here we go, shutting down cars to stop a chase. OK, on star cooperates to stop a killer on the run, fine. By why stop there? What about shutting off someone's car because of a restraining order? How about cuing up a list of politically "dangerous" people to disable them? And don't forget hackers like Dark Side - first shut off the fuel pipelines, then how about stopping everyone's car with some kind of automotive ransom wear. And, hey, why couldn't this system be used to restrict travel to a region? I don't want this stuff in my car. With this kind of software, it's not my car.

 

[okfoz]

Is there not another antenna in the windshield up around the rear view mirror? What's that one for?

One is for Onstar, the other is for XM/Sirrius

 

[Doubeleive]

California cop injured, homicide suspect dead after OnStar shuts down truck on hours-long police chase

A fleeing homicide suspect in California led officers from three jurisdictions on an hours-long car chase before they discovered the vehicle had an OnStar and could be shut down with an electronic signal.

www.foxnews.com

Here we go, shutting down cars to stop a chase. OK, on star cooperates to stop a killer on the run, fine. By why stop there? What about shutting off someone's car because of a restraining order? How about cuing up a list of politically "dangerous" people to disable them? And don't forget hackers like Dark Side - first shut off the fuel pipelines, then how about stopping everyone's car with some kind of automotive ransom wear. And, hey, why couldn't this system be used to restrict travel to a region? I don't want this stuff in my car. With this kind of software, it's not my car.

this is only the beginning, soon enough you won't even be able to "own" a vehicle, they will all be shared and you won't have any choice in the matter.
your options will be limited to a white noise generator and not carrying any kind of smart device, not even a rf tag. i.e. credit/debit card, disguising your facial features and modify your gait. Most of this they are inching in little by little so the younger generation/next generation will be simply "used to it"
personally I do not mind that google tracks me because I can go into that information and look at my own time line and find out where I was at pretty much any given time even years ago. "my advertising trail" though must be a mind boggler lol because I sell a huge variety of things on ebay and I am always searching thousands of different things online

 

[Trailzrider]