You asked — and OnStar answered.
Well, maybe you — the very loyal GM Authority reader that you are — didn’t ask, since you visit GM Authority so often and are up on the latest and greatest about The General, its brands, and OnStar. But “normal” people submitted questions about the FMV on OnStar’s Facebook page and Rich Martinek — Director of marketing and sales for retail products at OnStar — answered.
Check the video below to find out more about the FMV, how it works, and learn how OnStar plans to handle the expected influx of new customers and blue button presses, among other things.
The most interesting question — and subsequent answer from Rich — is why someone simply can’t put an existing OnStar mirror (from a GM vehicle) into a non-GM car.
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This upgrade should be offered for free with Onstar reactivate Renewal of Onstar.For the replacement of Operating system -Acoustic Model analog ONS OnStar Module since the vehicle system is not upgradable.But I don’t like GM Onstar dropping the ball and do nothing about if for us analog Onstar left behind. I plane on keeping my car a long time.I even tryed to get them to apply some of the warranty on the replacement of the analog ONS OnStar Module but no luck becouse of GM not willing to go about it.Onstar should (Replaced/Upgrade units) on the Part Number 10379561 , CVN 000040B8 , Description , Operating system -Acoustic Model analog ONS OnStar Module free of charge for all GM vehicles for non upgradable Onstar waving the costs of Onstar FMV plus install with one year Onstar service of $199.00 for older non upgradable GM first owners from dealerships.
Onstar should (Replaced/Upgrade units) on the Part Number 10379561 , CVN 000040B8 , Description , Operating system -Acoustic Model analog ONS OnStar Module free of charge for all GM vehicles . This is possible. I remember Onstar slogan the analog to digital transition took place. Aways on,live on!
But I don’t like GM Onstar dropping the ball and do nothing about if for us analog Onstar left behind. I plane on keeping my car a long time. The roster of vehicle makes and models compatible with OnStar FMV continues to grow. OnStar has now validated 90 million vehicles manufactured in the last 10 years as compatible with OnStar FMV – up from 55 million when the product was announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January.
I feel Onstar has abandoned their customers do to the Analog-to-Digital Transition,in good fath Onstar should give us the ones with non-Upgrade units free of charge OnStar FMV with $199 yearly to make use of OnStar services. You can get an entire year of Onstar services to get the faih that Onstar is always on and don’t forget for customers with Operating system in gm analog vehicles with analog ONS OnStar Modules that are not upgradable first time owners that still own them.(GM) vehicles only.New! OnStar – FMV Mirror (Basic Installation Included)I don”t know if the old systen is now a FCC violation becouse it still transmitts analog signals and onstar should replace the system free of charge with one year plan to remove the old analog system. GM never had me sign a paper telling me that the ONS Onstar analog Modules was going to be taken off line in 2008.
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I feel the same way that this subscriber does. This should be a free upgrade, for original owners that had their analog system disabled in 2008, without prior warning, or a plan to upgrade their vehicles. After buying a new 2002 Avalanche and talking to both GM and OnStar, after my OnStar was disabled, and getting no satisfaction, I decided that was the last GM vehicle I would ever buy. The reason I purchased the Avalanche was so my wife could feel safe and that it had a “Lo-Jack” as a deterrent, against theft. So I now buy a Hyundai, which has something called BlueLink, which is equal to the original OnStar, that I had in the past. I might reconsider my position, if you took care of this issue.
what if you owned that is more then 10 yrs old like the gentleman was talking about cause there a lot of people out there with older vechicles that might want it in there vechicles
I have two vehicles with OnStar, one a GM with the factory installed system, and the other a Honda Accord with FMV. Regarding vehicle thefts, since the OnStar mirror would be obvious to any would-be car thief (unlike Lojack that is hidden in the vehicle), what’s to stop a thief from simply disabling the OnStar mirror before the tracking process can begin?
Do you keep a log of calls that you automatically make when an accident occurs? Why I ask is that my 2009 Cobalt car had an accident on July 31, 2009 late evening. The vehicle VIN is 1G1AT58H197272153. Also. If the ignition problem the caused the power steering to fail and the air bags not to go off; would the OnStar system still work.