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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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Default Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (R) Technology
"Stolen Vehicle Slowdown" is a GM registered trademark that connotes a procedure that will bring a stolen vehicle to a controlled stop by disabling the accelerator via OnStar's Vehicle Assistance service. This service will be available on over one million 2009 GM vehicles. It's about time!
This should be standard on every vehicle sold in the US with OnStar type technology so we can avoid highspeed chases that endanger law enforcement and citizens alike.
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so what happens when the thief disables onstar.....
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so what happens when the thief disables onstar.....
I'm pretty sure you can't.

I like the idea...
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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so what happens when the thief disables onstar.....
Maybe then the car can go into limp mode until it can re-establish onstar.

Resistance is futile.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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you disable onstar, bob lutz hits you over the head with a Louisville Slugger
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who would go thru all the trouble of disabling onstar to steal an american car? thats just crazy talk!
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Maybe then the car can go into limp mode until it can re-establish onstar.

Resistance is futile.
good idea, you should work for GM
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I'm guessing the Onstar operator will disable the cars accelerator only when asked by the police at a specific time right? I would sure hate to have it disabled on the freeway right in the middle of afternoon traffic.
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so what happens when the thief disables onstar.....
i hope they thought that one threw lol
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