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OnStar Telematics module - no dates for backorder part is unacceptable
So frustrated! After my telematics module failed on May 22, I was told by my dealer that it’s on backorder with no ETA. Then, just days later on May 26, I get an email from OnStar saying my Safety & Security services have expired. How does that make any sense?
I’ve spent countless hours explaining my situation to multiple people, and Still no fix and now I’m stuck waiting indefinitely for a part that has no ETA.
To make matters worse, I was under the impression that my free OnStar plan would stay active until the module was replaced, yet here I am with expired services and no working OnStar and GPS. OnStar even told me to sign back up for paid services in that email, but why would I pay for a system that doesn’t even work?
I bought a brand-new 2024 Equinox EV, moving from a Japanese maker, and this is the experience I get? These connected vehicle features were a major selling point for my purchase, and now I don’t have them. No ETA is completely unacceptable—how long am I supposed to just wait? GM and OnStar need to provide real answers, not just the same scripted response of “backordered” and “no ETA”.
Anyone else dealing with this mess in Canada?
We are having the same experience and about the same time frame but in Washington State. We bought a brand new 2025 Equinox EV Nov 30th, 2024, the Telemetrics module failed May 28th, 2025, and was confirmed June 4th by our Chevrolet dealer. Today what I found out is a company called Specmo (Specmo [Wholesale and OEM]), is the sole supplier of these modules for GM. When I go onto their website, I think they refurbish components and are not manufacturers. I have posed this question to Specmo and hope that I will have an answer next week. A side note, I queried who are telemetric manufacturers and Specmo is not in the top 12, so I'm a little suspicious of the claim Specmo manufactures these modules. One thing for certain is my expectation is to receive a new part not a part that has been refurbished one.