Impact detected

There must be a way to disable the onstar/ impact detectionwhen off roading? Probably not, but it would be nice to know if there was.

[K9sH3]

This is sure to be a hot thread, It does seem that there should be a way to bypass it while offroading. What did On-Star say about it?

[Idaho-Hummer]

Originally Posted by K9sH3

This is sure to be a hot thread, It does seem that there should be a way to bypass it while offroading. What did On-Star say about it?

They wanted to know if I was all right and if I had been in an accident. Was a little pissed off at that call, had the radio turned to a good song. Told them that I was out bombing round in my Hummer and having a good time.

[f5fstop]

I would recommend you take the vehicle to the dealer and have them troubleshoot the problem.
The way the system works, the SDM should not have signaled the Onstar module to call unless there was an actually deployment of the air bags.
If there was a signal sent to the onstar module, there should be a code in the system that the dealer can read. Then again, your SIR light should have come on too. So, it sounds like something is wrong in the system somewhere.

As for the person who hit the deer, be glad your bags did not go off. Frontal bags are designed to be deployed based on deceleration not impact. That sensor(s) up front is used by the SDM to determine what stage of air bag deployement should be exercised; stage one or stage two. Stage one being less of a force than stage two.
Hitting a deer is not a sudden deceleration, as hitting another vehicle or a brick wall. After hitting a deer the vehicle moves forward and does not decelerate rapidly.

[usetosellhummer]

freak deal

[johndjmix1]

Semi off topic....its nice to have a switch to turn off the power to onstar or the GPS.....just so you can drop yourself off onstar radar if needed.

What if, like one of those action movies, u needed to disapear from the authories for a while until you found the real guy who did it. LOL. Personally,I just dont like the idea of some agency being able to locate me at any time.

--John

[marin8703]

Originally Posted by johndjmix1

Semi off topic....its nice to have a switch to turn off the power to onstar or the GPS.....just so you can drop yourself off onstar radar if needed.

What if, like one of those action movies, u needed to disapear from the authories for a while until you found the real guy who did it. LOL. Personally,I just dont like the idea of some agency being able to locate me at any time.

--John

a little paranoid, arent we?

[Crash ?]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

After hitting a deer the vehicle moves forward and does not decelerate rapidly.

Damn skippy..!!! 4000lb truck vs 130lb deer.. I don't even recall feeling it bump that much.. Just a lotta noise and cussin'..

Had to call my wife at home to get a phone number for the sherrif.. Was nervous enough I couldn't even keep the number in my head long enough to dial it, so I had her call them with my location, phone number and stuff... They called me back and then found out I wasn't in the county by one block and I needed city police so they tried to give me ANOTHER number to call and remember.. Ended up with them calling the city police and having them call me back again.. After I settled down a bit I realized I could just hit that blasted Onstar button and had them call whoever it was I needed.. Hell I mighta been able to work out a commercial spot with 'em..

Was thinking there's no need to worry much the bags going off because the seatbelts weren't on, but I've got buckles "clicked" to keep the chimes from pesterin' me so I prolly woulda had a nasty headache if it'd been something more sturdy like an armadillo

Wasn't much left of the deer.. Grill and hood busted the hams up and the windshield took care of mutilating the shoulders...

Anyone ever hit the OnStar button just cause you were bored and wanted someone to talk to..?? Anyone ever got a date that way..??

[K9sH3]

I prolly woulda had a nasty headache if it'd been something more sturdy like an armadillo


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