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Old 07-19-2012, 09:13 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by Xunaka View Post
As someone who was in an accident with Onstar (Hit a deer) you lose complete control of the car when they kill the engine. Had Onstar not killed control of my vehicle I could've stayed on the road. However when you lose complete acceleration and power steering instantly it's brutal.
The demo I read about of the feature showed that OnStar doesn't just kill the engine, but it reduces speed gradually until the car is stopped and the driver has no control of the throttle.
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