So today my car started talking to me... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

DJDuck · 09-15-2010, 09:31 PM

Anyone else had this happen?

I was sitting at a stop sign, with the radio turned down talking to my passenger about directions. I asked if I should turn left or right, and we talking about what street to take to the restaurant. We were stopped at the stop sign for a while because we were crossing 4 lanes of traffic.

In the middle of the conversation the radio lights up and says incoming message from OnStar. A voice came over the speaker and said something along the lines of:

Quote:

Did you know that this car is equipped with OnStar, and can provide turn-by-turn directions to over 10,000 points of interest?

My passenger and I were stunned into silence to say the least... Is this some sort of crazy coincidence, is Big Brother listening in, or are there some sort of keywords that OnStar picks up on?

Needless to say, it was creepy...

Jaime068 · 09-15-2010, 09:33 PM

Wow I wonder if they can hear what we talk about in the car? lol I'd be creeped out too.

stikSS · 09-15-2010, 09:33 PM

Onstar listens to everything you say in your car...... Ur never alone!!

motorhead · 09-15-2010, 09:34 PM

I've been hearing of this type of thing more and more. It's making me think twice about using Chevys for work vehicles.

Edit: If this ever does happen to me, I will be rid of all my chevys.

Jaime068 · 09-15-2010, 09:34 PM

Wait are you serious??? They listen on to you?

Roddd 1SS · 09-15-2010, 09:36 PM

It could just be a coincidence. I noticed you haven't posted much, is your car a couple days old or older? Sometimes onstar will come on and tell you stuff within the first few days of activating it.

Ravirn · 09-15-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaime068

Wait are you serious??? They listen on to you?

OMG people.

!!!

LoneStar · 09-15-2010, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roddd 1SS

It could just be a coincidence. I noticed you haven't posted much, is your car a couple days old or older? Sometimes onstar will come on and tell you stuff within the first few days of activating it.

WHAT!!! I never got a message!!! I want my personal OnStar message right NOW!!!

Boycott OnStar!!!
I'm kidding! I'd rather be imitating this guy!! --->

Jaime068 · 09-15-2010, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravirn

OMG people.

!!!

Jus sayin Ive never droven a car with onstar till now so i dont kno how it works

Mr_Draco · 09-15-2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJDuck

Anyone else had this happen?

I was sitting at a stop sign, with the radio turned down talking to my passenger about directions. I asked if I should turn left or right, and we talking about what street to take to the restaurant. We were stopped at the stop sign for a while because we were crossing 4 lanes of traffic.

In the middle of the conversation the radio lights up and says incoming message from OnStar. A voice came over the speaker and said something along the lines of:

My passenger and I were stunned into silence to say the least... Is this some sort of crazy coincidence, is Big Brother listening in, or are there some sort of keywords that OnStar picks up on?

Needless to say, it was creepy...

Did you use turn by turn yet?

They'll come on every few days and tell you about the feature until you do use it at least once.

And no, Onstar does not have the capability to turn on your microphone without you knowing.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 09-15-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaime068

Wait are you serious??? They listen on to you?

Please. This is a coincidence. GM is not listening to your conversations in your car. They have bigger things to worry about than your eating habits.

Jessica-Rocks- · 09-15-2010, 09:57 PM

My mother works at Convergys which handles On-star calls and believe me, that was one of the first questions I asked. It is not possible. It will always ring twice if On-star ever tries to contact you.

Michael_Js · 09-15-2010, 10:14 PM

Don't ever doubt what is possible or not! I do doubt they are, today, but my company first developed OnStar when it was only for Cadillacs. We DID have a way to call the phone, silently...Your car also can be called for diagnostics and other stuff, but today, it's all provided by a different company. In fact, I was the first to integrate the voice recognition interface into the mobile phones - We called her Veronica

but again, they don't call to listen in

khabboub · 09-15-2010, 10:16 PM

Onstar scares me, its like these people ALWAYS know where you are.

09-15-2010, 09:33 PM	#2
Jaime068 Treasure Coast Camaro 5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS RJT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 1,317 View My Garage	Wow I wonder if they can hear what we talk about in the car? lol I'd be creeped out too. __________________

09-15-2010, 09:33 PM	#3
stikSS 9691 & 97586 Drives: 2010 SS, 1999 SS, 1993 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 2,814 View My Garage	Onstar listens to everything you say in your car...... Ur never alone!! __________________ http://www.camarosouth.com camarosouth@hotmail.com

09-15-2010, 09:34 PM	#5
Jaime068 Treasure Coast Camaro 5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS RJT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 1,317 View My Garage	Wait are you serious??? They listen on to you? __________________

09-15-2010, 10:14 PM	#13
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Don't ever doubt what is possible or not! I do doubt they are, today, but my company first developed OnStar when it was only for Cadillacs. We DID have a way to call the phone, silently...Your car also can be called for diagnostics and other stuff, but today, it's all provided by a different company. In fact, I was the first to integrate the voice recognition interface into the mobile phones - We called her Veronica but again, they don't call to listen in __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

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09-15-2010, 09:34 PM	#4
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,850	I've been hearing of this type of thing more and more. It's making me think twice about using Chevys for work vehicles. Edit: If this ever does happen to me, I will be rid of all my chevys.

09-15-2010, 09:36 PM	#6
Roddd 1SS Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 177	It could just be a coincidence. I noticed you haven't posted much, is your car a couple days old or older? Sometimes onstar will come on and tell you stuff within the first few days of activating it.

09-15-2010, 09:57 PM	#12
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09-15-2010, 10:16 PM	#14
khabboub Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: Sold c7, in the market! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,250	Onstar scares me, its like these people ALWAYS know where you are.