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Some points about gonestar.
In the 5th gen it was easily disabled by thieves looking for V8's to strip. Thousands were stolen in the Bay Area, not a single one was ever located by gonestar. Literally took 3 minutes to hack the car, disable module and drive off. Judging be the pics they will find this module soon enough and do the same thing. People thought they were safe, but this was not the case at all. The 5th gen turned out to be childs play for the theft rings, and judging by the pictures in this thread the 6th will be much the same. Disconnect the module, no remote shutdown, no location. Even easier is the push button start. No more breaking the steering lock, or programming a key.
In most cases the doors were hacked and electronically popped. From there the driver either programs a key or breaks the steering lock and installs a hacked ecm. The passenger is disconnecting onstar. The whole process which has been caught on video and reviewed by the Alameda task force who has talked to our local club on how this happens. In other cases the horn wire is cut, the door jimmied and a hacked ecm installed. Passenger still disconnects onstar.
The door hack is either onstar spoofing, or captured Rfid. In almost every case the cars were cased by the thieves, as the cars were off the beaten path in such areas as secured company parking garages. At one point they were even hitting the dealerships and taking them.
Another possible way to disable it is to interupt comms. Plug into the obd plug and take it over. Some bluetooth gauge displays, as well as handhelds will disrupt the comms between onstar and the car.
Relying on this tech to keep your car safe is not enough.
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