Did you know that, coming in 2009, GM’s ‘enhanced’ On-Star program will give them the ability to control the gas pedal on cars equipped with that package?

Not only do they have the capability to track location and speed of every car on their GPS network, this ‘new feature’ will give them (or law enforcement) the ability to force the engine to idle speed, no matter how hard you depress the accelerator.

Yet another reason to not get that GPS package from the dealer. The portables are much less expensive, and usually more convenient, anyway.

Source: Mopar Alley Bee, February 2008

Admin Note: Since older On-Star units are based on analog cellular service (AMPS) technology, which is going away soon, owners are finding that they will have to upgrade their On-Star unit to be able to continue using it. In many GM models this upgrade is either not available or prohibitively expensive. An after-market unit, while not as "integrated" is much easier to upgrade as technology changes and features are added.