LadyBee

I just bought a 09 2LT with 76,000 miles to replace the 08 LS with 78,000 miles that was totaled last week when I hit a deer.

The car was listed as having bluetooth but when I attempted to pair with my phone I didn't get any responses. After reading several threads here I realized this car may not have Onstar. It has the manual mirror and not the auto dimming one with the Onstar buttons. It was originally put in service as a rental. I wanted to check the codes to be sure but there isn't any label in the glove box. Is there someplace I can get a listing of the equipment on this car like would have been on the original window sticker or someplace I can get all the codes that would have been on the glove box label? Since it was a rental it may have been equipped differently than a "normal" 2LT and that would be nice to know.

Where is the Onstar module actually located? Is it in that mirror? If so then maybe all I would need to do is switch out the mirror and then I would be able to have bluetooth. That would be on the assumption that all the correct connections are present on my car. It has the leather wrapped steering wheel with the buttons on the right.

Thanks in advance for any help!

donbrew

Go to any local GM service department with your VIN, they will be able to give you an "as built" listing. I think the Parts department can even order a new label for the glove box.

The OnStar module is behind the rear quarter panel trim, I don't remember which side ( RR ). OnStar is unusual in rentals, as is bluetooth.

Do you have the "shark fin" on the rear of the roof?

For an Owner Manual follow the link in my sig.

Oldblue

There was a VIN decoder available

donbrew

Unfortunately the VIN decoder won't tell you the options installed.

Maybe, if you join the GM owners site you can get it. From the 2011 Owner Manual:
www.chevyownercenter.com

But, here is one:
https://service.gm.com/dealerworld/vincards/

LadyBee

Thanks for all the info! I will check with the dealer on Tuesday for a list since I have to talk to them anyway. Surprisingly it had the owner's manual and I have already read a lot of it.

I had a GMC Acadia rental for the past week and it did have bluetooth. It showed on my phone but I didn't get it to pair. My car doesn't have the shark fin though. Didn't think to check that. That means that most likely the module isn't present so I am out of luck for the OEM bluetooth. Oh well it wouldn't have been a deal breaker if I had known when I bought it. I had a very hard time finding one that with the mileage and the price I was willing to pay.

donbrew

The pairing procedure in the OM is a little different than what I've used. Look under "Instrument Panel" that's where they put in the 2011 book, some years it's in "entertainment system".

LadyBee

Thankfully I don't have that Acadia anymore that I wasn't able to pair with. If my new car doesn't have onstar then I will just continue using the little bluetooth speaker I had for the old car. I will talk to the dealer about getting that options list and also see if I can get a replacement sticker for the glove compartment.

I set up an account at the GM owner center just now. For some reason it didn't have anything listed under vehicle history when I put in the VIN even though the carfax showed it was serviced several times at a chevy dealer.

Thanks for the info. You guys are great and this forum has a ton of info!

donbrew

Just because you get the oil changed physically at a GM location does not mean that GM has anything to do with the work. Some of them lease the oil bay to some guy off the street.

Trex08

If you dont have bluetooth, this one is smaller than your pinky, plugs right in to the aux, and is $20
I've used it for 3 years without a hitch.

LadyBee

I talked to the salesman this morning and told him that the car didn't have bluetooth as advertised. He wasn't aware that some rentals delete Onstar and bluetooth is associated with Onstar. He got the vehicle build sheet for me and sure enough the Onstar was deleted. I would have liked the OEM bluetooth and do miss the autodimming mirror but oh well I'm loving the car!