General Motors OnStar Class Action Lawsuit

January 23, 2025 — General Motors and OnStar have been accused of collecting and sharing driver behavior and privacy data without permission, forcing drivers to pay more for insurance.

The first GM Onstar class action lawsuit was filed two days after the incident. new york times Published an investigative article on the issue and how insurance rates are rising.

Lawyers soon filed at least 20 more class-action lawsuits, as shown below.

All class actions have been consolidated into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) titled “IN RE: Consumer vehicle driving data tracking lawsuit“.

The GM OnStar class action lawsuit alleges that plaintiffs were not told how using OnStar and the Smart Driver program could cause their insurance rates to be doubled or even canceled.

Drivers also complain that their data is collected and shared even if they have not agreed to join OnStar or its smart driver program.

Some plaintiffs claim they were unaware their driving behavior was being recorded and then sold or shared with consumer reporting agencies. In some cases, OnStar sharing of driving data can be triggered simply by downloading a vehicle application such as the “MyCadillac App.”

GM and OnStar will allegedly share when drivers were speeding, whether they “braked hard” and the vehicle’s location. Even driving at night is said to have an impact, and all data is tied to credit reports. Insurers make decisions based on the data they collect and share.

According to the GM OnStar class action lawsuit, some plaintiffs nearly suffered nervous breakdowns while trying to figure out why their insurance rates doubled. Others described back-and-forth conversations with GM and OnStar, trying to understand why data was being collected even when drivers were not enrolled in OnStar or the Smart Driver program.

According to the lawsuit, General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis worked together to collect driving data and share it with agencies without the driver’s knowledge.

“Plaintiff was informed and believed that General Motors and OnStar sold and/or shared Plaintiff’s driving data without his knowledge or consent. Additionally, the data presented in the Lexis Consumer report is so disjointed that it is difficult to interpret Called accurate. Still, insurance companies rely on these consumer reports to determine pricing or outright reject potential customers, as happened here. ” — Romeo Chicco v. General Motors LLC, OnStar LLC, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.

The FTC, General Motors and OnStar recently signed a consent decree based on allegations that GM and OnStar sold location and driving data to third parties.

Insurance rates were affected, the FTC said, and in some cases the data collected by GM and OnStar “included precise geolocation data — as often as every three seconds for some users.”

The General Motors OnStar class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division): IN RE: Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Litigation, MDL No. 3115, Case 1: 24-md-03115-TWT.

General Motors OnStar Class Action Lawsuit

• Case 1: 24-cv-02510 — Dinardo v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02516 — Reed et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02517 — Block et al. v. General Motors, LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02518 — Chicco v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02553 — King et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1:24-cv-02565 — Clingerman et al. General Motors Co., Ltd. et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02574 — Alamorian vs. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02671 — Haiden v. General Motors Co., Ltd. et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02672 — Landman v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02673 — Garcia, III v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02681 — Behm v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02698 — Parton v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02701 — Valencia v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02740 — Davids et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02732 — Smith, Jr. v. General Motors, LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02807 — Carnine et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02808 — Cogle v. General Motors, LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02809 — Lima v. General Motors LLC, et al.

• Case 1:24-cv-02810 — Laurson v. General Motors Co., Ltd. et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02811 — Drews et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02812 — Martinez Jr. et al. General Motors Co., Ltd. et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02931 — Hindson v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02937 — SMITH v. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-02946 — Horvath v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-03135 — Melberg v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-03277 — Cashon v. General Motors LLC et al.

• Case 1: 24-cv-05758 — Dinitz et al. v. General Motors LLC et al.