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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 09:42 AM
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On my '01 Z, the recall for the column hasn't been done but will now that I know. What is the problem in there? I'm wondering if maybe it's electrical?
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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The anti-theft, column lock is a POS and M6s have to either get the Lock by-pass or get the computer re-flashed. From what people have said here the flash does not work most of the time. Almost all the people here get the lock by-pass.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sun King
On my '01 Z, the recall for the column hasn't been done but will now that I know. What is the problem in there? I'm wondering if maybe it's electrical?
Read the sticky at the top of the TECH forum. It has all you ever wanted to know about the column lock system and the fixes.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Just read the thread. Yowza! Thanks for the info. but I'm wondering something... I tend to leave the keys in the ignition when in my garage and sometimes hear a 'clicking' from somewhere around the dash/firewall. When this occurs, my battery dies. Am I somehow burning out this column lock by leaving the key in the ignition and killling my battery?
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