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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Annapolis MD
Expect it will happen again soon...
Get the bypass from COH! I was one of those "It can never happen to me" people. Until it did. Then I took it to the dealer for the recall (a good dealer). The next day it locked up again. Installed the bypass and no problems since.
Get the bypass from COH! I was one of those "It can never happen to me" people. Until it did. Then I took it to the dealer for the recall (a good dealer). The next day it locked up again. Installed the bypass and no problems since.
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From: Indianapolis IN
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Originally Posted by allegro
It started......now what can I expect?
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From: Vancouver
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Get a bypass sooooonnnn. Either the harness K from GM which is what I have and it's been great. No problems at all. Or the CLB form a forum vendor. But get one. Or you could be left stranded where you don't want to be. Good luck with it. 
Safety Car
Joined: May 2004
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From: Naples Florida
Originally Posted by Stock Man
Get a bypass sooooonnnn. Either the harness K from GM which is what I have and it's been great. No problems at all. Or the CLB form a forum vendor. But get one. Or you could be left stranded where you don't want to be. Good luck with it.
I got mine at thunder racing, good service!www.thunderracing.com
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Bakersfield Ca
A CLB may or may not resolve your problem. I got that message the day I took delivery of my 98 coupe about 3 months ago. I bought a CLB kit from a forum dealer. The kit came with a note that said the CLB may not work for all C5's. Well, it didn't work for me but fortunately, they took it back (less a restocking fee of 20%). I took the car to my dealer, and they said it had already had the recall done on it, but I pointed out that the steering column still locked. 
So they looked into it and found the other dealership had not done it correctly. 
So they did the recall again and I have not had a problem since then. 
Good luck!
So they looked into it and found the other dealership had not done it correctly. So they did the recall again and I have not had a problem since then. Good luck!
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Memphis Tennessee
Thanks for all the BAD news guys......pretty much what I expected.
I guess to keep any possible insurance issue off my back I will have the recall taken care of and THEN get a CLB to really solve the problem.
Thanks again for the info.......anyone else?
I guess to keep any possible insurance issue off my back I will have the recall taken care of and THEN get a CLB to really solve the problem.
Thanks again for the info.......anyone else?
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You can expect it to happen again until at some point you are stranded. Get the Column Lock Bypass and not worry about it again.