Column Lock Problem
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Melting Slicks
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From: Surrey BC
Column Lock Problem
Hey everyone, beautiful day here in surrey bc...was going to go for a spin...got into the car...spun the key...started just fine...the DIC read REMOVE KEY, WAIT 10 SECONDS....i remembered reading this somewhere here and i was like OOOO NO NOT ME!!!!!!!! 
....took out the key waited...spun it again...and it read SERVICE COLUMN LOCK...and my steering wheel was locked 
...waited tried it again no luck...tried it several times with no luck 
...(i still have warrenty on my car so i called road side...they sent a tow-truck..which arrived about 30 mins after calling 
too bad it was a regular and they were unable to tow the car ) Now i am waiting for a flat bed to come pick her up...shes in my garage with the tires spun towards the side so i have enough room to get out...my garages are tiny and i have to park it at almost an angle to get the car in...dealership said it's going to be there for a day or so...ill keep you guys update....FLAT BED IS HERE
....took out the key waited...spun it again...and it read SERVICE COLUMN LOCK...and my steering wheel was locked ...waited tried it again no luck...tried it several times with no luck ...(i still have warrenty on my car so i called road side...they sent a tow-truck..which arrived about 30 mins after calling too bad it was a regular and they were unable to tow the car ) Now i am waiting for a flat bed to come pick her up...shes in my garage with the tires spun towards the side so i have enough room to get out...my garages are tiny and i have to park it at almost an angle to get the car in...dealership said it's going to be there for a day or so...ill keep you guys update....FLAT BED IS HERE
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From: RPV CA
i had same message "wait 10 seconds....." twice previously....and she is fine ever since....i am still worried since it is gonna get me someday.....
sorry to hear & hopely she gets back home healthy....
sorry to hear & hopely she gets back home healthy....
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Just went through that mess yesterday. Luckily I was able to get it unlocked and immediately put the column lock bypass that was sitting on the workbench in the garage. I'd suggest the same!
Melting Slicks
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From: atlantic city new jersey
Originally Posted by JR_VETTE
Just went through that mess yesterday. Luckily I was able to get it unlocked and immediately put the column lock bypass that was sitting on the workbench in the garage. I'd suggest the same!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Surrey BC
I'm not sitting even half as low as some of you guys on the forum and they had some MAJOR difficulties getting my car in the air....the tires were turned at probably 15-20 degrees in the garage...took 3 different tow trucks....3 different guys...the last guy who had been towing cars for 15 years finally got it after about an hour of thinking and another hour of work......car got in the shop at about 6:45...i talked to the sales manager and he was kind enough to open up the gates to take me to the service side and hve it parked inside the shop overnight 
get my courtesy car tomorrow...it was also displaying LOW OIL LEVEL on the dic...and the column lock thing...and my driver side lock still isn't working properly...it doesn't unlcok with the keyfob shes in for some major surgery...hopefully she makes it home safe and better then ever within a day or so because the weather is just great here and im going to be missing her dearly
get my courtesy car tomorrow...it was also displaying LOW OIL LEVEL on the dic...and the column lock thing...and my driver side lock still isn't working properly...it doesn't unlcok with the keyfob shes in for some major surgery...hopefully she makes it home safe and better then ever within a day or so because the weather is just great here and im going to be missing her dearly
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Yeah it happened to me. I got the wheel unlocked and ordered the CLB and will install it the day it arrives. Good luck with your car. I had the recall done twice by Chevy and it still locks up. Get the CLB for $50.00 and don't worry about it again. -Ed
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Originally Posted by BickyDhadwal
and for the column lock thing i thought it was just a major concern for the A4s and not so much for the 6spds
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Get the CLB and install it as soon as it comes back from the garage. Best way to avoid this happening again.