pull key PLAESE HELP
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Melting Slicks
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From: queens Newyork
pull key PLAESE HELP
So i am about to pull my car into the garage letting it roll slightly back and the car shuts off..wtf.. it starts back up and I get the "pull key wait 10sec" so i do and the car starts back up, and i put it into the garage......................now what the car is an 02 6spd and i had the latest clumn lock fix(they removed the locking plate) should I bring the car back to the dealer ?????? Or am i ok please help...
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From: Austin, Texas
I wish I had a dollar for every post where someone got the "pull key" message after having the column lock recall done 
It could be simply that the resistor pellet on your key needs cleaned. Wipe each side with some denatured alcohol.
Hopefully, that's all it is.
Either way, with a 6-speed, you should install a Column Lock Bypass
.
Read this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1363764
It could be simply that the resistor pellet on your key needs cleaned. Wipe each side with some denatured alcohol.
Hopefully, that's all it is.
Either way, with a 6-speed, you should install a Column Lock Bypass
.Read this:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1363764
Safety Car
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From: Austin, Texas
No, it's not what they installed at the dealer.
From what I understand the recall now does two "main" things:
1. Shuts off fuel flow in the event of a "lock".
2. Removes, or blocks off, the locking plate so that the steering will not lock up, in the even of a "lock".
NOTHING has been done to prevent the false occurence of a "lock" Whatever circuit is malfunctioning, and causing this "false lock" to occur, has not been changed.
You can still be stranded, after the recall is done. GM is doing a good thing by removing the locking plate so that you at least will not loose your steering if it were ever to occur while driving. I don't know that it will, or ever has occured, while the car is in motion. I have read claims of it happening while driving, on this forum, but have never seen any evidence.
Do yourself a favor, install a CLB, and never think about this issue again
From what I understand the recall now does two "main" things:
1. Shuts off fuel flow in the event of a "lock".
2. Removes, or blocks off, the locking plate so that the steering will not lock up, in the even of a "lock".
NOTHING has been done to prevent the false occurence of a "lock"
Whatever circuit is malfunctioning, and causing this "false lock" to occur, has not been changed.You can still be stranded, after the recall is done. GM is doing a good thing by removing the locking plate so that you at least will not loose your steering if it were ever to occur while driving. I don't know that it will, or ever has occured, while the car is in motion. I have read claims of it happening while driving, on this forum, but have never seen any evidence.
Do yourself a favor, install a CLB, and never think about this issue again
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Melting Slicks
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From: queens Newyork
i read the sticky and i still dont get it everyone says something different.... one person seems to have had the same prob as me and he put in the 04 actuator is this what i should do??????????????????
Let Me Bignofi That For U
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St. Jude Donor '15, '17
Start with the easy things 1st.
Clean the key resistor.
Check battery charge, clean and tighten terminals.
Then proceed on to the other stuff if these 1st 2 don't
cure the problem.
Best of luck
Clean the key resistor.
Check battery charge, clean and tighten terminals.
Then proceed on to the other stuff if these 1st 2 don't
cure the problem.
Best of luck
Instructor
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From: Bloomington IL
I kept having that problem when I had my 98 and the Dealer ended up pulling the recall harness and putting everything back to stock except that the pin or plate that was taken out of the column lock. Never had another problem. I tried all the other stuff first. Didn't have a problem until the dealer worked on it. GM told them to do what they did.
I know that the 02's are somewhat differant.
I know that the 02's are somewhat differant.
Last edited by CVETTE98; Apr 14, 2006 at 12:19 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: queens Newyork
Im starting to hate this fckincar.. apparently I need the 04 actuator but the dealer has no clue any one know a good dealer in ny or long island............. not performance chevy they dont have a clue
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by CVETTE98
I kept having that problem when I had my 98 and the Dealer ended up pulling the recall harness and putting everything back to stock except that the pin or plate that was taken out of the column lock. Never had another problem. I tried all the other stuff first. Didn't have a problem until the dealer worked on it. GM told them to do what they did.
I know that the 02's are somewhat differant.
I know that the 02's are somewhat differant.
Peter, this is exactly what my dealer did with mine..same as stated here, GM tech people told the dealer mechanic to put it back to stock wiring and leave the blank plate in. Column can not lock. I do have a CLB that I need to install sometime as that way I can eliminate the actuator. Gm had (has ? ) a multitude of problems with the relays they used for the original fixes. The black relays and the white relays are BOTH unreliable. I am an A4 by the way....
MIKE
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St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by o2z51
Im starting to hate this fckincar..
Umm...
Ahh...
Well, ok, maybe not...
Sorry bud, just trying to lighten your mood.. they can be frustrating but try not too worry too much... Stuff happens... until it does, don't panic. Try asking how many people have gotten the "Pull Key and..." and have experienced ZERO problems after...
Check the EASY stuff...
Is your battery weak?
Clean the pellet.
Clean your battery posts.
Try not to worry... You could drive it 5 years and never get that "pull Key alarm again... and you will have taken twice that many years off of your life worrying... Take a deep breath.... hold it... hold it... longer...
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Go drive that baby and just worry about driving too fast and getting a ticket... no other worries!!
