Another CL bites the dust!
Drifting
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From: pasadena in the great state of TEXAS
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
Originally Posted by RJH20dog
Just had my 2000 vert A4 towed in to the stealership. "Pull Key, Wait 10 Secs." "Service Column Lock". Had the recall done about 6 mos. ago.
Melting Slicks
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From: Somerset Co, NJ
Forget GM recalls, they are totally useless!!!
CLB is the ONLY way to remedy the column lock issue!
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, get that car back, and get a CLB in ASAP!
ANYONE out there who owns a C5, 1997-2004, stick or auto,recalls performed or not, should have a CLB installed in their car by now. If you didn't do any recalls yet, great, because its a waste of your time going to the dealer. GM dropped the ball on this and their "recalls" don't do jack for your car, or you. I'm still amazed how GM never came up with a CLB type fix in the first place, and their 2 or 3 recalls on this issue just don't work.
If you had the recalls done, get the CLB anyway
I used to believe in GM, I had the two recalls done, and 2 weeks ago I got the dreaded "Pull Key, Wait 10 Sec" warning. Luckily, I just got home. The next move I made was ordering a CLB! Get it and move on with your life.
I hate to say this, but anyone who knows about the CLB, and didn't put it in their car yet, almost deserves to get stuck becuase of their ignorance, stupidity, laziness , or a combination thereof!
CLB is the ONLY way to remedy the column lock issue!
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, get that car back, and get a CLB in ASAP!
ANYONE out there who owns a C5, 1997-2004, stick or auto,recalls performed or not, should have a CLB installed in their car by now. If you didn't do any recalls yet, great, because its a waste of your time going to the dealer. GM dropped the ball on this and their "recalls" don't do jack for your car, or you. I'm still amazed how GM never came up with a CLB type fix in the first place, and their 2 or 3 recalls on this issue just don't work.
If you had the recalls done, get the CLB anyway
I used to believe in GM, I had the two recalls done, and 2 weeks ago I got the dreaded "Pull Key, Wait 10 Sec" warning. Luckily, I just got home. The next move I made was ordering a CLB! Get it and move on with your life.
I hate to say this, but anyone who knows about the CLB, and didn't put it in their car yet, almost deserves to get stuck becuase of their ignorance, stupidity, laziness , or a combination thereof!
Last edited by C5Jimmy; Oct 26, 2006 at 05:05 PM.
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From: Louisville KY
Originally Posted by C5Jimmy
I hate to say this, but anyone who knows about the CLB, and didn't put it in their car yet, almost deserves to get stuck becuase of their ignorance, stupidity, laziness , or a combination thereof!
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From: Virginia
St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by C5Jimmy
ANYONE out there who owns a C5, 1997-2004, stick or auto,recalls performed or not, should have a CLB installed in their car by now
Drifting
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From: San Dimas Ca.
Ignorant, stupid, Hard for me to tell for sure. Lazy yeah, but in my defense the column lock issue isn't quite so cut and dried. Having had the earlier recall done I can't just put in the CLB. GM added a relay to my car during the last recall and programmed in the fuel shut off (not to mention erasing my A&A tune). So maybe I can install it but in the event the computer receives an error code I'm still screwed, I'm not going anywhere. There has been more than one report of the CLB not working, especially in earlier C5s. 
Rick
Rick
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Originally Posted by Realm22
I've gotten this problem in the past and would like to remedy it. My car is a '98 vert. Now, I know CL stands for "column Lock" but what is a "CLB"? 
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From: Virginia
St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by Realm22
I've gotten this problem in the past and would like to remedy it. My car is a '98 vert. Now, I know CL stands for "column Lock" but what is a "CLB"?
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From: HONOLULU HAWAII
Originally Posted by Realm22
I've gotten this problem in the past and would like to remedy it. My car is a '98 vert. Now, I know CL stands for "column Lock" but what is a "CLB"?
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From: Highland Village TX
Originally Posted by Yello95
My '04 auto DOES NOT even have a cl
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Chris
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From: NJ
St. Jude Donor '05-'08
Originally Posted by PeterNLois
Just trying to get clarification, are you saying that an '04 auto did not come from the factory with the CL or that you have already done the mod?
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Chris
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Chris
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...1015483&page=1
Originally Posted by Steering Column Lock Sticky
For A4 cars only:
1997-2000 A4's
Install wire kit (Harness K), remove and discard lock plate, install the "cam orientation plate" where the lock plate previously resided. No PCM flash required.
2001-2004 A4's
No Change Required - they didn't install the Electric Column Lock (ECL) on those years, in the U.S., after experiencing so many problems.
1997-2000 A4's
Install wire kit (Harness K), remove and discard lock plate, install the "cam orientation plate" where the lock plate previously resided. No PCM flash required.
2001-2004 A4's
No Change Required - they didn't install the Electric Column Lock (ECL) on those years, in the U.S., after experiencing so many problems.
Last edited by Wicked Weasel; Oct 27, 2006 at 09:27 AM.