[Z06] Car died...pull key, wait 10 seconds....
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I get the same thing....it happens at times when you start the car....
pull the key out and wait...car starts....
This is a result of the recall for the Column Lock....the column does not lock though. Your car already probably has the CL Recall from the dealer. nothing to fear and no reason to spend $40.
pull the key out and wait...car starts....
This is a result of the recall for the Column Lock....the column does not lock though. Your car already probably has the CL Recall from the dealer. nothing to fear and no reason to spend $40.
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Pull Key
I get the same thing....it happens at times when you start the car....
pull the key out and wait...car starts....
This is a result of the recall for the Column Lock....the column does not lock though. Your car already probably has the CL Recall from the dealer. nothing to fear and no reason to spend $40.
pull the key out and wait...car starts....
This is a result of the recall for the Column Lock....the column does not lock though. Your car already probably has the CL Recall from the dealer. nothing to fear and no reason to spend $40.
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Update: I decided to take my car to the dealership I'm very familiar with. To each their own, right?
The service adviser called me back and said they re-programmed the PCM with updated software. They said it might act up again, if it does, bring it back in. If it does act up again, I'm going to buy the CLB.
The service adviser called me back and said they re-programmed the PCM with updated software. They said it might act up again, if it does, bring it back in. If it does act up again, I'm going to buy the CLB.
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Update: I decided to take my car to the dealership I'm very familiar with. To each their own, right? The service adviser called me back and said they re-programmed the PCM with updated software. They said it might act up again, if it does, bring it back in. If it does act up again, I'm going to buy the CLB.
The service adviser called me back and said they re-programmed the PCM with updated software. They said it might act up again, if it does, bring it back in. If it does act up again, I'm going to buy the CLB.Last edited by Tact; Aug 7, 2007 at 06:58 PM.
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I'm not sure if a CLB will work now that you had the dealer reprogram your PCM. I had the recall done after being stranded in my drive, and then got stranded again in the drive about a month later. I had the dealer restore the original program and then I installed the CLB. No more problems. You might research in the tech section and see if you'll have to get the new program reversed to be able to install the CLB when you get stuck again, believe me odds are you will get stuck again, it's just a matter of time.
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How come I got the "pull key, wait 10 seconds" and not "service column lock"? My sterring wheel never locked, the car just died, I started it rght back up. I asked this before, could it be something else??? The car is at the dealership right now, if it was something else, I'm sure they would have told me. Who knows...
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How come I got the "pull key, wait 10 seconds" and not "service column lock"? My sterring wheel never locked, the car just died, I started it rght back up. I asked this before, could it be something else??? The car is at the dealership right now, if it was something else, I'm sure they would have told me. Who knows...
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They had many versions of the column lock fix, all being faulty, and each version did something different from the one preceeding each other. One of the versions, I believe it was version "C', would give you the message, kill the fuel, and not lock the column by the dealer removing the locking plate in the column. It was found that GM was installing the faulty K harnesses and there was also a belief that the actuators were causing some of the problems. Since GM could never find a "true" fix your best bet is to just get the CLB and be done with the faulty GM fixes.
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By you stating that your column never locked and the car stalled makes me believe someone (i.e. dealer) performed some version of the column lock recall previously, even though the history does not show it. Spending $50 on the CLB is cheap insurance you won't be stranded on the interstate late at night in "Crack-town". Best of luck to you.
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By you stating that your column never locked and the car stalled makes me believe someone (i.e. dealer) performed some version of the column lock recall previously, even though the history does not show it. Spending $50 on the CLB is cheap insurance you won't be stranded on the interstate late at night in "Crack-town". Best of luck to you.
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the clb wont work if it get shut the fuel right? My car has been in my garage for two weeks because of this problem, I had already taken it to the dealer. No luck there. I have tried everthing in the sticky and still no luck. I order a clb and hope I can figure out something.
I had understood if someone took their car into the dealer for the "latest" fix that the reprogramming would have to be reversed for the CLB to work, what exactly the dealer does I don't fully know. If it's just reprogramming the computer for the fuel to be shut off and the locking plate removed I think you'll be OK. Best bet is to contact Corvettes of Houston and talk to Tommy who is very familiar with the "latest" GM faulty fix.
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5th time
I have a 99 Vette and this is going to be the 5th time for the "Service Column Lock' repair.
I have 135k on the daily runner.
My question is, can you install the CLB without getting the thing towed and repaired again?
Or do I have to have it repaired and then install the CLB?:
I have 135k on the daily runner.
My question is, can you install the CLB without getting the thing towed and repaired again?
Or do I have to have it repaired and then install the CLB?:
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One of the fuses can be pulled to prevent this. Well...I think. THis happened to me once and my car guy pulled a fuse..turned the car on and the colum lock was gone. Now when it happens all I have to do is shock the steering wheel and it will unlock. I still need to get the bypass thingy but I keep putting it off.
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wait 10 seconds
Hmmm, a fuse. The only fear I have is that the steering would lock up while driving...or is this possible?
As of now the steering is not locked up.
I found it ...it's fuse 25. Oh well I tried. It didn't work.
As of now the steering is not locked up.
I found it ...it's fuse 25. Oh well I tried. It didn't work.
Last edited by photoburger; Jun 17, 2009 at 03:13 PM.
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Can you wait for the lockout to happen before installing the bypass device? Or is it too late at that point?
I am not locked out of mine now (knock on wood), but curious if it would make sense to just shelve the bypass until it is needed.
I am not locked out of mine now (knock on wood), but curious if it would make sense to just shelve the bypass until it is needed.