View Poll Results: Have you had a problem with your M6 after the GM recall was done?
No problems after recall.
21
55.26%
Problems after recall
17
44.74%
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Poll: Column Lock Problems with M6
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Drifting
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From: Rochester Minnesota
Poll: Column Lock Problems with M6
There's another poll running for A4's.
Lets' see how many M6's that have ONLY had the GM recalls done have had problems.
Seems like it should be most of them by the posts on this forum.
Lets' see how many M6's that have ONLY had the GM recalls done have had problems.
Seems like it should be most of them by the posts on this forum.
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Drifting
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From: Rochester Minnesota
I was trying to keep it simple. I welcome those that have NEVER had a recall done (nor added an aftermarket device) to post their experience here.
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It was fine until the stealership performed the recall...twice!!!
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From: Coconut Creek FL
My 97 M6 had the first recall done where they programmed the computer and turned off the fuel cutoff...shortly after the column locked up on me...thankfully I had just received the CLB kit in the mail and was able to get the wheel free after the "pull key wait 10 seconds" message and quickly installed it...
No more issues afterward...though my car still has the locking pin installed, I hope the CLB takes care of this and it does not drop in on me in the near future!
No more issues afterward...though my car still has the locking pin installed, I hope the CLB takes care of this and it does not drop in on me in the near future!
Pro
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From: Amherst VA
Mine's had ALL the recalls done. 3 seperate ones I believe. I have had the "pull key..." message and fuel cutoff a couple times. but so far it has remedied itself after restart. keeping my fingers crossed.
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Never had a problem with the column lock on my '00, but I had the first recall done anyway. However, had the CLB installed before the recall and put it back on after the recall.
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Not an option to vote "CLB installed, no recalls and no problems"
That would be me.
That would be me.
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1 recall + (COH) CLB = no problems.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Calgary AB
Since I'm the second owner of mine, I had no idea what was done, but I knew something was (since the steering wheel never locks), so this past weekend when I had the knee panel off to do my headlight switch mod I took the steering column covers off and looked.
There doesn't seem to be a CLB but there is no locking plate either. The pin is still there and retracts and extends, but the plate itself is gone.
I'm hoping the fuel shut-off has also been disabled but I know of no way of checking.
There doesn't seem to be a CLB but there is no locking plate either. The pin is still there and retracts and extends, but the plate itself is gone.
I'm hoping the fuel shut-off has also been disabled but I know of no way of checking.
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I voted no problems.
I had the latest recall done, which removes the steering lock column pin so the steering wheel can never lock again under any situation including with the key removed from the ignition.
I had the latest recall done, which removes the steering lock column pin so the steering wheel can never lock again under any situation including with the key removed from the ignition.
