steering column lock, wait 10 seconds

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Jan 11, 2011 | 09:17 PM

albrum40

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steering column lock, wait 10 seconds

Working on my brothers '99 corvette, had column lock recall done before he purchased it. battery went dead overnight for no reason that we could find, after getting another battery the car will start and run but when you get 2 mph it quits, steering column lock code showing on dash, checked fuses, pulled fuses 23 and 25 waited 10 seconds, no change, disconnected battery for 4 hrs to try and reset computer, no luck

Jan 11, 2011 | 09:47 PM

HERK

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Go to www.97vette.com they may have an answer for you.

Jan 11, 2011 | 09:49 PM

Black04Z06

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Here's the sticky
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html

Jan 11, 2011 | 10:08 PM

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The GM recall set the fuel shutoff to 2 mph if it detects column lock.

CLB

Jan 12, 2011 | 06:38 PM

albrum40

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 8VETTE7

Is the car an automatic or manual. It WILL make a difference in what you need to do...........

the car is an automatic

Jan 12, 2011 | 08:07 PM

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I'd suggest that you watch these two videos and do some checking. Paul Koerner is a World Class Corvette Mechanic.

Part 1
http://vettetube.com/view_video.php?...25f49408d959ca

Part 2

http://vettetube.com/view_video.php?...3c1a84ce5276e9

Jan 12, 2011 | 08:16 PM

3rd_Vette

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Quote:

Originally Posted by teebee

My advice is, pay no attention to the guy in this video.. Just another paid GM employee defending how GM DIDN'T screw up the C5.

Call Corvettes of Houston and order a CLB, make sure you have a GOOD battery with 120 reserve and has a min of 12.5 v to make the computer happy. A few here are not believers of the after market CLB, but thousands of us ARE. $60 and you are all good, as long as your battery is up to the needs of the C5.. As for the video, looks good, sounds somewhat good, too bad that too many people will be calling for a tow if they believe what the guy is saying.. Once again.. BUY the CLB, spend 15 min installing it and forget about it!