column locked!!
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column locked!!
Guys does anyone know how to fix this problem, had a wedding yesterday drove the car to work finished thought i was going to take the c5 but....not.....car steering wheel locked car not move more than ten feet, stalling, column lock take key out wait ten seconds flashing across information center gee what the f#@$& now car stuck in brooklyn. Please help any info would be most appreciated.
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Look in the top of the Tech section. It willl say "Steering Column Lock FAQs - please read before you post (sticky please)"
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* GM installed a Steering Column Lock mechanism on all 1997 - 2004
manual (MN6) cars and on 1997 to 2000 automatic (A4) cars
* There is a GM recall for this problem on affected models and years
* It is one of the most problematic issues that we C5 owners deal with
* It can happen to you if you have a pre-2001 A4 without the
recall or CLB installed OR any year MN6 or Z06 car without a CLB
installed. Age or mileage makes no difference.
* Low battery voltage seems to aggravate and sometimes cause
column lock failures
manual (MN6) cars and on 1997 to 2000 automatic (A4) cars
* There is a GM recall for this problem on affected models and years
* It is one of the most problematic issues that we C5 owners deal with
* It can happen to you if you have a pre-2001 A4 without the
recall or CLB installed OR any year MN6 or Z06 car without a CLB
installed. Age or mileage makes no difference.
* Low battery voltage seems to aggravate and sometimes cause
column lock failures
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