service column lock
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service column lock
I got in my 2000 FRC today
Had the message - service column lock.
I hit "reset"
message went away.....
The car drives fine.......i get the message each time i start the car now...i hit reset and it goes away.
Can I keep driving it?
Had the message - service column lock.
I hit "reset"
message went away.....
The car drives fine.......i get the message each time i start the car now...i hit reset and it goes away.
Can I keep driving it?
Le Mans Master
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Happened to a friend of mine and it wasnt pretty 
Rick
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79 pages of reading, but people still ask about it. LOL
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
Team Owner
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Check your battery, may be time for a replacement. Low batteries will often trigger that message. As a precaution I recommend purchasing and installing a Column Lock Bypass:
Here are some helpful links....
How to install a Column Lock Bypass:
http://97vette.com/howto/columnlock/index.html
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=24
You can get a CLB Kit from either of these vendors:
http://www.corvettesofhouston.com/pr...e9bf70207aef69
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...d=220&pcid=156
Steering Column Lock FAQ's:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
Here are some helpful links....
How to install a Column Lock Bypass:
http://97vette.com/howto/columnlock/index.html
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=24
You can get a CLB Kit from either of these vendors:
http://www.corvettesofhouston.com/pr...e9bf70207aef69
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...d=220&pcid=156
Steering Column Lock FAQ's:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
Racer
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79 pages of reading, but people still ask about it. LOL
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ky-please.html
Then comes the "shoulda, woulda. coulda" syndrome!
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From: grand junction co
Have your car looked at, I had the SERVICE COLUMN LOCK message last week in Spearfish South Dakota. I already had the first recall done on the column lock. This time the car would not go over 2 miles an hour, reset the message disconnected the battery and restarted the engine. Same message and car would not go over 2 mph, so this time I put in a new batttery, same result. After speneding an extra night in a hotel took car to dealer in Spearfish and they ordered new column lock, they had none in stock, part had to be sent UPS. Long story short with the cost of getting the car fixed, extra night in hotel, rental car for over a week and misc. expenses I spent over 2 grand. Read the other posts and get your car in a shop, if I had only put the bypass on the car I could of saved alot of money. 
Last edited by jvette2; Jul 26, 2011 at 07:43 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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Is it possible to remove the lock plate in the column and replace it with the plate they put in the automatic cars that were included in the early recalls for the automatics?
Last edited by Baldfart; Jul 25, 2011 at 11:49 PM.
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Problem is, there is more to the issue then just the "locking" of the steering wheel. The computer needs to know that a certain voltage is present and that the actuator successfully unlocked the column. That's where the CLB (bypass) module comes into play. It sends the appropriate signal back to the computer, thus allowing the system continue with the start and run sequence.
(To change the lock plate, you'd have to disarm the SRS, then disassembly the steering wheel, then remove the steering wheel (requires a puller), then access the lock plate and replace it with the new plate made available during the recall, replace and re-assemble everything.)
