Steering column locked today
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Steering column locked today
Car is being flatbedded to Royal Chevrolet in Richmond, VA as I type this. Car is a '99 and I bought it in 2003 with 9,500 on the odometer. Ten years later, it is showing 98,000 miles. Ever since I've owned it, the DIC shows "Service column lock" (or something like that) and I've always just hit the reset button and everything was fine. This morning, it waits until I'm and hour and a half from home and locks up solid. It told me to pull the key and wait ten seconds which didn't work, of course. I tried pulling the number 33 fuse. I tried disconnecting the negative battery terminal for five minutes. Nothing worked.
How badly can I expect to be bent over for this issue? To my knowledge, the car never received the factory recall solution. Seriously thinking of getting it fixed, having it detailed, and dumping it. My wife thinks I'll change my mind, but I'm not sure.
How badly can I expect to be bent over for this issue? To my knowledge, the car never received the factory recall solution. Seriously thinking of getting it fixed, having it detailed, and dumping it. My wife thinks I'll change my mind, but I'm not sure.
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the dealer is gonna hose you for a few hundred bucks and it won't be a perma fix most likely....I bought the original CLB from C5 Solutions back in the day for $40...I think the one Corvettes of Houston sells is the same one basically...installed it when the column was locked although people on here swear it can't be done....no issues since....best $40 I ever spent.
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From: Rotonda West, FL 2015 Z51 M7 3LT
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I believe the LMC5 and the unlocker unit would have gotten you out of the situation even though you're locked. Call 'em and verify that, order it, have the car delivered to your home and fix it when the LMC5 and the unlocker arrive.
Last edited by calvins; Sep 25, 2013 at 12:49 PM.
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Just got message from the dealer...
Dlr says "I neutered the cat's owner"
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
tip: before you deal with Houston do a search on Houston
GL
Dlr says "I neutered the cat's owner"
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
tip: before you deal with Houston do a search on Houston
GL
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the dealer is gonna hose you for a few hundred bucks and it won't be a perma fix most likely....I bought the original CLB from C5 Solutions back in the day for $40...I think the one Corvettes of Houston sells is the same one basically...installed it when the column was locked although people on here swear it can't be done....no issues since....best $40 I ever spent.
$40 for the LMC5 too - http://www.complianceparts.com/index.html
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Just got message from the dealer...
Dlr says "I neutered the cat's owner"
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
tip: before you deal with Houston do a search on Houston
GL
Dlr says "I neutered the cat's owner"
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
tip: before you deal with Houston do a search on Houston
GL
the CLB was plug and play no drama, no calling for tech support..I did it in 20 minutes in a parking lot. In fact I still have the cig lighter adaptor I used to unlock the column...it came with the CLB...itis still in the left rear compartment of my C5
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