Originally Posted by 8VETTE7

There was a recall for the Column Lock systems on the C5 and in all likelihood it has been done to your car. If it has not been then feel relieved that the system has not been touched by GM. If it has been done then your best bet is to purchase and install an LMC5. It is a far better option than the CLB mentioned in another post. It's less expensive, doesn't require you to disassemble the drivers side dash and knee bolster, doesn't matter if the symptoms you are experiencing are due to a low battery, a fried K Harness, a fried Column Lock Relay (CLR), a CLR that has gotten wet, whether you have a 99 or 2000 C5 that has had the spliced purple wire and relay mod done as a part of the GM Recall Service that needs to be bypassed for the CLB to work properly, whether some previous owner has bastardized the column lock system because they were too cheap to buy a CLB or LMC5, abandons all the factory and recall wiring and hardware downstream of the BCM so you don't need to know or care what has been previously done to your column lock system etc, etc.

I was a strong believer in the CLB for many years but the LMC5 is a far easier to install solution and has world class service from the device designer/seller. I've see posts by people who incorrectly installed the LMC5 on a holiday weekend and emailed the seller ( Compliance Parts) and got an email and then a call back helping them discover/correct their improper installation.

If your column is locked and cannot be unlocked you may need to purchase the "unlocker" or use the procedure in the following link to get the column unlocked. Don't waste your time with the CLB solution....... LMC5 is a far better solution in every way. JMHO.


http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghlight=unlock


PS I do not know the owner of Compliance and have no personal interests in the LMC5 and my car has had a CLB installed since 2007. But I do recognize a superior solution. LMC5.

Originally Posted by 4drturbo

Ordered the LMC5 Thursday night. I got the steering wheel unlocked by doing the method of holding down on the right side of the steering wheel like you are making a right hand turn with the key in the ignition just chillin. Not on, "on" or anything, while holding down on the wheel I turned the key to start the car. It worked! Drove it home and just waiting on the LMC5. Won't drive it until I install it.

Recall had not been done on mine either. Steering wheel will move from left lock to right lock with key out if recall has been done.

Thanks for the info 8vette7, good to know I got the right option.

Originally Posted by 4drturbo

Which fuse do you pull? So pulling that fuse will make sure the column is unlocked before unhooking the battery?

Originally Posted by 4drturbo

Recall had not been done on mine either. Steering wheel will move from left lock to right lock with key out if recall has been done.