C5 Tilt Steering Wheel
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C5 Tilt Steering Wheel
Guys-
At the risk of sounding like a mental patient, I'd like to post an incident I recently had with my 2002 vert and see if anyone had the same deal.
Drove to dinner with my wife last Saturday, tilt steering wheel was working fine. Come out afterwards, and it doesn't lower at all, lever won't engage to operate the steering wheel.
Call my service shop to set up appointment for today to have them look at it. On the way, noticed I was very low on gas, so I put $15.00 in and drove to the shop. I didn't realize I was low last Saturday because the steering wheel was up and I didn't see any gauge message.
Service manager calls this morning to say the tilt wheel was working fine, were they missing something, a problem I could describe.
Here's the question that sounds crazy: could very low fuel top the tilt wheel from working, and after fuel is put in, the wheel engages again.
I know that sounds off -the-wall, but I can't figure anything else out.
Thanks.
At the risk of sounding like a mental patient, I'd like to post an incident I recently had with my 2002 vert and see if anyone had the same deal.
Drove to dinner with my wife last Saturday, tilt steering wheel was working fine. Come out afterwards, and it doesn't lower at all, lever won't engage to operate the steering wheel.
Call my service shop to set up appointment for today to have them look at it. On the way, noticed I was very low on gas, so I put $15.00 in and drove to the shop. I didn't realize I was low last Saturday because the steering wheel was up and I didn't see any gauge message.
Service manager calls this morning to say the tilt wheel was working fine, were they missing something, a problem I could describe.
Here's the question that sounds crazy: could very low fuel top the tilt wheel from working, and after fuel is put in, the wheel engages again.
I know that sounds off -the-wall, but I can't figure anything else out.
Thanks.
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I tried both pushing and pulling, and nothing happened. Had the car 4 years and never an issue.
I know my question was grasping at straws, but I can' figure out what happened. Just odd the way the sequence of events happened.
Thanks for the reply.
I know my question was grasping at straws, but I can' figure out what happened. Just odd the way the sequence of events happened.
Thanks for the reply.
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So generally speaking, if you're putting directional pressure on an object to lock or unlock, that pressure could prevent your ability to engage/dis-engage the locking mechanism.
The amount of sensitivity to this could vary based on a number of factors.
The amount of sensitivity to this could vary based on a number of factors.
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Never heard of a low fuel condition affecting the tilt wheel operation.
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I know its crazy to even raise or think there was a connection, but the only thing that changed between the tilt wheel lever not engaging and it working after taking it to the shop, was putting gas in the car that was very low.
Looks like a good chance for rain in Carlisle on Friday, but Saturday looks good.
Looks like a good chance for rain in Carlisle on Friday, but Saturday looks good.
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I have had this issue with other GM vehicles I owned, what happened in my case is if you let the wheel tilt up without holding the wheel it will jam in place in the up position, not sure if that is what may have happened, just a possibility.
Last edited by 6speedsteve; Aug 21, 2019 at 12:41 PM.
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You're thinking the car is purposely moving/keeping the wheel from your hands, in order for you to put gas into it. If this is not a coincidence we're all going to the Mental Instituiton...best thing is to forget (if) it ever happened.