Hopefully this will be the last time I will post in a CLB thread
okay, I will try to keep this relatively short...

shortly after being bit by the CL bug and installing a CLB I started having some goofy problems with the BCM. I could drive all day and when I shut the car off, it would not restart.
I took the key chain off the keys… which worked for a while.
I tried using my other key… which helped for a while.
I tried cleaning the ignition switch… which worked for a while.
I got a brand new key… which worked for a while.
I think you get the picture. Knowing that there have been claims about the Column Lock Bypass causing problems with the BCM, I decided to take out the CLB and take my chances with the column locking up on me. For about a month I had no issues with the car starting and I was convinced that there was something to the rumors about the CLB causing problems!

Well, last night my little gremlin surfaced again… not only that, I got the pull key… wait 10 seconds message! I got the car to start and then the column locked up on me while the car was in motion!!! (I realize that is what the recall is to fix, but I have heard very few stories about it actually happening.) I reinstalled the CLB and I was getting the “service column lock message after starting the car… so I then pulled fuse #25 and reinstalled the CLB and now I will never have to worry about that again.

So soon I will be off to the dealer to get the ignition switch replaced… (thanks clutchdust ) and hopefully that will put an end to the only thing that has been less than perfect in my year and a half with my C5.


Bottom line… my computer problems are not related to the CLB & everyone should just put in a bypass!!!!!!!!

After installing/uninstalling/installing/uninstalling/installing my CLB too many times to remember in the last few months… if anyone in the Omaha area wants help doing it, I am a pro. I can do it in about 15 minutes

 

Congrats!!
I'm glad you got it all straightened out!
Now let's hope the dealer doesn't screw things up!

 

Is your car part of the recall? If so, MAKE SURE, if they install the Harness K that they do not plug it into your CLB. Mine did that to me and I chased ghosts for months with the 'Wait 10 Seconds' message. I've got about 12 hours invested in wating 10 seconds at a time.

 

from what I have read... '97 MN6's are the only cars to not be included in a recall yet.

dont know why that is, but I wont be having any recall done now that my CLB is working perfectly

 

Sorry to hear about your problems. Those glitches are the worse. As far as the recall, it is across the board as I received mine some time ago for an 03 Coupe MN6. This recall (ECL) does not involve a harness. They are merely checking function, a back and forth motion of the wheel to see if there is noise, and then reflashing the computer so the fuel is shut off in the event of a lock up. It is a waste, but I did it to comply for warranty purposes, and then installed a CLB. No problems with error messages so far. Bottom line, do the useless recall to be in compliance then do a CLB. GM sucks for not correcting this hazardous problem.

 

Glad you got that figured out. Now hopefully you can just drive and enjoy the car.

 

no recall yet on my 98 MN6

 

Same old story.... got the "pull key..."code and managed to get home.
Next day no codes. Third day, "service.." code and I'm locked up in my garage. Ok, I'm just thankful not to be out somewhere.

I get my CLB from Corvettes of Houston, get it in and I'm still coding!!
Removed the 25 and 29 fuses and I'm still coding!!

Called COH and found out the blasted cloumn locker will still have to go to Chevrolet because it's shorted out, and THEN I can install the CLB!

Just add me to the list of thousands that have had to deal with something that should have been fixed in '98!!

 

before you take your car in!

can you get the column to unlock?
if you can get it to unlock... pull the #25 fuse again and put it back in.
then clear the DIC codes.

then give the CLB another shot. Before you try the install again, check to make sure that the little 1A fuse in the cigarette lighter unlocker thingy isnt burnt out. That is one of the problems I came across. You should be able to hear the CL move when you plug in the lighter... maybe the problem is that the unlocker isnt actually unlocking before you install the CLB?

I have heard that once the CL locks up you cant put in the CLB until it has been addressed by a mechanic... I followed these steps and mine never went to the dealer and now my CLB works fine