service steering column message after gm fix
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service steering column message after gm fix
I have read all posts on column lock.here is my problem last week dealer removed lock plate and installed updated harness and relay .wheel no longer locks which is good ,but yesterday went to start car and recieved the pull key service steering column lock message and car of coarse died upon moving (fuel cut off) .now dealer is saying the new (white) relays are causing this problem he will use older relay and will fix this.any help would be great. by the way car is a 98 a4 with 18000 miles which i bought last week this is the third time in shop.I also understand its to late for aftermarket clb as it will not work on cars that have had the gm recall fix please help before i buy the for sale sign!
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From: Manchester - Political correctness is tyranny with manners.
Pull the codes and then post them so someone smarter than I am can comment. Her's how to do that. There may be something else that is causing this, such as the TAC module, that is apparently common in the 97-98's. I just ordered a new one for our coupe.
Turn the key to the ON position, but don't start the engine. Clear any present messages by pressing the RESET button. Hold the OPTIONS button down, and press the FUEL button 4 times. This will get you into the CODES section of the DIC. The computer will automatically display all the codes your car has created. It will cycle through each code every 3 seconds. Any code that ends in H is a history code (something that has occured in the past) but is fine now. Once the computer has finished going through all of it's codes, press RESET to enter Manual Configuration mode. It should start with a module and show "NO CODES" or "# CODES".
To optionally reset the codes once in manual mode, press and hold RESET until it displays "NO CODES". Press OPTIONS to go to the next module. Repeat the steps in this paragraph until you have reset the codes in all the computer modules. NOTE !! Only reset the codes IF you want to - it is NOT necessary to do this.
Turn the key to the ON position, but don't start the engine. Clear any present messages by pressing the RESET button. Hold the OPTIONS button down, and press the FUEL button 4 times. This will get you into the CODES section of the DIC. The computer will automatically display all the codes your car has created. It will cycle through each code every 3 seconds. Any code that ends in H is a history code (something that has occured in the past) but is fine now. Once the computer has finished going through all of it's codes, press RESET to enter Manual Configuration mode. It should start with a module and show "NO CODES" or "# CODES".
To optionally reset the codes once in manual mode, press and hold RESET until it displays "NO CODES". Press OPTIONS to go to the next module. Repeat the steps in this paragraph until you have reset the codes in all the computer modules. NOTE !! Only reset the codes IF you want to - it is NOT necessary to do this.
