Tilt Steering Locked! WTH!!!!

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Feb 7, 2006 | 01:10 PM

Atlasengr02

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Tilt Steering Locked! WTH!!!!

I just went out to get lunch a while ago and I (as I always do) ran the steering wheel all the way up in order to get out of the car with ease.

Well, I get in the car ready to leave and the damb steering wheel does not want to come down anymore! I pull the adusting lever back and nothing happens!

Is this problem mechanical, electrical, or the dreaded Column Lock issue.

Please advice.

My car is a 1999 FRC.

Feb 7, 2006 | 03:57 PM

Atlasengr02

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Anyone? This is killing me!

Feb 7, 2006 | 04:42 PM

jjvet

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It is mechanical or maybe manaical it happened to me drove to stealership like a fugging bus. They got it unstuck could not get it to repeat. It happened one time since I got it unstuck. Don,t remember I think I pushed up or sideways or just got lucky or maybe was not going to drive like a bus and didn,t give a **** what I did. Maybe some tech can jump in here.

Feb 7, 2006 | 04:55 PM

Atlasengr02

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Originally Posted by jjvet

My point exactly! Man I felt like I was driving the most lowrider ever 18 wheeler! It blows

I guess I'll take a look @ it this afternoon. Maybe when I get out of work to go home it will fix itself.

Thanks for the help!

Feb 7, 2006 | 04:55 PM

mrC5er

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I've heard others say that if you let the wheel slam into the up position, it could get jammed like that. I always help ease it up as I release it.

Feb 7, 2006 | 08:42 PM

trussme

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It IS the Column Lock Problem...

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Originally Posted by Atlasengr02

....whether the wheel is up or down....get to "Tech Topics" (by opening the "Other" Icon in Corvette Forum) click on C5, then you will see a list of remedys for your C5...scroll down, there are 2 solutions listed: How to Unlock & To Unlock...either one works..

Feb 7, 2006 | 09:05 PM

Atlasengr02

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As I figured. Right after work, when I got in the car, I just slightly tapped the steering wheel and it got unlocked from being stuck all the way up.

Thanks for the help everyone! I will be more gentle with the steering wheel from now on.

Feb 7, 2006 | 10:26 PM

toona84/99/01

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Had same problem. Happened when turning off/getting out. Think telescopic was moving when I let wheel tilt up fast. Hitting it did not resolve. But I ran the telescopic up and down and the tilt release handle took hold and wheel came down. So try moving telescopic up and down..