3rd time steering colum locked up!!!!
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3rd time steering colum locked up!!!!
I have a two part question I know you guys will know. The first question is that wonderful error with the steering colum. The first time it happend was around 9 months ago. Safety recall was performed which they removed the lock. Several months later, it happened again. This time though since there is no more lock in the steering wheel it just shut down the fuel pump. Towed back to the dealer which they installed another harness and I was off again. Third time, last night the same thing happend. Same error on computer and the fuel pump cuts out again. Had it towed once again to the same dealer who informed me that GM will not cover it anymore. "GM position is that once the safety recall is done, thats it". To compound insult to injury, the car is a theft recovery and the dealer said it is "flagged".
1. How would you guys handle the dealer with the safety recall? If memory serves me correctly there were multiple safety recalls for this.
2. Does the theft recovery status of the car change anything.
Ps. I live in Pennsylvania if that helps...
Any information would be helpfull.
Thanks
Sam
1. How would you guys handle the dealer with the safety recall? If memory serves me correctly there were multiple safety recalls for this.
2. Does the theft recovery status of the car change anything.
Ps. I live in Pennsylvania if that helps...
Any information would be helpfull.
Thanks
Sam
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Posts: 452
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From: Lynnfield MA
Ugly situation. 
As always, a bad situation can be made worse by an indifferent dealer,
and it looks like that what's you've got.
The dealer is correct that once a recall has been applied, it's done,
and since the car is (I'm guessing) out of warranty, they don't have
any *obligation* to do anything more.
I'd get the car towed home, order a CLB, and undo the recall, as
mentioned in the sticky article:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
In particular, look for the two sections, a goodly ways down, labelled:
"I had the recall done and now after a few weeks my car is getting the dreaded “Service Column Lock” error message"
and
"For MN6/M12 cars what can I do if this situation occurs?"
As always, a bad situation can be made worse by an indifferent dealer,
and it looks like that what's you've got.
The dealer is correct that once a recall has been applied, it's done,
and since the car is (I'm guessing) out of warranty, they don't have
any *obligation* to do anything more.
I'd get the car towed home, order a CLB, and undo the recall, as
mentioned in the sticky article:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1015483
In particular, look for the two sections, a goodly ways down, labelled:
"I had the recall done and now after a few weeks my car is getting the dreaded “Service Column Lock” error message"
and
"For MN6/M12 cars what can I do if this situation occurs?"
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I have a two part question I know you guys will know. The first question is that wonderful error with the steering colum. The first time it happend was around 9 months ago. Safety recall was performed which they removed the lock. Several months later, it happened again. This time though since there is no more lock in the steering wheel it just shut down the fuel pump. Towed back to the dealer which they installed another harness and I was off again. Third time, last night the same thing happend. Same error on computer and the fuel pump cuts out again. Had it towed once again to the same dealer who informed me that GM will not cover it anymore. "GM position is that once the safety recall is done, thats it". To compound insult to injury, the car is a theft recovery and the dealer said it is "flagged".
1. How would you guys handle the dealer with the safety recall? If memory serves me correctly there were multiple safety recalls for this.
2. Does the theft recovery status of the car change anything.
Ps. I live in Pennsylvania if that helps...
Any information would be helpfull.
Thanks
Sam
1. How would you guys handle the dealer with the safety recall? If memory serves me correctly there were multiple safety recalls for this.
2. Does the theft recovery status of the car change anything.
Ps. I live in Pennsylvania if that helps...
Any information would be helpfull.
Thanks
Sam
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Orland Park IL
You have two separate issues.
1. Column lock
2. Fuel shut off
Fuel shutoff is a safety issue. It can be programmed out of service in the control module.
GM fixed mine free last week while out of warranty.
1. Column lock
2. Fuel shut off
Fuel shutoff is a safety issue. It can be programmed out of service in the control module.
GM fixed mine free last week while out of warranty.
