Steering column main switch
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Drifting
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From: Issaquah Wa.
Steering column main switch
greetings friends sorry I've been away a while I'm confronted with the well-known and dreaded central collum switch failure,...cars been sitting almost 2 years back surgery knee surgery etc. etc. "what a drag it is getting old",..
I remember seeing threads addressing this problem but I wouldn't begin to know where to find them 28° outside right now at least that cold in the garage but I'm going to do this and help greatly appreciated I'm not certain even where to begin.
Drifting
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From: Bahama North Carolina
greetings friends sorry I've been away a while I'm confronted with the well-known and dreaded central collum switch failure,...cars been sitting almost 2 years back surgery knee surgery etc. etc. "what a drag it is getting old",.. I remember seeing threads addressing this problem but I wouldn't begin to know where to find them 28° outside right now at least that cold in the garage but I'm going to do this and help greatly appreciated I'm not certain even where to begin.Sitting for 2 years? Are you sure the battery is good and has at least 12.6 volts. Number one cause of column lock is low voltage. If not, it is easy to fix by installing the correct LCM5 device. Search it on the internet, hundreds of posts.
Last edited by BigGun; Nov 27, 2015 at 01:42 AM. Reason: column lock block??
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Drifting
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From: Issaquah Wa.
Column switch part two
It was my understanding according to the tech at the dealership that the central columns switch was a switch in the steering column which routed the starter,..the pop up lights,...and a few other odds and ends through a single switch. I think what I have to do is take off the steering wheel and probably disassemble the housing to get to the switch which I would then take to the dealership to make sure it's failed because of course if that's not the problem then I'm in even deeper trouble. as far as getting the car running again I'm old-school so I'll pull the plugs mist a little Marvel mystery oil in the cylinders put a new battery fully charged ,... After I drain the gas tank replaced it with fresh hi test ,... Purge the fuel lines and crank her up,..... But I don't remember how to get to the switch there was a thread on the forum years ago which explain step-by-step but I can't find it anymore. As I recall it was once considered common
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Drifting
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From: Issaquah Wa.
Alleged column switch
What happened was originally pop up lights wouldn't come up and down,.. I managed to get it home the next day it wouldn't start,..I went to the dealership and they told me it was a design flaw and it happened a lot and it was something called the central "column switch" i'm old so maybe it's just that I've had over the years so much experience with what we used to call "the general" I just threw a little "two year" temper tantrum and for that I'm truly sorry I seem to be coming out of it now,...
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Bahama North Carolina
It was my understanding according to the tech at the dealership that the central columns switch was a switch in the steering column which routed the starter,..the pop up lights,...and a few other odds and ends through a single switch. I think what I have to do is take off the steering wheel and probably disassemble the housing to get to the switch which I would then take to the dealership to make sure it's failed because of course if that's not the problem then I'm in even deeper trouble. as far as getting the car running again I'm old-school so I'll pull the plugs mist a little Marvel mystery oil in the cylinders put a new battery fully charged ,... After I drain the gas tank replaced it with fresh hi test ,... Purge the fuel lines and crank her up,..... But I don't remember how to get to the switch there was a thread on the forum years ago which explain step-by-step but I can't find it anymore. As I recall it was once considered common
Le Mans Master
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From: Columbia SC
OP, I agree with the others, Headlight and starting issues are NOT related.
IF you need to replace the Multifunction switch to fix the HL issue here is how:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-how-to.html
Mr. Sam
IF you need to replace the Multifunction switch to fix the HL issue here is how:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-how-to.html
Mr. Sam
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