C5 column lock
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,491
Likes: 315
St. Jude Donor '15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,050
Likes: 147
From: Phoenix AZ
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
St. Col. lock
There is a lengthy sticky about it.
first, turn off the key and try to turn the wheel.
you may not even have a lock.
there is nothing to tell the computer that it was taken out, except the reprogramming.
if it was not reprogrammed, the computer only relies on an input that tells it that the lock solenoid/mechanism failed.
i put in the relay, and for about 4 years now, it’s been fine.
read the sticky.
first, turn off the key and try to turn the wheel.
you may not even have a lock.
there is nothing to tell the computer that it was taken out, except the reprogramming.
if it was not reprogrammed, the computer only relies on an input that tells it that the lock solenoid/mechanism failed.
i put in the relay, and for about 4 years now, it’s been fine.
read the sticky.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 2,258
Likes: 543
From: Appleton WI
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 32,910
Likes: 2,402
From: Anthony TX
CI 6,7,8,9,11 Vet
St. Jude Donor '08
Bill
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,491
Likes: 315
St. Jude Donor '15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
Note: For manual trans or export C5s, locate and detach connector from steering column lock relay above BCM
Also you would be well advised to do the brown wire install on page 2 so that you don't have to go back in case as some have experienced they still get the wait 10 sec message once in a while.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call Richard at Compliance. He is very helpful.
Last edited by laurent_zo6; May 1, 2019 at 10:01 PM.
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 18
Likes: 2
From: Lilburn GA
The column locked up yesterday and now the car is at the Chevy dealer. Get this, per the dealer the procedure was done in 2005 and I will pay for the next at over $500.00, plus the parts they need are out of Canada (take a week for parts to ship). The parts I got from Corvette Central they won't touch!!!! per the shop foreman and the tech. When it rains it pours.
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,742
Likes: 1,205
From: Wisconsin
So you didnt listen to the advice on this forum and took it to a dealership for repair, if you do i little more research on column lock issues you will find anything they do at the dealership will fail again and your out the money and back to square one.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 158
Likes: 38
From: Upstate NY
If you are handy you can run speaker wire from the battery to the purple and orange wires removed from the install of the lmc5 lock. Purple is positive orange negative. Takes about 5 seconds to unlock.
d
d
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 36
Likes: 5
I did the LMC5 on my 97. I get the Pull Key message all the time. Contacted the gentlemen from Compliance Parts twice; once by email and talked with the owner personally on the phone. Was to send out something that would eliminate this. Never did. My guess, there is no fix and he was blowing smoke.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 158
Likes: 38
From: Upstate NY
I did the LMC5 on my 97. I get the Pull Key message all the time. Contacted the gentlemen from Compliance Parts twice; once by email and talked with the owner personally on the phone. Was to send out something that would eliminate this. Never did. My guess, there is no fix and he was blowing smoke.
Did you try these steps?
http://www.complianceparts.com/lmc5trblshoot.html
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 36
Likes: 5