Column Lock Bypass worked for 4 days - next?
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St. Jude Donor '14
Column Lock Bypass worked for 4 days - next?
I had a "Service Column Lock" message so installed a Column Lock Bypass. Pretty straightforward process, and following installation the message went away. 4 days later, it's back.
What's next to troubleshoot? Could the CLB have failed? Is there a way to test it?
What's next to troubleshoot? Could the CLB have failed? Is there a way to test it?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '14
Talking with Richard at Compliance Parts, the two common causes for this are a low battery or leaving your key in the ignition after the BCM goes to sleep.
The battery is strong, but I do sometimes turn off the car and leave the key in - so I'm going to reset it again by removing the negative battery terminal for 2 minutes and NOT leaving the key in the ignition after turning off the car. We'll see what happens.
The battery is strong, but I do sometimes turn off the car and leave the key in - so I'm going to reset it again by removing the negative battery terminal for 2 minutes and NOT leaving the key in the ignition after turning off the car. We'll see what happens.
