Help!!! Emergency!!!
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Originally Posted by black05c6z51
would reboot it first..any trip to dealer might make it worse...look around. if you like broken body parts, scratched rims or body panels take it there often. if not do it yourself as much as possible
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Originally Posted by Scoota CO6
A wash and wax should make the problems go away. Always worked for me on my other cars.
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From: Arizona
Originally Posted by coolcat
Just got home from visiting my mom. Backed into my parking spot put it in park and all hell broke lose. The dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. All the warnimg lights came on like when you start it up but they stayed on. Turned the car off thinking that maybe the electrical system would clear itself on a restart. Well she doesn't start! Put my foot on the brake and pushed the start button...NOTHING!!! The radio continues to play and won't shut off. WTF!!! Now the doors don't open and I'am trapped inside. So I pull on the emergency handle and the door opened. Closed the door and now it won't open from the outside! In the meantime the radio continues to play and the doors still don't open...an hour later! I'am afraid I'll be looking at a dead battery if the radio doesn't turn off. What should I do??? 
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From: Hilo,Hawaii or Bradenton,Florida
Originally Posted by Thinker
Not to be a fool - but is there any easier way to do this than to disconnect the battery? Is there any fuse based option?
There's no "master reset" somewhere to the DIC?
There's no "master reset" somewhere to the DIC?
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From: Of Mind
Originally Posted by web1
there is that disconnect terminal you can attch to one of the cables, its a quick disconnect (it also has a separate line to keep an energy feed for your DIC)
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Here's the followup. Drove my C6 to the dealer early this morning. Explained to the service manager what happened. The tech who worked on my car discovered that it had a faulty door receiver. The car didn't recognize that I was sitting in the seat. So the car didn't start and the doors wouldn't open. My C6 will remain at the dealer for at least a couple more days. In addition to a new door receiver both fob's will have to be reprogramed. Everything is covered by the warranty. The dealer also gave me a new Buick Lucerne to drive around in until my C6 is fixed. The sound system in that car is much better than the one in my C6. Much better FM reception too. Having said that the rest of that Buick is a piece of crap! Felt like I was driving my living room down the street. No wonder GM is going down the tubes. 
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From: San Clemente CA
Originally Posted by coolcat
Here's the followup. Drove my C6 to the dealer early this morning. Explained to the service manager what happened. The tech who worked on my car discovered that it had a faulty door receiver. The car didn't recognize that I was sitting in the seat. So the car didn't start and the doors wouldn't open. My C6 will remain at the dealer for at least a couple more days. In addition to a new door receiver both fob's will have to be reprogramed. Everything is covered by the warranty. The dealer also gave me a new Buick Lacern to drive around in until my C6 is fixed. The sound system in that car is much better than the one in my C6. Much better FM reception too. Having said that the rest of that Buick is a piece of crap! Felt like I was driving my living room down the street. No wonder GM is going down the tubes.
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From: South HOUSTON TEXAS
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by vetteuphoria
Thanks for posting. Never know when something like that could happen to any one of us as well. Kudos to all the forum support you received. Glad it appeared to be nothing too serious for you other than some minor inconvenience. Hope it is nothing you will re-encounter.
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From: Central FL
Originally Posted by glennhl
Isn't that a brand of Ice Cream? I personally think that a Lucerne is a retro look car back to the days when cars were big and UGLY!
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Originally Posted by VET4LES
Buick's are for the AARP crowd. They are built with older people in mind. I watched a program on it. The doors are constructed for ease of entry and exit. Everything on the car has old people in mind. They advertise big time in the senior publications.
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From: Southwest Florida
Originally Posted by coolcat
Thank God for the C6. Can't wait till the dealer calls me and say's "You're vette is ready". I think I'll set a new land speed record driving this AARP approved Lucerne back to the dealer. It's only been one day without my C6 and I'll already climbing the walls.
Maybe have some fun with the Buick while you have it. Spray some WD-40 on the tires and see if you can do a burnout or something. 
Mike
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From: Huntsville AL
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Originally Posted by coolcat
Thank God for the C6. Can't wait till the dealer calls me and say's "You're vette is ready". I think I'll set a new land speed record driving this AARP approved Lucerne back to the dealer. It's only been one day without my C6 and I'll already climbing the walls.
