18,800 miles...
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
18,800 miles...
and I get the the Service Column Lock message as I am ready to go for a drive with my wife this afternoon...Nada...Nyet...Zip...Zilch... 
Radio works fine...Nav system will navigate...but no starting.
Drove the car back from Rocky Mount, NC yesterday with a short stop in Hopewell, VA. Cleaned the car up before parking it in the garage. Always make sure it in reverse and the steering wheel is locked when parking...
Having it towed to the local Chevy dealer (Radley) and I hope to not have them screw it up.
Does anyone know if the column lock bypass for the C5 will fit a C6?
Radio works fine...Nav system will navigate...but no starting.
Drove the car back from Rocky Mount, NC yesterday with a short stop in Hopewell, VA. Cleaned the car up before parking it in the garage. Always make sure it in reverse and the steering wheel is locked when parking...
Having it towed to the local Chevy dealer (Radley) and I hope to not have them screw it up.
Does anyone know if the column lock bypass for the C5 will fit a C6?
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Originally Posted by BLKVETTEVERTZ51
i wonder if disconnecting and reconnecting the battery would have cleared it?
I did not get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I asked the service advisor on duty if they had a GM Certified Corvette Technician at the dealership and he replied "the technicians are trained to work on all the cars; they go to training often"...
I will be calling the service manager tomorrow morning to make sure he knows why the car is there and to confirm that they have a certified Corvette technician. If not, I guess I will be eating the cost of towing to the dealership (80 miles) where I bought it who does have a Corvette technician.
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From: Arizona
Classic case of DBS I'm afraid!
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
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From: Lawton OK
Well you have some power in the car. Sounds like DBS to me too. Put a charger on it for a couple hours or jump it, ensure the headlights are off, and crank her up. I got the service column lock among others when my DBS struck. Only happened once in 15 months so far though...
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From: Western MA
Originally Posted by Hoonose
Classic case of DBS I'm afraid!
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Originally Posted by Hoonose
Classic case of DBS I'm afraid!
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
Just make sure nothing has been left on.
Recharge the battery and you'll be good to go until next episode.
The SCL code is just one of many thrown at dead battery time.
Although there have been a few actual SCL failures on this forum, they are nothing like DBS numbers! Probably it's a good idea to report this first time episode to your dealer, but so far they have been no/little help. I would be leery if they tell you the battery is bad, although it remains a possibility of course.
My theory post #6:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...29&forum_id=74
Today, 1 and 2 apply but I could also hear the initial injection of fuel into the cylinders which I did not hear the first time DBS struck and all the lights were lite up brightly. In addition, because the car was in the garage, the headlights came on full intensity.
I always use the same routine when shutting down:
Shift into reverse and double check that it is in reverse.
Pull up on the hand brake.
Press the stop button.
Turn the steering wheel until it locks; then give a couple of gentle left-right wiggles to confirm it is locked.
Pull my cellphone charger out of the power outlet.
Exit the car.
Look back several times as I walk the 20ft or so to door into my house to gaze upon its beauty and allure before turning out the lights.
I will find out tomorrow if it was DBS or not; my neighbor is the parts manager at the local Cheby dealer and he is going to call me when they get it into the shop.
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From: Lawton OK
Same thing with me...I could get in it but not enough power to start. Realized the lights were on when we couldn't get it started after hooking it up to the jumper cables on the tow truck. It was hard to tell because the nose of my car was in the sun and the rest of the car under the covered parking! Turned off the lights and it started right up.
The car had been sitting for about 5 days.
The car had been sitting for about 5 days.
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Originally Posted by youngs98
Same thing with me...I could get in it but not enough power to start. Realized the lights were on when we couldn't get it started after hooking it up to the jumper cables on the tow truck. It was hard to tell because the nose of my car was in the sun and the rest of the car under the covered parking! Turned off the lights and it started right up.
The car had been sitting for about 5 days.
The car had been sitting for about 5 days.
I will be calling the dealer in a couple of minutes to check on it and will update when I know more.
Update:
The car will not be looked at today; the service writer assigned to my car does not have any technicians assigned to his "team" that have more certification than "That's a Corvette; it's really, really expensive" under their collective belts. So it is being reassigned to the only service writer with the two technicians who have the most training on the car.
I did call the dealership where I bought the car and who does have a GM Certified Corvette Tech and they said that it may come down to "bolting a plate" to correct the problem.
More to follow as I find out...
Last edited by LJD51; May 30, 2006 at 02:30 PM.
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From: Lawton OK
Mine sits for days on end sometimes. Just happened this one time it seems something was either trickling the power out or something woke up on the car in the middle of the time it was sitting. They call it DBS...the dealer will find nothing wrong with your car, may swap out the battery, but most likely will send you on your way thinking you left something on inside. Good luck.
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Originally Posted by youngs98
Mine sits for days on end sometimes. Just happened this one time it seems something was either trickling the power out or something woke up on the car in the middle of the time it was sitting. They call it DBS...the dealer will find nothing wrong with your car, may swap out the battery, but most likely will send you on your way thinking you left something on inside. Good luck.
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Safety Car
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
I got the car back on Wednesday evening and everything seems to be fine. I have driven it several times since picking it up to test the repair.
The service order reads as follows:
"Cust states service column lock message on display and car will not start."
"Ck over. Found service column lock message. No communication with steering column lock module." "Replace Service Column Lock Module."
So hopefully this will be an isolated incident. If it happens again, I will try disconnecting the battery for 10-15 minutes to see if that will clear it.
Thanks for the help.
The service order reads as follows:
"Cust states service column lock message on display and car will not start."
"Ck over. Found service column lock message. No communication with steering column lock module." "Replace Service Column Lock Module."
So hopefully this will be an isolated incident. If it happens again, I will try disconnecting the battery for 10-15 minutes to see if that will clear it.
Thanks for the help.
