Service Column Lock
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,279
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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 have subscribed to 125 threads for forum members who have suffered column lock failures (I had eight failures)...if you are interested, I PM me and I will send you the links to some or all if them if you want.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 136
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From: Owensboro Ky
Chevrolet has discontinued the column lock motor, it is no longer able to be ordered. So those of us with m6 05's are screwed if the column lock motor fails or the gear fails since this part is no longer available. I guess that would render our cars inoperable even if you have the eliminator. Thanks GM
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Montgomery, Alabama
2017 C6 of Year Finalist
Installed the bypass two years. There are more than one on ebay but be sure to get the one from seller kfn01.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/C6-2005-Corv...pRhGu6&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/C6-2005-Corv...pRhGu6&vxp=mtr
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 136
Likes: 5
From: Owensboro Ky
I've gone through 3 eliminators...2 from Corvettes of Houston and one from the cat that used to work for then and made the eliminator for them. I ordered that one from him on ebay, I just put one on that I got from Zipp. I also just received a new CL module noe called ignition immobilizer....guess I'll install it and reinstall the eliminator just in case my old column lock module was bad.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 4,279
Likes: 82
From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
Chevrolet has discontinued the column lock motor, it is no longer able to be ordered. So those of us with m6 05's are screwed if the column lock motor fails or the gear fails since this part is no longer available. I guess that would render our cars inoperable even if you have the eliminator. Thanks GM
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 27,118
Likes: 135
From: Montgomery, Alabama
2017 C6 of Year Finalist
Chevrolet has discontinued the column lock motor, it is no longer able to be ordered. So those of us with m6 05's are screwed if the column lock motor fails or the gear fails since this part is no longer available. I guess that would render our cars inoperable even if you have the eliminator. Thanks GM
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 136
Likes: 5
From: Owensboro Ky
I understand that its installed when the wheel is unlocked, I've been through 3 eliminators in the past 6 yrs. I'm on my 4th right now......they can and do fail....as does the column lock module which you plug the eliminator in to. I'm just saying if by chance the gears or motor goes out before a person could put the eliminator on that you're screwed.