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Greetings
Hi all,
I used to post on various forums when I lived in So-Cal, but recently have come back because I am in quite a pickle.
I live in Oregon (Chehalem Mountain area near Portland), and went to go start my 2002 C5 Z06 and voila, steering locked. After futzing with it for 15 minutes, I got it to briefly unlock, and immediately re-lock. Now nothing I've done will fix it.
Does my extended warranty cover this? Does the recall I've heard about this cover this?
I am going to have AAA tow it to a Chevy dealer in the Portland Metro area - any recommendations?
Right now I am just looking for whichever Chevy dealer sells the most 'vettes and hoping for the best. This sucks in a bad way.
Right or wrong, my wife is now beside herself in fear that unless they remove the locking mechanism completely, it will decide to lock when I am "performance testing"
and introduce me to a tree in a bad way.
Spring is an insanely busy time for me. My poor car has sat for a week while I try to find time to figure this out.
As soon as I have a plan, I'm calling AAA. I appreciate any help I can get.
Westonium aka Paladin
Portland - Most micro-breweries per capita in the world.
I used to post on various forums when I lived in So-Cal, but recently have come back because I am in quite a pickle.
I live in Oregon (Chehalem Mountain area near Portland), and went to go start my 2002 C5 Z06 and voila, steering locked. After futzing with it for 15 minutes, I got it to briefly unlock, and immediately re-lock. Now nothing I've done will fix it.
Does my extended warranty cover this? Does the recall I've heard about this cover this?
I am going to have AAA tow it to a Chevy dealer in the Portland Metro area - any recommendations?
Right now I am just looking for whichever Chevy dealer sells the most 'vettes and hoping for the best. This sucks in a bad way.
Right or wrong, my wife is now beside herself in fear that unless they remove the locking mechanism completely, it will decide to lock when I am "performance testing"
and introduce me to a tree in a bad way.Spring is an insanely busy time for me. My poor car has sat for a week while I try to find time to figure this out.
As soon as I have a plan, I'm calling AAA. I appreciate any help I can get.
Westonium aka Paladin
Portland - Most micro-breweries per capita in the world.
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Welcome aboard and sorry for your troubles. I would suggest that you post your question in the C5 General Section as that is where you will get the best information and more people will see the post as well.
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Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!
As others have said, your best bet is to post your situation and ask your questions in the C5 General section here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=103
You access most of the sub-forums via the "Forums" drop down menu at the far left of the red menu bar near the top of each page.
Be sure to check in on the Pacific Northwest Regional section for local events and happenings here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=127
Also, although it isn't required, it would be nice if you would fill in your profile so folks will know a little about you and your car. It helps when answering your questions in the future and it's just friendlier. Thanks for your consideration.
As others have said, your best bet is to post your situation and ask your questions in the C5 General section here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=103
You access most of the sub-forums via the "Forums" drop down menu at the far left of the red menu bar near the top of each page.
Be sure to check in on the Pacific Northwest Regional section for local events and happenings here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=127
Also, although it isn't required, it would be nice if you would fill in your profile so folks will know a little about you and your car. It helps when answering your questions in the future and it's just friendlier. Thanks for your consideration.
