Complaint 1151017

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

WELL MY 2001 CORVETTE GOT THE DREADED "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" MESSAGE AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE DURING MY SUMMER VACATION. THE BATTERY DIED AND I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH FACTORY/GM RECOMMENDATION CCA AND SIZING. AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY I FIRST GOT THE "PULL KEY WAIT 10 SEC" MESSAGE, THEN AFTER DOING AS TOLD, "SERVICE COLUMN LOCK" CAME ONTO THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL EASILY TUNABLE, SO THIS VETTE MUST HAVE HAD THE RECALL SERVICE DONE BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER; HOWEVER THE DIGITAL WARNING OR DISPLAY CONTINUES TO SHOW AND WHEN I PRESS CLEAR DISPLAY, IT IS REMOVED. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A NUMBER OF CORVETTE OWNERS, AND AFTER HEARING FROM A COUPLE GUYS ON CORVETTEFORUM THAT THE ISSUE COULD CONTINUE AND CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, ETC... A DEVICE NAMED THE LMC5 FROM COMPLIANCEPARTS.COM IS A FIX AND POSSIBLY THE WAY TO GO, I HAVE NOT DECIDED TO GIVE IT A SHOT AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH GM. IF I PLACE THIS DEVICE INTO THE SYSTEM, WHAT OTHER ISSUES WOULD I FACE, AND NONE OF THE OTHER OWNERS KNEW THE ANSWER AND ALL AGREED THAT THIS COULD CREATE OTHER ISSUES. I ASK THAT YOU HAVE GM FIX THIS ISSUE BASED ON A RECALL. *TR

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