Service steering column or pull key wait 10 secs on message display

My dashboard message is pull key wait 10 secs or service steering column which i read is common for C-5's it has something to do with the anti theft and your steering is stuck in the locked position after the car is already started or it also shuts off your fuel my car already had this fixed on the recall but i am getting this message but my wheel isn't in the locked position but the fuel does shut off so i got the column lock simulator which is said to be the answer to this problem but i still continue to get that warning message,could it be a faulty simulator or something else and i did disconnect the pos. battery post and pull the fuses it suggested but still nothing need advice. answers something thanks.  

exactly what year C5....   i saw your post...    i have not had a chance to figure out what's going wrong ...


i also don't know what the simulator does...  yet...  

got a part number or a link to it...  i am fairly smart about this stuff .. but i mostly work on C4 models..

was you car key one with a resistor pellet ..  or does it have the transponder...


if you had the transponder...    you don't have a mobile speed pass hanging on your keys do you?????/

do you have access to a scan tool...  that displays live data??????  it might have to be a tech 2 scanner... but i am not sure on that... they are really expensive..    these are things i will have to look up

most people who know... don't share the info...  

and why did you have to install the simulator???? as something else broken.. or the keys missing?????



did you change the electrical half of the ignition switch...

this link shows  the insides of the switch..

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-tech/1951626-c5-ignition-switch-repair.html


i did find this shock absorber simulator...

http://www.casperselectronics.com/store2/product_info.php?products_id=1210

but as far as i know.. installing them will not stop the car from starting..

i did see something about an ignition system alarm bypass.... is this what you are talking about..


and .. have you already changed the ignition switch.??  

Blanston1:
My dashboard message is pull key wait 10 secs or service steering column which i read is common for C-5's it has something to do with the anti theft and your steering is stuck in the locked position after the car is already started or it also shuts off your fuel my car already had this fixed on the recall but i am getting this message but my wheel isn't in the locked position but the fuel does shut off so i got the column lock simulator which is said to be the answer to this problem but i still continue to get that warning message,could it be a faulty simulator or something else and i did disconnect the pos. battery post and pull the fuses it suggested but still nothing need advice. answers something thanks.

Food for though.

1997-2004: Recall: Electronic Column Lock System


Subject:
GMP04-112 - 04006A - Electronic Column Lock System


MODELS:
CERTAIN 1997-2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1997-2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND CERTAIN 2001-2004 CHEVROLET CORVETTE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION – EUROPEAN EXPORT ONLY.


PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #04006A - DATED: JULY 26, 2004


NOTE:
THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND REPLACES BULLETIN 04006, ISSUED APRIL 2004. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE POPULATION. THIS BULLETIN DOES NOT INCLUDE A SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR 1997 MANUALS AND EXPORT AUTOMATICS, OR 1998 MANUALS AND EXPORT AUTOMATICS BUILT THROUGH 5-25-98. THE BULLETIN WILL BE REVISED WHEN PARTS FOR THESE VEHICLES ARE AVAILABLE. ALL COPIES OF BULLETIN 04006 SHOULD BE DESTROYED.


DESCRIPTION:
General Motors has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 1997-2004 model year Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. When you remove the ignition key, the electronic column lock (ECL) system prevents turning of the steering wheel. When the vehicle is started, it unlocks the steering. Two conditions can prevent steering while the vehicle is moving:


1. The vehicle is designed so that if the column fails to unlock when the vehicle is started, the fuel supply will be shut off if the driver tries to move the vehicle. If voltage at the powertrain control module is low or interrupted, however, the fuel shut off may not occur and the vehicle can be accelerated while the steering is locked.


2. During quick cranks, the ECL lock pin may not withdraw fully and, in vehicles where there is abnormally low clearance to the lock plate, there may be contact between the pin and lock plate. This can cause a noise or ratcheting when the steering wheel is turned or, if there is insufficient clearance, the steering wheel cannot be turned.


If one of these conditions occurs, a crash could occur without warning.
Dealers are to remove the column lock plate on U.S. and Canadian vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. After the service correction, the steering column will no longer lock when the key is removed.


On vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, and export vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, dealers are to 1) reprogram the PCM, and 2) verify there is adequate lock plate clearance and, if necessary, replace the lock plate. After the service correction, the steering column will continue to lock when the key is removed.
Refer to the Product Safety Recall Bulletin #04006A for further information.


EFFECTIVE DATE:
Owner mailing is scheduled to begin August 2, 2004.


GENERAL INFORMATION:


Part Number Description Quantity/Vehicle
88952427 Harness Kit, Strg Whl Theft Dtrnt Lk Shorting (automatics except export vehicles) 1
88952428 Wire Kit, Strg Whl Theft Dtrnt Lk (1998-2000 manuals & export automatics) 1 (If Req'd)
26056108 Nut, Strg Whl 1 (If Req'd)
26094767 Plate, Strg Shf Lk (manuals except exports) 1 (If Req'd)
88964588 Plate, Strg Shf Lk (export) 1 (If Req'd)
05694191 Ring, Strg Shf Lk Plt Ret 1 (If Req'd)  
CorvetteDon

My problem is similar, but the opposite.  I have a 2000 C5 automatic.  My steering column won't lock and continually stalls when I put it into gear.  Does the recall also cover this issue?  

corvette don made a wonderful post with the right info... but look back at item #1


1. The vehicle is designed so that if the column fails to unlock when the vehicle is started, the fuel supply will be shut off if the driver tries to move the vehicle. If voltage at the powertrain control module is low or interrupted, however, the fuel shut off may not occur and the vehicle can be accelerated while the steering is locked.


the answer is probably yes....  

The guys at good old Corvette Fever would know.