DIY: Replace dreaded steering-lock on 2009s and early 2010s.

akmofo · 01-28-2013, 11:12 AM

I'm confused. about this part:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhk1004

Well... that is cool but now, it seems this throws a code? the key light came back on after a few times of turning the car on and off. It doesnt affect the car turning on, but it seems to be triggering that it cannot lock the steering lock when the car is off? It actually goes away when I clear the codes on the car but will always come back after a few on and off cycles.

Are you saying it doesn't prevent the car from starting? Or that the steering lock no longer works? I would expect the lock to not work anymore if you pulled the fuse.

I think the fuse just powers the motor that spins the gear and raises/lowers the lock. Cutting the wire does the same thing, just at a different point in the circuit.

My girlfriend's car has the little yellow light on as well, but it doesn't seem to affect the ability to start it, which is the only thing I cared about.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Just joined the "Dreaded Steering Lock Club"	Timotay	New Forum Member	2	03-06-2013 04:40 PM
Need a steering lock assembly!!	bfowlzr33	Wanted	8	01-02-2013 04:40 PM
Dreaded steering lock	Jim Roberts	Exterior & Interior	2	12-12-2012 03:08 PM
Steering lock repair	fritz	DIY Section (Do-It-Yourself)	38	02-22-2012 09:30 PM