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Hey Z Fam, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! I was curious to know if any of you had a work around for the ESCL, Steering Lock Module/Acuator?

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Hey Z Fam, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!

I was curious to know if any of you had a work around for the ESCL, Steering Lock Module/Acuator? My car has seized and will not start, acc mode or anything. I have already tried the fuse removal technique and that worked well for several months. I know this may sound silly, but EVERYTIME it gets a little colder than normal my car acts up and does this to an extent, but now its FULLY stuck.


Can I simply unplug the harness all together or do I need this part replaced? It was recalled but they denied to cover mine... just lost on how to fix this without going to the stealership and paying over $1k for them to fix it and then charge to me program my remotes.
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Hey guys, So an update... I used the pin / ground method and the car DID start... however when I turn the car off it goes back into limp mode... This is AFTER the fuse pull method...

SO now I am thinking what If I plug the fuse back into the engine fuse block, then do the pin/ground start method to start the car and then take the amp back out ?

Would that work?
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*SOLUTION* Hope this helps someone out there who has this problem. So be aware, this is AFTER I did the fuse removal technique months ago that originally fixed my issue, the WEIRD part is HOW did the lock module/actuator turn back on if the fuse was out... EITHER way.. its FIXED!

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#1. With the car off... put the 10amp fuse back into the designated spot for the Steering Lock engine fuse.
#2. Start your car using the pin/ground method.
#3. While car is still on, take the fuse back OUT of the engine bay fuse panel.
#4. Turn off car
#5. Start the car a few times just to make sure it will not go back into the LOCK/LIMP/SEIZE/ mode.

Just drove it home, all is well... if this happens to me again, I will simply follow these steps. I know down the road buying a emulator/bypass kit for this part will be ideal... Haven't tried to cut the BROWN wire that some speak of... Hope this helps!!

Much love Z family, Happy Holidays!!
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