"yar" > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> The battery on my 2001 c5 vette was flat today and now I have the error
> message "Service the column lock".
>
> I did have the car serviced a few weeks ago and the safety recall for the
> lock was completed at that time.

Is your car a six speed? If so they did not fix the lock problem.They only
re-program the computer
so it will not run when the steering lock is engaged.
If your spare key does not work and you are sure you have good battery
power then there is only one of two options to do.
Keep paying the dealer for the same repair or do what I and others have done
and order the lock by-pass.
The job took me under 40 minutes to do and it is working great.
here is a link to order( I did my research and they have a better kit ,and
the best price also )
Hope this helps.
Mike
http://www.corvettesofhouston.com/index.php?cPath=29_42

P.S. Low voltage will cause the stering lock to not disengage properly

> Thoughts please.
>
> PS I live in the UK and answers are not so easy to get here
>
>