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My 99 Vert has it

Had the recall done on my 1999 A-4 C5 Convertible last year. This month the DIC started to show "Service Column Lock"; it was drivable, just annoying having to clear the alarm on the DIC. Took it to dealer and it needed a new relay for the Column Lock Dealer had it for three days waiting on...

Yep its back... Click Click Click...:ugh

Well shop says no more than a normal draw .2 on the car sitting... I tightened the battery connections prior to going, hope that was it... I however have a feeling that the problem will return...

Hmmm sounds like mine...its going in the shop tomorrow.

Not a 69...but here's a 99 Nassau Blue Vert as well as a write in Nassau Blue vote...:w

I did not oil mine (nor did it come with any oil) I purchased it from WCC. IIRC the instructions said to reoil at 50k miles. Cheers Beer

I added a Blackwing last Month (A4 Tranny, and did not reset anything), no problems what-so-ever. While waiting for the UPS truck to show (It got to my house late in the afternoon, good thing to cus it took me 3 hours or so to do the Mod) I decided I was gonna modify the factory fog lamp...

Here is My 99 :beer Stinger 4 Tip on the rear. Cheers Beer

Thanks :beer Took the pics at a public Boat Launch in Bath Maine near Bath Iron Works Its Doubling Point Light on the Kennebec River http://lighthousegetaway.com/lights/kennebec.html Next Time I will treat the tires and get there before the boat trailers start going in and out of the water...

Thought I would throw in a couple of pics of a Nassau Blue Convertible since no one put in a FRC pic :D Cheers Beer

Good advice, I will get with my local Corvette Club (maybe see if they have or would host a message board for this topic) and check out their experiences with the local Dealers for service. Thanks for the feedback, if I learn any more in my "quest" concerning GM certs/classes or C-5 specific...

I am curious what certification/training a C5specialist get? :confused I am looking for a new dealer (for service) and I want to seek out someone qualified to work on my car, and be able to ask the dealer if they have such a mechanic on staff. So what certification from GM makes a C-5...

I had Mieneke install mine, cost $100 (I did keep the old exhaust should I decide to trade the car in at a later date). From looking at the stock exhaust after removal I do not see any torch cuts on anything (I know they did cut the old bolts with a torch, but I did not see them cut anything...

Last year doing a round trip from Maine to Dayton Ohio (960 miles each way), I averaged 27-28 MPG with my C-5 Automatic, this was done by calculator and fuel reciepts, and not the DIC, the DIC was real close though. Cheers Beer