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It's hard to imagine that the cradle and arm could have just "fallen apart" without already suffering some kind of damage; we're talking about some major structural parts on the car -- parts that are far from fragile. That's a distinct possibility as well. But as you say, it will be nearly...

The parts are metallic. They shouldn't be easy to break; but like everything, can be broken under the right set of circumstances. I would concur with "LLC5." It's not outside the realm of possibility that the accident you suffered caused the damage. But at this stage it would be hard to...

Welcome! :w All parts on a car will deteriorate with age -- it's really more just a question of how long it will take. Typically for a vehicle that is garage-kept, metallic parts have a very long 'shelf life;' parts made from other materials (such as rubber, plastic, etc.) will deteriorate...

The first thing to do is top off the power steering fluid and see if that improves the situation with the heavy feel of the steering; changing it out wouldn't be a bad idea either. Continuing to let the pump run with insufficient fluid could result in damage to it. I personally don't know of...

The same line of thinking crossed my mind as well. In not so many words the BBC is kind-of acknowledging that they had a good thing in Top Gear -- and knows it -- but made a poor decision when dealing with their show personnel. They wanted to make an example of Clarkson, didn't count on...

You're probably correct: Clarkson, Hammond, and May have absolutely no reason to go back to the BBC, given the success of their new program. They must be laughing their a$$es off right now -- not with Top Gear, but at it... ;) Speaking of which: the only time I laughed during the couple of...

I finally caught a few rerun episodes of the new Top Gear formulation (Mark I) with Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans as the presenters. I agree: pretty lame. It only took one season before Evans quit. Why? Apparently on-screen professionalism alone just wasn't cutting it; the chemistry with...

Welcome! :w You may not need anything but a new battery. See this thread before trying other solutions.

Very sorry to hear "Junkie" is keeping the doctors busy. Prayers and best wishes for a full and speedy (Corvette-style) recovery...!

Yeah, I had a similar problem in my '04; one of the disks in the changer magazine somehow got jammed in the internal workings of the change unit. I think if you're too quick on the buttons to switch to a different disk, the changer mechanism is prone to jamming; at least that's my empirical...

Glad you got it sorted out! I don't have a solid answer on the seat; that's an odd one I've not heard before. Electrical problems are often hard to track down... Good luck with that one!

Cool! Yeah, hard to say at this point, but the perceived problems with the fob could have just been grounding issues. Strange things happen on the C5 when there are power issues. I think you'll have better luck with the old-style fobs now that the grounds are all good. Let us know!

Interesting. Yeah, it seems many of the GM fobs during this period eventually stop working. If someone handy with IC boards could isolate the problem, folks could perhaps repair the affected soldering joints. I've managed to avoid any electrical issues with my C5's, but from what I understand...

No worries! I think that's about all it could be: either the newer fobs are not fully compatible or the system is glitching. Hope it's not the latter; operating second-hand modules are nearly impossible to find, and after the GM bankruptcy there's no NOS at Chevy dealers for just about all C5...

Hmm. Well, I'm not completely certain of this, but the newer fobs (without the "PASSIVE" feature) may not be compatible with the older system. That right there could be the problem, at least with the new fob. Do your older fobs have the "PASSIVE" feature?

What you're describing kind-of sounds like the proximity lock/unlock feature that GM provided with the early-model (pre-2000, I think) C5's. When the fob is in the "PASSIVE" mode (set via an ON/OFF slider switch on the front of the key fob) the car will [theoretically] lock or unlock the doors...

You noticed that too, huh? Frankly, when the BBC attempted to re-launch Top Gear earlier this year I was a bit surprised they didn't enlist Graham Norton as one of the new presenters -- just to go to the opposite end of the spectrum from Clarkson's personality... :eyerole Yeah, that was...

Yeah, that's odd. The car has a battery-saver feature that should extinguish all the lights if they've been on for something like 15 minutes or so -- even if a door is left open or the 'dome' light switch is turned on... It would be better to pull the codes through the DIC. This link will...

Thanks again! I try to avoid pre-packaged stuff; I just have to heat everything in the microwave because that's the only oven-type applicance in this efficiency hotel room... Yeah, I'm immediately on the mute button as well when a commercial comes on. I've reached a point where I'm truly...

My recollection is the tonneau cover (what you're calling the waterfall) should raise up on its own when released; the one on my '04 currently does not, nor does it remain up when open, so my struts need to be replaced. Yours sound like they're serviceable for the moment. The trunk lid will...