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Head scratcher. SO ive read all the horror stories on there power steering. Well this vehicle losses power steerign off and on losses communication from power steering module. module is part of column. Has power and ground to module and wires to bcm are ok. Replace column and new column is dead all the time nothing at all other one was intermitent. lol I read they recalled the cobalt columns supposidly same column but not these. But damn this makes me crazy when you get bad new parts from gm. Anyone seen or heard of this. Another column in 2 days away due to time of the day

Does it need to be programmed? It is a module replacement.........................

According to my gm info it says no reprogramming needed.

I found a recall in canada on the issue but not the us. Recall # 10413

My ex-GM guy seems to remember programming those. Not saying for sure, but he thinks it may need to be programmed.

The one I have in was repalced once at gm at I looked at there invoice and it wasnt programmed either.

I wish I knew for sure.

If you have a valid TIS subscription, you can go in and see if that module comes up in the list of programmable modules.

I do not have the subscription they wont let you do monthly or daily its only yearly. Hmm based on the oe dealer did not program the replacment unit and what I read im gonna go with that. Dang I dont like to not know 100 %.

brianp87 wrote:I do not have the subscription they wont let you do monthly or daily its only yearly. Hmm based on the oe dealer did not program the replacment unit and what I read im gonna go with that. Dang I dont like to not know 100 %.

Yeah, I hate that.

BTW, you can now get short term (2-3 day) programming for GM for 55 bucks. Just did one last week.

ricmorin wrote:

brianp87 wrote:I do not have the subscription they wont let you do monthly or daily its only yearly. Hmm based on the oe dealer did not program the replacment unit and what I read im gonna go with that. Dang I dont like to not know 100 %.

Yeah, I hate that.

BTW, you can now get short term (2-3 day) programming for GM for 55 bucks. Just did one last week.

Really I did not know that thats much better.

Ok got new column in and all is well. No programming was needed. What a pain and such my luck to get 2 bad ones in a row.

Were they remans?

The motor was but the column was new. The recall is for the motor. The column was oroginally replaced by dealer two days before I saw it. I sent it there in the hopes they would warrnaty it for a clunk noise in the column. He went to pick it upo and it had no p/s and had the error on dash. They said all was good and sent him on his way. Took 2 from gm for me to get a good column(module). I did the motor since it was effected by the recal for cobalts and in canada hhr's have been recalled all for the same part #. The module was our problem it was dead most of the time.

Would it help to call the dealer and ask if it needs programmed? If your dealer is not friendly please forward any info I may need, I will be more than happy to call our local (friendly) dealer and ask.

I did find this:

Power Steering Control Module Programming and Setup

This device requires no programming or setup.

Ya it doenst need it Thanks for looking. Just wild they would recall it in canada and cobalts with the same # part but not these.