As I have already posted, I experienced this message numerous times (almost every time I cranked her up and drove for a short while) just after I took delivery. Upon recc from the Vette specialist at the dealership, I waited it out to see if the problem would self-correct. His theory, for those that missed my last post, was that there is sometimes an excessive amount of lubricant in the steering column that sometimes causes the sensor to fault, thereby displaying the message "Service Active Handling" and the AH light to light up in the speedometer. The tech thought that a simple fix would be to drive normally and turn the steering wheel when not moving, all in attempt to displace the excessive lubricant. I'm happy to report that as I did this, the frequency of the message became less and less. Now, after more than three weeks (I'm knocking on wood right now) I haven't seen the message and I think that the problem has been remedied. Just thought I'd pass this along to the new owners so they don't freak out when they see the message and run to the dealership for what may be unnecessary surgery and downtime.
As a side note, I have seen threads that say that even though the AH light may come on in these circumstances, fear not, the AH system is still on and responsive. I received conflicting information from the tech, who called GM to confirm, that whenever the AH light is on and the message captioned above is displayed, the AH system is NOT on. So be careful with you driving habits. Can anyone out there clarify this conflicting information. C4C5?
As a side note, I have seen threads that say that even though the AH light may come on in these circumstances, fear not, the AH system is still on and responsive. I received conflicting information from the tech, who called GM to confirm, that whenever the AH light is on and the message captioned above is displayed, the AH system is NOT on. So be careful with you driving habits. Can anyone out there clarify this conflicting information. C4C5?
