Steering Column problems of the 2010 Volkswagen CC

Steering column lock defective - message is displayed after starting the car, then the car immediately shuts off. Mechanic checked for fault codes and sees 02823 requirements for locking steering column not met, and 02861 electronic steering column lock check sum error. There has been a recall of other 2010 vw Ccs over this issue, but it does not include my VIN number. The symptoms of the issue seem to be exactly the same. This was happening intermittently earlier in the year, but now it happens nearly every time I start the car in the morning.

When attempting to start the vehicle, placing the key into the ignition, there is a delayed start, or no start condition. A message appears in the vehicle display screen "defective steering column lock". The vehicle is disabled and unable to start. This is an unsafe condition for manual transmission vehicles, if stalling occurs while in an intersection, and the operator is unable to re-start the engine, and the steering wheel locks.