Years ago there was a rash of car thefts,all gm’s with tilt columns.
They would break the column by the signal lever and somehow manipulate ignition from the backside. One friend’s car was stolen twice in a month. Both times it was found in the same place with a free screwdiver on the floor.
The gm parts guy grew to hate steering column parts. I would joke with him about needing all the parts to fix a column, and he would tell me to f-off:rofl: