The electronic immobilizer on my 2009 jetta is a communication between the cars computer and the key doing some sort of key exchange or rolling code. There’s no amount of tampering with anything in the steering column which can result in a running car. You start the engine and without the correct authentication the computer shuts the engine off after one second. I experienced it myself in a situation where i had a physical key which was not electronically paired with the engine so i could unlock and start the car one second at a time. There’s no option outside of hacking the car computer or having access to dealer only computer interface tools.