DIY: Replace dreaded steering-lock on 2009s and early 2010s.

sfearl1

I've got part C. Repped!

370zproject

mine majicly repaired itself is there not a tsb yet? wow

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kenchan

sounds good, but that's the problem with this steering lock. it seems to be intermittent.. but if it happened to you once, it will probably happen again.

some folks here had their car towed but when the dealer received the car it started up fine. (like your case). while that's great (less towing fees) that does not explain what caused the failure.

another guy had his car towed, mis-diagnosed as the IPDM failure by the dealer, then 5-6 days later the same problem re-ocurred and re-towed and i think his dealer finally decided to replace the steering lock.

on the threads a while ago, we were originally thinking this was an IPDM failure, but it seems to be caused by the steering lock.

JohnsZ

My '09 is currently at a Nissan Dealer to have this repaired. Did not start this morning until I played around with the steering column. Drove it right to the garage. This was the 3rd time it happened in the last 2 weeks and I don't want to take any chances of it happening again and leaving me stranded. This was going to be a very expensive fix, almost $1,500 but they told me it will be covered under the warranty so there is no cost to me! Thank goodness!

Baer383

The good news is its covered under warranty
The bad news is you still have the same problem with the new SL
You should have pulled that fuse along time ago,and if you did you would have your car now.

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rhd

If the lock failed, sounds like the fix would be to remove the lock mechanism, open it up, tape the switches from Korrupt's pics, put it back together and you should be good to go?

Am I missing anything?

Thanks

mt007jb

Tack on an 09 6MT touring sports edition. And I'm Active Duty stationed in Europe where my extended warranty is no good. Nissan, why you no recall?

simota1

kenchan can you send me a link to part on courtesy parts? i cant seem to locate it ill rep you in advance

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simota1

repped!!!!

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kenchan

here you go, simota.

LOCK SET-STEERING - 370Z (Z34) 2009+ :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

here is the security bolts

SCREW-STEERING LOCK - 370Z (Z34) 2009+ :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

courtesy parts is not a vendor here so make sure to check with Westco Scott if he can source these as well.

simota1

thanks kenchan... but how do i know if theyll send me a

48700-JF00D.

what if they send me a 48700-JF00B again lol

also is the security bolts really needed?

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kenchan

LOL! if you look at the parts list (click the illustration) it shows JF00D.

if you get JF00B just send them back telling them you want JF00D (or atleast JF00C). i am PRETTY SURE they wont have any more JF00B's in-stock as it's been discontinued for a while and also known as a bad part.

there *might* be a interium-revision within RevB as mine's shaped like RevC but JF00B. i dont know if the shape has anything to do with the improvement or not since it was explained in the GTR recall to be an oiling problem inside the unit. the lock in my car was not having any issues..but didnt feel like taking my chance so replaced it.

you dont necessary need to buy the new screws if you want to source your own. you can pull out one from your car to see which size metric screw to buy locally.

ChrisSlicks

Excellent write up! +rep

I'm going to pick one up and even if I don't get to swapping it out right away I'm going to carry it with me on the racing trailer. I have a 2008 build date so definitely one of the original faulty parts.

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simota1

thanks kenchan... thats the last dumb question ill ask you lol

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MJB

2009 Nismo here, with a build date of July 09 I believe. Just checked the part number, looks like I have "JF00C". I'm assuming the previous owner ran into this problem and had it replaced. So does anyone know if it has been confirmed that JF00A and JF00B are the only mechanisms that have failed? Has any "C" or "D" versions failed?