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

Baer383 · 02-15-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sucasa

Thank you for response.. Seems like sourcing out this part will be harder than i thought

Seems like collusion on the part of North American Nissan dealers. They know there's a problem, they have held back the inventory of the part. Which ultimately means owners will have no choice to bring their cars via Towed to dealer and shell out to pay for labor + part from the Nissan Dealer.

That's why I bought mine and put it in myself

CharlieFoxtro · 02-19-2012, 02:29 PM

Thanks kenchan and everyone else who participated in this and the other steering lock threads!

I got my 09 in for steering lock replacement just days before the warranty expired. Although the lock did not fail when I took it in for service, with kenchan's DIY in-hand I was able to show the tech what the problem was. He hadn't seen the problem before but understood it after reading the DIY. It took 10 days to get a replacement lock and I checked; it's a "D".

If I hadn't read this DIY and about the tapping technique temporary solution, I'd have been SOL!

Baer383 · 02-19-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieFoxtro

Thanks kenchan and everyone else who participated in this and the other steering lock threads!

I got my 09 in for steering lock replacement just days before the warranty expired. Although the lock did not fail when I took it in for service, with kenchan's DIY in-hand I was able to show the tech what the problem was. He hadn't seen the problem before but understood it after reading the DIY. It took 10 days to get a replacement lock and I checked; it's a "D".

If I hadn't read this DIY and about the tapping technique temporary solution, I'd have been SOL!

Good for you man

Glad to see you have a dealer that is open minded enough to listen to you.

370Z JT · 02-19-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieFoxtro

Thanks kenchan and everyone else who participated in this and the other steering lock threads!

I got my 09 in for steering lock replacement just days before the warranty expired. Although the lock did not fail when I took it in for service, with kenchan's DIY in-hand I was able to show the tech what the problem was. He hadn't seen the problem before but understood it after reading the DIY. It took 10 days to get a replacement lock and I checked; it's a "D".

If I hadn't read this DIY and about the tapping technique temporary solution, I'd have been SOL!

wow thats awesome. warranty work on a part that will fail in the future.

CharlieFoxtro · 02-20-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Z JT

wow thats awesome. warranty work on a part that will fail in the future.

Well, not quite. I experienced lock-up and managed to start the car with the "tapping technique". It started after that, which got me to the dealer without a tow-truck escort. The question then was when it would lock-up "hard" next. That would most likely have been outside my 36 month warranty.

02-19-2012, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
CharlieFoxtro Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 24 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 18	Thanks Thanks kenchan and everyone else who participated in this and the other steering lock threads! I got my 09 in for steering lock replacement just days before the warranty expired. Although the lock did not fail when I took it in for service, with kenchan's DIY in-hand I was able to show the tech what the problem was. He hadn't seen the problem before but understood it after reading the DIY. It took 10 days to get a replacement lock and I checked; it's a "D". If I hadn't read this DIY and about the tapping technique temporary solution, I'd have been SOL!

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