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

a370zlover · 10-24-2012, 04:37 PM

Yep... my Steering Lock Actuator just failed last week on my early 2009 Nissan 370Z. Wish I had checked out this forum before I got it fixed. The part cost Nissan 700-something dollars to order and the total cost (part plus labor) was a mere $1173 (hope you're picking my sarcasm on the "mere").

Ridiculous. I've been talking to Nissan Consumer Affairs (1(800) 647-7261) about getting reimbursed for the repair and they are reviewing my case.

If they come back with some crap that I'm not going to get fully reimbursed I'm going to work my way up through management if I have to in order to get full reimbursement. This should've never happened. It's obviously a problem.

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10-24-2012, 04:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
a370zlover Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 23 Drives: '09 Nissan 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 16	Yep... my Steering Lock Actuator just failed last week on my early 2009 Nissan 370Z. Wish I had checked out this forum before I got it fixed. The part cost Nissan 700-something dollars to order and the total cost (part plus labor) was a mere $1173 (hope you're picking my sarcasm on the "mere"). Ridiculous. I've been talking to Nissan Consumer Affairs (1(800) 647-7261) about getting reimbursed for the repair and they are reviewing my case. If they come back with some crap that I'm not going to get fully reimbursed I'm going to work my way up through management if I have to in order to get full reimbursement. This should've never happened. It's obviously a problem.