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

Anifaust · 01-29-2013, 12:56 AM

Big shout out to DEpointfive0 for having his cell# out there for quick reference tonight! Thanks buddy!

Welp add me to the list of stricken '09 370's. Build date 01/09 6MT-RevB SLU. I've had the car a little over a year myself and it has right around 36k miles. Friday at lunch- 1pm No start. Ikey light has been intermittently acting up the past month or so. Dealer initially said that I just needed a new Keyfob battery-did so. I had the actual car battery replaced back in December too, it was dying as well apparently. I'm outside of warranty so just as a preemptive strike to the Ikey light I was reading a bit on the forums here about what was believed to be the primary cause.

I pulled my SLU out from the dash this evening after getting bored with banging on it via rubber mallet and mashing the Start repeatedly. By the time I peeked at the mounting bolts they were loose enough to just undo them by hand.

When I got it free I was shocked to see my security bolt wasn't in the lock position like most of the affected but what appears to be fully retracted or so outward appearances would seem. I don't have the cohones or tools to crack the case YET! I haven't pulled any fuses or cut any wires...nor am I wanting to cut the original harness if at all possible!

Any random techniques or measures you guys want me to try besides the main ones from the DIY?

I'm still debating if I want to order another part- $549 locally and they say 2 day wait? From the sound of other peoples experience though that seems a bit fishy like salesman bs.

Some additional and possibly helpful weather information provided by our tax dollars?

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
529 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2013

...THE OKLAHOMA CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE TIME
.................................................. ................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 50 400 PM
MINIMUM 28 414 AM
AVERAGE 39

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9

WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 300 AM
LOWEST 42 300 PM
AVERAGE 64

.................................................. ........
(source-)

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01-29-2013, 12:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Anifaust Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: OKC Posts: 17 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 14	Big shout out to DEpointfive0 for having his cell# out there for quick reference tonight! Thanks buddy! Welp add me to the list of stricken '09 370's. Build date 01/09 6MT-RevB SLU. I've had the car a little over a year myself and it has right around 36k miles. Friday at lunch- 1pm No start. Ikey light has been intermittently acting up the past month or so. Dealer initially said that I just needed a new Keyfob battery-did so. I had the actual car battery replaced back in December too, it was dying as well apparently. I'm outside of warranty so just as a preemptive strike to the Ikey light I was reading a bit on the forums here about what was believed to be the primary cause. I pulled my SLU out from the dash this evening after getting bored with banging on it via rubber mallet and mashing the Start repeatedly. By the time I peeked at the mounting bolts they were loose enough to just undo them by hand. When I got it free I was shocked to see my security bolt wasn't in the lock position like most of the affected but what appears to be fully retracted or so outward appearances would seem. I don't have the cohones or tools to crack the case YET! I haven't pulled any fuses or cut any wires...nor am I wanting to cut the original harness if at all possible! Any random techniques or measures you guys want me to try besides the main ones from the DIY? I'm still debating if I want to order another part- $549 locally and they say 2 day wait? From the sound of other peoples experience though that seems a bit fishy like salesman bs. Some additional and possibly helpful weather information provided by our tax dollars? CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 529 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2013 ...THE OKLAHOMA CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 2013... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE TIME .................................................. ................ TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 50 400 PM MINIMUM 28 414 AM AVERAGE 39 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 64 .................................................. ........ (source-)