DIY: 2009 - 2010 Steering Wheel Lock Fix w/ Pics!

GaleForce

Some guys have been able to temporarily unlock it by hitting the Steering Lock module. It's worth a try.

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kenny's 370z

put the fuse back in and try and get it to work again.if it does,THEN remove the fuse.gl

bfowlzr33

i tried hitting mine when i got stranded. after it was towed back to my house, i beat the crap outta that thing with a monkey wrench and walla, magic. it unlocked and i immediateley disabled it. so dont just give it a love tap, smash that thing like its about to steal $600 bucks from you!

jsimms243

When you hit it, do you hear it unlock when powered off? Or you to beat it and try every few hits to start again THEN hear it unlock?

Baer383

No you need to have the ignition on when you hit it.

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bfowlzr33

well if its locked, theres no way you have the ignition on when you hit it so i dont know what the other guy was talking about ^^^

open the door, but dont try pushing the start button. take a heavy tool like a wrench or something and smack the crap out of it about 5 good times and then put your foot in the clutch and push the start button. it should unlock. if it doesnt unlock you can get back out of the car, close the door and repeat the process. if you even get it to do anything (start or just acc) thats when you can cut the brown wire in the bundle that is plugged into the part that you where banging on. i know it sounds complicated but its worth a try to save lots of cash bro

bfowlzr33

and btw, if you do hear it unlock, it wont be while your hitting it, it will be as soon as you press the start button. and DO NOT TURN THE CAR OFF if you get it to start or unlock until you have disabled the lock in one of the two ways mentioned (pulling the fuse, or cutting brown wire)

Felix 808

Sorry guys, but did the 2011's have the steering lock? Mine does not seem to look like the pics I have seen.

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Baer383

The early 2011 had them I don't know what production date they stop putting them in.

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tranzloop

Hi, I now have this problem with my 2011 Roadster (auto) at 34,000.

It seems to have failed before the lock 'locked' so I was able to steer the car into my garage from the driveway where it failed. For that I am thankful as the roadster windows drop an inch when you open the door and close when you shut the door....except they don't in this scenario. They just drop an inch each time so having got in and out of the car several times the driver side window was open with no way of closing it.


So, in a nice dry garage I have just knocked seven shades of shite out of the box with a hammer and no luck getting to Acc(essory) mode. So I wondered if, given that I am one of the 'lucky' ones just pulling the fuse might help. It didn't. So the fuse is back in and I have tried the hammer a few more times without success.

I have found a video of a Canadian guy who discovered that shorting the pink wire connector to the chassis allowed him to get to Acc mode and therefore, remove the fuse. I am going to give this a go later. I'll post the result and the video if successful.

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370Z_Fan

So, it finally happened. My original SLU failed last Thursday (last week). I had it towed to the stealership where my car goes for services. Next day I get a call from my service advisor advising me that the SLU had failed and needed to be replaced. Fine, I'll pay to play. The part comes in the following Monday. I get a call from my service advisor saying the car is ready. I drive home no problem. I drive it on Tuesday no problem. I drive on Wednesday no problem. I drive to the grocery store on Thursday (today), went in to grab a few things, come out, start up the car, the intelligent key system warning light comes on and the car won't start. The service department supposedly replaced the orignal SLU with the latest and greatest (sic) SLU model #48700-9N00B. That's gotta be a record. Failure a few days later after replacement. Methinks they didn't replace the SLU or they received a lemon SLU from Nissan's warehouse. Now, let's see if the stealership will reimburse me for the second towing charge. Waiting for them to "fix" the problem so I can sell the car. Did anyone else beat me for having a second failure within four days since replacement??

SouthArk370Z

It's been a while since I've dealt with ESCL stuff but I think they installed a revision B unit (or didn't actually remove the old one). Newest revision is D or E, IIRC.

All revisions have problems. Disable the ESCL as soon as you can.

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