DIY: Steering Wheel Lock Failure FIX!

mrpickles · 01-11-2016, 05:39 PM

My 2011 370z is having the same exact issue. However, when banging on the mechanism with a rubber mallet, I can not for the life of me get the car into accessory mode. How many tries did it take everyone else?

MrEous · 01-11-2016, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mrpickles

My 2011 370z is having the same exact issue. However, when banging on the mechanism with a rubber mallet, I can not for the life of me get the car into accessory mode. How many tries did it take everyone else?

Since your's is already locked, you'll either need to buy a new one ($450ish) or remove the steering lock mechanism and do the following:
DIY - Steering lock internals workaround for those whose locks have already failed.

I ended up doing the above before I saw it was possible...worked for me.

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mrpickles Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Usa Posts: 4 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 11	My 2011 370z is having the same exact issue. However, when banging on the mechanism with a rubber mallet, I can not for the life of me get the car into accessory mode. How many tries did it take everyone else?