EMERGENCY: Car won't start HElp!
 

Might be Steering lock, not 100% sure. (Also for the record mine is revision C) 2010 sport. (ITS NOT STEERING LOCK - Wheels move

Key fob unlocks car, locks car, makes alarm go off ect...

Put fob in fobgina still nothing.

Accessory wont come on when I push START

Some power does work, Headlights ect, locks, ect all work / Sterio and stuff does not come on.

Made the mistake of Pushing the keyfob unlock button and rolling down the windows and those are stuck down Now, Im in a bad situation here at work. ***FIxed. Used the key in the door turned to lock and it rolls up the windows.

Any all all reason why or what to do will help, I know kicking the box thing for the lock, and read something about the clutch switch or some ****?

-UPDATE-

Pretty sure not steering lock. Steering wheel isnt locked. Can move it.

Tried to do a popstart, didnt work, not sure if we got enough speed...

Thrashed on the START button and clutch pedal and ACC came on once after like 47573853 presses. Then I clocked again to start and it shut off again.

Also the break pedal is hard as a rock prob cause no power but im just adding all the things I observe.

Can you turn the steering wheel at all?

Sounds like more than just a steering lock. Sorry don't have anymore info than that.

Nope it's locked.

The pain in the *** steering wheel lock BS. I pulled the fuse on mine to disengage the whole system when i first bought my car and heard of this issue, but with any wheel lock, if you can pull it down extremely hard and hit the start button at the same time, it might disengage. I think there's a sticky on this that might help you get out of this bind.

if in doubt replace the battery, cheap fix if it works..

-UPDATE-

Pretty sure not steering lock. Steering wheel isnt locked. Can move it.

Tried to do a popstart, didnt work, not sure if we got enough speed...

Thrashed on the START button and clutch pedal and ACC came on once after like 47573853 presses. Then I clocked again to start and it shut off again.

Also the break pedal is hard as a rock prob cause no power but im just adding all the things I observe.

Car started totally fine and drove great to work.

Is the clutch at the floor and wont come back out?

Nope Clutch and CSC seem fine. Wiggled the Clutch Position sensor thingy too.

Car is beeping now tho... really thinking this is maybe some kind of electrical issue, ECU failure? But so sudden? It was fine today.

A friend just told me to maybe try a Jump - said lights an stuff can still be on but not enough Amps to do anything else? Is this a thing?

It sounds like the steering lock to me. The locking pin can retract far enough to unlock the wheel yet still not make the internal switches. See link in my sig for links for things to try to get the car started and how to pull the fuse to prevent future problems.

Is the battery dead with just enough juice to turn on dash lights ??

****. Was hoping I avoided steering lock since the wheel moves. I'll check the links, I read a lot of stuff already on it before hope beating on it more will work... ha

Won't ACC power still come on tho?

Gotta start checking ur fuses bud, one could have burned out.

Yea really starting to lean twords electrical issue

Also it's beeping sometimes like the car is on but I left it?

Any ideas on the fuses? Or electrical? Or anything else?

whats funny last winter here in caliornia if u can even call it winter lol. it rained a lot and whenever i would park my car after driving in heavy rain my car would beep like hell, sounded like those mexican guys honking the horn down every street trying to sell tomales and what not. ive never found out what it was, just went away after rain stop

Lol that's crazy. Saw your post seems your not having a great time either? Well don't give up. My beep is a regular kinda quiet beep comes from the engine bay.

Might want to check your battery, shortly after i picked up my 2009, had 2 problems at once.....long story short, fuel starve and then trying to start the car multiple times after letting gas get back to the fuel pump killed the battery....turns out the battery was the original from nissan and was completely dead, luckily got a jump from someone and she fired right back up...needless to say i replaced the battery the very next day

EhWe tried a jump. My battery has plenty of spark it seems.plus headlights and dome lights are fine. Just nothing else.

Just curious, did you try disconnecting the negative on the battery and letting it sit for a few to reset everything and then reconnecting it?

Well it looks like you eliminated most of the easy problems and it's starting to seem like it could be more complicated.
What it isn't:
Steering Wheel Lock module
Dead or low battery in car or fob

Symptoms:
Can't get into accessory mode or any other.
Lights work

With those eliminated my guess would be the vehicle immobilizer system.
While the steering wheel lock may be disabled there maybe other components to the security system that are preventing it from going into ignition/start mode. Are any of the security lights on?
http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...er-system.html
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...m-problem.html
https://carmanuals2.com/get/nissan-3...tion-sec-45097

interesting, let us know what it is, when you figure it out :D

No other symptoms really, Umm I like what your saying tho. Something I find weird is that it is Beeping Twice ever few seconds. And that I believe is part of the security system. I only noticed the beeps (When running properly) After I would get out of the car while it was started, close the doors, and walk away (Might have locked the doors too) And then it would beep as if to tell me "Hey Im started man but locked"

It's like the car thinks it's turned on or something but isnt.

I know the yellow Key Icon flashes inside sometimes, And the red Key Icon (Security light?) flashes too sometimes. Also When I press start it only says LOCK.

The links didn't offer too much - Maybe my fob needs reset? Idk. Lol.

I will be checking the cabin fuses today. As of right now my car is stuck in my works parking lot so I don't have much option to do a lot until I get it moved home. Really hoping it's something dumb like the "Push Start" fuse.

Anyone have any Fuse issues or problems before with similar symptoms??

Something is still kinda making me think steering lock failure while it's unlocked... maybe But there is still those other kinda strange issues, not sure whats normal. I will take a video and upload it tonight of all the things I can notice and post it for you guys.

Also check all the fuses at the battery.

You have a steering lock problem, just like SouthArk said. If the rubber mallet solution doesn't fix it, then you are looking at about a $1200 repair from Nissan. Once you get the car started, pull the fuse and cut the brown wire under the dash. Check the DIYs to make sure you get the right wire.

Given that everything was fine this morning, it's highly unlikely that it's a starter. The battery 'could' give you an issue, if it is more than 2 years old, replace it. Most of the 'old-timers' know this, but some of the 'newbies' might not, a battery that will not start the car, will have enough juice to light lights. Just because lights turn on, doesn't mean the battery is good. Hence the "Replace battery every two years regardless of warranty"... :tup:

Thanks Ghost, yeah im leaning twords Steering lock again now. Hit the thing with my feet...hit it with a hammer, Both no results tho.

I checked the cabin fuses, Electrical, and start button. They look good. Pretty sure none of the other ones mattered.

I made a video, ill post it when I get home.

Also Isnt the Lock covered under a Recall now?

No need to do both - either one will do the job. I prefer to pull the fuse but YMMV.

IIRC, all 2009s are covered under the TSB but not all 2010s are covered. In any case, dealer will check VIN to see if you qualify.

Hope it's covered....Honestly At this pointI truly Hope it IS the Lock failure... Cause beyond that i'm at a major loss.

Called Dealer, Gave them the VIN... Not listed as covered.

Called Nissan Usa Consumer affairs, claim was escalated to Regional...whatever. He said they have had good luck in getting those claims pushed through... Fingers crossed.

****UPDATE**** and not a very happy one.

CONFIRMED STEERING LOCK FAILURE by Nissan dealer technician. 2010 revision C - Ill post the specifics in the sticky later.

ANNNDDDDD - Nissan said they dont want to do **** about it -_______-

Now being escalated to the division manager or some ****... Told them I dont care if they escalate it to fukin Obama, someone needs to fix this.

How come some of our cars are NOT covered under the steering lock failure and some ARE covered?

What determines which ones are covered and which ones are not?

That sucks to hear that. Just got my steering wheel
Lock done and it was covered still cost me 60 bucks to tow it there but it was worth it.

I haven't seen anything official but it seems that only RevA and RevB ESCLs are covered by the TSB. RevC and above are not covered.

That's crap! Did they fix it with models 2013 and above? Or do the 2013 2014 have the same issue?

After I think 2012 models they used something else completely.

And they better fix it cause this is horse poo, I heard they have made "Exceptions" for ones not covered, if that's true or not I don't know..

It's insane for sure tho. It was escalated to the Regional Managers - Manager. Whatever...

139$ Tow.... and they want another 89$ for the diagnostic. I Only took it to the shop because they told me I HAD TO before they would make a decision to fix it or not. After talking in here I was 99% Positive it WAS the Lock...

On the tow cost I have state farm and they reimbursed me for the tow. It was like an extra $10 on coverage for 6 months. This might help ease the pain.
Sorry to hear about the problem still existing. you would think the lock problem would end soon 7yrs later. God bless

***update***

nissan refuses to do anything at all about it. Period.

Fu*k nissan.