Need help.. I've read all about steering lock isues.please help

cf370z · 03-26-2017, 08:55 PM

I took my car threw car wash at work to day and right after. My windshield wipers would not shut off. So I shut car off and tried restarting.when I did this the dash started flashing out going dead. Coming back on and off I drove it .And the hazard lights came on would not shut off .Well they would but I could do nothing to shut them off. The key light came on after I got home.
And the dash was dead at this point drove it home dead. Shut car off . And replaced battery in key fob. Car would start as soon as I pushed clutch in without hitting button. But would not shut off I took key inside away from car and it still would not shut off . After replacing the battery in fob the key light still comes on and will not start like it should if I play around it will start sometimes but still will not shut off. It threw a code for loss of communication to HVAC. Only code that is in it anyone have any ideas
Thank you

cf370z · 03-26-2017, 08:59 PM

I forgot to say the steering lock has already been replaced once.
And battery volts are 13.5

ssmoked · 03-26-2017, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cf370z

I forgot to say the steering lock has already been replaced once.
And battery volts are 13.5

And why didn't you pull the fuse right after?

37zeroZ · 03-26-2017, 10:57 PM

Wow, that was a hard read. Doesn't sound like a steering lock failure. There's more going on that the lock failure.

SouthArk370Z · 03-26-2017, 11:32 PM

Sounds a lot like you got the wiring wet. Pop the hood and look for water. If everything is dry, I'd try removing a terminal from battery, press on brake pedal for a few seconds, and reconnect battery. This resets the ECM, auto-up window operation, and radio presets. It will take a few minutes of driving around for the ECM to re-learn the engine, the window reset procedure takes about 30 seconds. The difficult part will be re-entering the radio presets.

Edit: the ECM is somewhere in the passenger footwell - check it for moisture. Not sure where the BCM is located but would check it too.

SouthArk370Z · 03-26-2017, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cf370z

I forgot to say the steering lock has already been replaced once. ...

Pull the fuse

cf370z · 03-27-2017, 07:06 AM

This happened after I went threw water so I'm thinking moister also. I have removed the battery cable. Only way I could get it to shut the power off . And I just got the car so I haven't removed the fuse cause I haven't had chance to look for it to remove it.

cf370z · 03-27-2017, 07:12 AM

Now when I rebook up battery. And try the security light flashing and I get the lock light on the push button start and the Intel key flash if I put fob in it starts beeping with door open get clutch light but still says lock . Steering wheel is not locked can turn it .

Louie cat · 03-27-2017, 07:42 AM

It is very difficult to understand what the issue is there,get it to a reputable shop that has experience with the Z. sorry for your troubles

cf370z · 03-27-2017, 11:16 AM

It now has a u0164 HVAC communication code
But car still not shutting off with button if it starts it starts without pushing button. Key light still on . Could the HVAC module cause the bcm not to communicate with the key or bcm

chubbs · 03-27-2017, 11:29 AM

Sounds like you may have a dangerous car there, if it starts just by pressing the clutch down. I agree that you must get it to a good repair shop as soon as you can. It may well be water-related, but you don't know, especially if the car is new to you.

Be safe.

Ghostvette · 03-27-2017, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cf370z

I took my car threw car wash at work to day and right after. My windshield wipers would not shut off. So I shut car off and tried restarting.when I did this the dash started flashing out going dead. Coming back on and off I drove it .And the hazard lights came on would not shut off .Well they would but I could do nothing to shut them off. The key light came on after I got home.
And the dash was dead at this point drove it home dead. Shut car off . And replaced battery in key fob. Car would start as soon as I pushed clutch in without hitting button. But would not shut off I took key inside away from car and it still would not shut off . After replacing the battery in fob the key light still comes on and will not start like it should if I play around it will start sometimes but still will not shut off. It threw a code for loss of communication to HVAC. Only code that is in it anyone have any ideas
Thank you

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Sounds a lot like you got the wiring wet. Pop the hood and look for water. If everything is dry, I'd try removing a terminal from battery, press on brake pedal for a few seconds, and reconnect battery. This resets the ECM, auto-up window operation, and radio presets. It will take a few minutes of driving around for the ECM to re-learn the engine, the window reset procedure takes about 30 seconds. The difficult part will be re-entering the radio presets.

Edit: the ECM is somewhere in the passenger footwell - check it for moisture. Not sure where the BCM is located but would check it too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cf370z

This happened after I went threw water so I'm thinking moister also. I have removed the battery cable. Only way I could get it to shut the power off . And I just got the car so I haven't removed the fuse cause I haven't had chance to look for it to remove it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cf370z

Now when I rebook up battery. And try the security light flashing and I get the lock light on the push button start and the Intel key flash if I put fob in it starts beeping with door open get clutch light but still says lock . Steering wheel is not locked can turn it .

Quote:

Originally Posted by chubbs

Sounds like you may have a dangerous car there, if it starts just by pressing the clutch down. I agree that you must get it to a good repair shop as soon as you can. It may well be water-related, but you don't know, especially if the car is new to you.

Be safe.

Possible solution: Flood damaged car....

sx moneypit · 03-27-2017, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

Possible solution: Flood damaged car....

Chuck33079 · 03-27-2017, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

Possible solution: Flood damaged car....

It does seem to tick all of the boxes on that one. Fingers crossed it's not.

Rocxtar · 03-27-2017, 01:18 PM

If all these issues happened right after the car wash I would agree with others and think wet wiring somewhere. How long ago was the Steering Lock Box replaced? Unless it was just recently done, I don't think its that.

03-26-2017, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
cf370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: florida Posts: 28 Drives: 2009 370z silver Rep Power: 8	Need help.. I've read all about steering lock isues.please help I took my car threw car wash at work to day and right after. My windshield wipers would not shut off. So I shut car off and tried restarting.when I did this the dash started flashing out going dead. Coming back on and off I drove it .And the hazard lights came on would not shut off .Well they would but I could do nothing to shut them off. The key light came on after I got home. And the dash was dead at this point drove it home dead. Shut car off . And replaced battery in key fob. Car would start as soon as I pushed clutch in without hitting button. But would not shut off I took key inside away from car and it still would not shut off . After replacing the battery in fob the key light still comes on and will not start like it should if I play around it will start sometimes but still will not shut off. It threw a code for loss of communication to HVAC. Only code that is in it anyone have any ideas Thank you

03-26-2017, 08:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
cf370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: florida Posts: 28 Drives: 2009 370z silver Rep Power: 8	I forgot to say the steering lock has already been replaced once. And battery volts are 13.5 Last edited by cf370z; 03-26-2017 at 09:53 PM.

03-26-2017, 10:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
37zeroZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 346 Drives: Truck Rep Power: 14168	Wow, that was a hard read. Doesn't sound like a steering lock failure. There's more going on that the lock failure. gbrettin, SouthArk370Z, Chuck33079 and 1 others like this.

03-26-2017, 11:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	Sounds a lot like you got the wiring wet. Pop the hood and look for water. If everything is dry, I'd try removing a terminal from battery, press on brake pedal for a few seconds, and reconnect battery. This resets the ECM, auto-up window operation, and radio presets. It will take a few minutes of driving around for the ECM to re-learn the engine, the window reset procedure takes about 30 seconds. The difficult part will be re-entering the radio presets. Edit: the ECM is somewhere in the passenger footwell - check it for moisture. Not sure where the BCM is located but would check it too. chubbs likes this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

03-27-2017, 11:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	Sounds like you may have a dangerous car there, if it starts just by pressing the clutch down. I agree that you must get it to a good repair shop as soon as you can. It may well be water-related, but you don't know, especially if the car is new to you. Be safe. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

03-27-2017, 07:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
cf370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: florida Posts: 28 Drives: 2009 370z silver Rep Power: 8	This happened after I went threw water so I'm thinking moister also. I have removed the battery cable. Only way I could get it to shut the power off . And I just got the car so I haven't removed the fuse cause I haven't had chance to look for it to remove it.

03-27-2017, 07:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
cf370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: florida Posts: 28 Drives: 2009 370z silver Rep Power: 8	Now when I rebook up battery. And try the security light flashing and I get the lock light on the push button start and the Intel key flash if I put fob in it starts beeping with door open get clutch light but still says lock . Steering wheel is not locked can turn it .

03-27-2017, 07:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Louie cat Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: florida Posts: 261 Drives: 2010 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 142	It is very difficult to understand what the issue is there,get it to a reputable shop that has experience with the Z. sorry for your troubles

03-27-2017, 11:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
cf370z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: florida Posts: 28 Drives: 2009 370z silver Rep Power: 8	It now has a u0164 HVAC communication code But car still not shutting off with button if it starts it starts without pushing button. Key light still on . Could the HVAC module cause the bcm not to communicate with the key or bcm

03-27-2017, 01:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rocxtar Base Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 10	If all these issues happened right after the car wash I would agree with others and think wet wiring somewhere. How long ago was the Steering Lock Box replaced? Unless it was just recently done, I don't think its that. Last edited by Rocxtar; 03-27-2017 at 01:21 PM.

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