Horrible experience...!!!

kenchan

hummm... is it just the lock to be replaced? is it easy to replace this steering lock?

i'd keep one in the car just in case if it's easy to replace with basic tools. i have some tools all the time in my cars (breaker bar, basic wrench sizes, basic sockets, screw drivers, can opener, skillet, ladle, etc. )

spitfire9200

your posts still amaze me sometimes.


op - glad u got it fixed. I'm in Arlington and go to Passport too, they're good people.

sucasa

+1 for Passport.. Bought my car here this past month and plan to get it serviced here as well.

zrider

I dont know, I have mixed feelings about them. Some of the guys are cool but others just talk out of their a$$. They wouldnt do my oil change because the guy said only Nissan Ester goes in. I just shook my head and said thats not true and left because i didnt want to waste time arguing with the guy haha .

SiXK

Yes, same issue happened to me last week. Ignition would not even progress to accessory. Only thing it would do is flash that "Key" warning light. Owners manual states car "may be impossible to start."

It happened to me late at night, not at home. Next day I had to flatbed it to dealership.

Apparently they don't make a habit of stocking the "steering wheel lock unit."

Five days later I got my car back. My dealership does not do loaners. Nissan's rental coverage is limited, I opted against it.

It happened without warning. It could happen to you anytime you stop the car. The unit failed without locking the steering. The dealership could not tell me if the new part was the same or different than the one it replaced. My hope is they know why it failed and fixed the issues with the lock unit.

It was a real pain in the ***. If they are going to replace something that works fine - like a real key - then don't replace it with a flaky system that leaves the car susceptible to a single point of failure like a steering wheel lock unit!

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ChrisSlicks

Corvette's have a huge problem with this as well. Chevy has yet to come up with a 100% solution, but the after market created a solution called the steering lock bypass (or CLB). If there was a way to completely disable the steering lock I'd be down for that.

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SPOHN

That might work when it's outside of warranty. Who knows what it cost. Then you can write up DIY thread.

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