Horrible experience...!!!
 

kind of a long story so ill try to make it short, i just got home, 5:38 AM .

I dropped my girlfriend off last night and i walked her to the door, then came back to my car but it doesnt start... I thought the battery in my key fob had died so I inserted the key fob into the the area where you put it when it dies, sorry i dont know the actual term only thing i can think of is fobgina, which i heard from this site haha. anyways that doesnt work so i dont know whats going on. confused i try it over and over again leaving the car unlocking it getting back it, nothing. I know its not the car battery or the key fob anymore because im able to lock and unlock the doors. Then a light comes on my dash, a key symbol and i look it up in the owners manual. It says that something is wrong with the key reading system and that i will not be able to start the car... and to get it towed and repaired immediately.

The tow guy just dropped it off at the dealership. The whole process was a pain in the a** because they werent able to tow it due to my exhaust, but i wont get into that. and i have to call the dealership in the morning... I am absolutely furious and wondering what is wrong with my z :shakes head:

push buttom ftw but also ftmfl

Hey atleast it wasn't at your mistress's house where you'd have a lot more explaining to do. :icon17:
GL with the repairs. :)

Lol ken

SOrry to hear about this. Let us know what the dealership says!

That sucks. Least it's under warranty.

That's odd. Let us know what they say. +1 for being under warranty

Did you try your second key?

I had something similar to that happen. Turns out there was something wrong with the steering lock assembly.

theres gotta be a way to bypass the push start for situations like this, no?!

This happened to me! But luckily I was home when it happened. Got it towed to the dealer. They had to repace a fuse panel in the engine area passenger side.

find a hill

If you had to push start how does that work with push start? Do you just push to turn on the accessories and pop clutch or do you have to push to start and pop the clutch?

I dont get why they didnt also just have the ability to start the car with your key incase something went wrong with the push start... or is it not possible to have both features on a car?

:iagree:

Hope this is not a common problem and yeah what happened with the second key anything? It prob didn't work either if its something in the car.

ignition immobilizer problem perhaps.

I'm guessing that since he was at his girlfriends house late at night, he didn't have his second key.

Immoblizer = no start without the key...

Zrider,

I am in Alexandria, as well. Where did you get your car towed? Passport off Pickett? Good luck w/ the the repair. Keep us posted. Hope you get your ride back asap.

Sounds like a known issue.. hopefully Nissan dealerships are on top of this
http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...tml#post514553

Or it could a simple blown fuse,

I would check the fuse box located at the driver side kick panel, as explained by a post by forum member
This would be a quick fix if it's root cause, if not, then, you're getting a power module under warranty..

This makes the 4th person, I believe I was the first. The car CAN NOT be started, it MUST be towed! $1300 worth of warranty work and 2 days in the shop.

yikes. but rather that than a non-shutting down accelerating lexus going 100mph with no brakes, i guess...:ugh2:

Yeah i got it towed to passport. sorry for the late response guys . The dealership havent really said anything yet. and the spare key did nothing as well. They left me a message today saying bring it in... What makes this worse is that their taking forever to get me a loaner car, so im stuck with no where to go haha. Ill keep you guys updated

HaHa that would be bad :ughdance: jk of course !

She drove me back to my house to get my spare, but didnt help :shakes head:

what really sucks is that after this, im REALLY considering to sell my car. its had so many problems and I feel like im the only one. Sorry if im complaining, and i know that other members here have had some of the same issues that I do. But they each have one or two problems. This car has had almost every problem that has been mentioned and not on this forum. Ive had my ecu replaced which was HELL, I had my hatch springs replaced and it STILL gets stuck. I even had to get my fuel actuator replaced because of very LOUD and bizarre noises it would make. And now this... I just dont have the time anymore for things like this to keep happening... I LOVE the car too but its having too many issues. Sorry if im complaining, but im serioulsy contemplating it..maybe even getting it lemon lawed :confused:

I'm willing to bet it's the steering lock assembly. There's a recall for the 09 GTR's, and this trapped me once as well and needed to get towed. It affected a boatload of 09 GTR's all over North America. Since I'm sure the Z's steering lock are similar, if not identical, I'm willing to bet it's the same issue.

It'll be covered by warranty. After half a day of labor, it'll be back in your hands. As long as your dealership is GTR certified, I bet they're very used to fixing this and will get you back on the road quickly.

Good luck.

Lemon law +1. Especially when you have that many problems. Makes you think you'll have the same issues for the length of the car. Then what happens when you go outside warranty. Thing is these issues are mild. But more frustrating than anything.

I ran into the same problem last october. I came on here and a few others had run into the problem and recommended i disconnect the battery for a few minutes, and that worked great for me. Did you try that first?

Now that would suck if thats what would fix it.

just heard from the dealer... they said they dont know whats wrong with the vehicle and that this is the first time they've encountered this kind of problem.. and their still looking for a loaner vehicle for me :confused:

90% of the time it is the steering lock assembly that is stuck on. Hopefully they get wise and test that out before doing stupid things with the ECU and BCM.

:iagree: its kinda redicules

GET RID OF IT, I sure did!

I hope the rest of you don't have this problem, but the MANUAL clearly states that YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START your car. Thank goodness I was at a gas station when it happened.

@zrider

update on the problem, interested in finding out the root cause..

it was the steering wheel lock, just like the other members stated, right on the dot. Got it fixed !!

nice. glad to see it resolved.

Oh the old "my car died can I spend the night with you?" trick..:icon18: Dont think your fooling us for one moment...