Bean counters!

Will do!

:iagree:

At lease your engine didnt blow up on the highway :ugh2: :shakes head:

too much nawz danger to manifold?

Looks and reads very well. Thanks for putting in the effort to do this!

+rep Mr.Sabi

Does it make sense to use some social media (Facebook, twitter, etc) to help get the word out? Would it be best to post links to the Sticky'd thread that Mr.Kenchan started?

Thanks, Mr. GaleForce! It was no biggie :D

Not sure about how effective social media would be in this case, but I guess it couldn't hurt. Personally, I don't have many friends who are car enthusiasts, but I think it would be fairly prudent to inform friends/family who own a Nissan vehicle with this potential flaw.

Also, I've sent out e-mails to the sites that I listed earlier - I will update when I hear back from them (if at all).

also watch out for faux claims that some nissan-hater starts posting up stating they have steering lock failure when in fact they drive a mustang of such. :icon17:

Hey, my Z's steering lock did indeed fail! I just didn't own it at the time. :p

:icon18:

So what are you guys with 09's and 10's doing to prepare for the seemingly-inevitable failure of the lock? I did read about the "hammer tap" and "steering column up and down" suggestions but I have no idea what the success rate is and whether or not that would even help me get out of a jam. I do NOT want to tow this car, but I also don't want to buy the part and do the DIY fix because my warranty will cover the repairs. So what are you guys doing, just waiting until it won't start and then towing?

All I'm doing is praying for a TSB from Nissan since I have like 10 months left on the factory warranty. :shakes head:

in your case you will have to accept the towing part to get your free replacement with undisclosed lead-time.

in my case, it's a done deal. im just helping the others out.

As far as I've seen what other members have experienced, defective part is being replaced free of charge if it's under warranty, but the part is always on back-order.

I am wondering can NISSAN able to do a recall because they don't even have enough supply for the part.

While their priority is on the GTR in this issue, I wish best luck for my fellow Z members/drivers in here!!

:hello:

I'm huddled up in the corner of the room crying while my car sits in the garage for the winter. If I ever actually put enough miles on the car to experience this failure I'll be upset. Rep+ to David for the well written letter. Hopefully something will come of it. If not, maybe we'll both have the steering lock problem together at our local meet.