Those of you who have had Steering Lock Failure

Effen5

If my car is under warranty should I lie to the dealer and get it changed right away? I just bought my car two weeks ago and now I'm nervous because my fob has been less reactive since I bought it. I also checked and my car has the rev B

onzedge

I think you have to wait until it fails.

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kenchan

change the battery in your fob.

honestly it has very little to do with the fob reception.
how about you just get the revD and replace it yourself? checck out diy

Effen5

I saw your DIY and it looks fantastic but I am no where NEAR car savvy to do anything like this. Plus I don't want to void the warrany!

Actually, I think I might try it. I guess I'll order the part lol. I just looked at the DIY and it doesn't look like too hard. Pull the old one out put the new one in.

Also is revD full proof?

kenchan

the trick is to have the angled needle nosed pliers (with teeth). you will want to have that or borrow it from someone. other then that get the security screws from nissan, but use a metric screw of the same size you can buy at autoparts stores or acehardware. this will make it much easier to remove in the field if your RevD fails.

also you guys have a group outing in chicago area (zmans coordinating cars and coffee). maybe you can hook up with them and have them babysit while you do that and replace clutch helper spring as well? should take no more than 30min tops for both.

RevD is too new to know its reliability. we know that RevC has been reliable for the most part, but seeing a few failures here and there. not as much as RevA and B.

onzedge

For the record, my Rev C failed.

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kenchan

my i7 failed as well.

Effen5

If my revD fails, I'm trading it in for a 12 model.

cossie1600

Could the angle of how you position the steering wheel make a difference?

kenchan

i dont know, but if one uses the steering wheel as a handle to get in/out of the car i think it could stress the steering lock.

ZMan8

This theory actually makes sense

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SPOHN

Funny that you mention this. Ever since I've seen all these stories I've been making sure I have the steering set before turning the car off. Then being my wheel removes I don't have to worry about stress from getting in and out.

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ZMan8

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SPOHN

I thought someone might like that.

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kenchan

I don't get it