Those of you who have had Steering Lock Failure

wheee! · 11-07-2012, 04:29 PM

One of my buddies here in oiltown just had his fail.... after I had offered to remove his fuse for him! Luckily, the dealer covered it for him! ... out of warranty too!

kactussjack · 11-07-2012, 05:22 PM

Mine failed a couple weeks ago. 17,500 miles on 2010 roadster, rev c. Replaced with rev. d under warranty. The bill to Nissan was around $850 + $85 to my insurance co for the tow. Now has the bypass harness installed for piece of mind.

Don't forget people. If it fails with the windows or top down, you cannot put them up.

And I thought getting out of the C-5 would get me away for steering lock issues.

edub370 · 11-15-2012, 09:26 AM

.. Still amazed people are having this issue....

scgolfer7 · 11-15-2012, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by edub370

.. Still amazed people are having this issue....

Yeah, mine went out last week while I was at a gas station 100 miles away from home. Luckily a few smacks with a pair of pliers and it retracted and I yanked the fuse out.

geddy lee · 11-15-2012, 12:47 PM

I too can't beleive this is still an issue. I got my 2009 back in April with 11K on it. I was on this website during my lunch at work and read a thread about this problem and solution and got up, went out to the parking lot and pulled the fuse. Took me about 10 minutes. The steering lock isn't going to protect you anyway. If someone wants to steal your car bad enough, they will.
I had a friend with a MKIV Supra with 20 K worth of mods. One night when he was at the Olive Garden , a flat bed pulled up and drug his car across the asphalt and on to the truck. It was all locked up tight along with the steering wheel.
Its useless

scgolfer7 · 11-15-2012, 10:02 AM

The exact name of the fuse on the box is Steering Lock. It is a 10A red fuse.

SouthArk370Z · 11-15-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by scgolfer7

The exact name of the fuse on the box is Steering Lock. It is a 10A red fuse.

Thanks for the clarification.

OldGuy · 11-15-2012, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scgolfer7

The exact name of the fuse on the box is Steering Lock. It is a 10A red fuse.

Thank you.

bfowlzr33 · 11-18-2012, 09:14 PM

2009 sr 6mt 55,500 miles revB
went out and im trying to find a new one for less than $500!! does ANY other website sell this part??

Astrosfan · 11-19-2012, 08:16 AM

mine went out over the weekend had to get the car towed.

$1300 to fix at the dealership

so the tally: $1500 for ac compressor last month, $1300 for the steering wheel lock, Clutch is going out(CsC or syncros) another $1500 by the end of this month..... im starting to hate this car

bfowlzr33 · 11-19-2012, 11:17 AM

so i got the car towed back home today i wasnt about to have it towed to the stealership, i planned on fixing it myself. as soon as the tow truck left i figured id mess around with the assembly a lil bit. since it was already broke, i took the back side of my monkey wrench to that pos. and hit it harder just thinking about how i was going to have to pay about $600 bucks to replace it. guess that did the trick the car unlocked and started too because i was pushing the start button very fast. kept the car running and went to pull the fuse BUT IT WAS ALREADY GONE!

anyway i could always hear the steering lock working when i got in and out of the car so to make sure i disabled it, i cut the brown wire as suggested in one of the forums. no more noise of the lock when im getting in and out of the car and it shuts of and starts fine.

so i still need to get a back up steering lock JUST IN CASE. but thank god i got that thing to unlock one more time so i could disable it. im still not wanting to take the car far away from home for a while just to make sure its good to go. any questions just send a PM.

LMBmikeZ · 11-19-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bfowlzr33

so i got the car towed back home today i wasnt about to have it towed to the stealership, i planned on fixing it myself. as soon as the tow truck left i figured id mess around with the assembly a lil bit. since it was already broke, i took the back side of my monkey wrench to that pos. and hit it harder just thinking about how i was going to have to pay about $600 bucks to replace it. guess that did the trick the car unlocked and started too because i was pushing the start button very fast. kept the car running and went to pull the fuse BUT IT WAS ALREADY GONE!

anyway i could always hear the steering lock working when i got in and out of the car so to make sure i disabled it, i cut the brown wire as suggested in one of the forums. no more noise of the lock when im getting in and out of the car and it shuts of and starts fine.

so i still need to get a back up steering lock JUST IN CASE. but thank god i got that thing to unlock one more time so i could disable it. im still not wanting to take the car far away from home for a while just to make sure its good to go. any questions just send a PM.

For real the fuse was already gone? First time I think I have seen that on any of the threads, that is just f#cked up! I hope everything keeps working for you! With the wire cut there should be no more issues, just listen to see if you hear the noise for the next few starts and shut offs as long as you don't hear it then I wouldn't worry about it any more.........

GL and hope it stays off!

Jacky · 11-19-2012, 01:06 PM

So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?

onzedge · 11-19-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacky

So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?

No. Mine failed back in February.

bfowlzr33 · 11-19-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacky

So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?

no not just the 2009, newer ones also.

11-07-2012, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-15-2012, 10:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
scgolfer7 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 59 Drives: 09 Z Yellow 6MT Rep Power: 13	The exact name of the fuse on the box is Steering Lock. It is a 10A red fuse. SouthArk370Z likes this.

11-19-2012, 08:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Astrosfan Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: houston, TX Posts: 427 Drives: 09 370z PG Sport Rep Power: 16	mine went out over the weekend had to get the car towed. $1300 to fix at the dealership so the tally: $1500 for ac compressor last month, $1300 for the steering wheel lock, Clutch is going out(CsC or syncros) another $1500 by the end of this month..... im starting to hate this car Sidz likes this.

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11-07-2012, 05:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
kactussjack Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Glen Mills PA Posts: 17 Drives: 10 370Z Black M6 Rep Power: 13	Mine failed a couple weeks ago. 17,500 miles on 2010 roadster, rev c. Replaced with rev. d under warranty. The bill to Nissan was around $850 + $85 to my insurance co for the tow. Now has the bypass harness installed for piece of mind. Don't forget people. If it fails with the windows or top down, you cannot put them up. And I thought getting out of the C-5 would get me away for steering lock issues.

11-15-2012, 12:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
geddy lee Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: delaware Posts: 161 Drives: 350Z Rep Power: 14	I too can't beleive this is still an issue. I got my 2009 back in April with 11K on it. I was on this website during my lunch at work and read a thread about this problem and solution and got up, went out to the parking lot and pulled the fuse. Took me about 10 minutes. The steering lock isn't going to protect you anyway. If someone wants to steal your car bad enough, they will. I had a friend with a MKIV Supra with 20 K worth of mods. One night when he was at the Olive Garden , a flat bed pulled up and drug his car across the asphalt and on to the truck. It was all locked up tight along with the steering wheel. Its useless

11-18-2012, 09:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
bfowlzr33 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Age: 34 Posts: 150 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 14	2009 sr 6mt 55,500 miles revB went out and im trying to find a new one for less than $500!! does ANY other website sell this part??

11-19-2012, 11:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
bfowlzr33 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Age: 34 Posts: 150 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 14	so i got the car towed back home today i wasnt about to have it towed to the stealership, i planned on fixing it myself. as soon as the tow truck left i figured id mess around with the assembly a lil bit. since it was already broke, i took the back side of my monkey wrench to that pos. and hit it harder just thinking about how i was going to have to pay about $600 bucks to replace it. guess that did the trick the car unlocked and started too because i was pushing the start button very fast. kept the car running and went to pull the fuse BUT IT WAS ALREADY GONE! anyway i could always hear the steering lock working when i got in and out of the car so to make sure i disabled it, i cut the brown wire as suggested in one of the forums. no more noise of the lock when im getting in and out of the car and it shuts of and starts fine. so i still need to get a back up steering lock JUST IN CASE. but thank god i got that thing to unlock one more time so i could disable it. im still not wanting to take the car far away from home for a while just to make sure its good to go. any questions just send a PM.

11-19-2012, 01:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jacky Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 86 Drives: 11 BMW X5M Rep Power: 16	So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?