Those of you who have had Steering Lock Failure

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

Quote:

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?

wheee! · 11-19-2012, 01:12 PM

Quote:

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.

You definitely did NOT look for the right fuse then. It cannot be gone if the lock was still working. See the pic where the 10A fuse (bottom left, forth from bottom) has been pulled....

bfowlzr33 · 11-19-2012, 01:34 PM

[QUOTE=wheee!;2023194]You definitely did NOT look for the right fuse then. It cannot be gone if the lock was still working. See the pic where the 10A fuse (bottom left, forth from bottom) has been pulled....

oh well now i feel like an idiot. i have never seen those fuses at all. how do you even get to them? are they in the same area as the battery? and thanks for the pics by the way. ive been looking for some for a while

onzedge · 11-19-2012, 01:35 PM

Quote:

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jacky

So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?

no not just the 2009, newer ones also.

bfowlzr33 · 11-19-2012, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ

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!

to correct mysmelf, i was looking at the wrong fuse. my bad. i was thinking that couldnt be right it wouldnt have been making noise at all if the fuse has BEEN out. but no i cut the brown wire coming from the steering lock and *POOF* no more steering lock noises at all. and it starts and turns off fine. im still sketched out about driving it though. went home for lunch and made my wife drop me off back at work

LMBmikeZ · 11-19-2012, 02:35 PM

LOL

don't worry about it so many of has have been driving around without the locks for quite a while now and no one is having any issues related to that

wheee! · 11-19-2012, 04:31 PM

Your car is fine now you've cut the brown wire. But make sure you wrapped the ends cuz it carries voltage thru that line.
The fuse pull is indeed beside the battery, the full instructions are in Baers thread.

USMCASA · 11-19-2012, 04:46 PM

cut that cable or pull the damn fuse, trust me

pseftis · 11-19-2012, 06:49 PM

40th anni 370z's classified early 2010 models? any 40th with these issues?

11-19-2012, 08:16 AM	#228 (permalink)
Astrosfan Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: houston, TX Posts: 427 Drives: 09 370z PG Sport Rep Power: 15	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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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Your car is fine now you've cut the brown wire. But make sure you wrapped the ends cuz it carries voltage thru that line. The fuse pull is indeed beside the battery, the full instructions are in Baers thread. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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11-18-2012, 09:14 PM	#227 (permalink)
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bfowlzr33 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Age: 33 Posts: 150 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 12	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	#231 (permalink)
Jacky Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 86 Drives: 11 BMW X5M Rep Power: 15	So this issue only occur for 2009 model year?

11-19-2012, 01:34 PM	#233 (permalink)
bfowlzr33 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Age: 33 Posts: 150 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z SR M6 Rep Power: 12	[QUOTE=wheee!;2023194]You definitely did NOT look for the right fuse then. It cannot be gone if the lock was still working. See the pic where the 10A fuse (bottom left, forth from bottom) has been pulled.... oh well now i feel like an idiot. i have never seen those fuses at all. how do you even get to them? are they in the same area as the battery? and thanks for the pics by the way. ive been looking for some for a while

11-19-2012, 04:46 PM	#239 (permalink)
USMCASA A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,152 Drives: 09 370z CY M6 Rep Power: 17	cut that cable or pull the damn fuse, trust me

11-19-2012, 06:49 PM	#240 (permalink)
pseftis Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 156 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z M6 Rep Power: 13	40th anni 370z's classified early 2010 models? any 40th with these issues?