ATTENTION!! 2009-2010 owners with steering lock/wont start issues

ggiwin

Went to go pick up a friend to eat some breakfast. Got in the car, brake down, pushed the start button. Nothing happened. Got my car towed after numerous attempts to free the damned lock. Got home and tried a different method where I would tap the unit itself. Surprisingly it worked and got to the acc position. Ended up pulling the fuse right after to make sure it would not happen again.
Car is fine now (neighbors probably think I'm crazy starting my car and turning it off so many times). If you're thinking why not take it to the dealership. It is because despite the fact that I have a 2010, it isn't among the list of VINS approved for the recall. HOWEVER if you are one of those like me that didn't get on that list. You can give nissan a call and explain your situation. Good chances that they will approve your VIN for a SLU replacement.
TLDR- steering lock failed, fixed it by tapping then pulling fuse. Car is good. Now to fix my leaking rear diff.

forza370z

Thanks for sharing the story with us and glad you eventually could sort it out. Just curious, what version of SLU you have on your car? RevC or RevD?

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rgunho

Thank you to the contributors on this thread. After reading the warnings I became concerned every time I started my car and heard that lock.

I pulled the fuse yesterday with the help of the members here. It is now living in my center console like others have posted here.

One thing that did throw me was the delay I experienced when starting the car afterwards. I guess that is the time allowed for the lock to slide which is silent now?

The BlueMax

Yes it was replacement time for my 09, I just hit 20K when I went in for the warranty replacement. I was getting nervous last year after the lock started to became famous as obvious recall in waiting. 615 is what it would of cost me had it happen real early in this cars life.

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MVPTonyD

Mine was an 09 and i never had a problem with it and i didnt even know this was an ongoing thing but today i went to the dealership for an oil change and they told me this was a recall so they fixed it with out any expense.

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Driftomodachi

^Same thing for me

MJB

Ok guys, I had a strange issue going on. I have a REV C steering lock on my 09. I'm assuming the original owner had it replaced at some point. Anyways, I removed the fuse last summer just to be on the safe side. All was well until I started to get a long pause each time I hit the start button. I would say a good 3 seconds before it would start. Didn't really think much of it.

So after a couple months is when the strange problem started to occur. Basically when I would push the start button, nothing. On the display it would show the "no key" symbol and the fob port would start flashing. So the only way to start the car would be by sticking the key in the port and it would start fine with no issues.

It has been doing this for months. Sometimes it will start after pushing the button, sometimes only when I put the key in the port. Sometimes if I pushed the start button multiple times it would finally start. It was like my car couldn't read the key unless it was plugged into the fob.

So I decided to just put the fuse back in and see if that had anything to do it with. I was a little hesitant though because it had been disengaged for almost a year, and I didn't want to take a chance of it locking up on me. Luckily a forum member was selling his REV D lock for super cheap. I bought it up quick, installed it today, put the fuse back in.... and NO starting issues at all. It starts on the first hit of the button like its supposed to!

So I don't know if this is an isolated incident, maybe other people are having the same issue.

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Baer383

Mine did stuff like that too ,I just took the remote outside the car lock then unlock the car get in and it started right up.

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MJB

I would try that... sometimes when I was inside and it wouldn't start using the start button... I would hit the unlock button on the key and then press the start button again and sometimes it would start. Really weird. Oh well, no issues anymore with the fuse back in and a REV D lock.

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Baer383

Just remember that the "D" lock doesn't fix the problem completely.

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MJB

Have there been reports of a REV D failure? I know a few "C" ones have went down. Either way I have a REV C for a back up.

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asdfsammich

I had my original slu fail and got replaced. About year later the D they put in failed. I was able to start the car one last time (kicked the slu) and pulled the fuse.

I got another D during the recall and pulled the fuse preemptively this time around.

Tapatalk ...

MJB

So REV D has failed as well... dang! Well, I don't want to pull the fuse again because then I'll go through those starting issues. I know its not a big deal.. but when I press the start button I want the damn car to start without having to use the fob! I'll keep my REV C in the car so if I ever break down I can install it really quick. I used regular bolts instead of those security ones so changing it out should be a breeze!

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4r3s

Nissan, dishing out the Ds.

Don't even bother with the warranty people. Pulling the fuse alone will be a far less time waster than actually getting the unit replaced. Especially since the replacement can fail just as easily...

jcole8188

Hey I have a question about the steering lock on the 2009 370z. I've been reading every ones input but just trying to get a specific answer. Mine recently decided not to start and the key light is the only light on the dash. The car won't go into accessory mode at all just stays in lock. Do I have to buy the new revD part from the dealer or is there something I can do myself? They said it's going to be about 800 just for the part. I was reading how people either pulled a fuse or snipped a wire but is that only a solution when the car is able to go into ACC mode? Input would be great not trying to get raped by the dealer. Thanks