Had mine done yesterday, too. 1:00 hour there, as they also put in the new rear hatch springs they had been holding all winter for me while I was away. Two problems solved and a hand car wash---all on Nissan's tab. Very nice.

Thought people had the car lock on them even after the recall and that pulling the fuse was advisable?

Yes. I just had my steering lock replaced as well but it's only a matter of time until the new part fails, so I'm pulling the fuse anyway. I just wanted the new steering lock to potentially help the value when I sell in the future. Plus why not, it's free under warranty.

What version of steering lock does the dealer install?

I think is the D Version, mine had the C Ver...

OMG god. I thought these threads were over. No offense.

Hello everyone! I'm one of those guys driving an 90' Z who was affected by the SL failure. I was "lucky" and managed to knock it back into place by hitting it with a hammer, then cut the brown wire. This was before the fuse idea was discovered.

I just today received my recall notice for the SL unit, advising me to go in to the dealer and get it replaced.

My question: Because I've cut the brown wire, is this something that Nissan is going to give me hassle about when I go in to get it replaced?

Thanks!

Depends on the dealer. If you get a lot of static at one, go try another.

Got my letter, the part is in, supposed to have it replaced next Friday. I also just got 15,000 miles on my Z.

How many have replaced steering lock under recall?
 

I just received the notice from Nissan on the steering wheel lock. I pulled the fuse on mine the day after I bought the car and don't see any reason to bring my car to the dealer for a replacement part.

How many of you who have pulled the fuse have had theirs replaced?

Should I have mine replaced?

Mines going to the dealership tomorrow for it

Had mine replaced as soon as I saw the notice on here but I never got around to pulling the fuse before that.

Mine is going in friday

Threw my notice in the garbage. Not worth my time to have my good disabled lock replaced with the same faulty one.

:tup:

HOW MANY MORE STEERING LOCK THREADS ARE THERE GOING TO BE. GEEZ.

We get it! There's been a lot of issues with this and yes there is a recall. I just didn't think that every single person was going to post about it. Better yet let's start a another thread. "How many have had there oil changed at the dealer". Enough already. And no, no one pissed in my Cheerios this morning.

Not that you know of ;)

THat would take "Honey Nut" Cherrios to a new level....:tiphat:

When I took the Z out of storage last week to get it ready for Spring the dreaded key light was on and it wouldn't start. The same day I got the recall letter in the mail and made an appointment at the dealership (great timing). Thank god I visit the forums because I saw that if you tap the steerling wheel lock, you might get it to start once or twice. Lucky for me it started and I got it to the dealership without needing a tow.

Took them about a week to get the part but they installed in with REV-D and everything works fine.

I got my notice about a month ago but I pulled my fuse awhile back, I don't see a point in getting a new one installed. I wish I could cash in on the recall though as a credit or something ;)

Got mine done couple weeks ago. Plan to now pull fuse and replace fuse if I ever sell. In case of eventual sale, I don't want a new owner to not have the benefit of the fix. Besides, I got a free hand car wash out of it!

Just took my to the dealer this morning and found out mine wasn't included in the campaign. Guess my build date of June 2010 already had the fix.

Mine was a June 2010 build also, and not part of the recall. I still don't trust it not to fail.

Just got hit with the steering wheel lock failure
 

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.

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?

Thank you!
 

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?

Replacement Time
 

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.

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.

^Same thing for me

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.

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.

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. :tup:

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

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.

I don't know ,take this for what it is worth the GTR's don't have them and the 370 no longer has them.

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 ...

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!

370z
 

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

Beat on the ESCL with your fist and you may be able to break it free so that you can get the car started. If you do manage to get things working, do NOT turn the car off until you remove the fuse. Several DIYs on this site - see link in my sig.

Go to the dealer. Tell them to replace it. It is on a recall. They have to replace it for FREE.