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

Lemers

Mine was covered by the extended warranty. I was 10 over on the 36 month part of the original warranty.

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doesntcount

We should do a survey to ask how many people have experienced this issue. It would be good ammo for when we complain to Nissan.

R0bDC

It's been done, you can search for it. The Other problem IMO is that people are pulling the fuses of the steering Lock so those cars are not getting reported to Nissan as failures.

Pulling the Fuse = Selfish Move, Unless you still contacted Nissan to tell "I had to pull the fuse because of my fear that I was going to get the steering Lock and would have to pay over 1000 dollars to replace it.

SouthArk370Z

Not pulling the fuse when you know it can leave you stranded = Stupid move.

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R0bDC

Pulling the Fuse = Selfish Move, Unless you still contacted Nissan to tell "I had to pull the fuse because of my fear that I was going to get the steering Lock and would have to pay over 1000 dollars to replace it.

My full quote! Don't get me wrong Im not saying Don't pull the fuse, I'm just saying the car would never be reported therefore it would hurt the chances of getting the part recall! That's why I also stated they should still call Nissan to let them know of the situation.

Baer383

Nissan won't recall this it has been going on since 09

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chops

right. it might be a selfish move to you, if you already payed the grand to get it fixed, but for those of us who havent, why would we risk it? i can send an email to nissan (which i have) and tell them the same damn thing -- that i removed the fuse for fear of being stranded, but when my lock dies, and its outside of the warranty, what good will the email do? sure as hell wont pay the grand to get it fixed!

SurfDog

pulled.

you are both right! however as I am way more interested in my upcoming mod plans than how to get a "fixed" problem recalled, I guess Ill have to work up the motivation to try and figure out how to report to some (presumably worthless) government agency.

If somebody links me to an appropriate Nissan contact or bullshiznit government agency, I'd be happy to tell them how unsettling it was to live in fear of a known, car stranding malfunction!

Is it frustrating that Nissan hasn't dealt with this big bummer? Yep!
Will it stop me from buying another Nissan? No.
Will it cost me or a dealer 1,000 bucks to fix? Nope. (pulled it)
Does it affect my feeling about the car? nope!

Sooooo, what is their incentive to fix/recall? Dunno.

(maybe if I'd been stranded/bankrupted by this crap, I'd feel different. Thanks the370z.com for saving me from that *horrid* experience)

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