manufacture date ranges for steering lock failure?
 

My question is stated in the title.

i am about to reach my warranty period, and just making sure i am safe.

should i double check with the dealership?

2011
auto

see diy

fwiw

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Any 370z that has it!!!!

Search.

If your car has it, I would pull the fuse just to be on the safe side.

All SLUs, regardless of revision, are prone to failure.

Nissan stopped installing SLUs in 370Zs sometime during the 2011 model year.

Nice attachment. I'm new to the forum, but if I'm understanding the VIN #s right it looks like the car I just bought may be the last '11 coupe made. The last '11 VIN listed is my car's exact number. Produced in Oct of 2011, so I figured there was a chance.

Mid 2011 had it per the documented issues other members had. If you look under your steering wheel you will see a silver box like part. The last four numbers on the part itself should read f00d to be in the clear.

is this true? so the 2013 models are safe?

Listen you new guys are not helping at all by posting info that is half true or not true NONE Of these steering locks are any good period!!!!

Yes

New Rule to avoid Steering Lock Failure: "When in doubt, take it (the fuse) out." You have nothing to lose.

That is an interesting attachment.

My '11 was built in July of 2011. I'd read about the infamous steering wheel lock problems here many times, but I figured that my Z was late enough to not be affected. I thought it was just a problem with 2009-2010's. But my VIN is a hundred or so within the affected range on that PDF.

But curiously, I'm pretty sure I do not have a steering lock. There are no noises or clicks from the steering column when I start/stop the engine. And I'm pretty sure that the wheel can be turned when the car is off. I'll have to check at lunch. I bought it new, and I haven't disabled anything.

I'll take another look at the excellent write-ups that are over on the DIY thread and see what I've got going on under my dash. (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...ix-w-pics.html)

Yes if you can turn the steering wheel with the ignition off then there is no steering lock.

^^This! It's not hard to determine if you have a SLU. Either look beneath the steering column for the unit or simply turn the wheel left and right with the car off - if it doesn't lock you're golden (if it does, hope and pray that it doesn't crap out on you this time :icon17:)

FYI, my car falls under the 2011 category but my dealership already removed the steering lock fuse. This tells us 2 things:
1) pulling the fuse is how the dealership prevents the problem (not cutting the wire)
2) you may or may not have to perform this yourself, but check just in case.

I bought my car brand new btw.

Out of curiousity, did they leave the pulled fuse in the glove box or otherwise give it to you? You're saying they pulled it before they delivered the car to you but didn't tell you they had done so. Is that correct? Very interesting.

No, they didn't give me the fuse.
Yes, it looks like they pulled the fuse while it was on the lot and didn't tell me they had already done it. I purchased mine from Nissan Sunnyvale and they had around 10 370s there when I bought mine off the lot late 2011.