Another one bites the dust
 

Sooo this morning on my way home from work I stop to put gas, and as I go to start it....Nothing. The key light is blinking in the cluster and right away I knew it was the steering wheel lock, but it was too late. So I call triple A and can you believe that they didn't want to tow my car because its about a 35 min drive to my dealership and it was rush hour! In the end I had to leave my car there at the gas station and hide the key in the suspension....I couldn't believe it! I'm calling triple A once my car is towed to complain, what's the point of having them if they're not even gonna tow my car when needed? I still have warranty so hopefully I'm covered and can at least get a courtesy vehicle. I know there's tons of threads on this I just needed to vent!:mad:

Umm why would you hide the key in the suspension?

maybe the tow truck driver needed it when they finally wanted to to the Z? or im hoping so haha

Sorry to hear but seriously why do people with 09 models refuse to fix (ei: pull fuse) this issue? You're obviously on the forums and you've probably seen the countless threads where people are having this problem. At this point I'd have to say it's your own fault... =\

I had my battery go out and I thought it was the steering lock at first. It scared me enough to pull the fuse. Now I have a new battery and complete peace of mind. ;)

I leave my fuse in to fúck Nissan out of money

hummmm... sorry to hear, but i went out of my way to post the diy and others how to fix the problem (brown wire cut, fuse pull).

why we keep seeing these threads beats the hell out of me.

Pull the fuse people !!!!!

sucks :(

If you are under warranty, then Nissan will pick up the towing charge.

I know I know I should have pulled the fuse, I'm not blaming anyone for that at all because you guys are right It should have been done a long time ago, I guess I'm really just mad at how triple A handled it, and yes the key was on the suspension so that whoever picked up the car could find it

I can't speak for the OP, but I keep waiting for some dude to pull up in a Z, jump out with a red cape on and a giant FPM logo on his chest (Fuse Pullin' Muhfucker) and take care of it for me. Nobody has come yet though.

Seriously though, as great as the DIY is (and it is) and the time invested in sharing it, there really isn't much more you can do.

Unless, of course, you buy a cape :tup:

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yep, GL with the repair :tup:

it's not your fault that this happened. thing shouldn't break to being with.

im not the FPM so i can't speak for Baer, but i think he would look good in a cape. lol :rofl2:

Dude.. That's the first thing I did the day I bought it
5minuts people if my dumb *** can do it anyone can
Sorry but DAMN! Pull the fuse peeps!

it pulls the fuse. it rubs the fuse on its skin. It puts the fuse in the basket...pull the damn thing.

Ordered cape. : D

Seeing the thread title reminded me of this (jump to the 1 minute mark)

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Soo supposedly my extended warranty isnt going to cover the cost so now I have to come out of pocket....this just keeps getting better

Sorry man, I feel your pain, my slu went a few weeks a go, I only had the car a few months 😞

... Why don't you just hit it until it starts?


And also, there is a thread that someone made that shows how he got his money back

AAA screwed me over too, took 3 hrs to get the tow, got there just after the dealership closed, but I called and told them I was on my way so someone was there to take it

Yea I'm gonna call them tomorrow and open a case because is just ridiculous

Ok guys so I contacted Nissan Support on twitter and opened a case with them. They contacted me today and said they are gonna try to cover the cost but had talk to my dealer first probably to make sure I've kept up on my maintanance, which I have. I know there are a handful of members on here that have been reimbursed the full amount, if anybody happens to know them could you let me know who they are so Incase they dont want to I can use there case numbers to fight my case.Thanks!

Welcome to the club...you're in good company! The more I hear of this happening, the more mad I get at Nissan that this part was not a recall. Are you kidding me Nissan????? Good luck!

Good to hear Nissan trying to cover it for you. You might want to read this and contact the OP. Good luck fight it and keep us posted.

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...xperience.html

Was I the only one who read the topic and thought OP had gotten into a wreck? Or some such thing.

Yep, LOL

Thay is good if you ran out of warranty, but if you have warranty use it. That way also goes into the data base.

I did replace mine with my own money before the DIY come out, but it gave me a piece of mind.;)