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What's the point of putting the fuse back in to take it to the dealer, have them mess around with it, then pull the fuse back out. Aren't you in the same exact spot you were before, only difference is you had the dealer mess with the car? Only way I'm taking my car to the dealer is if the fix is completely removing the SLU. Although I cut the wire on mine, not sure if that will be a issue once they start messing with the SLU?

I haven't checked, but assume my '09 has one of the earlier revisions that is almost certain to fail. There is a chance that they now have a revision that will last at least a little longer than the one I have. I will pull the fuse again because I have no use for the steering lock - I would have eventually pulled the fuse just to shut the thing up. When I sell the car, I can tell the buyer it has the latest-and-greatest SLU installed. If they want to re-enable it, I'll put the fuse in for them.

With the cut wire, they may give you the same argument you just gave me: What's the point? ;)

Weight reduction yo!

Does anyone know if the recall includes 2011 370z's?

Early 2011's maybe, since they can also suffer from the Steering Lock Fail

If i owned a tent i would set it up in honor of this situation being resolved.:happydance: . i havent been camping in a very long time haha

I sure hope so! :excited:

From the letter I received it stats 2009-2010.

Due to this wonderful forum and its members, I was able to contact my dealership today. I gave them the Campaign Announcement Number in addition to the Campaign Bulletin Number supplied by this forum. The dealership acknowledged and confirmed the information. They advised the new Steering Lock Unit is in stock and I have scheduled an appointment for Tuesday March 12, 2013 at 2pm.

Would like to thank everyone for their valuable input. Keeping fingers crossed the Unit is RevD which is the good one. I currently have RevB.

Will let all know after install.

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Wow! My steering lock went out at the right time (3/9/2013).... Too bad I had to tow mine to the Nissan Dealer:

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That blows! At least it's less of a hassle now.

I'm not clear on this. Do we have to contact the dealer or is there a recall and we will be notified by mail?

Note my earlier post. Based on the information supplied here, I took it upon myself to contact the dealership rather than wait for a notice from Nissan. I read that most of the dealerships have already received the notice directly from Nissan, so why wait for them. My dealership verified the recall, set aside the new part, and made an appointment. Just saying...........

Where are we going camping?!?!?!

We're gonna camp in front of Nissans North America Headquarters waiting for our checks for those of us whose SLU's have already failed.

Rev D is faulty also. So far they have all been known to fail. That's why I'm still glad I cut my wire.

But its less likely to fail lol

True, but it's still prone. Either way, most reliable is do disengage the lock and be done with it.

I paid to have mine fixed last week for $1200, called Nissan support and they set up a case number, only to call me this morning to say "sorry, your car is out of warranty". I called Nissan Consumer Affairs and they said someone would call me within the hour. They did and they asked me to fax my bill from the dealer of the repair and they said a check is on the way- FULL REIMBURSEMENT.

My question is...should I pull the fuse on the replacement SLU lol.

Yes, kinda, they will ALL fail at some point or another... So it's up to you to ride it out, or just say f-it, and pull the fuse

My question is this, If there is a recall and the replacing part fails will they repair again for free? since its recall?

I'll put money on, no.

Right now, and one of our Nissan dealers can confirm, but the recall is probably for Revision A&B for '09-'10...

Meaning that if they fix it with a Rev D. and THAT goes out in another 3-5 years, you'll still be screwed.
They'll probably give the standard 12mo/12k mile warranty on the replacement part

Spoke with a local Nissan dealer in Australia and they say this problem does not effect Australian 370Z's as they are right hand drive and use a different steering lock. Sounds like crap to me. Has anyone in Aus had the Steering lock problem?

LOL!!!

That's THE biggest LOAD OF BULLSHÍT I have ever heard

Nice subbed !!

Even if they keep fixing it for free forever, there is a high risk of being stranded when it fails.

I had mine replaced a few weeks ago, I cut the brown wire just before I had it towed to the shop, they didn't reconnect it when they replaced it, and it's gonna stay that way.

Victory!!! Nissan Recalls faulty Steering Locks!
 

I just received a call from Nissan USA informing me that a recall was issued Friday March 8th for the Steering Lock :happydance: which has plagued so many faithful Z owners.
I had been burning up their phone lines since March 4th when I became a member of the "Dreaded Steering Lock Club". I held little hope as this situation has persisted since 09 with countless Z drivers left on the side of the road to tow their precious Z's in for a thousand dollar + fix for a problem that Nissan was perfectly aware of.
I now need to see about a refund from the dealer for the $1100 plus I spent and I hope any of you in the same boat do the same.

if this is true, that is nice

Finally, that was one of the reasons I didn't pick up a Z last year.

It doesn't include my 2011 (unless they add more VINs to the list later). I'm glad I have already pulled the fuse.

Yeah, I think DE.50 nailed it below :ugh2:

I suspect you're absolutely correct... I asked my local dealer what the replacement part was, but they don't even have that info yet. I assume it's Rev D or something that is still garbage. This is a half-assed recall IMO :shakes head:

Has anyone in Canada got this service performed yet?

I agree. A proper recall to correct the issue would be completely remove the SLU's and reflash the ecu to account for the removed SLU.

:iagree:

then why keep posting on a forum for a car you dont have???

Lol that the OP just figured this out today

Because I still like the car and like to see what people do with them. You don't want me here dad? It's cool, I'll leave.