DIY: Replace dreaded steering-lock on 2009s and early 2010s.

kenchan

you get your car checked out?

KaienZ34

repped

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b1adesofcha0s

I gotta remember to check which one I have in my Z. Only 250 miles left on the factory warranty

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KaienZ34

Just went look i've got the B...Build date 2/09.

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kenchan

yah, one of the main purpose of this thread is to bring awareness to our Z owners so you know what could be causing the intelligent key warning flashing in the cluster and can not start the engine.

if this ever happens to anyone, recommend you do the tricks ive noted before like unlocking and abruptly moving the steering column up/down, tapping at the steering lock itself, unplugging the steering lock and plugging it back in, or just replace it entirely before it fails.

fritz

Kenchan: That was brilliant!

IWW: To get the windows to work without ignition on is simple.
See my post of 8/01/2011 "Power windows to work conveniently"
I guess they could also be re-programmed like that.

Thanks, Ken.

Fritz

370zproject

i touched the lock and it fixed itself for now

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kenchan

lol... such a piece of crap our steering locks.

Baer383

Just checked mine it's working fine

Year 2010
Build date 6/10
Part # 48700-JF00C-B1-01

Repped Ken

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b1adesofcha0s

I have the JF00A with a 10/08 build date. I never realized mine was built so early before

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kenchan

bump for those that PM'ed about this issue.

GaleForce

When spring rolls around, and my Z comes out of storage for its Oil change... I'm going to try to sweet talk the service people at my local Nissan dealer to see if they will replace it under warranty... The worst they can say is no...

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KaienZ34

What is your plan for this? Telling them your cars does it from time to time and it's the same part that has been recalled on the GT-R??

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GaleForce

Yeah, something like that. Telling them its an intermittant problem that I can temporarily fix by hitting the lock solinoid. Might print out this thread, depends how receptive they are. If they want to do me a solid, great, if not, I tried and can't fault them for it.

Honestly this is my first Nissan, I bought it in August and stored it at the end of October. Past experiences have been with Honda and GM dealerships. The service I got from Honda was second to none! Very helpful, and very honest. GM on the other hand, their service has been horrible. I have needed to print off fixes from the Internet for them before, I've also had to do my own repairs because the techs couldn't fix it. And it wasn't isolated to one dealership. I got this kind of service from 4 different GM dealers. It will be a very very long time before I spend any more of my hard earned money on a vehicle made by General Motors.

Hopefully Nissan's service will be closer to what I got from Honda... we'll see...

Edit- my Z still has a year of factory warranty left.

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kenchan

i summarized the temporary solutions to try in the DIY (very bottom)... just in case someone is stranded in the middle of nowhere.