Originally Posted by Arnold K. I have a "C" unit. Build date of the car is 6/10. Built date of the unit is Feb 16th 2010. :\ Was able to
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I wonder is the reason Nissan is not doing the recall is because a lot of the cars are/were under warrantee this whole time? Do they usually issue recalls when the car is out of warrantee? I know for the GTR they did it early on but thats probably because its their flagship and top of the line car. I wonder if we will see a recall in the next year or so. I still have 1 year left on mine, and am at 24,000 miles. I have the Rev B module.
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I am almost 100% sure my steering wheel lock finally locked up last night while less than a mile away from my apartment. While it was working you could always tell when the steering wheel unlocked on start up. Now my 370z wont start and the steering wheel actually has free motion L/R and didn't lock the last time the car was shut off.
MY biggest issue is my car is no longer under warranty (the 3yr/36k mile warranty). I have 39,XXX miles on my 09' Z. If this part was recalled on the GTR is it possible that Nissan will fix it for free? Last edited by jbenington86; 03-05-2012 at 02:55 PM. |
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jb- only maybe... i'd give your dealer a call. recalls/TSB is vehicle specific unfortunately.
are you good with working on cars at all? if so, i recommend you swap it out yourself and save yourself towing, etc..and possible damage while towing. it's clumsy work but not difficult to do at all. GL! |
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Interesting.... I just checked my 2010 Black Rose that was built in December of 2009. It has Rev C of the steering lock mechanism. No issues yet....
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First NISSAN I have ever owned and I am hitting disappointment after disappointment...... Reliability for the 370Z is crap IMO and cost more than my BMW to keep on the road. Maybe I should have spent a few extra thousand dollars and bought a second BMW at least everything would have been free for 4yrs/50k miles (except gas) and included a bumper to bumper warranty for the same time frame. Actually I would have already ended out on top of where I am right now. I have had 18 year old cars that I have beat the crap out of them, treated horribly, and not cared for at all that ran really well and never had a problem. Then I get a car that is treated well change the fluids more often than they should and it is in the shop or broken more than that 18 year old POS. Sorry for the rant just venting... I am seriously thinking about getting it fixed and prepping it for sale to obtain something more reliable just sick of throwing money at Nissan for nothing other than poor mechanical design and engineering. |
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It just seem surprising to me that the steering lock assembly for the 370s that have failed out of warranty are anywhere from 2k~3k miles outside the warranty. Also, why did they ditch this steering lock assembly in 2012? Maybe because they know it's bad and they don't know how to fix the issue.
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I have found 4 complaints on the internet. They took me a mere few minutes to find. I think this trend will continue and start to grow.
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Like you said, the exact same part failed on GT-R, yet, those cars got an immediate response. I am still mystified why 370z part hasn't been recalled. As much as I like my Z, this will be my family's last Nissan. Fun car, but dealing w/ service departments, and constantly making them understand the issue is quite frustrating.
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03-05-2012, 08:02 PM | #314 (permalink) |
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I work for Audi and the suppliers (outside manufacturers) are not directly responsible to the end user. It is the Car Manufacturer that needs to establish an open campaign!! The supplier would have deal with Nissan only to get an updated part or separate solution established!
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It should be investigated especially since Nissan removed this part on the 2012 370s because they couldn't figure out how to fix it. I think that is more of a sign that they knew there was a problem they couldn't fix with a new revision so they got rid of it to try and bury the issue. If the part is also on back order at many dealers that is also saying something. Last edited by jbenington86; 03-05-2012 at 08:57 PM. |
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