Those of you who have had Steering Lock Failure

JARblue

Wow... so much credit for something so easy

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axeman71

2010 Roadster 7AT touring. Mine just failed at 35500 miles. I was out of town visiting friends and got stuck an extra day. Luckily I had 500 miles left on my warranty.

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Mt Tam I am

Very cool.

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gginaz

mine too failed 39,XXXmi 09 lucked out so to speak though dealership replaced for $536 after having car towed and being there for a week

JohnsZ

Yesterday I went to start my '09 with 22k and got the dreaded...NO START for the first time. After getting out of the car and getting back in, I tried it again and it started. Question, how long before I won't be able to start it at all, i.e can it wait until my next oil change in about a month or so to get it fixed or should I bring it in asap? Also...is the part covered under warranty? Thanks!

scgolfer7

Honestly, I would go ahead and pull the fuse for the time being so you aren't stuck stranded; it can go out about anytime from what I have heard. Then simply plug the fuse back in when you take it to the dealer. With that being said, I have heard mixed reports of whether it is covered or not.

My 09 is a little higher mileage (because I drive it everyday) so I just had to be happy with the pulled fuse trick.

JohnsZ

Thanks scgolfer7....Mine too is a DD where I put on about 100 miles per day, m-f. I bought mine with 10k last June and already have 22k. Stupid question from someone who is not comfortable playing around with fuses.....what is the process of locating/pulling the fuse or is it just wise to bring it in to Nissan dealership soon? BTW....golf lover here

sboden

If you don't feel comfortable pulling the fuse, buy the harness asap. As a daily driver, your odds are even better to get stuck.

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SouthArk370Z

It's a fairly easy job, but if you are uncomfortable doing it, either installing the harness (even a rank amateur can do it; the only "hard" part is unplugging the connector from the SLU) or getting someone to pull the fuse (doesn't have to be a dealer; anyone with a little car experience can do it) are both good options.
As sboden points out, you're chances of SLU failure are pretty high, so do one of the fixes ASAP.

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scgolfer7

The fuse is in the fuse box next to your battery. Nothing really difficult to get it out other than pulling a few of those black clips out to get to the fuse box, then removing the fuse. If you need anymore help I can get some pictures soon.

yakz

Steering wheel lock just failed at 36,000 on the dot in a grocery store parking lot.

Got a rental car, drove home, called the dealership. Told me $280 for the cutaway bolts and $730 for the steering wheel lock.

Read some threads on here, grabbed a hammer, went back to the grocery.

Smacked the part with the hammer a few times and it unlocked (note: kicking it didn't work, and I had to give it a pretty good smack with the hammer). Popped the hood, pulled the plastic **** off, yanked the fuse box and pulled the fuse. Put everything back together, shut it off, started back up just fine (whirrr of the lock working notably absent).

Taking the rental car back tomorrow annoyed but without the expensive tow and repair thanks the forum.

yakz

Note that there are two fuse boxes next to the battery. The steering wheel lock fuse is in the larger one that is more difficult to get to, you have to pull it up to get the cover off and get to the fuses. I had to remove the battery cover, the plastic around the battery cover, and the plastic near the windshield. They just have some little snap-ins to hold them on, so not really that difficult. The fuse itself just pulls straight out.

cheshirecat

Amazing that Nissan doesn't just issue a recall to pull the fuse on the existing models with the lock.

Whatever.

scgolfer7

Good Point, and yeah, taking the battery cover off was how I did mine. Mine went out during a trip 100 miles away from my house; luckily with a little anger and a pair of pliers, the problem was solved.

yakz

The important bit is pull. the. fuse. I kicked the **** out of it and nothing. I gave it some love taps with the hammer and nothing. I felt so lucky when I gave it a good smack and it disengaged, and knew to yank that fuse. That piece of **** will cost you $1000 if it won't disengage. I won't be trading for another Nissan. The part is a defective design and expensive to replace and they won't give an inch.