What Baer said, its on the other side (fender/tire side).

Depress the latch on the side to release and pull up, then reach to the bottom of the box for the two lips to press and lift the cover up.

:iagree::iagree:

I did what 4 or 5 cars, just this last weekend.:tup:

Well then you better hook a brother up with some Reps!!:tup:

Yeah dude, you were knocking them out FAST! :tup: :tup:

I fricken love working on cars...

With a build date of 2/2010, will it have a Rev B or Rev C steering lock?

It doesn't really matter which one you have there are no good revisions!

There's only a million threads on these things. Search man. You could have even googled it. But anyways, pull that gdamn fuse NOW. NOWWWWWW. lol

I'm glad I've been able to help alott of people with my discovery of the steering lock fuse removal but all these threads got me going.

Crazy:icon14:

lol yeah I read over a lot of threads but couldn't find a specific build date they started using the Rev C's. Anyways, I guess whether it's a Rev B or C it's trash. No negative side affects of pulling the fuse other than the car will be easier to hijack?

pretty much

break in, put in neutral, steer the car away, load it up on a flat bed.

good bye Z.

Its gone with or without the lock. Its not in the car anymore starting in late 2011. So the 12 and 13's are completely without. Its not a safety issue either. Its a useless system. Nissan deleted it for good reason.

Lol if they come with a flatbed do you really think the lock would stop them from getting it???
If they want it they will get it. I could put your car on 4 dollies in about 45 seconds and push the car into the middle of the street by myself.

Best way to protect your Z is keeping it in a garage.

i would just take a look under the steering column first to verify you have a steering lock or not before undoing things...

if you have the lock, this would be in your face when you look up.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...ock-bottom.jpg

Good point, guess I'll be pulling the fuse.

Guess I'll have to keep a look out for you :icon17:

It makes it way harder to position the car up the flat bed so yes it does help

Oh and I want to take that 45 sec bet

After reading all the methods of disabling the steering lock I think I'll go with cutting the brown wire. Looks to be the easiest and quickest way, and I really don't care about not being able to put it back to normal. I don't think anyone will notice it either way.

Pull the fuse, no cutting required.

IMO the cutting is easier. I don't think I'll have to worry about voiding the warranty either way.

Just a thought and maybe it's been said before, but have the people with steering lock issues checked their fuses? Probably not the cause, but it's certainly in the realm of possibility for a fuse to blow therby disabling the steering lock in the lock position.

it is. that is wat im going to be doing when my rev c fails. i have a working rev b as spare.

Another one, wow! Why's hasn't Nissan being sued yet?? There has to be some type of law that forces Nissan to recall a part that is malfunctioning on (it seems) every 09/10 370Z's.

Nothing to worry about with me, government employee here haha. :tiphat:

It may "help" but it won't stop it from going nite nite. And if they bring a regular hook, doesn't matter which way your wheels are facing. And seriously it's as simple as jacking the car up in the front, then the rear. If you have one of the jacks that lift a car by 2 or 3 pumps, it's VERY doable.

Just checked and my car has the Rev. C. Looks super easy just to disconnect and snip the brown wire, these 0 degree temperatures here in Chicago have postponed the job though. I'll likely end up doing this over the weekend, hopefully the pos will last me until then!

I've had my 09 370z for less than one month. I found this thread because I had the Yellow Key of Death last night. After towing to the Nissan dealer and being told it would be $1100 to replace the steering wheel lock, I took matters into my own hands in the dealer service parking lot.

I tried loosening and shaking the steering wheel up and down but that didn't help. I got the tire iron out of the hatch and beat on the lock module for a few minutes, pressing the start button every few seconds. Finally, the ignition went to Acc, and I knew I was golden. I popped the hood, removed the fuse box, and removed the fuse. Now it's as good as new!

Awesome :tup:

I'm glad I could help you save some money on repairs:tup:

Hi Frisky Franky

I'm happy for you! But can you please call Nissan consumer affairs, or send them an email stating this issue. It would help me if they ever recall the steering lock, and it would definitely help the hundreds of people out there who don't know about this issue.

Thanks, Enjoy your car!

I thought I saw you the other day on the corner of Mustang way and White Boss rd.:roflpuke2:

if the person was wearing a white skirt and red tank top, up it was me.

was that you who almost pulled up, but scooted when the cop showed?

Wow, talk about just dodging a bullet there. Glad you were able to revive it just enough to pull the SOB fuse!

After snipping the wire or pulling the fuse, even though it doesn't throw a fault code on the dash, will Nissan see any faults through their Nissan scan-tool when I take the car in for service? I know they are able to get more information than the standard run of the mill scan tool you buy at autozone.

Anyone have insight on my question. Otherwise, if it's not known whether Nissan will be able to tell or not I think I'll hold off until my warranty is up.

I dont believe they can tell. No ones reported that yet.

but if your really worried, instead of pulling the fuse, take the fuse out, replace it with a blown fuse (when its unlocked just as if you were pulling it).

Then drive around and your lock will be disabled. If nissan ever for some reason looks into it and questions it they will simply just think your fuse blew up. Then when they replace it for you. Rinse and Repeat.

Given that the steering lock has been removed from recent models I don't see how it would be an issue.

Well I would imagine the ECU on the recent models do not expect to see a steering lock signal. The one on the older models I would imagine expect to see a signal, and by removing that signal just because it doesn't throw a code for us to see, maybe it will be detectable when Nissan does a system check with their scan tool?

should I try this fix? got a 2010 and still got a warranty. or should I wait until warranty is out.

thanks!

Yours should have the improved REV. C steering lock like on mine, so it's not as urgent as the earlier REV A or B's. Problems have still been reported with the Rev C's though so it is a good idea to disconnect power to the steering lock. Whether you should do it before or after your warranty is something I myself am debating lol.