How many of you have pulled the steering lock fuse?

Ryan's Nissan

Awesome, I am excited to work on this. I will be working on it right after work and hope I can turn it on real quick so I can yank that fuse out.

On a side note, I posted on even though my claim over the phone hasn't gone anywhere and they told me to forget about it. I posted on Nissans facebook the other day and they asked me to private message them my information, so I did. Well they responded to me today stating that my case was under review and I would hear from a different agent within 24-48 business hours and gave me a number to call 7A-7P M-F to speak with someone about my case. So, I hope they do something, otherwise I'm still going to continue to file reports and all sorts of stuff until somethings done.

R0bDC

Just make sure you reported here https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm

Thanks!

Ryan's Nissan

I had filed one through the NHTSA, and it shows up on AFRC, not sure if they are the same, but there are tons on the AFRC site. And I clicked your link and went ahead and filed another one.

ZForce

Steering lock (s/l) failed last week (3/21/13) on revised part #C. Odd thing about it, is I was planing on removing the fuse today. Oh well, could not have happened any sooner. Been driving on borrowed time. Replaced with CURRENT rev part D. Driving a 2009 sport model with 45K miles. This is the original steering lock. Total dollar out of pocket = ZERO. Extended warranty and towing picked up by extended warranty. Picking up the harness.

Ryan's Nissan

Whelp, I tried the hammer method along with moving the steering wheel up and down for a few hours the other night, and nothing. So I'm currently waiting for the Dealer to try and make me a deal along with the executive office for Nissan. I will know everything by tomorrow and will keep you guys updated!

Sidz

keep trying . hit it an angle from the bottom. try it all again. It took me well over a week of trying every night for a a good hour or so.

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Fountainhead

Hi All,

I bought a 2009 Z Touring with sport package this past Saturday afternoon with 11K miles on it. Absolute mint condition. A real garage car. Story -Pregnant woman traded it in on a family vehicle at my neighborhood Honda dealership. A couple tried to buy it ahead of me but I knew the sales guy and he got me the deal instead of them. I'm sure I probably paid too much due to the other people breathing down my neck but hell I don't care. I love this car. I burned 1/2 a tank of gas playing with it the rest of the day Saturday.

Today leaving for work I saw the "key/fob" battery symbol on my garish orange LCD porthole but the remote unlocks the car fine, so I got to work and then cut the brown wire after ACCY high and SW unlocked and no problem since. No way I'm gonna be stranded for an issue I know about ahead of time. If it weren't for this fantastic forum I'd never have known what to do.
I didn't pull the fuse 'cause I'm lazy and can solder the wires together if I ever need to repair and then put erectrical tape on the joint.

ZForce

Update: no down time (one day), another dealer had Rev D in stock so car was out of shop the next day.

Ordered thru Car Kit Company their bypass harness. $50 well spent.

alrosse

2010 touring with lock rev.C
Pulled fuse, no more lock and no associated problems.
This fix works.

tjlazer

Congratulations, you just saved yourself a huge headache!

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streetbob

uggggggggggggg seems my steering lock failed,steering wheel still moves, car wont start,had codes checked as steering lock fault. cut brown wire ,pulled fuse, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa no luck. now will dealler refuse my recall?

forza370z

Cut the wire or pull the fuse will NOT resolve the problem. They are rather the solutions to prevent the problem to happen in the first place.

JARblue

No... if anything they now have to pay for your tow, too (they would most certainly try to get out of it before the recall). I am confused a little though... you said you cut the brown wire and removed the fuse after it failed? Neither of those solutions work after the failure; they are preemptive solutions. Beat on the sucker a bit and see if you can't get the car to turn on (put back the fuse and reconnect the wire first). Then once the car is on, remove the fuse.

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streetbob

ya didn,t work .grasping at straws to start it.old and foolish i guess.a bugger to solder the brown

Ryan's Nissan

Wanted to make sure anyone in this thread also gets a look at this letter I received in the mail today. It's worth a shot even if your vehicle is not an Altima. Keep filing complaints and calling and also try filling out this reimbursement claim form. Link in the picture.

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