Steering wheel lock light. The one to the left of the message center. Sorry, new to the Z so I am not 100% positive on the signals.
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02-18-2013, 01:15 PM | #137 (permalink) | |
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First thing I'd do is disable the SLU (pull the SLU fuse or install a harness or cut the brown wire) - even if that is not what is causing the light, it needs to be done. There are several very good DIYs on this site for each method; choose whichever works best for you. Just make sure the car is in ACC or ON and the lock is fully retracted (making the switches) when you disable the SLU. If you still get the light, try changing the fob battery.
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02-18-2013, 06:11 PM | #138 (permalink) |
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The right thing to do
Toyota is re-calling 50,000+ cars due to starting problems(i think its the battary cable)why doesn't nissan to "the right thing" when it comes to steering wheel lock problems....it is a safety issue. Toyota has had a lot of recall problems, but they seem to try and work with their consumers i love my 2010 nissan plat.370z roadster but i would think twice before i buy another nissans.
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02-19-2013, 02:30 AM | #140 (permalink) | |
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I think I have a case against Nissan - Steering lock fuse From my understanding it's not necessarily a safety issue... Those get more attention because of the Fight Club formula, which IS true, and the way recalls are coordinated. "A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60MPH, the rear differential locks up... The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside... Now... Should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field (A) Multiply it by the probable rate of failure(B) Then multiply the result by the average out of court settlement (C) [in our case, cost of replacing the steering lock] (A) times (B) times (C) equals (X) A*B*C=X If "X" is LESS than the cost of a recall, we don't do one Now, everyone pulling their steering locks BEFORE their warranty is up is ruining your stats... That's why mine is firmly in place And YES I agree, if you have one, it WILL eventually fail... But if you're disabling it, or you drove a lot and didn't buy a warranty or the opposite, you drove your car very little and 3 years came up before it failed, you're falling outside where they care and need to worry about you. ALSO... You most likely won't be able to start a recall... You might be able to start a class action lawsuit by those who were out of warranty and had to pay out of pocket, but all of a sudden, that number becomes really low... And class action is out of the question.... Best bet... For those who get f'd, call Nissan's Ombudsman... Tell them look, this is BS, it was recalled on the GTR, why not this car, it's EXACTLY the same and this is more a driver's DD car... See what happens The only reason IMO they DID a recall for the GTR is that it's twice the price, and you don't want to piss customers off who paid 100k for a car New info!!! I have seen 2 members on the forum that recently stated that Nissan paid them back and all they had to do was either send an email or make a call!!!
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02-19-2013, 08:31 PM | #143 (permalink) |
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Hey guys, Just fyi, if you decide to do the 'cutting the brown wire' fix, you could do it without pulling out the white thing from the harness which is a big pita. I did mine by just finding the brown wire and cutting it. Done and done ;-)
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I love my Z, but I really hate the way Nissan handle/is handling this situation right now. Make sure you reported it, https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm Good Luck! |
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At this point I'm thinking of cutting the wire |
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02-20-2013, 12:58 PM | #147 (permalink) |
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Help! Steering lock issue, car started! Help!
I got nissan to swap my steering column lock with a working one to get the car started. Can I pull the fuse now? I couldn't get it to start before because I guess the lock was enabled.
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02-20-2013, 01:09 PM | #148 (permalink) |
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Mine went out last October at the cost of $1100.00...just 2000 miles out of warranty. Steering wheel controls went out prior to that...brakes have squeaked for months...Nissan turned it's head to all of these issues while the car was still under warranty. Needles to say I traded the POS last Friday for a 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara...
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turn the car on to acc so that you can hear the lock disengage. once it does (test the wheel by wiggling it), pull the fuse. turn the car back off and uninstall the steering lock if they're just letting you borrow it.
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