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cpehaot · 01-30-2013, 08:15 PM

2009 370Z
83K miles
Touring & Manual Trans
Sacramento

KORRUPT · 02-01-2013, 07:52 PM

Year:2009

Model: (Base or Touring) TOURING

Transmission: (6MT/7AT) 6MT

Miles: 47000

Lock Revision: A

City:OTTAWA

State:

Province: ONTARIO

Region:

Country: CANADA

Towed: YES

Did You Disable SLU? YES

Downtime (how long without car)? 5 DAYS

KyleBucket · 02-02-2013, 01:52 PM

Year: 2009

Model: Touring

Transmission: 6MT

Miles: 21K

Lock Revision: ?

City: New Castle

State: DE

Country: USA

Towed: Yes

Did You Disable SLU? No

Downtime (how long without car): 2 Days

Big 2 B.O.B. · 02-07-2013, 12:20 AM

Year: 2009

Model: Touring

Transmission: 6MT

Miles: 38000

Lock Revision: N/A (I opened the SLU and aligned the small pin and gear, then reassembled)

City: Winthrop Harbor

State: IL

Province:

Region:

Country: USA

Towed: No

Did You Disable SLU? Yes

Downtime (how long without car)? 2 days

Dante Rising · 02-12-2013, 06:25 AM

Year: 2009

Model: Base

Transmission: 7AT

Miles: 27,442

Lock Revision: B

City: Chicago

State: IL

Towed: No

Did You Disable SLU? Yes

Downtime (how long without car)? 1 day

antfd3s · 02-17-2013, 08:00 PM

Year: 2009

Model: NISMO

Transmission: 6MT

Miles: 35xxx

Lock Revision:

City: Pennsauken

State:nj

Province:

Region:

Country:US

Towed: ..yes

Did You Disable SLU No

Downtime (how long without car)? 4days

VH370ZNISMO · 02-22-2013, 11:56 AM

Year:2009

Model: (Base or Touring) Nismo

Transmission: (6MT/7AT) 6MT

Miles:22500

Lock Revision:

City:Somerset

State:NJ

Province:

Region:

Country:US

Towed: Yes or No NO

Did You Disable SLU? Yes or No NO

Downtime (how long without car)? 6hrs

DangerDanJD · 02-23-2013, 02:47 PM

Year: 2010

Model: Base

Transmission: 7AT

Miles: 46,000

Lock Revision:

City: Knoxville

State: TN

Province:

Region:

Country:USA

Towed: Yes, Flatbed.

Did You Disable SLU? No

Downtime (how long without car)? 5 Days.

Note: Nissan USA reimbursed me for 1/2 of the repair cost.

SAT · 02-27-2013, 04:05 PM

Year: 2010

Model: (Base or Touring): Touring

Transmission: (6MT/7AT): 6MT

Miles: 34,361 (at time of failure)

Lock Revision: 48700-JF00D

City: San Pedro

State: CA

Province: Los Angeles County

Region: West

Country: United States

Towed: Yes or No: Yes, flatbed

Did You Disable SLU? Yes or No: No

Downtime (how long without car)? 1 day

ThreeSevenTee · 03-01-2013, 07:47 PM

Year: 2009

Model: Touring

Transmission: 6MT

Miles: 13000 approx

Lock Revision: B

City: Calgary

State:

Province: Alberta

Region:

Country: Canada

Towed: No

Did You Disable SLU? Yes

Downtime (how long without car)? 3.5 months (left in garage and drove other car until DIY fix worked)

Nism0 · 03-03-2013, 11:47 AM

Year: 2009

Model: Touring

Transmission: 7AT

Miles: 44,000

Lock Revision: I'll check another time

City:

State: New York

Province:

Region:

Country: United States

Towed: No

Did You Disable SLU? Yes

Downtime (how long without car)? my buddy was able to shake the steering wheel enough to get unlock it and then get the car to start again. I pulled the steering lock fuse a few minutes ago and no issues so far. (this is my gf car, but I will be pulling my steering lock fuse as well)

slowdriver · 03-04-2013, 05:46 PM

Year: 2009

Model: Touring with Sport

Transmission: 7AT

Miles: 33,000

Lock Revision: A

City: Seattle

State: WA

Country: USA

Towed: No, I was able to start the car one more time using the 'tapping' method then drove it to the dealership

Did You Disable SLU? No

Downtime: 4 days

Repair Cost: $1335

KeyboardDevil · 03-05-2013, 10:08 PM

Got me this weekend while I was visiting family in Clearwater (I live in south Florida).

Year: 2009
Model: Touring
Transmission: 6MT
Miles: 78k
Lock Revision: I don't know what this means
City: Clearwater
State: FL
Country: USA
Towed: Yes, to Nissan dealership
Did You Disable SLU? No
Downtime: 3 days
Repair cost: $1370

Timotay · 03-06-2013, 04:05 PM

Year: 2009
Model: Touring with sport pkg
Transmission: 6MT
Miles: 67,669
Lock Revision: probably B
City: Fort Worth
State: TX
Country: USA
Towed: Yes
Did You Disable SLU? No
Downtime: 2 days, would have been 1 but the window switch shorted out and needed to be ordered in. (no charge)
Repair cost: $1085.90 before tax

Nismo_Q · 03-06-2013, 07:20 PM

Year: 2009
Model: NISMO
Transmission: 6MT
Miles: 44,000
Lock Revision: ?
City: Anaheim
State: CA
Province:
Region:
Country: USA
Towed: Yes
Did You Disable SLU? No
Downtime (how long without car)?

01-30-2013, 08:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
cpehaot Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California Posts: 46 Drives: Black STD Z370 Tour Rep Power: 16	Mine failed last night 2009 370Z 83K miles Touring & Manual Trans Sacramento

02-01-2013, 07:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
KORRUPT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 75 Drives: 09 MB 370Z Rep Power: 14	Year:2009 Model: (Base or Touring) TOURING Transmission: (6MT/7AT) 6MT Miles: 47000 Lock Revision: A City:OTTAWA State: Province: ONTARIO Region: Country: CANADA Towed: YES Did You Disable SLU? YES Downtime (how long without car)? 5 DAYS __________________ AFE / HPS / STILLEN CBE / AMS SS

02-02-2013, 01:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
KyleBucket Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: DE/NJ Age: 35 Posts: 160 Drives: '14 Mercedes CLA 250 Rep Power: 16	Year: 2009 Model: Touring Transmission: 6MT Miles: 21K Lock Revision: ? City: New Castle State: DE Country: USA Towed: Yes Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime (how long without car): 2 Days __________________ Last edited by KyleBucket; 02-04-2013 at 11:26 AM.

02-07-2013, 12:20 AM	#19 (permalink)
Big 2 B.O.B. Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 19 Drives: 09-MB-FairladyZ-6MT Rep Power: 14	Year: 2009 Model: Touring Transmission: 6MT Miles: 38000 Lock Revision: N/A (I opened the SLU and aligned the small pin and gear, then reassembled) City: Winthrop Harbor State: IL Province: Region: Country: USA Towed: No Did You Disable SLU? Yes Downtime (how long without car)? 2 days __________________ I've 99 problems, but driving slow isn't one!

02-23-2013, 02:47 PM	#23 (permalink)
DangerDanJD Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 40 Drives: 2010 370z Sport PG Rep Power: 14	Year: 2010 Model: Base Transmission: 7AT Miles: 46,000 Lock Revision: City: Knoxville State: TN Province: Region: Country:USA Towed: Yes, Flatbed. Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime (how long without car)? 5 Days. Note: Nissan USA reimbursed me for 1/2 of the repair cost. __________________ l 370z 2010 PG Sport l Last edited by DangerDanJD; 02-28-2013 at 03:33 PM.

02-12-2013, 06:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
Dante Rising Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Il Posts: 11 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 13	Year: 2009 Model: Base Transmission: 7AT Miles: 27,442 Lock Revision: B City: Chicago State: IL Towed: No Did You Disable SLU? Yes Downtime (how long without car)? 1 day

02-17-2013, 08:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
antfd3s Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Age: 53 Posts: 219 Drives: 11 STI Rep Power: 14	Year: 2009 Model: NISMO Transmission: 6MT Miles: 35xxx Lock Revision: City: Pennsauken State:nj Province: Region: Country:US Towed: ..yes Did You Disable SLU No Downtime (how long without car)? 4days

02-22-2013, 11:56 AM	#22 (permalink)
VH370ZNISMO Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 20 Drives: 09 370Z Nismo PG Rep Power: 16	Year:2009 Model: (Base or Touring) Nismo Transmission: (6MT/7AT) 6MT Miles:22500 Lock Revision: City:Somerset State:NJ Province: Region: Country:US Towed: Yes or No NO Did You Disable SLU? Yes or No NO Downtime (how long without car)? 6hrs

02-27-2013, 04:05 PM	#24 (permalink)
SAT Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: California Posts: 1 Drives: 10 Nissan 370Z, Gray Rep Power: 12	Steering Lock Failure in 2010 Nissan 370Z Year: 2010 Model: (Base or Touring): Touring Transmission: (6MT/7AT): 6MT Miles: 34,361 (at time of failure) Lock Revision: 48700-JF00D City: San Pedro State: CA Province: Los Angeles County Region: West Country: United States Towed: Yes or No: Yes, flatbed Did You Disable SLU? Yes or No: No Downtime (how long without car)? 1 day

03-01-2013, 07:47 PM	#25 (permalink)
ThreeSevenTee Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 2 Drives: 09 370Z BK M6 Rep Power: 13	Year: 2009 Model: Touring Transmission: 6MT Miles: 13000 approx Lock Revision: B City: Calgary State: Province: Alberta Region: Country: Canada Towed: No Did You Disable SLU? Yes Downtime (how long without car)? 3.5 months (left in garage and drove other car until DIY fix worked)

03-03-2013, 11:47 AM	#26 (permalink)
Nism0 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Drives: '19 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 13	Year: 2009 Model: Touring Transmission: 7AT Miles: 44,000 Lock Revision: I'll check another time City: State: New York Province: Region: Country: United States Towed: No Did You Disable SLU? Yes Downtime (how long without car)? my buddy was able to shake the steering wheel enough to get unlock it and then get the car to start again. I pulled the steering lock fuse a few minutes ago and no issues so far. (this is my gf car, but I will be pulling my steering lock fuse as well) __________________ '08 350z Enthusiast '10 370z 40th Anniversary '19 370z Nismo Tech

03-04-2013, 05:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
slowdriver Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: earth Posts: 1 Drives: bus Rep Power: 13	Year: 2009 Model: Touring with Sport Transmission: 7AT Miles: 33,000 Lock Revision: A City: Seattle State: WA Country: USA Towed: No, I was able to start the car one more time using the 'tapping' method then drove it to the dealership Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime: 4 days Repair Cost: $1335 Last edited by slowdriver; 03-11-2013 at 12:06 PM.

03-05-2013, 10:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
KeyboardDevil Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Florida Age: 48 Posts: 26 Drives: 09 Touring black 6sp Rep Power: 14	Got me this weekend while I was visiting family in Clearwater (I live in south Florida). Year: 2009 Model: Touring Transmission: 6MT Miles: 78k Lock Revision: I don't know what this means City: Clearwater State: FL Country: USA Towed: Yes, to Nissan dealership Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime: 3 days Repair cost: $1370 __________________ // Frank // I am the KeyboardDevil // I write the greatest blog EVER

03-06-2013, 04:05 PM	#29 (permalink)
Timotay Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Posts: 3 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z GG M6 Rep Power: 12	Add me to the Club! Year: 2009 Model: Touring with sport pkg Transmission: 6MT Miles: 67,669 Lock Revision: probably B City: Fort Worth State: TX Country: USA Towed: Yes Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime: 2 days, would have been 1 but the window switch shorted out and needed to be ordered in. (no charge) Repair cost: $1085.90 before tax

03-06-2013, 07:20 PM	#30 (permalink)
Nismo_Q Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Orange County Posts: 46 Drives: 09 370z Nismo Rep Power: 14	Year: 2009 Model: NISMO Transmission: 6MT Miles: 44,000 Lock Revision: ? City: Anaheim State: CA Province: Region: Country: USA Towed: Yes Did You Disable SLU? No Downtime (how long without car)?

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