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Limeybastard · 06-20-2014, 08:58 PM

Whatever occured to the old fashioned steering wheel lock. Remember, turning car off and slight turn of wheel would lock the steering wheel.

Is this not to US specifications? I ask as I my previous cars here inc Z do not have this ( useless ) function.

JARblue · 06-20-2014, 09:02 PM

Nissan made four different revisions and issued a recall before finally removing them from the US models altogether.

Limeybastard · 06-20-2014, 10:01 PM

So its a us spec thing i take it.
I've owned or had access to approx 6 different cars since being here and none had them.

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cigarclifford · 06-20-2014, 10:06 PM

The best question of the week on the 370Z Forum......I miss this as well....

Limeybastard · 06-20-2014, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cigarclifford

The best question of the week on the 370Z Forum......I miss this as well....

This question is not to he confused or jaded with the 370z steering lock known issue. Okay ;-)

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cooltoy · 06-20-2014, 10:59 PM

What is the purpose for this lock? Safety?

DEpointfive0 · 06-20-2014, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Limeybastard

Whatever occured to the old fashioned steering wheel lock. Remember, turning car off and slight turn of wheel would lock the steering wheel.

Is this not to US specifications? I ask as I my previous cars here inc Z do not have this ( useless ) function.

I don't know. (Older 370Zs had it, and they broke all the time leaving people stranded) All my other cars have it and they never had an issue with the old fashion type...

And to answer cooltoy's question. I think it was/is a safety feature so that anyone cannot turn on your car, you need to move the steering wheel off the "locked" position to start it.

VCuomo · 06-22-2014, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

... And to answer cooltoy's question. I think it was/is a safety feature so that anyone cannot turn on your car, you need to move the steering wheel off the "locked" position to start it.

Not as far as I know - all of the cars I know of, including the pre-2011 370Zs, don't require you to move the steering wheel in order to start it - you just have to move the ignition switch so that the steering wheel unlocks and the starter engages.

I'm not saying that there aren't any models where you also have to move the steering wheel off of the locked position, I've just never seen one and I'm an old fart who remembers when the car manufacturers started putting steering wheel locks in their cars. As MadChemist pointed out, the steering wheel lock was widely advertised back in the day as a "modern" anti-theft device - it had nothing to do with safety.

End of old fart's history lesson for the day. Class dismissed!

MadChemist · 06-20-2014, 11:52 PM

The old fashion steering lock was designed to help reduce thefts. It is to prevent someone from stealing a car by put the vehicle in neutral and "rolling" off with it. With the lock in place, it prevented the thief from steering the vehicle.

DEpointfive0 · 06-20-2014, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadChemist

The old fashion steering lock was designed to help reduce thefts. It is to prevent someone from stealing a car by put the vehicle in neutral and "rolling" off with it. With the lock in place, it prevented the thief from steering the vehicle.

That too

onzedge · 06-21-2014, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadChemist

The old fashion steering lock was designed to help reduce thefts. It is to prevent someone from stealing a car by put the vehicle in neutral and "rolling" off with it. With the lock in place, it prevented the thief from steering the vehicle.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

That too

JARblue · 06-21-2014, 07:21 AM

It is not only US spec. The steering lock is required by law in the EU (possibly other countries as well). I believe they are all using the Rev D model.

It is not required by law in the US, so Nissan made the smart decision to just remove them in 2012, I think.

Zoren 370 · 06-21-2014, 07:39 AM

^ My Z is 2011 i don't have this safely steering locking mechanism. Fyi

UNKNOWN_370 · 06-24-2014, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

^ My Z is 2011 i don't have this safely steering locking mechanism. Fyi

Mine neither. My car was one of the last cars built in 2011.

JARblue · 06-21-2014, 07:47 AM

OK it was sometime mid-2011 then. Because I have a 2011 with Rev D.

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MadChemist Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 412 Drives: 2010 370ZR Rep Power: 13	The old fashion steering lock was designed to help reduce thefts. It is to prevent someone from stealing a car by put the vehicle in neutral and "rolling" off with it. With the lock in place, it prevented the thief from steering the vehicle. UNKNOWN_370, onzedge, SouthArk370Z and 3 others like this.

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	It is not only US spec. The steering lock is required by law in the EU (possibly other countries as well). I believe they are all using the Rev D model. It is not required by law in the US, so Nissan made the smart decision to just remove them in 2012, I think. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913654	^ My Z is 2011 i don't have this safely steering locking mechanism. Fyi UNKNOWN_370 likes this.

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Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 17	So its a us spec thing i take it. I've owned or had access to approx 6 different cars since being here and none had them. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	OK it was sometime mid-2011 then. Because I have a 2011 with Rev D. UNKNOWN_370 likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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