Car Won't Start

Kraken370

Car wouldn't start today. Got a yellow blinking key symbol. The car battery and key fob are fine. I had to get it towed to the dealership. From research in this forum, it seems like it could be that steering lock issue. My car is a 2009 which seems to be the year with all the problems. I'll update when I hear what is wrong from the dealer. Not pleased.

zae757

I've tried removing the fuse for the steering lock and also clipping that brown wire and neither worked for me. I had to fork out $1100 for it...hopefully you don't

ayrton88

I hope you didn't forget that you had to be in accessory mode when you pull the fuse.

kenchan

u need a working steering lock to kill it.

TerribleONE

This. Doesn't fix anything once your steering lock goes out.

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MagmaRed370z

Was the steering lock issue fixed in 2011? or 2012?

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TerribleONE

2011 as far as I know.

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JARblue

The fix was they finally got rid of the whole damn thing in later 2011 models. The Rev C and Rev D versions they put in some 2010 and 2011 models are not recalled, yet there were failures noted on this forum for both Rev C and Rev D versions prior to Nissan even issuing the recall for Rev A and Rev B versions

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mults

About a month ago, I was having the same kind of issue. Replaced the fob battery without any changes. So, I brought it to the dealer and they could find nothing wrong either.

Over the next few days, I did some trial and error and it turned out to be the original key fob. The one that I always used was causing the no-start condition. When I broke out the secondary fob, the problem went away completely. In the Spring I will have to get a replacement and all should be good.

May not be the same as yours, but worth a try....

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Kraken370

Got a call from nissan service department and it is the steering lock issue. They told me $1,100 repair. What a great Christmas present.

SouthArk370Z

IIRC, all 2009 ESCLs are covered by a TSB.

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ssmoked

Have you attempted to bang lose the lock and THEN pull the fuse? After I learned it would cost over a grand and tow fee to get it fixed, I spent 2 hours fist banging the crap out of the steering column and it finally released.

ssmoked

There were no recalls for my 2011 earlier this year

90 ST

Yeah I would have them check for the TSB, I had mine done twice, once when it failed, then again with the recall, they reimbursed me for the one I paid for due to the recall. worth a double check.

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JARblue

Only Revision A & B ESCL units are covered in the recall. They switched to Rev C sometime in 2010 and Rev D for 2011 models I believe. Neither the Rev C nor Rev D units are covered under the recall. Even though numerous Rev C units and even a few Rev D models were reported by forum members as having failed long before the recall was issued. Fuck Nissan

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