Intelligent Key System Warning Light...

getmecoffee · 12-03-2012, 08:13 AM

Fixed...Steering Lock Assembly (48700-JF00D) as well. My Z has 71,000 (2009). I have car warrenty so paid nothing...would have been $900 with labor and tax.

mayday813 · 12-12-2012, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kactussjack

Does anyone have a copy of the GTR recall or a TSB? I'd like to take a look at it.

Has anyone had the column lock mechanism fail again after getting it fixed?

The TSB is NTB12-041. You can see a copy at Nissanhelp.com | All About Nissan. If I recall the TSB applies to a number of Nissan vehicles including some 2011 and 2012 370Z's.

Ricks. · 12-17-2012, 10:49 PM

Hey guys,

I recently had a bad experience with my 370Z and I'll like to share with you all.

Went to my garage and pressed the start button but nothing happend. The "Vehicle information display" was displaying "intelligent key system warning light".
The start button, wen pressed, went from ACC to ON but with no engine response, complete dead.

Troubleshooting:
1- check on the voltmeter for the battery voltage. (between 12 a 14 volts)
2- check the battery from your key (the 370z come with a "low battery warning light" that should let you know when to replace your battery key. This sigh will be displayed at the vehicle information display")
Ps: the doors should be opening and close locking and unlocking, headlight plus all lights internal and external should be just fine.

Resolution:

1- tow truck needs to be called.

2- take to the Nissan dealer.
3- the problem it'll be:

* Lock Steering 48700-JF00D $ 689.89
* Bolt 48703-06F04 $ 2.88
* Overnight freight $ 63 (be careful, don't let then full you. Tell then you will not pay any freight. In my case I have warranty so I pay just the deductible 50$)
* Labor $ 297.99
* tow. $ 111 ( of course will depend on where you r located and where are you going).
* Others (they described as: "subl grahams wrecker inv#411110 cn) $78
* misc. charges: 40.23

TOTAL: 1166.31 $

Well I got done at Nissan Bankston on the 4707 obj freeway Dallas.

Ok guys let me know what you think or if you need any help since passed through this already!!!

See you all later .....

Ricks.

TacoZ · 12-19-2012, 10:52 PM

Same thing happened to me today. The car is sitting at the dealership and I will be calling Nissan tomorrow to see if they will do anything for me. I'm tired of all the car problems I have gotten with the Z. It's my first Z and first Nissan. They're not giving me any confidence in their brand an reliability.

Gearhead51 · 12-26-2012, 08:31 AM

Add me to the list. My GF drove it to work on a rainy Christmas Eve. Came out after work, no start.. nothing. She was telling me the symptoms, and I thought she was crazy, so I tossed the jump box in my car and headed to her work. No soap. The car sat at the Chrysler dealership where she works over Christmas. Took her to work this morning... tried the battery cable removal and the steering wheel bang trick to no avail. I can go back and tap the lock to see if it unlocks. The car has 46k miles, and I think she has the extended warranty, but I dunno. If not, I'll fix it and probably sell the car.

This car has been the worst vehicle I've ever owned. For a year it had leaky injectors. Nobody could figure it out even though I told them that it had classic "leaky injector syndrome." I learned about this syndrome when mid '80s RX7s would come into the shop flooded. I have a F350 with 340k miles. I have a VW Jetta TDI with 229k miles. Hell, I have a 430rwhp '94 RX7, and it's more reliable than this Z. A RX7 is more reliable?!? Funny thing is... we were talking a week ago about selling the RX7 and the Z and buying a GTR. I don't see that happening now. She wants a new Challanger RT8. This car is babied and perfectly maintained, but is falling apart around us. We don't even drive it hard. If we want to go fast, we take the RX7. I'll keep you guys informed.

Gearhead51 · 12-26-2012, 03:08 PM

Ok, so after digging through this forum, I got the car home without a tow. After tons of tapping and banging on stuff, I climbed down in the floor, pulled the "security" bolts with bent needle nose pliers, pushed the plunger all the way in with a screwdriver, saw the "BRAKE" message on the display come on and noticed the "Key" warning was off. Hit the starter, and it cranked up. I unplugged the lock, tossed it in the passenger floor (after wiping 2 lbs of yellow grease off of everything) and drove it home.

When I got home, I put the mechanism in my vice and used a small bolt and c-clamp to hold the lock plunger all the way down. I drilled holes through the case just across the face of the depressed plunger and put in a roll pin... ok... I screwed in a screw, broke off the heads, filed it flat and epoxied it in place. I also pulled the fuse. Car starts fine. Did I fix it correctly? NO. Does it crank and run until I can get another? YES. Am I actually going to get another??? I dunno. Maybe after all you suckers use up all the old ones and we are on revision Q I might.

That said, before you assume all is lost because it died before you clipped the brown wire, pulled the fuse, etc, push the lock all the way into its housing and see if you can get the car running. I've seen too much damage caused by wrecker drivers to let them pull on one of my cars. Besides... you might be able to get it home quickly and more easily if you have access to the pliers. Man... those bolts aren't really secure.

Thanks to everybody here for all the information. I would post pictures... but my GS3 doesn't seem to like my Linux Ubuntu pc.

SouthArk370Z · 12-26-2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearhead51

... Did I fix it correctly? NO. Does it crank and run until I can get another? YES. ...

Your answer to the second question means your answer to the first question is wrong.

Glad to hear it turned out well.

Wiggins3377 · 01-09-2013, 10:14 AM

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Well I thought they fixed it in December, looks like i was wrong. Car died on me at the grocery store yesterday.

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XPNSD IT · 02-06-2013, 10:44 AM

This happend to me about 2 months ago! After not driving the car for 2 weeks, decided to take it out, fill her up and when I went to start it...Nothing! Sad day for me, it was the solenoid as well, and luckily under warranty...took about 10 days to get the car back as it happend saturday night, and part on back-order.

xTIMMYxCOREx · 02-17-2013, 12:37 AM

Just happened to me. Stuck at the super market right now waiting for a tow. Great Saturday night. I hope this can be fixed easily. Tried disconnecting battery for 2 minutes and pumping the break. No luck. Key Light on. Window down. Steering wheel not locked but can't shift into neutral either. FML.

Gearhead51 · 02-17-2013, 10:28 AM

Looks like needle noise pliers should be standard in the tool kit. You can probably get it running in minutes by pulling the bolts and pushing the plunger all the way in inside the solenoid. It worked for me, at least. No new lock. Car still starts.

BrandonT · 02-18-2013, 09:22 PM

So is it better to buy the harness or just pull the fuse? Any issue with pulling the fuse? I assume you must have the car in ACC or ON so the solenoid plunger has pulled back, than just pull it? No CEL afterwords or anything? I want to do one or the other soon, I have an 09 and don't want to take chances.

SouthArk370Z · 02-18-2013, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

So is it better to buy the harness or just pull the fuse?

Yes.

The harness is an easier job, but pulling the fuse is free. Cutting the brown wire is easy and free, but much more difficult to restore if that ever becomes necessary.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

Any issue with pulling the fuse?

None have been reported with any of the three methods.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

I assume you must have the car in ACC or ON so the solenoid plunger has pulled back, than just pull it? No CEL afterwords or anything?

That's all there is to it. No runs, no drips, no error codes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrandonT

I want to do one or the other soon, I have an 09 and don't want to take chances.

Godspeed.

xTIMMYxCOREx · 02-18-2013, 10:59 PM

Dealer replaced the steering wheel lock with a revision D version and everything seems better... except: Now when the Climate Control is on auto mode it's blow hot air at full blast no matter what i set it to. If i set it to 60 it blows lukewarm air. But always at full fan speed. It never used to do that. Any ideas?

MB370Z · 02-20-2013, 08:19 PM

Just happened to me today when I was trying to leave for class. Waited over an hour for the tow truck and ended up missing my god damn exam. Almost didn't make it up on the flat bed.
EDIT: Nissan just called today and told me the steering lock control unit shorted out and its going to cost me $1167 to replace it.

12-17-2012, 10:49 PM	#318 (permalink)
Ricks. Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 8 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	intelligent key system warning light - resolution Hey guys, I recently had a bad experience with my 370Z and I'll like to share with you all. Went to my garage and pressed the start button but nothing happend. The "Vehicle information display" was displaying "intelligent key system warning light". The start button, wen pressed, went from ACC to ON but with no engine response, complete dead. Troubleshooting: 1- check on the voltmeter for the battery voltage. (between 12 a 14 volts) 2- check the battery from your key (the 370z come with a "low battery warning light" that should let you know when to replace your battery key. This sigh will be displayed at the vehicle information display") Ps: the doors should be opening and close locking and unlocking, headlight plus all lights internal and external should be just fine. Resolution: 1- tow truck needs to be called. 2- take to the Nissan dealer. 3- the problem it'll be: * Lock Steering 48700-JF00D $ 689.89 * Bolt 48703-06F04 $ 2.88 * Overnight freight $ 63 (be careful, don't let then full you. Tell then you will not pay any freight. In my case I have warranty so I pay just the deductible 50$) * Labor $ 297.99 * tow. $ 111 ( of course will depend on where you r located and where are you going). * Others (they described as: "subl grahams wrecker inv#411110 cn) $78 * misc. charges: 40.23 TOTAL: 1166.31 $ Well I got done at Nissan Bankston on the 4707 obj freeway Dallas. Ok guys let me know what you think or if you need any help since passed through this already!!! See you all later ..... Ricks. __________________ Rick

12-26-2012, 08:31 AM	#320 (permalink)
Gearhead51 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 17 Drives: Which one? Rep Power: 14	Add me to the list. My GF drove it to work on a rainy Christmas Eve. Came out after work, no start.. nothing. She was telling me the symptoms, and I thought she was crazy, so I tossed the jump box in my car and headed to her work. No soap. The car sat at the Chrysler dealership where she works over Christmas. Took her to work this morning... tried the battery cable removal and the steering wheel bang trick to no avail. I can go back and tap the lock to see if it unlocks. The car has 46k miles, and I think she has the extended warranty, but I dunno. If not, I'll fix it and probably sell the car. This car has been the worst vehicle I've ever owned. For a year it had leaky injectors. Nobody could figure it out even though I told them that it had classic "leaky injector syndrome." I learned about this syndrome when mid '80s RX7s would come into the shop flooded. I have a F350 with 340k miles. I have a VW Jetta TDI with 229k miles. Hell, I have a 430rwhp '94 RX7, and it's more reliable than this Z. A RX7 is more reliable?!? Funny thing is... we were talking a week ago about selling the RX7 and the Z and buying a GTR. I don't see that happening now. She wants a new Challanger RT8. This car is babied and perfectly maintained, but is falling apart around us. We don't even drive it hard. If we want to go fast, we take the RX7. I'll keep you guys informed. __________________ His: '94 RX7 Gotham Racing Street Port 3mm seals, Power FC, GR67 single (T04R), twin Tials dumping behind front tire, Tein coilovers w/ EDFC shocks, etc... Hers: '09 370Z Touring, 7AT, all stock (for now)... '04 Silverado Z71 for sale.

12-26-2012, 03:08 PM	#321 (permalink)
Gearhead51 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 17 Drives: Which one? Rep Power: 14	Ok, so after digging through this forum, I got the car home without a tow. After tons of tapping and banging on stuff, I climbed down in the floor, pulled the "security" bolts with bent needle nose pliers, pushed the plunger all the way in with a screwdriver, saw the "BRAKE" message on the display come on and noticed the "Key" warning was off. Hit the starter, and it cranked up. I unplugged the lock, tossed it in the passenger floor (after wiping 2 lbs of yellow grease off of everything) and drove it home. When I got home, I put the mechanism in my vice and used a small bolt and c-clamp to hold the lock plunger all the way down. I drilled holes through the case just across the face of the depressed plunger and put in a roll pin... ok... I screwed in a screw, broke off the heads, filed it flat and epoxied it in place. I also pulled the fuse. Car starts fine. Did I fix it correctly? NO. Does it crank and run until I can get another? YES. Am I actually going to get another??? I dunno. Maybe after all you suckers use up all the old ones and we are on revision Q I might. That said, before you assume all is lost because it died before you clipped the brown wire, pulled the fuse, etc, push the lock all the way into its housing and see if you can get the car running. I've seen too much damage caused by wrecker drivers to let them pull on one of my cars. Besides... you might be able to get it home quickly and more easily if you have access to the pliers. Man... those bolts aren't really secure. Thanks to everybody here for all the information. I would post pictures... but my GS3 doesn't seem to like my Linux Ubuntu pc. __________________ His: '94 RX7 Gotham Racing Street Port 3mm seals, Power FC, GR67 single (T04R), twin Tials dumping behind front tire, Tein coilovers w/ EDFC shocks, etc... Hers: '09 370Z Touring, 7AT, all stock (for now)... '04 Silverado Z71 for sale.

01-09-2013, 10:14 AM	#323 (permalink)
Wiggins3377 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,236 Drives: 40th 370 Rep Power: 77	ImageUploadedByTapatalk1357744451.474207.jpg Well I thought they fixed it in December, looks like i was wrong. Car died on me at the grocery store yesterday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ AccuAir/ AirRex/ Amuse/ Bride Japan/ Carbon Fiber Element/ Carbon Signal/ Evo-R/ NRG/ Project Kics/ Samco/ Shine Auto/ SPC/ SPL/ Stance/ Stillen/ Takata/ Top Secret/ Work

02-17-2013, 10:28 AM	#326 (permalink)
Gearhead51 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 17 Drives: Which one? Rep Power: 14	Looks like needle noise pliers should be standard in the tool kit. You can probably get it running in minutes by pulling the bolts and pushing the plunger all the way in inside the solenoid. It worked for me, at least. No new lock. Car still starts. __________________ His: '94 RX7 Gotham Racing Street Port 3mm seals, Power FC, GR67 single (T04R), twin Tials dumping behind front tire, Tein coilovers w/ EDFC shocks, etc... Hers: '09 370Z Touring, 7AT, all stock (for now)... '04 Silverado Z71 for sale.

12-03-2012, 08:13 AM	#316 (permalink)
getmecoffee Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY Posts: 52 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	Fixed...Steering Lock Assembly (48700-JF00D) as well. My Z has 71,000 (2009). I have car warrenty so paid nothing...would have been $900 with labor and tax.

12-19-2012, 10:52 PM	#319 (permalink)
TacoZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 319 Drives: 09 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	Same thing happened to me today. The car is sitting at the dealership and I will be calling Nissan tomorrow to see if they will do anything for me. I'm tired of all the car problems I have gotten with the Z. It's my first Z and first Nissan. They're not giving me any confidence in their brand an reliability.

02-06-2013, 10:44 AM	#324 (permalink)
XPNSD IT Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 298 Drives: 09 370z/16 Hyper STI Rep Power: 14	This happend to me about 2 months ago! After not driving the car for 2 weeks, decided to take it out, fill her up and when I went to start it...Nothing! Sad day for me, it was the solenoid as well, and luckily under warranty...took about 10 days to get the car back as it happend saturday night, and part on back-order.

02-17-2013, 12:37 AM	#325 (permalink)
xTIMMYxCOREx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 152 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	Just happened to me. Stuck at the super market right now waiting for a tow. Great Saturday night. I hope this can be fixed easily. Tried disconnecting battery for 2 minutes and pumping the break. No luck. Key Light on. Window down. Steering wheel not locked but can't shift into neutral either. FML.

02-18-2013, 09:22 PM	#327 (permalink)
BrandonT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 169 Drives: 2009 370Z White Rep Power: 14	So is it better to buy the harness or just pull the fuse? Any issue with pulling the fuse? I assume you must have the car in ACC or ON so the solenoid plunger has pulled back, than just pull it? No CEL afterwords or anything? I want to do one or the other soon, I have an 09 and don't want to take chances.

02-18-2013, 10:59 PM	#329 (permalink)
xTIMMYxCOREx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 152 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	Dealer replaced the steering wheel lock with a revision D version and everything seems better... except: Now when the Climate Control is on auto mode it's blow hot air at full blast no matter what i set it to. If i set it to 60 it blows lukewarm air. But always at full fan speed. It never used to do that. Any ideas?

02-20-2013, 08:19 PM	#330 (permalink)
MB370Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Marrero, LA Posts: 329 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 358	Just happened to me today when I was trying to leave for class. Waited over an hour for the tow truck and ended up missing my god damn exam. Almost didn't make it up on the flat bed. EDIT: Nissan just called today and told me the steering lock control unit shorted out and its going to cost me $1167 to replace it. Last edited by MB370Z; 02-26-2013 at 12:55 PM.

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