Steering Failed problems of the 2009 Nissan 370Z

The steering wheel lock failed. When this fails it causes the car not to start or allow it to go into accessory mode, so even the windows cannot be rolled up or down when this happens, the car is basically dead. This is a known defect, Nissan has taken the steering wheel locks out of the mid 2011 models and later due to there failure. Researching online has shown this happening to numerous people, so much so that there are many ways people are disabling this lock so they are not left stranded. From what I read it was over oiled at the factory and is a defective part. This same part was failing in the Nissan's gtr model, and was recalled, but there was never a recall issued for the 370z.

My steering column lock failed leaving me stranded. I had to have my car towed to he dealership. Total cost to repair $1,243. 00. Nissan refused to pay for the repair.

As I was getting ready to leave my house for the evening, I attempted to start my car like I had done earlier in the day without any problems. When I went to push my start button, I noticed that nothing had happened at all except the illumination of a key lock light. After checking the gas, battery, and fuses, I was left wondering what I should do. After checking into the problem with various credible sources, I discovered that the steering lock unit had failed. I also found out that this is a major problem with 2009-10 models of my car. I was without a vehicle for 3 days, and was going to have to pay a good amount of money for a factory defective unit that fails at any given moment, leaving the driver ( and passengers) stranded wherever they may be. Thank goodness I was at home and my car was in the garage. There should be a recall on this particular part, seeing that Nissan knows that this part is prone to failure, yet does nothing to rectify the situation except discontinue the part on newer models.

I had the infamous "steering lock failure. " it has yet to become a recall and recognized as a fault by Nissan, yet the fix is $700+. I got in my car and attempted to turn my car on only to get 0 response, whatsoever. After running through the manual and seeing there were only two options if the "key light" stayed on, I changed the battery in the key fob. That wasn't the issue, which then meant the only option was the steering lock failure. I now have to get my car towed and cough up $700+ at random (since it chooses when it's going to die). This is absolutely ridiculous. Mind you, I was under the mileage warranty (21k, not 35) but I get screwed because the year. This will be the last Nissan I ever buy.

Car would not turn on. Towed to local Nissan dealer & they said the steering lock assembly failed. Vehicle locked up. Costing me $1400 to repair.

Steering lock assembly failed causing the vehicle to not start.

Attempted to start car using the push button. The car wouldn't start. Had aaa come out to test the battery. The battery was good. I towed to the dealership. They said it had a steering lock failure which cost $1100 to repair. It took a day to order the part. The mileage was 22,114. The service tech said he saw a lot of altimas come in with this problem.

Attempted to start car using the push button. The car wouldn't start. Had aaa come out to test the battery. The battery was good. I towed to the dealership. They said it had a steering lock failure which cost $1100 to repair. It took a day to order the part. The mileage was 22,114.

Drove my car to work. Upon trying to leave work, the fob key unlocked the car, but the car displayed a key warning light indicated no fob detected. I inserted the fob into the intelligent key slot to the left of the steering wheel, no luck. I tried a backup fob (with good batteries), and even jump starting the car. . . Still no luck. Headlights and brake lights work indicating power to the vehicle. Apparently a defective steering lock solenoid failed and caused car to cease to start or operate and was left stranded. Upon research online this is a known issue for 2009 for many many people. This is unfortunate because Nissan doesn't cover this part after most of the reports I read online failed (36,000+ miles) out of the warranty period costing consumers $1,000+ in repair plus cost to tow and extra for a rental if need be.

Steering wheel lock has failed, rendering car unable to be started.

This is a very common problem found in 2009 and 2010 Nissan 370z vehicles. The steering locking unit fails at a premature rate and the car will suddenly not start without warning. This happened to me in a valet parking structure without any warning or indication. Many, many individuals are being cheated without a recall on this highly defective unit. The dealership is looking to charge $1,200 for a replacement. Nissan has already ordered a recall for their Nissan gtr's for the same exact issue, but for some reason refuse to acknowledge the same problem of the same part with their 370z line. Please NHTSA, listen to the hundreds of individuals with the same problem and order a recall and reimbursement for the 370z steering locking unit failures. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Steering wheel lock failed thank god while im in the driveway not on the road. . Nissan said its common and will happen again. . Cost 1200 dollars not including labor. . . This is insane. . I just bought this car now im wasting alot of money. .

Steering lock unit failed. Car would not start. Did not acknowledge that key was in the car. With the slu not working, steering wheel can turn but car won't start.

The vehicle in question, failed to start after a routine stop. A faulty steering lock control unit (slcu)resulting in the steering wheel failing to disengage from the locked position thus preventing the push button ignition system from starting the engine. The vehicle was able to be put in neutral, but only after accessing a compartmented shift lock switch. Unfortunately, with the steering wheel being locked, the vehicle could only be pushed forward or back and not turned. This proved to be a problem as the tow truck driver was forced to "drag" the vehicle to a better position in order to be loaded onto the flat bed. The dealership confirmed that the slcu was the single point of failure and acknowledged that this was a known issue in the 2009 and 2010 model years. Nissan failed to cover the repair costs because of the age of the vehicle, despise having under 20k miles.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan 370z. The contact stated that he was unable to start the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that whenever he depressed the clutch, it failed to release preventing him from properly shifting gears. The vehicle was taken to dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering lock failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.

I have a 2009 Nissan 370z that after 3 days sitting in my garage wouldn't start without warning because the steering wheel lock failed. I was lucky that the issue didn't happen while I was out of town. The car had absolutely no power and had to be towed to the Nissan dealership. The bill to have it fixed was $1051. 01 with labor. I have a case open with Nissan to try to get it covered since this part is out of warranty.

Steering lock failure part # 48700jf00d.

After work, tried starting my 370z and it would not start, leaving me stranded. Tried other key fob, same issue. Had car towed to the Nissan dealer who identified the issue as steering lock failure: $750 part +$50 overnight + $100 labor + tax = $960 total cost. Nissan has replaced the part on the 2009 gt-r but apparently is doing nothing for the z owners with same issue. Nissan will not cover the part since I am 18000 miles over warranty, yet many owners have had same failure/repair as evidenced by the forums online. I contacted Nissan consumer affairs at 1800nissan1 and have started a "case" but do not expect resolution. They agreed to reimburse for a rental car up to 2 days $70 max. Meanwhile they will send a rep to review my car's diagnosis prior to instructing the dealer to complete repairs within the next 2 days. I find it interesting perusing all the other reported incidents on your site, there are quite a few reported in the month of October, 2012. There needs to be an official recall of this faulty expensive part in the 370z.

Tried starting my 370z and it would not start, due to what the Nissan dealer described as a steering lock failure. When this occurs it leaves the driver stranded as the car will not operate. Nissan replaced this part on the 2012 370z but has done nothing for the previous models. Nissan will not cover the part since I am 2000 miles over my warranty, yet many owners have had this failure.

On the morning of weds, oct. 10th, I was leaving work when I could not start the car. Knowing that it seemed not a battery issue, I first thought it was an intelligent key issue. After replacing the battery in the ik with still no luck, I tried again with my spare ik. Again, no start. I had car towed to local Nissan where the stated they hadn't heard of any issue with the 370z. After 5 hours of waiting, the general diagnostics results came back with multiple code points indicating a "steering lock failure". Nissan reps there stated they had never heard of this happening, yet while in my wait, I was able to google & find many Nissan 370z owners that have experienced this failure. The replacement steering wheel lock assembly had to be ordered & I picked up the z on oct. 12th. Frustrating after missing a full day of work & due to the car was 5 months out of warranty, this became a very expensive part to replace when it's obvious it should be recalled.

Steering lock failed and car could not be started. This happened in a high traffic area and safety was a huge issue. Car had to be towed to the local Nissan dealership. I have noticed that this is an ongoing issue with this model as noted on the370z. Com.

Steering lock fail.

I have heard many, many stories of steering lock failure on these cars made from 2008-2010 Nissan's more expensive sports car, rhe gt-r, has the same problem with the same parts and was the subject of a recall. Will something be done? people are beng stranded all over when their vehicles won't start!.

Steering wheel lock unit failed in lock position disabling vehicle. Out of warranty replacement required. Research indicated that this part is based on a faulty design that has subsequently been removed from later model years but due to this defect and frequent failure rate I expect to have to replace it annually at a cost of over $500 per incident. The vehicle is completely disabled when this part fails requiring the vehicle to be towed to a service station at owner's expense. This part is clearly a faulty design and should be recalled by the manufacturer and replaced with a design that doesn't fail annually or eliminated.

Steering lock fails and wont let me restart, lock or unlock the car (keyless system).

Car would not start due to steering lock failure. Part was back-ordered and took over 4 weeks to receive part and replace. Serious issue as there is no way to start the car when this happens. Was without the car for over 4 weeks.

Steering lock solenoid failure at 38. 5k 1,500miles after 36k warranty. After dealership played parts changer for 3 weeks they finally worked up to the steering lock solenoid. Steering lock assm. $542 - $622 - #48700-jf00b production date: 2008. 10-2009. 08 - #48700-jf00c production date: 2009. 08-2009. 10 - #48700-jf00c production date: 2009. 10-2010. 09 - #48700-jf00d production date: 2010. 09- current (you want this one "d") obviously this part has gone through revisions. Total repair $837. 00 - 3 weeks in the shop. Had to have car towed to dealer after the "yellow" key light showed up. This part has failed on many Nissan models with this type of electronic steering wheel lock. This needs to be a recall and anyone who paid to have it fixed needs to be reimbursed. A class action lawsuit need to be filed.

Steering lock solenoid failed at 38120 miles (2120 miles outside electrical warranty) yellow "key" warning light on dash only illuminated the morning off failure. Went to leave work car would not start due to steering lock solenoid failure. Had to have vehicle flat bedded to dealership at the cost of $121. 10. Thank god this didn't fail while driving. This is a well know issue within the online forums / community. I'm currently requesting a full reimbursement from Nissan motor corp for the repair cost of $887. 37 plus the tow bill. I have recently returned to the online forums and have read over 25 pages of failures with the Nissan 370z. I also heard of this issue on Nissan gtr and maxima vehicles.

Steering wheel lock unit failed in lock position disabling vehicle. Faulty unit replaced under warranty.