NHTSA Complaint #10496171 — 2009 NISSAN 370Z

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. *TR