NHTSA Complaint #10499693 — 2009 NISSAN 370Z STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10499693
Vehicle	2009 NISSAN 370Z
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	February 17, 2013
Date Filed	February 22, 2013
Mileage	33,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

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. *TR

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