2009 NISSAN 370Z Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan 370Z. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the steering wheel locked up, and the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where a mobile mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with steering module failure. The contact called the dealer to schedule an appointment, and the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under Nissan Voluntary Service Campaign Number: P3208; free of charge, because the vehicle had already been previously repaired under the Voluntary Service Campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact the vehicle history did not display the completion of Nissan Voluntary Service Campaign Number: P3208, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000.

I PURCHASED MY FIRST NISSAN, A 2009 370Z, IN 2018. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, AFTER READING VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THE ISSUE WITH THE 370Z IS WELL DOCUMENTED TO THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK) ISSUE. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THIS OCCURRING; I DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE AND THEN HOME, AN HOUR LATER WENT TO START TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ONLY LEAD I HAD WAS THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT, THAT WHEN REFERENCED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THIS WILL LOCK THE STEERING COLUMN AND PREVENT THE CAR FROM STARTING. THIS IS USUALLY TRIGGERED FROM AN UNREGISTERED KEY BUT MY KEYS WERE REGISTERED AND HAD WORKED WITH THE CAR FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR HAS HAD THIS MODULE CHANGED OUT FOR PARTS ARE DATED, AND THE CURRENT MODULE IS...

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) THAT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF TO HELP PREVENT THEFT. ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY,THE ESCL MAY MALFUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOCKED AND COULD PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. THIS CONDITION, SHOULD IT OCCUR, WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAPPENED WITH MY NISSAN 370Z YESTERDAY. THANK GOD I WASN;T STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR OTHER BUSY ROAD. I HAVE READ THAT NISSAN HAS ALREADY RECALLED THIS PART FOR THEIR 2009-10 NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID, AND MAXIMA VEHICLES BUT HAVE NOT READ ABOUT INCLUDING THEIR 2009-10 NISSAN 370Z MODELS. MULTIPLE 370Z FORUMS CONFIRM THAT THE 2009-10 370Z MODELS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALLED NISSAN MODELS....

I PURCHASED MY FIRST NISSAN, A 2009 370Z, IN 2009. AS OF TODAY THE CAR HAS HAD FOUR (4) ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCKS (ESCL) INSTALLED. THE ESCL THAT NISSAN USES IS DEFECTIVE, WHICH RESULTS IN LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS STRANDED. THIS, IN MY OPINION IS UNCONSCIONABLE. THE LATEST FAILURE OF THE ESCL LEFT ME STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE NO FAITH THAT THE FOURTH ESCL WILL BE ANY BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS THREE THAT NISSAN HAS INSTALLED. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE ESCL THAT NISSAN USES IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF STORIES OF PEOPLE STRANDED IN UNSAFE AREAS DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NISSAN CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVE NOT. MY CAR WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS STARTING, HOWEVER THE ESCL THAT NISSAN HAVE INSTALLED WILL NOT ALLOW IT TO START. NISSAN WILL NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START UNLESS I PAY THEM...

I GOT INTO MY STATIONARY VEHICLE AND WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON IT REMAINED IN THE LOCK POSITION. THE STEERING LOCK SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON AND IT WON'T CHANGE INTO THE ACC OR ON POSITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO FIX IT.

SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN NO. NTB13-014 WAS ISSUED ON 3/7/2013. MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART ON 12/2/2013 AT NO CHARGE. IN NOVEMBER, 2017, MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE SAME NISSAN DEALER, PERFORMING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXACT SAME PART, ON 11/17/2017 AT A COST TO ME OF $1,153.40. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACED (DEFECTIVE) PART STATING: 1) THEY COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BY REPLACING THE INITIAL FAILED PART WITH A SECOND (DEFECTIVE) PART, AND 2) THE SECOND (DEFECTIVE) PART WAS BEYOND ITS 12 MONTH WARRANTY. IN BOTH CASES, THE DEFECTIVE PART DISABLED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING, THUS CREATING THE NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. BECAUSE THE EXACT SAME PART FAILED THAT WAS SUBJECT TO THE SERVICE RECALL CAMPAIGN, CREATING THE NECESSITY FOR A SECOND REPLACEMENT,...

CAR WOULDNT START HAD TO GET IT TOWED , KNOWN PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM LOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED . NISSAN IS PAYING FOR ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS TO GET REPLACED BUT NOT 370Z THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. OVER $1200 TO REPAIR FOR A KNOWN DEFECT

THE ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED BAD. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PART, BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ON THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM ON JULY 19, 2013. ON JANUARY 13, 2016, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT, SEIZED, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

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. *TR

INFAMOUS STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. WENT TO START CAR AND GOT THE YELLOW KEY SYMBOL AND PUSH START BUTTON LIGHT SHOWED LOCK. HAD TO PAY $170 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN. *TR

ATTEMPTED TO START MY 370Z THIS MORNING, KEY LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THE LOCK LIGHT CAME ON THE PUSH BUTTON START. BUT NO RESPONSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM IS STUCK HALFWAY SO THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS BUT NOTHING IS INDICATING TO THE ECU THAT IT IS UNLOCKED. NISSAN HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME PART ON 2009 GT-R'S (NTB10-025 P0309) BUT NOT ON 370Z'S. IT BECAME SUCH AN ISSUE THAT IN 2011/2012 NISSAN STOPPED INSTALLING THE DEVICE ON THE 370Z MODEL. MORE AND MORE 370Z OWNERS ARE BECOMING STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR

I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN 370Z TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR AT LUNCH... NOTHING. IT WAS JUST DEAD. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WORKED, ALARM, POWER SEATS, NAME IT. BUT WHEN YOU WENT TO START, NOTHING. TURNS OUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK BROKE. THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE, A SIMPLE 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, FRUSTRATES ME. HOW COME IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF IN THE MORE EXPENSIVE MODELS (THE GTR'S), BUT IT WASN'T RECALLED FOR THE 2009/10 370Z'S? THEY'VE REPLACED THE PROBLEM PART IN THE 2012'S, BUT THAT DOESN'T EXCUSE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I LUCKED OUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET? THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER A $1000,...

STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM CRAPPED OUT. LOTS OF INFO HERE: HTTP://WWW.THE370Z.COM/NISSAN-370Z-GENERAL-DISCUSSIONS/65360-STICKY-STEERING-LOCK-FAILURE-DATABASE-STICKY.HTML. *TR

MY 2009 NISSAN 370Z FAILED TO START ON FEB 21ST WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT WAS ON WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE 'START' BUTTON. TRIED INSERTING THE KEY FOB INTO THE FOB SLOT BUT THE CAR STILL FAILED TO START. AFTER READING NUMEROUS THREADS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM ON WWW.THE370Z.COM, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO THE 370Z. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR ONE MORE TIME BY HITTING THE STEERING LOCK UNIT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY STEERING LOCK UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $1335.70 TOTAL FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT FAILED IN LOCK POSITION DISABLING VEHICLE. FAULTY UNIT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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. *TR

STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *TR

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

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. *TR

CAR WON'T START. STEERING LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. *TR

STEERING LOCKING UNIT (PART: 48700-JF00A) FAILED. NOTE, THERE ARE REVISION MODELS OF THIS PART 48700-JF00B, 48700-JF00C, 48700-JF00D, AND 48700-JF00E -- ALL EVENTUALLY FAIL. THIS PART BEGINS TO FAIL AS EARLY AS JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR'S ODOMETER. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN 370Z 2009-2011 MODELS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE CAR IS STRANDED AS THE STARTER IS DISABLED. THE CAR MUST THEN BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. REPAIR COSTS AVERAGE BETWEEN $1,100 AND $2,000. *TR

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...

STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

THE CAR STOP WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON. I TOWED IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE STEERING LOCK AND GIVEN UP AND THIS WAS VERY RARE.... I SEARCHED ONLY AND FOUND OUT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE.. HOW IS IT THAT THE CAR NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT AND NOW HAVING AN ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL. I HAD STEREO ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL ISSUE.. THEY DON'T COVER THE CAR CAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL.. HOW DO COMPANIES GET AWAY WITH THIS.. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

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

STEERING WHEEL LOCK FROZE. NO CHANGING OF FUSES, DISCONNECTING OF BATTERY , OR ANY OTHER SUGGESTED "FIXES" WORKED. TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. " HIGHLY UNUSUAL".. HAHAHA FOUND OVER SIXTY OTHER NISSAN MODEL OWNERS SAME PROBLEM. MECHANISM DISCONTINUED ON 2012 MODELS . COST &1400.00 TO REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY!!! *TR

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. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCK ASSEMBLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

AFTER I DROVE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES, I PARKED THE CAR FOR 40 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS A PUSH BUTTON START AND WHEN I PRESSED IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. NO SOUND, NO STARTER NOISE. NOTHING. I TRIED PUTTING THE KEY IN THE DASH. STILL NOTHING. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE LOCKING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. $1300 TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS, THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CAR. IT WILL LEAVE YOUR STRANDED ANYWHERE AND AT ANY TIME. MANY 350Z & 370Z OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. A RECALL SHOULD BE FORCED ON NISSAN! *TR

PARKED CAR WHILE GETTING LUNCH, TRIED TO RESTART CAR AFTERWARDS AND IGNITION WOULDN'T CYCLE (WONT GO TO ACC OR ON, STAYS AT LOCK). INDICATOR LIGHT IMPLIED KEYFOB NEEDED TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SLOT. AFTER DOING SO, STILL WOULD NOT START. REPLACED KEYFOB BATTERY, JUMPED THE CAR; NONE WORKED. EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. STEERING LOCK UNIT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED. UNLIKE MOST REPORTED FAILURES, THIS ONE FAILED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED (MECHANISM NEVER ENGAGED), HOWEVER IT WOULD STILL NOT START. PARTS CAME IN AT $719 AND LABOR AT $259. HAD I BEEN MADE AWARE OF THESE COSTS BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE, AS I REQUESTED IN A VOICEMAIL LEFT FOR THE DEALER, I WOULD NEVER HAVE AGREED AND WOULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF. ALTHOUGH THIS EVENT MAY NOT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, POSING AN IMMEDIATE AND APPARENT SAFETY ISSUE, IT DID...

STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS FAILED, RENDERING CAR UNABLE TO BE STARTED. *TR

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. *TR

VEHICLE WON'T START BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 370Z, AND PEOPLE IN FORUMS WEREN'T SURPRISED AT ALL ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS RENDERS THE CAR INOPERABLE SINCE IT WON'T START. NISSAN THEMSELVES SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, SINCE 2012 AND UP MODELS OF THIS CAR DON'T EVEN HAVE THE STEERING LOCK ANYMORE. BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. I HAD READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. IN HINDSIGHT I WISH I HAD EDUCATED MYSELF MORE ON THE SUBJECT TO TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES SINCE THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON AND SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX (PART COSTS NORTH OF 500 DOLLARS). BUT THEN AGAIN, BUYERS SHOULDN'T BE CONCERNED WITH THIS AT ALL, BUT NISSAN SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED. SO I'M HOPING YOU CAN...

DROVE TO 7/11 TO GET GAS. TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS AN AMBER KEY ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE HAVE BEEN A MAJOR NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS SAME REASON. THE IMMOBILIZER LOCKED OUT THE WHEEL SHAFT WHICH LOCKED OUT THE KEY FAUB. SINCE THE CAR THINKS IT HAS BEEN STOLEN THE CAR WILL DO NOTHING. NO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS OPEN ON A SUNDAY AND THEY ARE KNOWINGLY DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE 3 YEARS I'VE HAD MY CAR. THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON BLOGS WHICH I DISCOVERED TODAY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET MY CAR STARTED AGAIN. *TR

I PARKED TO GET GAS AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE, IT DID NOTHING. CHECKED BATTERY AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO MY KNOWLEDGE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE "STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS GONE BAD." TOWING COST WAS $65 AND TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $1198.50. MY WARRANTY ENDED IN OCTOBER OF 2012, SO THIS WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET. I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS STRANDED AT THE GAS STATION. IF YOUR STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT IS A "REVA" OR "REVB", IT IS JUT A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOURS FAILS. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS LIKE THEY DID WITH THE NISSAN GTR. *TR

THE "STEERING LOCK" LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN ON, I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND IT COST ME $1100 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. EVEN THOUGH THE 09/10 370Z'S HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE NISSAN HAS REFUSE TO RECALL THE PART, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PART WAS RECALL ON THE 09 GTR'S. THIS IS ISSUE IS CAUSING CARS TO GET STRANDED ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS ISSUE MAKES THE CAR GO INTO SHUT DOWN MODE MEANING YOU CANT ROLL UP YOUR WINDOWS IF THEY ARE DOWN, YOU CANT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC. PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PULL THE STEERING LOCK FUSE OR CUTTING THE WIRED TO MAKE THE STEERING LOCK NOT FUNCTIONABLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN NEEDS TO DEAL WITH, AND RECALL THE STEERING LOCK. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE! *TR

MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER ON 3 1/2 YEARS OF OWNING IT. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A "STEERING LOCK MECHANISM" FAILURE, AND BECAUSE MY CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY $1,337.96 TO GET MY CAR UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS ITEM HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THEY STARTED MAKING THE 370Z. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE'S FIXED COUNTLESS STEERING LOCKS ON THE 370 & ADVISED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN. PRIOR TO CONTACTING NISSAN, I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN & LO & BEHOLD, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE! THERE IS A 370Z FORUM (THE370Z.COM) WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE EXPRESSED THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH THIS PART. I WAS 3 PAGES INTO THE DISCUSSION & HAD ALREADY COUNTED 15 INSTANCES WHERE THIS ITEM HAD...

DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE AND PARKED. UPON RETURN TO CAR IT WOULD NOT START. WINDOWS AND LOCKS WORKED BUT THAT WAS IT. THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR WAS DEAD IN THE WATER. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO CHECK THE BATTERY AND IF THAT WAS NOT IT THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED. SERIOUSLY WHO WOULD DESIGN SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD NOT OVERRIDE TO AT LEAST GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. GOT THE CAR TOWED AND LATER THE DEALERSHIP PHONED TO SAY IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK AND IT WOULD COST $1000 TO FIX. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD ANOTHER CAR IN THEIR SERVICE FOR THE SAME THING ON THAT SAME DAY!!! I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2009 NISSAN VEHICLES NOT JUST THE 370Z. I ALSO READ THAT NISSAN NO LONGER USES THIS PART...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN 370Z. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

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. *TR

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...

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.. *TR

I PARKED THE CAR IN THE LOT AND LOCK IT. WHEN I CAME BACK TO DRIVE AWAY AT 2:00 AM WHERE IS NOBODY AROUND I COULDN'T START THE CAR AND I HAD KEY WARNING INDICATOR FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK MODULE FAILED LIKE ANOTHER COUPLE OF HUNDREDS OTHER 370Z. NISSAN NEED TO RECALL IT. *TR

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). *TR

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.

MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER NORMAL USAGE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM WAS SHORTED OUT. COST AROUND 1,200 TO REPAIR. AFTER SEARCH, FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE, AS I STOPPED AT A STORE TO GRAB SOMETHING AND CAME BACK OUT MY CAR NO LONGER WORKED. THE SYSTEM WOULD NO LONGER RECOGNIZE THE INTELLIGENT KEY, AND THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS IN THE "LOCK" MODE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2009-2010 Z MODELS. THE SAME ISSUE FOUND IN NISSAN GT-R MODELS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTIONS AND IS THEREFORE ENABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE INTELLIGENT KEY DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN BEING LOCKED. NISSAN SHOULD DEFINITELY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT AS THIS LEAVES CARS AND OWNERS STRANDED. FOR A RELATIVELY NEW CAR THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ESP. UNDER 36,000 MILES. THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE NOT EVEN SURPASSED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SHOW CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS AS WELL AS NISSAN! *TR