Hello, I'm having that "steering wheel issue" with my car. Car won't start and there's a yellow key simple on the dash. I've been reading that Nissan was taking care of the 2009s only...has that been updated yet? I can't find any newer threads on the 2010s with this issue. If not is there any body I can complain to? I really cannot afford this repair.

 

You can always contact Nissan regarding this: http://www.nissanassist.com/web/ESCL...ct.php?menu=63

Have you tried the temporary fixes to get your car started?

 

I had the very same problem today on my 2010 maxima SV. It was stranded at my wife's work. I read on here about tapping on the steering lock mech might work it loose so I skeptically tried it hoping to avoid a tow truck bill and it actually worked! I also read here that once the car is running, pull the under-hood fuse for the steering lock and I also did that just to make sure I got to the dealership for repairs! They said my car wasn't included in Nissan's "warranty extension" for the issue but without my extended warranty, which I got when I bought the car, it would be $900!! Some say to just leave the fuse out and be done with it but in my opinion, there is a reason it's in there! Good luck buddy!

 

Question for BHunt and lamtybaby: What is the build date on your car?

 

My 2010 has a 12/09 build date and doesn't have the lock feature active.

 

The effected 2010's are built before 1N4AA5AP3AC 812165 / Sept 30, 2009. The warranty extension clearly states 2009's ONLY. This leaves a lot of 2010's, with the same part and same problem, out in the cold.

 

I have a 2009 and mine went out. I wonder if I can get the telescopic motor replaced as well for free at the same time. Last I heard it depended on the dealership...

 

Mine went out on my old '09 SV and my Nissan dealership in RI got it done for free.

First the tilt went and shortly thereafter the telescopic. Two trips, two fixes, no charge.

I've since traded it in, but yeah, what a pain in the butt. Good luck.

 

Was yours under warranty? Mine is not....

 

Yes it was. I had an extended service contract negotiated at time of purchase that ended up being used those two times with no issue, so, luckily it worked out.

 

Hi guys,

I have a 2010 Maxima SV. The steering lock issue happened to me 3 days ago just after I was leaving from work. I had it towed to the dealership assuming I would have to pay for it out of my pocket (since the last I checked, Nissan only covered 2009s). So left the car in the after-hours service lot, and I got a call today from the dealer. He said that he replaced it with the latest part and Nissan covered it, and that I don't have to pay for it. When asked how long I will have this part covered for (warranty), he said 1 year/12,000 mile. I am going to call Nissan tomorrow and try getting my towing charges reimbursed and double check the warranty period for this part.

Original part was 48700-9N00A
Replaced with 48700-9N00B

Car was built on October or November 2009.

Hope this information helps.

 

Funny thing, I was in the fusebox under the hood of my 2010 Maxima SV and there is no fuse in the steering wheel lock slot. It has also been discussed here before I believe how to fix it.

""REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK SLOT UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BOX.""

- PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

 

ameenakram30 thats great. I guess it is up to the dealers to decide. I called Nissan assist and they are ridged about covering 2009's only, regardless of production date. If I were you, I would go ahead and pull the fuse to disable the ESCL. If the new part solved the issue they would not have left out the fuse on later 2010's, 2011's and eventually removed the ESCL system all together.

 

Some dealerships will remove it during normal service intervals even if you don't ask. They are very aware of the problem.

 

I don't know about the dealers disabling the steering lock without permission, but the 2010's built after 1N4AA5AP3AC 812165 / Sept 30, 2009 do not have a fuse in the slot.

 

They did it to my brother's 2009 just before the letters were mailed to 2009 owners. They explained to him what was done and why once he picked up the car. A week later he received a letter from nissan about this issue.

 

Hello everybody. I am a bit stumped at the moment. I am currently experiencing the steering lock issue and my car has been sitting for the past 2 weeks. Today I decided to give it another go and try everything I have read so far while I am waiting for a junk yard steering column to show up. To my surprise I was able to get the car started by carefully finding a sweet spot in the actual lock when pushing it down. Mechanically the car works perfectly fine (2010 maxima 09/09 build year). Now after starting the car, I pulled the 10A fuse under the hood since that seems to be the fix for everybody else, so after driving around for a bit, I parked and shut the car off. Same problem, car wont go into acc or on power and wont start. I put the fuse back in, found the sweet spot of the lock mechanism again and it started up again. Then I read on the Z forums, to only put the car in acc mode and then pull the fuse. Had someone else hold down the lock till it hit they sweet spot, turned it onto acc and then pulled the fuse, while the person was still holding the sweet spot, I was able to fire the car up. Interestingly, every time I found the sweet spot of the lock mechanism, the yellow key light on the dash turned off, but as soon as I let go, the light came back. Even when the fuse was pulled. This leads me to believe the module is still getting power somehow?? Currently super confused because I thought pulling the fuse would fix this issue, but the problem is clearly the faulty ESCL module. I am not sure how to proceed so if anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them! This forum has helped me tremendously in getting this far so I'm hoping someone has that piece of information I am missing! Additional information I found while troubleshooting: The Starter motor fuse under the hood was pulled, it does have an aftermarket remote start installed so maybe thats why? I only got the car a year and a half ago. Steering lock has given me issues before and banging on it has resolved it, I stupidly didn't pull the fuse then.