Oh boy, that was fun.......not.
With all the recent threads about the steerling lock issue on the 370z and my comments that "looks like we better get prepared for the inevitable" i didn't realise i would be tempting fate so early on.
Finished work and jumped in the car to be greeted with the yellow key light....oh oh
A quick google and yup, its the first sign of the dreaded steerling lock issue. Manual states "if the engine is off the car may not restart, if the car is running go your nearest nissan dealer immediately." - ok major panic now.
Phoned aldershot and they recognised the issue but didnt have the resource to look at it then, advice was go home and get the RAC........not helpful as i know what they will say.
Instead travel into the nearest nissan dealer just in time before they all leave. Left car running just in case and went in. This was the place that had previously ordered the wrong part 5 times in a row but i was desperate. I explain the symptons and my diagnosis. "never heard of that issue before"....oh dear - " so tell me why are nissan doing a recal on this issue in the US and i know of a number of people on the UK forums who are having this problem".
My worry was if i turn the car off it wont restart and it gets expensive and inconvient, if its running the can remove the fuse and provide a temporary solution. Engineer comes out, very helpful, its either of 2 things an immobiliser issue with the steerling lock or the key battery is low. They couldnt do anything then but recommended i go home and try the other key.
Rush hour trafffic oh what fun, dont stall or im a dead man...lol
Got home, then thought, lets try risk it, turned it off. Turn it back on....key light still there. pants. Get the key out of pocket. try again........no light........oh..........try again.....still no light. Go get other key and try that.......still no light........ and relax.
Looks like my pockets contain some kind of insulating protector that confuses the immobiliser system.
Still not entirely happy but car is starting fine.Very tempted to go remove that fuse to guarantee no issues but thats going to have an impact on security and insurance so i dont want to do that.
Maybe its just the key was dodgy at that moment. Who knows but maybe ive been let off this once...........
Panic over time for a whisky