Nissan ignition keys only lasted for 13 years and 5 months

Ripped off mate...............Mine is 18 years 7 months old and still fires the beast. I think there should be a recall though.

Gday Willem, Thats what you get for buying Jap crap!! The kilometres have no bearing on the wear of the key, If you drove the car the same amount of kilometres non stop, the key would still be in perfect condition... LOL!!!! Michael

Willem,

If you did not live in such a crime riddled local then you would not have to lock the car so often and the key would last longer.

Get away from that sleazy area and move to somewhere safe like Cabramatta, Redfern or even Elizabeth and you will save a fortune on keys.

Duncs

My 20 year old Commodore key worked till the day I sold the b1tch for $50 to the wreakers, despite the switch mechanism catching fire twice and the starter motor burning out.
But then, the screwdriver or teaspoon I could also use to start the thing didn't wear out much either...

That's good news, Willem. Trouble is, we can't keep keys that long (we lose 'em)


Motherhen

drove a vl commodore across corrugations to 1770 one time. stopped the car and couldn't start it again

tried for a long time. rang RACQ (auto club) which was going to be a whole lot more dramas getting someone there

in my frustration i thumped the steering wheel while i was turning the key and voila!! it started. turned it off. wouldn't turn on again. thumped the wheel again (while turning the key) and it started!!

spent the next week using that technique to start the car each time until i got to cairns to have it fixed. cost $10 for a repaired ignition terminal (cracked solder)

ended up with very sore and bruised hand by then but i wasn't going to get the ignition dismantled in a small town not knowing what the problem was.

Ah Mr Willem,

Didnt work so flawlessly at Barmera only a few short months ago?

Did it Mr Willem ? Hmmmm!

OH and my old toyota ute, which is 30 years old this year, still uses the original toyota key, what does that tell you !

Cheers Pesty

As the years go by, Im finding that the problem is not so much the key, rather the hassle of finding a bit of coat hanger wire to get it out.........lol.

Cheers...Lionel.

Haha Willem,
The 60 keys are still good, how old is it? 23 or 24?
one of them has an added feature now that you can leave the engine running, pull the key out and open the fuel cap!!!

Better get a key cut for my patrol, I might need a new one in 2020

Nick

Probably a good time for a little warning.
It's not necessarily the number of times the key is used, key and ignition lock damage can be caused over a short time period by having half a kilo of keys, remotes, bottle openers etc hanging off the keyring, acting as a fulcrum and lever inside the lock barrel which are often made from a cheap soft alloy, especially over rough roads.
Cheers