Since my battery failed after two dealers said my battery was perfectly fine, it's now getting a buyback. I don't know how much they'll offer as it's a 19 SV with 69k miles.
I'll need a new car of course, shocking with electric but not Nissan.
Curious as what others will be doing.
Being in Texas is liked comes seats but that seems super rare in the used market at least
Hey y'all,
My ac is now blowing hot (in Texas is not fun).
AI told me that I need to take it to an EV specialist to fix it because of Dielectric (Non-Conductive) Oil.
Is this true?
Or any ac shop can fix it?
Thanks
I really loved my leaf while it worked, but I have to save the last year has been one of the most difficult and frustrating consumer experiences of my life. My range was severely affected by the recall to the point where I wouldn’t even get 100 miles on a charge. Nissan refused to do anything about it until federal recall came out (NHTSA campaign R25C8). Even then, it took them months to buy back my car. All the while I was walking to work (it stopped working eventually) because they said they “didn’t have any loaners” available. Even though in the contract, they were supposed to provide me with a loaner. Luckily I live close enough to walk, but it was not ideal, especially when it was raining, and after having paid nearly $20,000 for a car. Now I’ve developed ringworm for getting wet (sweat and rain) and I’m currently treating it out of my own expense. I finally was able to surrender my car and buy the Hyundai you see on the left. I’m happy with the outcome overall but I wish it could’ve been smoother. I’ll personally never be doing business with Nissan again, and I’d like to warn anyone who reads this about their customer support.
Edit: I forgot to mention that they charged me $210 for the diagnostic to figure out if my car qualified for a battery replacement under the recall, which was illegal. I’m currently fighting that charge.
For anyone who's already got one, is there anything you wish you'd asked about in more detail when you took delivery?
I assume the sales person will go through the basics of the controls and infotainment.
For example, I plan on having a buddy rotate the tires, so am wondering if there's some undocumented method for resetting the maintenance timer.
edit - and if you're in Canada, what came with the car? I assume a tire inflation kit and jack, but it's not clear if Canadians get a portable charger or CCS>NACS adapter.
I had the recall done on my 2020 SV about a month ago. Monday I got the 'EV Service' message. Took it in yesterday. They confirmed the code that LeafSpy gave me and commandeered the car.
I have a loaner until they figure things out. Honestly, I hope they replace the battery as I don't want to deal with the hassle of the buyback and finding a replacement car. Ugh.
I recently got a 2018 40kwh leaf, first time charging to 98% and today drive about 14 miles and it drops to 88%. Is it normal?
I drove on the same road before, it only dropped 4%, when it was like 60%-70% charge.
I love my LEAF. It’s a 2012 and gets me to work and back which is really all I’ve needed till now. But some changes in my day to day have me thinking I might have to get something with a bit more range. I was hoping to stretch it out till the Ford ‘Ranchero’ came out but I don’t think I’ll be able to wait that long.
Also… I’m broke.
Any recs on the low low end of EVs? I can charge for free at work which is a great perk. But my half alive 24kwh just isn’t going to do it for me starting next week.
I absolutely LOVE the look of the BMW i3, but I’ve never had a bmw and I can’t afford something that’s going to break. But there’s one nearby for $8k so that might be my market.
Ok. Would love to know your thoughts!!
I have a 2012 Leaf with an aftermarket 2014 battery at 8 bars. Port is a J1772.
The external charging cable that came with the car was destroyed a couple years ago in a really stupid accident, but I've been ok since I have a built in station at home and live in an area with plenty of charging stations.
Now I'm need of replacing the cable though due to changing my driving patterns. Thankfully one of my driving locations has an old power box that was designed for people to plug into to charge early EVs.
So now that I'm done rambling. I'm looking for a recommendation for a good cord to buy. Any help is appreciated.
This is my second 2015 leaf and thought my lights needed to be shared. No one else gets what I am talking about-Proud to be part of the club!
What's the ps light?
8 bars
82k miles
Guy wants 2200
Also what is the green arrows light
2016 totaled SV located in Southern Metro-Atlanta. It does not have rear wheels. The front passenger side is damaged from the wreck. It also has no traction battery. I may or may not pull the PDM/OBC out of it to keep on hand for my other Leaf, but if you would want the OBC, let me know, we could certainly work something out. It was just replaced last year, I have the paperwork for it.
Got a notification in the mail yesterday from my local dealer in Massachusetts offering to buy back my 2020 nissan Leaf SV for $13,400 (4k over KBB). I purchased it a year ago for 15k. They also offered an additional $4,500, towards the purchase of a new nissan vehicle. And 0% financing for 60 months. Plus in Massachusetts you can get a $3,500 rebate for a new EV. This seems too good to be true, but I plan on checking it out. Wonder if corporate is trying to get these Leafs off the street.
I just bought a 2015 nissan leaf, with 9 bars of battery remaining, and 78 on the guess of meter.
I purchased it for $3.5k
Everything on the car functions normally.
Just wondering if I got an OK deal, or totally screwed.
Any opinions help,
Thanks!
Looking at a 15 leaf with 60k miles on it. They are asking 3500 usd.
What should I look for?
Im asking before I get my mechanic to look at it cause he charges 200 to inspect.
First, my car is already in buyback, so no longer my problem. I'm just calling it out in case someone else is noticing the same.
I normally L2 charged at home.
Prior to getting the recall update, no issues.
After getting the recall update, I noticed my car was not fully charging to 100%. After most overnight charges I'd get in the car and it would be between 97% to 99%, but not 100. There should have been more than enough time to get to 100%.
I wrote it off as maybe being some quirk of the recall. Some new power draw or maybe my 12V starting to go.
Now in hindsight could that have been an indication of problems?
Anyone else noticing L2 charging coming up short after the recall?
Battery 40°C? Want to charge faster on a long trip? Try 1KG of ice over the high voltage disconnect, you certainly won't regret 1KG of over the high voltage disconnect.
In all seriousness this has worked for me dropping 4°C on the rear of the pack before the ice had melted.
I would not recommend this if you care about the car, this will give you soggy rear carpets and I now have surface rust around the hatch. If you don't care too much then go for it, it works.
This is a question we've been receiving more and more from Nissan Leaf owners, especially as sodium-ion battery technology continues to attract attention.
In this video, we explain why we currently don't use sodium-ion cells for Nissan Leaf battery upgrades — and the answer is more complicated than simply changing one type of battery cell for another.
The Nissan Leaf's entire high-voltage system was designed around NMC lithium-ion batteries. The voltage platform, BMS, charging system, motor controller, and vehicle control strategy are all designed to work together.
Sodium-ion cells operate at a different voltage range, and the original Leaf BMS was not designed to manage their different charging and discharging characteristics.
So why can't we simply add more cells to compensate for the lower voltage?
And what would actually happen if we tried to use sodium-ion cells with the original Leaf BMS?
We explain all of that in this video.
At the same time, we don't believe sodium-ion batteries are a bad technology. Quite the opposite — we believe they have great potential, especially for energy storage applications.
VIVNE is closely following the development of sodium-ion technology and exploring how it could be used in future energy storage products.
For Nissan Leaf upgrades, however, high-quality NMC cells remain the most mature, reliable, and balanced solution at this stage.
Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions.