Table 1 shows one common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2020 Nissan Leaf.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control problems |
About 3 months ago, I took this car in after receiving a recall notice for unexpected acceleration while on adaptive cruise control even though this was an issue I had never experienced before. But on Monday, driving in stop and go traffic in light rain (intermittent wipers on slow setting), all of a sudden the car started accelerating directly towards the car 20 feet or so in front of us; the brakes had to be manually slammed on to bring the car to stop with now only 2-3 feet or so between the two cars. This was very alarming. When I spoke to the dealership about them needing to fix this safety issue and how I thought it must be related to the recall, they said it could not be given it first happened 3 months later and I would have to pay for an evaluation and if they found anything wrong for the repair. I am reporting this and would like to know if other Nissan Leafs are seeing the same issue post-recall repair. I will say it doesn't happen all the time since I like and use adaptive cruise control regularly. I carefully tried it after this event but with much more distance between me and the car in front and it did slow the car down as it normally does when traffic slowed, but again, I never got as close to the car as this time and it was not raining so who knows. I have reported this to Nissan corporate and was told someone would call me back in the next few days.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Leaf. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v700000 (electrical system), 24v071000 (back over prevention) and 23v494000 (vehicle speed control); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle control module (vcm) had failed and was replaced several times; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to start. The contact also stated that the rear driver's side seat belt was locked and inoperable. The local dealer, edison Nissan (401 us-1, edison, NJ 08817), and an unknown dealer were contacted for the recall repairs and informed the contact that a technician for the Nissan Leaf was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available for NHTSA campaign number: 24v700000 (electrical system). Parts distribution disconnect for NHTSA campaign numbers: 24v071000 (back over prevention) and 23v494000 (vehicle speed control).