Battery Problems of Nissan Leaf

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that the battery would drain rapidly without warning. The contact mentioned that the mileage specified for the battery to be recharged was inaccurate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was not able to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 4,000 and current mileage was 6,000.

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I am filing a complaint about the main battery in my 2011 Nissan Leaf. According to Nissan, I should have expected about a 20% battery capacity loss after five years of ownership. I have had the car for 14. 5 months. As of 8/29/2012, the battery has lost 3 bars of capacity (approximately 27. 5% capacity loss). This rate of capacity loss is far beyond what Nissan expected and possibly modeled/engineered. Please help insure there will not be any safety issues with the battery as the capacity deteriorates.

Battery capacity has decreased over 15%, in just 7200 miles. Please investigate defect in Nissan Leaf battery. Please have Nissan institute recall for defective batteries in 2011/2012 Nissan Leaf vehicles.

My Nissan Leaf has experienced a 1 capacity bar loss for it's lithium-ion battery, reducing the amount of available miles to drive. I believe that this is premature and that this is in relation to living in a hot weather climate area (summer months). Nissan has been informed by me of this condition. . Read more...

The problem is the battery, we where told by Nissan that there would be a slow loss of capacity and up to 20% loss at 5 years. This is only in hot climates like arizona, TX and CA. The car should have had a battery cooling system. Now after pay $40,000 for the car in the first year my driving range is down so much in my second year the car will be worthless to drive or sell.

2011 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, purchased on 8/6/2011, lost a battery capacity bar on 06/21/2012 - 10 months, 15 days after purchase. This is a 15% loss of battery capacity. Nissan advertises an expected 80% capacity remaining after 5 years. I took the car to the dealer the next day for inspection and was told my battery is "normal," and so is the lost capacity. I disagree and believe the batteries Nissan is using in this car are unfit for the high temperatures in my local area of phoenix, az.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated while driving 60 mph the battery capacity bars disappeared and the rapid range capacity making it difficult to decipher how much further the vehicle can accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the dealer stated they were not allowed to diagnose, repair, or admit their was an issue due to company policy. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that his request had been denied. The failure mileage was 14,232 and the current mileages were 17,025. Dt.

Lost first battery capacity bar after one year of ownership. This results in a 15% loss in capacity. Difficulties are occuring to achieve driving distances and habits from the previous year. Vehicle will soon no longer function as an form of transportation if range continues to diminish. The capacity loss seems to be a defect in the battery and is unacceptable to loose a large amount in a short time frame.

The Nissan Leaf is a 100% battery operated vehicle. There is a built-in battery capacity indicator that is displayed as 12 indicator bars. Each bar represents a % of the batteries capacity to hold a charge. Nissan claims that gradual capacity loss is normal and that driver should expect to have 80% of their capacity left after 5 years and 70% after 10. I lost my first bar at the beginning of April, second bar first week of June, and third bar first week of July. Nissan has not defined what these bars mean, however, I do not believe that the loss of three bars in 4 months after owning the car for a year is gradual. I have sent my car to 2 different Nissan dealerships and even let Nissan north America take my car for 16 days for testing. So far, Nissan has told me that everything is normal. I believe that having a 100% battery operated vehicle marketed to a mass customer base and being driven on our streets and highways should have a dependable battery.