Brake Disc Pads Problems of Nissan Leaf

I was driving the car on a one-way street at around 25-30 mph and needed to apply the brakes to stop quickly. I hit the brakes with all the force I could with my leg---the brakes did not engage and the car did not stop in time. It seemed like some kind of weird glitch because I understand that the car has electric support for the brakes. At other times the brakes didn't respond in the correct time. Note I had the brakes inspected several times by a puente hills Nissan and the brake pads were fine. There was also a strange clicking noise coming from the brakes when they disengaged. It seems to be some kind of time delay in the software. I also read that since the car has regenerate braking it's like the car gets confused when it supposed to apply the brakes and not slow down from the engine. I had trouble braking other times when I wore light shoes or sandals.

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While approaching an intersection in a busy area of san diego county, the brakes failed on my Nissan Leaf. The brake shuddered under my foot, much like anti-lock brakes do when they're engaged. After I felt the shuddering, the brake pedal went down but the vehicle did not decelerate as it normally would in response to braking. I tried the brake pedal a few times with no response, but the vehicle's momentum slowed enough for me to avoid a collision and continue on the road. As I came to a second intersection, I again tried the brakes and the vehicle did not respond. I used the emergency brake to stop the Leaf at the intersection. I located an uphill driveway to a corporate parking location, and drove the vehicle very slowly to a parking spot. I intended to park the car and call a towing service, but when I once again tried the brake pedal the Nissan Leaf responded to the brakes and stopped in the parking spot. Because I was close to work and the brakes had re-engaged, I drove the vehicle to the parking lot at my office and later that day called Nissan's consumer affairs line for the Leaf (877-664-2738). I reported the issue to Nissan, and they had the vehicle towed to a nearby Nissan dealership. At this point in time, Nissan is working with mossy Nissan in poway, CA to try to diagnose the problem. Nissan opened case #27170321 on the issue. This is a fairly new vehicle (bought in September 2016), and I don't think there are any physical problems with the brake pads or mechanism. My best guess is that an electric/controller failure occurred with regenerative braking.

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