Equipment Problems of Nissan Leaf - part 2

On 7/19/2024 while charging the car at chargepoint johns creek, I heard a "clunk" sound as if something had popped off from beneath the body of the Leaf. At the same time, the charging emergency stopped. Smoke started to come out from under the Leaf. There was a smell as if something was melting, making me feel dizzy and nauseous. I felt a sense of confusion from inhaling the smoke. Since both my son and I were outside the car, we were able to quickly pull away and escape as soon as the smoke started. If we had been inside the car, or if this had happened while driving, we might have been unable to escape in time, lost consciousness from the smoke, and possibly died in the fire. The smoke continued for about 15 minutes, followed by a fire. At the same time, there was a sound of something exploding. The police arrived, followed by the fire truck. It took a long time to extinguish the fire, possibly because the lithium battery caught fire. Please refer to the video. ??mental and physical condition after the accident both my son and I are experiencing symptoms similar to ptsd. When we smell smoke or drive a car, we feel chills, nausea, and dizziness, which negatively affect our daily lives. This incident left burn scur to my son and has started having nightmares and crying at night. Seeing an electric vehicle scares us to the point that our bodies freeze and we can't move. Also, seeing fire or hearing car sounds suddenly makes us tremble, our hearts race, and we have difficulty breathing. We start crying uncontrollably in a panic, and it takes time to calm down. It is difficult to control our emotions. We are experiencing insomnia, likely due to the excitement of our nerves from the accident. We probably need mental treatment such as therapy and physical treatment to alleviate insomnia and tension.

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The rear backup camera suddenly started showing a black screen on my 2021 Nissan Leaf. The camera that shows the vehicle from above still works.

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Rear camera stopped working.

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High-voltage traction battery / propulsion system repeatedly malfunctions. First incident – Aug 2023 (~91,000 mi). Vehicle displayed “ev system no power” with dtc p31e7. After parking, the car would not restart; I was stranded > 2 hours on a surface road until towed. Nissan dealer (napleton st louis) replaced a battery module under warranty and cited Nissan TSB ntb23-024 (bent retention plate in 62 kwh pack). Vehicle returned to service. Second incident – Apr 2024 (~128,000 mi). Same symptoms re-appeared: dashboard showed 200 mi remaining, but under moderate acceleration the range meter plunged to ~80 mi within seconds, but releasing the accelerator the range would go back up, but plunge again once accelerating again. The car gets less then the then half what the dash claims on a full charge, leaving me to not know what the full range truly is. Two dealerships have said I'm having the same issue as previously, except my car is not displaying the inhabitation error. Current safety concern: the vehicle’s range indicator fluctuates drastically under load (e. G. , 190 ? 70 ? 140 miles) whenever the accelerator is pressed, suggesting instability or failure in the high-voltage battery. Because remaining range is no longer reliable, I have stopped using the vehicle for daily transportation to avoid being stranded—especially on highways where there is no safe place to pull over or access to chargers. A sudden loss of motive power at high speed creates a crash risk for both occupants and surrounding traffic.

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Audio system and apple carplay connectivity issues - the sound will suddenly turn on at full volume, which is not safe while operating the vehicle. Have taken the car to the dealership in NJ and PA and they are unable to provide a solution.

My 2015 Nissan Leaf is suffering from advanced battery degradation. The car would only charge to 55 miles per charge. The car also has only 85,000 miles only. Nissan refused to address or fix the issue as the car was past the 7 year warranty (even though the book says 8 year warranty). Battery should still go to 150 miles per charge. Dealership claimed degradation from charging at super chargers. Car has only ever been charge at home as it is only driven 2 - 3,000 miles per year. Car stopped in the middle of the highway. Police had to come move to the side of the road. No one was injured although many could have been.

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My back up camera is having issue, like becoming dark, multicolored and pink. It is not safe to back up especially when it rains. I purchased this car two months ago (December, 2023) and this problem started a month ago, sometimes it works fine but mostly is not working. I contacted the Nissan dealer I purchsed from but they did not confirmed the issue and I know a lot of people (in facebook group) who has the same issue with their Nissan Leaf even with new 2023 models, mine is 2020. When I called the dealer to inspect they are charging me $130 just to inspect. It's 25,000 miles on this car, this is pretty new car. Thank you!.

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In January 2024, the rear camera on my 2019 Leaf sl plus failed to work. I took it to local Nissan dealer and they indicated that could be a loose connection. They accidentally tap on the camera and it return to function for a while. I reported this to Nissanconsumeraffairs@my-Nissan-USA. Com in January. An agent called me and after a month of evaluation he told me Nissanconsumeraffairs could not repair for me on this item. Their previous recall on the rear camera on other Leafs does not cover the this vehicle with this VIN number. My rear camera currently does not work.

When backing up after opening or closing the trunk the backup camera flashes blue and green with lines on the screen. It sometimes worked again when the trunk is slammed or the car is restarted. The safety was put at risk because I was not able to see the ground when reversing and there was a blind spot that the camera usually fills in.

Having issues with the back up camera it will randomly not work, showing a black screen instead of rearview. Other times the image is excessively dark compared to other surround camera views or has horizontal lines that interfere with view. Car is available for inspection. I have reported to the dealer multiple times. They have not been able to replicate. The problem is intermittent, dealer has not been able to replicate. Asked that I take video when it occurs which I have done. No warning lights or lamp or consistent pattern to warn when the issue will occur. Most recent incident noted below.

Backup camera was intermittently not working. Dealer tested and found "rear camera image signal test at the avm connector 20-19, and the signal is not normal". Code u111a-00 was found. Camera was replaced under extended warranty with $100 deductible, code was cleared and camera is now working. Vehicle has been in service for 2. 5yrs and has 40k miles. I've seen several Nissan backup camera recalls, but my vehicle was apparently not included? submitting in case others are experiencing and a recall might be needed?.

After recently doing the recall update on the vehicle, I have noticed that the battery percentage light indicator now significantly drops its percentage sometimes upt to 15% within a couple of minutes driving at a constant speed and then when slowing or coming to a complete stop the battery percentage will increase back anywhere between 10 and 15 percent which leads to deceiving the driver and may cause the vehicle to go into safety mode. Continues to occur every day I use it since it is a commuter vehicle for me. Unable to updload a video. Please email me correspondence so I may send a video.

Back up camera failure, image is either: distorted; pink; blank; or scrolling. This is the 2nd occurrence after failing in December 2022. Original fix was to replace the wiring harness.

Soon after I leased this Leaf, I noticed shifting interference. It grew steadily worse over the 3 or so months I kept the Leaf. Toward the end of that time period, it took a great deal of maneuvering of the shift knob to get into the correct direction. It would flip back from position before it engaged the forward or reverse motion. I got involved in a fender bender incident which was at least partially a result of the shifting confusion. At one point I put 3-in-1 oil into the top of the shifting pad. It helped for a very short time. Finally, I could not get the car to move either forward or back. I had the car towed to the dealer. The dealer said that foreign something had gotten into the shifting mechanism. I noted that the shifting mechanism in this car is located directly adjacent to a drink cup holder. So, apparently splash from my drink caused problem. If true, at the least, the shifting mechanism ought to be water proofed from outside fluid and particulate travels. An unsafe regular occurrence, I think.

Backup camera shows blank black screen intermittently. Shifting into park and back to reverse does not resolve. Several hours later it seems to resolve.

Rear camera shows black screen when backing up. Guidance lines are still present. Research online indicates this to be a common issue with my vehicle.

Leaky a/c system results in loss of refrigerant . As a result, windshield can't be effectively cleared of fogging that impairs the driver's visibility of the road.

While driving at 10 degrees f outside and heater turned on, no heat comes out of vents or defroster.

Backup camera stopped working. There has been no damage or known circumstance that may have contributed to this failure.

My car got stuck in a snowbank and became unresponsive. I attempted to gently rock it back and forth by putting it into drive and reverse two or three times. The car began to smoke. I took my foot off the accelerator and attempted to exit the vehicle, but the door was locked and did not automatically unlock. I tried to press the child safety lock button in case the child safety lock had been activated, but accidentally pressed the button to open the window. Smoke started coming into the car. I manually unlocked the door, pressed the button to put the car into park. I evacuated the car, and it was engulfed in smoke and making a very loud noise. I had the neighbor call 911 as I left my phone in the car and I was afraid the car would explode. I left the neighbor's house and waited for the fire trucks. My car's wheels were still spinning extremely fast and pieces were coming off of them. A firefighter was able to enter my car in protective gear and turn the car off. The wheels were burned off my car. The car eventually cooled down and I had it towed to the dealership. The dealer does not know why the wheels kept spinning after I was no longer in the car, so we do not know what malfunctioned. My safety was put at risk as I would have been unable to control the car if it had not been stuck in a snowbank. The problem has not been reproduced. The dealer examined the car and has repaired the tires and rims, but still does not give an answer as to why the wheels kept spinning long after I had exited the vehicle. There were no warning lamps, messages, or symptoms prior to the incident.

When going backwards, backup camera doesn’t work, either it becomes purple color or it shakes, then it works again, this happens occasionally and it increases risk of accident while going backwards.

Nissan refusing assistance. They will not buyback the vehicle or at least give me partial money back, which I asked for $18000 to at least pay off loan.

The backup camera of my 2020 Nissan Leaf does not consistently work. Often, the screen is bright pink and does not show the view of behind the vehicle. Clearly, it is a safety issue to have a malfunctioning backup camera. I am getting it serviced by a Nissan dealer next week. The failure seems to be related to opening and shutting the rear hatch, because sometimes the camera would work and sometimes it failed. It is consistently broken now.

This car was delivered with no plastic panel covering the area above the driver's feet. The steering column, insulation, wiring, diagnostic port, and structural elements are visible. The selling dealer's initial reaction was that there should be a panel there, but they had not noted it as missing in their inspection. Another, closer, dealer saw photos and agree to install the panel, but did not have the correct part, and told me that another similar car on their lot did not have this panel, so perhaps it was supposed to be missing. My assumption is that it is not safe for these things to be exposed, especially the steering column. I will attach a photo of the area.

Intermittent failure of the rear view camera system. Triggered and corrected by opening and then closing firmly rear hatch. Display with show a pink screen, blue screen, scrolling blank screen, or image misaligned/split in half (top half on bottom of screen, bottom half on top of screen.

The issue with our car is that the distance-to-empty (dte) calculation for miles remaining for battery charge is very inaccurate. This issue causes the car to prematurely alert the driver that the battery is depleted when it truly is not depleted. While not a true safety issue, it's a driver distraction that can certainly lead to a safety issue. Here's an example of the problem: 1. Fully charge vehicle- the dte registers 223 miles remaining; reset trip meters. The Leafspy application shows a 215. 9 miles which appears the more accurate reading. 2. Drive 158 miles, the dte now says only 3 miles remaining. (the dte dramatically drops after 100 miles of driving each time). The car's historic miles/kwh is 3. 9 and is consistent so issue is not related to lost efficiency. 3. Drive another 14 miles to 172 miles, Leafspy indicates a 23. 8% battery state of charge and 49. 5 miles remaining to 2% charge 5. Check the math for Leafspy: 216 - 172 = 44 miles 6. I have been auditing the car for a few months and Leafspy is super accurate. The battery is good, the Nissan dte calculation is not. We have taken the car to two dealers and have contacted Nissan ev customer support (1-877-664-2738). I warned Nissan I was going to issue a report so things get documented more.

Car backup camera stopped working. Screen is black or showing green and pink static lines. Several months prior the car entertainment system would come on momentarily for few seconds when the car was off (not powered). Other occasional issues related to blue tooth not recognizing phone ( not sure if all of these issues are related).

When the vehicle is booting up after pressing the power on button you can try to shift from p to r or d. It is very easy to do this too soon. Instead of staying in p or shifting to the desired gear it shifts to n. You can then shift to r or d without using the brake pedal. Normally you would think this is no big deal. The problem is if you are on a hill and expect to move in reverse you end up rolling forward and vice versa. This happens a lot, because I am impatient. It has not caused an issue for me yet, but I can foresee something happening from a minor collision to something horrible where a child is run over or injured. I brought it to the attention of my local dealer before my warranty expired and they said all of the Leaf vehicles do this. How does Nissan think this is acceptable? how does a dealership not report this after they are made aware of such an issue? this has been the case since I have had the vehicle since late 2018. I keep meaning to report it. I hope this has not caused any injuries.

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The backup camera on our 2019 Nissan Leaf (VIN : 1n4bz1cp3kc309174) works sporadically. There's a recall for the same issue but it doesn't cover our model year.

The rear view mirror camera does not display an image on the console. Visibility behind the car is very poor without this camera due to the car's design, creating a hazardous driving condition.

This vehicle failed to have airbags deployed in this accident on 3. 23. 2022, as photographs that are larger than 10mb will upload, but the estimate did upload. But the car was spun nearly if not fully 360 after hit by a truck in a lane change of a blind spot that spun the car and into concrete barriers. Horrible. Totaled vehicle. This is the second accident both under usaa on September 03, 2021, with another police report and freeway accident from front end when freeway traffic came to a sudden stop, and into the barrier. Again no air bag deployed. Warning systems failed.

Intermittent problem with the backup camera. The Nissan dealership not able to see it because it started working again. When camera fails I am not able to see people or surroundings behind me. No warning just intermittent failure. Thank you.

On my 2022 Leaf I use the epedal system, which is supposed to operate as a one-pedal driving, meaning when you the car is in epedal mode, you can drive the car with one pedal. When you press the accelerator the car will move forward and when you let go of accelerator the car will come to a stop. However, sometimes the car does not come to a stop and it will coast as if the epedal is not engaged. This happens regardless of the batteries soc (state of charge), weather, angle of the road, temperature, or road condition. When epedal is engaged and you lift off the accelerator, the car should always come to a stop, and it doesn't. This is dangerous because there have been many times where I have ran a stop sign or almost hit the car in front of me because I've had to slam on the brakes at the last seconds. Sometimes the epedal system works great and the car will come to a stop, but many times it does not. The braking should always be consistent and it is not, making this feature dangerous to use because you can easily hit the car/something in front of you. I know how the system works because this is my second Nissan Leaf. In my 2018 Nissan Leaf, the epedal was consistent with the braking; it always braked, no matter the situation. The 2022 does not, and it's dangerous. I brought the car to the Nissan dealer and of course they can't find anything wrong with it. There are several others I've found online that have the same issue: epedal braking is not consistent and it should be. There are no warning lamps or messages that come up on the dash. I'm asked to provide a date, but this happens every day. Every day the braking is inconsistent. His has been happening since the first day I bought the car in November of 2021.

Nissan claims that a previous recall for federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, rear visibility could be fixed with a system update (recall 20v412000). This does not appear to be the case. I had the system update run already in December 2022 and it didn't fix the problem. The rear backup camera still goes pink and is not visible. I believe this is a hardware issue and should be fixed because it is a major safety problem.

Backup camera is a blank screen or pink screen.