Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Nissan Leaf

Nissan Leaf owners have reported 43 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (40 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Nissan Leaf


Recently reported Engine And Engine Cooling problems of Nissan Leaf

The Engine And Engine Cooling problem

I want to be clear about why I opened this case. Per Nissan’s own recall documents, the software update does not repair the defective battery cells, it only detects the issue and may disable the vehicle to prevent a thermal event.   Read details...

The Car Stall problem

On February 7, 2018, Nissan Leaf caught fire while charging at 3003 summit blvd parking deck p4, atlanta, GA 30068. After review, Nissan claims that they "found no evidence of a product problem, failure, or malfunction that may have caused or contributed to the incident.   Read details...

The Engine Cooling System problem

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.   Read details...

The Engine Noise problem

When in operation the car emits a high pitched sound that after driving it daily for 3 weeks causes my ears to constantly ring after driving. Nissan and the service center checked the car and determined there are no engine error codes and the car drives great.   Read details...




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