2013 NISSAN LEAF Complaints

POSSIBLE FAULTY AIRBAG/SEATBELT SENSOR. PASSENGER LIGHT SEATBELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT. KEEP ON FLASHING, WHILE NOONE SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA ON 12/26 WHEN SOMEONE REAR-ENDED ME GOING ABOUT 35-40MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT AND I SUSTAINED A BAD WHIPLASH CAUSING NECK PAIN, BACK PAIN AND SEVERE HEADACHES. NOW I AM DIAGNOSED WITH SEIZURES CAUSED FROM THE MVA GIVING ME SEVERE MIGRAINES AND HEAD INFLAMMATION.. THE COLLISION CENTER DISCOVERED MY SENSORS IN MY LEAF WAS FAULTY CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS NOT TO LOCK UP IMPACT, WHICH THEY SHOULD. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN MANUFACTURING AND LEFT A MESSAGE ABOUT THE FAULTY SYSTEM, [XXX] CALLED ME BACK ON 2/7/18 AND SAID MY SEAT BELTS WERE NOT SUPPOSE TO LOCK UPON IMPACT. I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE. SEAT BELTS ARE DESIGNED TO LOCK UPON IMPACT. I AM UNABLE TO WORK DO TO CONSTANT SEIZURES. I AM BEING TREATED BY SEVERAL PHYSICIANS. I AM PREPARED TO FILE A LAWS SUIT WITH NISSAN. *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I CHARGED THE LEAF THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WENT DOWNTOWN. IT WAS WINTER IN MAINE AND AROUND 10 DEGREES. AFTER GOING INTO A STORE AND COMING OUT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN D THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I SLAMMED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE GROUND BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO DO MUCH. I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT I PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOWN AND LUCKILY STOPPED. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL HAPPENING. THE BRAKES MADE A WEIRD CLICKING AND ELECTRONIC NOISE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO CALL AAA AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WORKED. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL (P5327?) WHICH WAS ALREADY DONE ON THE VEHICLE BUT THIS STILL HAPPENED. MY LEAFSPY APP SHOWED THE DTC CODES OF C118A 0109 ABS E-DRIVEN INT BRAKE SYSTEM BRC-124 AND C1A61 0109 BRAKE MOTOR POWER SUPPLY BR-46. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT POWER WASN'T BEING SUPPLIED TO THE BRAKES. DANGEROUS! THEY DID NOT REALLY HAVE A FIX FOR IT OTHER THEN PUT IN A $2300 PART AND THEN DO MORE TESTS.

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS PERTAINING TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM ILLUMINATED AND THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL NO LONGER APPEARED TO FUNCTION UPON BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN BRAKES COULD HAVE EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V119000 (SERVICE BRAKES). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

OCT 2017, LEAF PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT FROM SHOPPING TRIP OK, DROVE PASS 1 STOP SING OK (RIGHT TURN, STOPPED) THEN LOST BRAKE FUNCTION AT UP COMING RIGHT LIGHT STOP, NO ABS, NO TRACTION CONTROL, NO NORMAL BRAKE FEEDBACK, NO 'ENGINE BRAKE' (SIMULATION OR RE-GENERATIVE BRAKING), WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE WARNING SUCH AS BEEPING SOUND. PANIC, TRIED TO PRESS 'PARK' NO REACTION, THE CAR FEEL LIKE ACCELERATING TOWARDS UPCOMING STOPPED TRAFFIC, LOOKED DOWN, MAKE SURE FOOT IS ON BRAKE PEDAL, CONFIRM NO BRAKE ACTION BUT IT DIDN'T ACCELERATE THE CAR. TRY HARD BRAKE TO FLOOR AND STEER CAR TO BETWEEN LANE, ALL WHEEL LOCKED WITH SQEEEEKI NOISE, CAR SLIPPED AND STOP BETWEEN 2 STOPPED CAR. SPEED LIMIT OF THE ROAD 35MILES/HR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 91F CLEAR SKY. THE CAR WAS AT 49249 MILES. MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR TO ROADSIDE PARKING LOT, CALLED TOW TRUCK TOW BACK TO DEALER I GOT IT FROM JUST 30DAYS AGO, SVC DEPT. CHECKED SAID THEY FOUND NO MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND 12V BATTERY OK. TURN OVER THE CAR TO AUTONATION NISSAN TEMPE AZ. INITIAL CHECK SAID 12V BATTERY NOT PASSED TEST AND VOLTAGE DROPPED BELOW 10V, THEY SAID DROP OR UNSTABLE 12V MAY CAUSE THIS. I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION DRIVER WINDOW CONTROL IS ABNORMAL WHICH MAY ALSO CAUSE 12V UNSTABLE, AND ANOTHER DEALER CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT PASSED. REPLACED 12V BATTERY AS REQUESTED, OLD BATTERY CORE MEASURED WITH VOLT METER AT 12.56V. TECH CAME BACK STATED 'BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM BUS NEED REPLACEMENT. PARTS WILL TAKE 1 WEEKS TO ORDER. NISSAN EV CUSTOMER RELATION INVOLVED. 7DAYS LATER CALLED DEALER AGAIN, TOLD PARTS JUST ARRIVED. CUSTOMER RELATION GUY RELATED DEALER WILL STILL TAKE A LOOK ON WINDOW SWITCH BUT THEY THINK THE NEW BATTERY STABILIZED THE 12V AND WINDOW MOTOR SHOULD NOT AFFECT 12V VOLTAGE. (THEY STILL HAVE NOT PUT IN THE REPLACEMENT PART AND TEST YET?!) WILL UPDATE RESULT IF I CAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN LEAF. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PUSH START BUTTON AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN OF ELK GROVE IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

PURCHASED A NEW TIRE AND GOT A BLOW OUT THAT DAMAGED MY RIM AND TIRE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DEBRY ON THE ROAD AND I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE. *BF THE VIN WAS INVALID. UPDATED 09/26/2017*JS

CAR ACCELERATES ON IT OWN THIS AFTERNOON IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAD TO CONSTANTLY USE BRAKES TO CONTROL IT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED FROM A PARKING POSITION ON A PUBLIC STREET AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS PUT INTO THE DRIVING MODES (BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE).

IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR FOR PATH-LEAF-NV200-TAXI OCS AND NISSAN HAS NO SOLUTION.