Nissan Leaf Change Vehicle

"The battery lost 4 of its 12 charging bars, so Nissan is replacing the battery with a new one"

"My battery has degraded more than I expected, thus reducing my driving range. I was able to drive 80 - 90 miles, but in less than 3 1/2 years I can only drive the car 40 miles. Unfortunately, my situation is not unique and it appears to be a defect"

"Range is unacceptably low and haven't been able to get Nissan to replace batteries"

"Sometimes the heater doesn't heat"

"For a $7000 car, a $4000 heater repair seems over the top. The 2011 and 2012 Leaf use a small "PTC" water heater, with a history of failure. A private party and dealer each spent hours trying to figure out if my core was even getting electricity. The car needs substantial disassembly to fix the heater, thought it's a known failure point"

"Turns out the heater has a fuse, and that fuse is buried deeply in the deepest part of the engine compartment in a box secured with a dozens screws and red caulk like gasket. Huh, really? I replaced it, but it was a pain in the everything."

"Paint on the car is thin. The paint has literally worn away around the rear stabilizer."

"Paint fading & chipping due to salt air - we live close to the ocean"

"We noticed the third brake light was not lighting up. The dealer estimated ~$400 to fix it. I investigated and found that the wiring wasn't hooked up because a wire was not pulled through correctly. Easy fix but had to disassemble part of the rear ha"

"Speedometer stopped working"

"sway bar bushings bad"

"My front left strut assembly broke entirely after hitting a pothole, rendering the car undriveable. This was covered under my extended warranty, but apparently the part was on national backorder, and too nearly a month to arrive, during which time I was given a loaner to use."

"Brake warning indicator light came on during 3rd year battery check. Brakes still mechanically worked, drove to dealer for repairs. Electric car master cylinders have lots of electronics due to regeneration. $1800 part, replaced under warranty"

"I noticed a strange noise. Mechanic was able to diagnose after a test drive and heard the noisr"

"1 of 2 main water pumps failed. Over $800.00 to replace. Dealer informed me newer models have a redesigned cooling system that does not use 2 $800 pumps plus a third $200 pump"

"The 12volt battery died, immobilizing the car without warning. No displays came on and car would not start"