10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 21,100 miles
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Dangerously low increasingly hideous battery storage. Purchased used 2013 Leaf in June 2019. Was able to charge it up roughly to 70 mile range at the time of purchase. Now, just 3 months later, it only charges only to 62 max! worse yet, it's only an estimate. And god forbid you go faster than 65 miles, your 'estimate' decreases astronomically. Today, September 11, 2019, took to the dealer to check for battery recalls, but the dealer doesn't see one for the battery, only the mounts. States that I have enough top-off 'bars' for the battery life, that it's not subject to recall. When I asked about the battery swap/upgrade, he offered a plan worth over $10K. This is becoming a class-action matter due to straight-up faulty battery, gauge, and dealer's refusal to own-up to their completely faulty product.
- Orange Park, FL, USA
Car was being charged at pep station at ncsu campus. When I unplugged the charger from the car, I saw fumes and the plastic at the charging port of the car was melted.
- Durham, NC, USA
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Leaf. The contact stated that the vehicle would not re-charge. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the software would need to be updated but it was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 5,000.
- Long Beach, CA, USA
- Largo, FL, USA