10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,286 miles

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problem #5

Sep 302022

Leaf

  • miles
A warning light came on with a circle and exclamation mark and when I starting to back up my brake pedal was not stopping the car it kept on going it was very scary, then another warning light came on with a picture of a car and exclamation. Sign and everything stopped working the car will not moved, took the car to the dealer and they said the 12 volt battery was defective

- Sugar Hill, GA, USA

problem #4

Jun 292022

Leaf

  • miles
The electronic parking brake does not automatically engage, even when the circumstances described in the owner's manual apply. This could cause some cars to be improperly secured, if drivers expect the parking brake to apply automatically but it does not. I don't think this is an issue with my car specifically as many others on the Internet have reported similar issues. See for example https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/oxzrne/how_does_the_electric_parking_brake_work/ This problem seems to be pervasive enough that many owners concluded their car simply does not have this feature, despite it being clearly described in the owner manual.

- Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

problem #3

Jan 082022

Leaf

  • miles
The Incident happened on a bright afternoon while I was entering our two car parking garage in our home ; steering wheel steered to the utmost right to enter the right parking space in our garage. I was driving an almost dead battery (8% charge remaining and 13 miles left) and the 2019 model Nissan Leaf car (20K miles driven) was already very heavy while entering our alley (backyard parking). I was driving at 10 mile speed or under when our fence door was in the process of opening (half way opened) and the car garage was already opened; the car jerked forward with a sudden speed, dashed through the fence door and did not stop on drive way (brakes failed) and entered into the garage, hitting the storage racks built to the wall and the toilet right behind it. Things fell on the windshield, obstructed the car when it finally stopped (had to hit the stop button by force). I was scared to death if the car was going to get on a fire or would result in an electric short circuit. Luckily I was saved with no major injuries and God was beside me and saved me from causing any damage to anyone or other's properties. I am sure there might have been other such complaints on Nissan Leaf and want to bring this to light.

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #2

May 242020

Leaf

  • 11,250 miles
I was driving down the freeway going roughly 70mph with pro Pilot cruise control enabled. The car sensed a car ahead and slammed on the brakes, but there were no cars in front of me and was almost rear ended by a car going 70+ mph on I5.

- Bothell, WA, USA

problem #1

Feb 152020

Leaf

  • 180 miles
It seems to me that the E-pedal has not been designed correctly for the heavier weight of the 62kw battery. This is especially true for those of us that have a previous year 42 kw battery model. I purchased the 2019 Nissan Leaf plus sl trim and traded in my 2018 Nissan Leaf sl on 2/8/2020. I noticed the braking distance with E-pedal has increased dramatically, by about 2X this distance. That seems to be out of line and should be corrected.

- Larchmont, NY, USA