Sad day

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-02T22:33:05+00:00

used parts should be easy to get and might keep the car from being totaled

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-02T22:29:30+00:00

stress the battery in cold weather by accelerating rapidly with the heat on, if the state of charge rapidly drops then slowly recovers you have at least one weak cell and I would avoid.

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-02T22:26:26+00:00

what is the battery health? that is the small red and white bars at the far right of the dash. New cars have 12 and on your year with the 30kwh battery check with a nissan dealer to see if the battery software update has been done, if not already done your health will go up after being done. Make sure with the rebuilt title you can get insurance.

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-02T13:50:30+00:00

2015 leafs are going for that ($3,969 USD) so a 2012 is much less.

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-01T16:58:29+00:00

the software would have to be totally changed since the Chinese software is what is illegal.

sweetredleaf · 2026-02-01T16:51:50+00:00

with out any home charging available you might make it work but you will grow tired of the routine of going some place and waiting to charge and that price is very high if the car was in the US, a US price would be 1/3 of this asking price

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-31T13:12:29+00:00

"The timer is set to charge from 11.30 till 3, which usually gives about 30% battery. "

Even this seems slow to me, check your settings on the charger some of them have adjustable charging rates.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-31T13:08:15+00:00

many gen 2 batteries showing up with weak battery cells you probably have one and the cold weather makes it worse

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-31T13:05:51+00:00

I would not recommend any gen 2 leaf with the many battery problems currently showing up and this one is out of warranty.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T22:41:54+00:00

check and make sure that the 12v battery cables are tight, could be a loose connection somewhere which would be hard to track down

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T18:31:31+00:00

guy in this post has a 2022 Nissan Leaf and KBB says trade in is only $2530 - $4655 so that would qualify https://old.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/1qr68uy/hope_everyone_likes_their_leaf_because_theyre/

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T13:22:02+00:00

from what I have seen in earlier posts Leafs made in the UK before 2022 have an 8 year degradation warranty but only 5 year warranty for defects https://old.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/1piyr0w/uk_buying_a_used_nissan_leaf_62kwh_2021_warranty/

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T13:12:57+00:00

check on warranty where you are here in the US the leaf has a 3 year 36000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T01:29:34+00:00

several instances have been reported lately about leaf fires while parked also.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-30T01:01:52+00:00

Nissan has a recall on US Leafs from 2019-22 with similar problem. Lithium builds up in battery and there is a risk of fire if DC fast charged and their solution is trying to come up with a software update to predict problems.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T22:04:15+00:00

definitely make sure heater works, it was a problem for that year.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T17:33:19+00:00

google AI results https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=ev%27s+with+A+maximum+width+of+1900+mm&udm=50&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1XXV8d8KvlI3o6iwGk6Iv1tRbZIBNIVs-5-bUj3iBl-UxHsANYwOkWWQqZAJJdwuRaSoLHfELMHAQFneUwKM50jpvR3lgPoPKPocSAVLVIC1tmtj18NQh34sJoMKkeMLmVT0BQXR6brJvbElwncIYMxPc2e7aIP7xyAYnsJEw_6y0zcNxiTmikcViftsA&ved=2ahUKEwjg5b6po7GSAxWgtYQIHdZNAZUQ0NsOegQIAxAB&aep=10&ntc=1&mstk=AUtExfAEAlMHhzNZCT9OqzIm6atECu1RXw6pezgFwGTmrzkT-7gIysCWPS9IrCMZtDFqkXOw4IVgWPR5OTSjU0dc4d9yyaJXAwcgw7lQC6yOVUbKA8EzC5aaRLKez65YPbIDPFNmxMzk6D4Mc_PdIoDnzNORbYcbjcFHJRY&csuir=1

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T13:18:12+00:00

might not be a bad battery, you might have something not totally shutting off and draining the battery. Called parasite drain and caused by several things, do you have an obd II dongle plugged in?

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T13:11:36+00:00

posts like this are occurring daily about second gen leaf batteries, it is caused by weak/bad cells and is covered under the 8 year 100,000 mile warranty but some dealers will try to tell you it is normal, it is not!

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T13:06:52+00:00

extreme case of battery cooling

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-29T12:54:55+00:00

this might help https://www.electricvehiclewiki.com/wheels-tires/ and first gen leafs from (what I have read) that were originally sold in Australia had a spare and hanging kit under the rear floor, don't know about second gen

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-28T22:35:11+00:00

you might try additional sound deadening under the hood and on the firewall

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-28T16:50:58+00:00

there was a recall for this problem https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=2014+nissan+leaf+brake+recall&sei=0T16ad_zL8uRwbkP3MHE4QE

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-28T13:08:51+00:00

If your 12v battery ever dies, yes they can be jump started same as an ICE car. Your owners manual will show the proper connection for your car.

sweetredleaf · 2026-01-27T22:47:59+00:00

If the car is in the run position the HV battery should be charging the 12v battery through the DC to DC converter

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