2011 Nissan Leaf Fuel system Problems

“The range meter on the right side of the dash shows incorrect range. I understood when people would say it depends on how you drive, but no matter how I drive there is no possible way for me to get the range the car says I have. If it shows 55 miles I can be sure to get between 20 and 35 miles before being stranded. I contacted Nissan for a warranty or service concern and they claimed it not to be a manufacturer defect.”

“I recently purchased a 2011 Nissan LEAF vehicle from a private party. I quickly noticed that my battery capacity was at 5 bars and the vehicle has 73300 miles. I also noticed the EV system warning light was on. I took the car to my local Nissan dealer and let them know that I was going to need a new battery but wanted to know the history of the vehicles battery because I believe that the degradation of the vehicles battery would fall into the severe category and because the vehicle was in between owners at the time no one took it in for a battery replacement. …”

“I purchased my 2011 Nissan LEAF in september of 2012 from stadium Nissan in orange, california. I quickly learned that this vehicle was not built for my 69 mile commute(4.9 miles per kwh), but was able to adapt and make it work until a job change in october of 2013. My 10 year old son and I were rear ended shortly after our move to turlock, california. My Nissan LEAF held up very well to being rear ended at 45mph by a full sized chevy silverado; as I drove it away and the chevy was totaled. …”

“The Nissan LEAF we purchased from abc Nissan (phoenix, az) in march, 2011 began experiencing a rapid decrease in range beginning in march, 2012. For 5 months, during multiple phone calls, visits to dealers, and among 2 weeks of testing at the proving grounds, we are being told that the 30% reduction in driving range we have experienced is normal, gradual capacity loss and is not covered by warranty. We believe that there is a defect in the design of the LEAF battery causing it to rapidly degrade faster in warmer climates, although owners in california are starting to see range loss as well. …”

“2011 Nissan LEAF, have taken it multiple dealers and done the update(s) required by Nissan, which actually made matters worse, regen is not working like had prior to the p3227 update. The biggest issue with the Nissan LEAF is the battery capacity and advertised claims. Currently charging 100% and getting less than 60 miles range. The warranty apparently after two class actions is 5 years 60,000 miles whichever comes first. All anyone at Nissan or the dealers can say is to wait until we drop the 9th bar. …”