2012 Nissan Leaf Brakes Problems

“On 3/3/20 I returned to allied park and fly lot in san juan. My car could not be driven from the lot, it had sudden failure of brakes. Car was towed to adriel Nissan in toa baja, mar4, where it remains, unrepaired as of today. The dealer has not contacted me since 3/13, when it closed, under island covid 19 shutdown. Sudden failure of ABS brake should not occur on a car with only 42,000 miles! I feel Nissan should cover ABS repair costs.”

“When moving the vehicle out of park you must depress the brake pedal. I've had 3-4 times where as soon as the gear selector moves to d the brake pedal softens and sinks in and the car rolls forward until the brakes engage. I took it to the dealer and they could not duplicate the problem and won't do anything about it. So far I've had time to stop before hitting the car in front of me but I'm worried that one of these times I won't.”

“Vehicle suddenly stopped mid-traffic, while gently pressing the brakes, causing a major safety problem and a near-accident. I understand safety and gentle - I'm a surgeon. After this point, the vehicle either refused to accelerate normally, and clearly inhibited by the brake. The brake would not let up, despite starting/stopping/powering cycling the car. The emergency electric brake was cycled, in efforts to reset the braking system - without success. Towing to dealer.”

“Brakes grab and lurch the car to a stop. This occurs especially at low speeds in stop-and-go traffic and thus is dangerous. A driver following close behind will be surprised by the very rapid deceleration. It happens often, always at speeds below about 10 - 15 MPH, but not every time I brake, and it is unpredictable. The problem has been widely reported on blogs. I have informed my Nissan service department on many occasions. About 6 years ago Nissan released a firmware patch, which was installed in my car. That did not fix the problem. …”

“I was coming to a stop sign there was a little sand on the road and the car started to skid in the front wheels. I let go of the brake but the wheels did not stop braking. This happens every time you try and stop hard even on clean dry pavement. The front wheels lock up and don't unlock even with your foot off the brakes. This will cause an accident one day when someone is following me. I have also had 4 instances one which left me stranded where I can feel a drag on the car and the battery drains twice as fast. …”