Nissan Leaf

Almost a year with the 40kWh SVE now, still loving it and will be arranging its first service soon. It's just shy of 9,500km now. Just curious of what, if any, issues / maintenance others have needed carried out after a year? The other night, the granny cable developed an issue where it's flashing all three indicator lights - Ready, Charge and Fault together. Immediately stopped use and brought it for an inspection yesterday. It looks like it'll be replaced under warranty but the technician couldn't immediately diagnose the fault; it was always well looked after - kept clean, gently handled, with no external damage at least and always wound & stored correctly. Unfortunate thing to happen as I rely on it a lot.

Another thing I've noticed is a rough clunking noise in the front, lasting about a second that vibrates up the pedal when accelerating from a stop - it's regular but doesn't happen all the time. Seems to mostly happen when accelerating very gently e.g. easing the foot down with just enough power to get the car inching forward. Did anyone else have this problem? A few suggestions on other sites were loose lug nuts and the problem disappeared after they were retightened. I'll mention it when leaving it in for the service.

Not sure if this has been asked or answered already, but is there any way to disable this popup? It's a huge annoyance after almost a year.

152 Leaf just lost 2nd bar, can anyone recommend a OBD to use with leafspy to take a look at general health?

(What was warranty with those batteries? 5/8 years? below 9 bars? )

Cheers

its a known manufacturing fault with them, i had it with my 2020 after a few months in.

bring it to garage they will fix it as part of your warranty.

the fault was with cars manufactured up to 2021 if i recall.

This real wet weather has reminded me of a question I meant to ask.

When I drive the Leaf in very wet conditions I don't get a great feeling of grip on the roads. Almost feels like the car is mildly sliding when turning into corners. OH agrees.

Anyone else experience such a feeling, or is it just mine?

Good call.

Question for the assembled masses - I've a 222 leaf coming up on first service .. what should I expect, and just how much vaseline should I purchase?

Windsor quoted €199 just now, and gave the whole spiel about service at dealer to maintain warranty (I may have been a little blunt in correcting that assertion!) ... but that feels like a rip-off for what will effectively amount to a 5 min glance and 2 min around-the-block test drive, and then a quick wash with a dirty brush.

Pollen filter was mentioned, but that's an "every 2 years" per the manual ... even so .. thoughts/options? (Dublin based, but can meander around within reason)

I wouldn't bother with that "service". I've dealt with 2 Windsor garages and their "service" leaves a lot to be desired.

Maybe you haven't dealt with Windsor. My experiences have been less than satisfactory. Mechanics speeding in my Leaf after shims fitted. Cancelling service the day before a 6 week wait due to staff holidays. Not having a courtesy car when booked 2 months before. Chief mechanic not having a clue about how to change a PTC on a Leaf despite it being a common failure point. Failing to keep agreed price and delivery date of car with a "not my fault jack" attitude. Ignoring calls for deposit refund. I could go on.

Sometimes it is a great hardship.

I suppose Garages differ.

I shouldn't, but I did laugh.

Is the pro-pilot system working when the warning light is on? If no, then it's the radar system and needs a replacement part.

Do you have leaf spy app pro on your phone? It's more likely to display error codes. If car is under warranty contact dealer asap as they often have a waiting list of weeks.

If pro-pilot doesn't engage when the warning is active, then the other driver aids related to radar and/or front sensors won't work either. That includes emergency braking and distance following (drive by wire).

Not sure if the 2015 xe has heat pump heating. worth checking.

Probably doesnt have leather seats either.