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Welcome, and I would guess you may be correct, or at least charge and test the 12 volt. There are other possibilities but that is where I would start.

I did not know that!

I routinely see 7 years or more out of a FLA, some in much more demanding service than the Leaf's sees. As far as heat, mine were across the frame, right behind a hard working large bore diesel. Try pulling a grade at 45 min wide open and speed of 25 mph for under hood temp! It would get so hot...

Yes, Nissan Consult III is the tool, but cost more than the car does to buy one.

If I were considering buying I would move on, unless you are willing to do or have done a lot of work. It may be something simple, but it may also be something expensive like a HV leak in the battery pack. If you know you can make an informed choice, if you don't know for sure what is wrong...

No politician wants to be on record of rising taxes, and that is the reason the fuel tax has not kept up. None of the proposed "fixes" are any better in this regard. Every one requires the tax to be raised for inflation and none do it automatically. So far there is no "fix" for the weak politician.

But the reverse is not true, you can't plug the CCS into a J1772 port. So, a car that does not have a CCS port can not use a CCS charger.

Thanks. The BCM is in the battery pack I believe. Did any of the rest of the car come back to life?

I read more of this paper, and it seams what they are saying about cell resistance is more akin to impedance, they pulse a half wave ac currrent through the battery and measure how much is lost between the cell. A high loss (so called resistance) indicates either a poor SOH or SOC while a low...

Modern cars, EV and ICE alike have a much higher "key off" loads on the battery than older cars. On ICE they have started making "adaptive voltage regulation" for alternators, no long a "set change voltage" and they also have problems with batteries going dead, but there the symptoms manifest...

I found this "white paper" which seams to go into some detail. I haven't had the time to read it cover to cover. but it seams it is not as simple as plain resistance. If it were, you would see amp draw increase as the battery neared full charge (low resistance across the cell (s)) Which is the...

I understand all about failing batteries and deep cycle charging protocol, I have lived over them for years while on the road, what I don't understand is the statement that resistance goes down as it charges, That is contrary to observed current as the battery charges and discharges.

But that seam counter to what you observe when you either load or charge. When you try and discharge you are limited in output due to the internal resistance and that rises as load increases. Also as you charge, the closer it comes to full charge the less current can pass, again showing an...

To be honest, I don't know what that chart is trying to convey? Lead acid batteries can store a lot of energy but can't take or give it up quickly, hence it has high resistance. Conversely a super-capacitor stores relatively little energy but can release it all almost at once, and can discharge...

That is not correct. a FLA cell has low resistance when discharged and it rises as it charges, hence the current it takes to charge is high when discharged and tapers as it charges. A totally discharged FLA will also have a high resistance, which is why when you try and charge one the current...

saw that one in the insurance auction, it was only about 60 miles from me, but I am trying to realize I can't do the work I used to do, at least not and be able to sleep or move the next day. I might have been bidding against you! Glad it went to someone here! In the end reality won over and I...

Like with any car, people can have problems, often when they do, they come to forums looking for help. If you read everything here you begin to think problems are all there are. But you experience and mine so far have been nothing but good. That is why I started this thread, so people will see...

The purpose of the axle nut is to hold the axle spline seated period, once it is tight it doesn't experience any shear load. It doesn't hold the bearing in place, It doesn't even keep the axle from coming completely out (as shown by the work needed to lube the splines. Its only job is to hold...

One my own stuff I don't stake or even use loctite, a slight crimp on the outer end of the nut makes it a "prevailing torque nut. If I think I'm going back in, I do nothing but tighten it to torque. Never had any of mine back-off regardless of what I did or did not do. When working for pay on...

Calif has more solar then most other places, so more excess during the day