Recent content by DarkDave

My Leaf did have a battery check once every calendar year, but not all of them were before the yearly date. The dealer never informed to me that the battery checks were a requirement for my battery to be eligible for replacement when I did take it in for replacement. The only reason the...

I'm actually in Arizona, where I think we ended up being the true guinea pigs for this car. I didn't have a deadline for replacing the battery, but I figured I should get it done now before the summer heat hits here in Arizona. I've had the car a month shy of 4 years now. Even though I still...

I became a member of the 4 bar loss club on Jan 5th. The Leaf Spy stats for the battery at the time of loss were: 24,532 miles SOC=79.9% SOH=65% AHr=43.14 385.7V Hx=44.65% 1435 L1/L2 charges (99.9% were L2) I've still been able to get at least 40 miles of range on an 80% charge, so I wasn't...

I'm sorry to hear that you are getting less than 50 miles of range to VLBW on a 100% charge. It's amazing how much a person's typical daily commute directly correlates to the range you can get in a Leaf. My Leaf is at 71% battery capacity, nearing the warranty threshold, and I can still get...

I'm tempted to call them and see what $2000 actually buys. For 2012 and 2013 model years, the battery is listed at $4300.

My Leaf will turn 3 in March, and except for battery degredation, no issues to report other than some wear on the interior fabric. I live in Phoenix, so I'm getting close to loosing my 4th bar (will probably happen this coming June). I'm almost to 20,000 miles after 33 months, so I'm hopeful...

Doh! I missed that in my post. I lost my third capacity bar this past June. At the time it disappeared, my gidmeter reported that the battery only charged to 166 gids on an 80% charge.

Just posting an update on a Phoenix Leaf owner for comparison out there. I have owned my 2011 Leaf for a few days more than 29 months. (Drove it home 3/31/11). I have only driven 17300 on my Leaf, my average daily commute during the work week is 27 miles. I currently am getting 160-161 gids on...

Congrats to everyone who worked to make the app possible!! I downloaded the 0.23 app this evening and had it working with my new scanner in less than 5 minutes. I ordered the recommended Vgate ELM327 mini ODB Scanner from Amazon. It was only $12!! This is an awesome addition to my car and will...

I'm not even talking about dipping into the reserve percentage here. When I charge my car to 80% and the gauge says I have 74 miles of range in ECO mode, that's a total lie. The calculations the software uses for determining remaining range have no basis in reality or even previous driving...

To me job #1 should be to fix the software. From the town hall meeting, it sounds like applying the MY 2013 software to our cars is not going to be fix we are hoping for. I've completely given up on using the GoM and only use my gidmeter and Tony's range chant to determine how far I can drive...

My bet is that part of the reason for changing the parking brake pedal was to move the brake from the rear to the front wheels to make room for the inductive charger on future MY Leafs. I didn't take a look under the 2013 to see if it's true or not, but on 2011/2012 the brake actuator takes up...

I wonder if it's taken from early Japanese Leaf marketing materials. That number makes more sense if it's in km and not miles: 132 km = 82 miles. But even 82 miles on 8 bars is still high.

Count me as another low-mileage 2 bars lost owner. I lost my 2nd bar last week at ~9950 miles. It was almost two months after loosing my 1st bar on 6/15. I've had my Leaf now for almost 18 months. Interestingly enough, the drop in temperatures the past couple of days has allowed for an...

Sweet!!! Thanks for posting the location of the DC charger. I live just east of 101 and Elliot, good to know there's a QC near me now.