Recent content by kbelling

Yes, I will be turning the car in at the end of my lease. I have a truck and two motorcycles already. I only got it as a short-term solution to my (no longer) four hour work commute. However, I still appreciate the educational information provided here because you never know when I might...

The brand new one I got from the dealership is only on loan, but they did make it a point to tell me their cost is $800 and I would have to pay that if I didn't bring it back. So I ordered a used one on line for $300. And yes, I am going to ask if I can include that in my claim as well. Isn't'...

Yes, I believe they do. I filed my claim with them about 30 minutes ago and I should be hearing from the adjuster soon. And I agree with you about dealership techs too. ;-)

Yes, auto insurance. The dealership said the fried part is the Power Distribution Module that does the charging from either port. Is that the same as the part you referenced below, "used OBC"? Since it is a lease, I'm not sure if I am allowed to put used parts in it either.

Hmmmm..........more good info to know. It just makes it worse when this is only a lease for me. Thanks Dave!

So I just thought I'd go full circle on this conversation so others are aware. I did end up taking my 2016 Nissan Leaf into the Auburn Nissan dealership and they said none of the fuses were blown. However, apparently a code did pop up indicating that the whole charging system was fried when the...

Oh boy! Ok, well I certainly appreciate the education as well as all the awesome advice on this issue. I'm sure this sort of thing doesn't happen every day, however, I can't believe I am the first electric car owner to have this happen to, but who knows. Oh well, next steps. Thanks again!

Thank you Reddy! That is helpful information. I have an iPhone so I will look up the app.

The replacement charger came from Nissan. Yes, it has a second charging port: A large one with a black cap and a the small one with an orange cap.

What is a Chademo port? What do you mean by "Cable and EVSE are not inter-changeable terms?" I live in Auburn, Washington. Thanks.

Yes, my original charging cable was cut in half...no longer usable. I picked up a brand new charging cable just like the one that got cut. Plugged that one into my car and it will not charge my car. Make sense now? Thanks.

Oh sorry, I haven't done or had any repairs on the car as of yet. Just gathering information at this point before my next step.

Hi Sagebrush - To answer your question, no, I didn't have to take the handle of the cut cable apart to get it out of the charging port. I just hit my remote to release and it released just like normal.

Thank you for the LeafSpy Pro info. I will check into that today.

How does Leafspy Pro work? I take it that it is a program I can download, but download to where? Sorry, I have never done this before when it relates to a car. Not to mention VERY new too the electric car thing. What are the steps I need to take? Thanks.