Sadly we have no choice in the matter .....All Leafs will eventually need their batteries change even if they are worth just $5000 ...I own a 2011 that is a few months away from needing a 3rd battery ....
I'm averaging 6.6 miles per kilowatt and down to 7 bars ....I average 65-70 miles per charge now....I figure @ 6 bars it will be time to buy a new battery, the 3rd for the car ....I believe currently it will cost $6k for a new battery, but hoping for another price drop soon ....
2009 original owner .....I used the heat once and never used it again ....It helps living in Phx AZ and wearing a coat in the winter while driving @ night ...
April of 2011 in Phx AZ ........58000 miles ....2nd battery has loss 4 bars .....Main battery and headlight replaced .....I bought the car based on a You Tube video by Nissan that said the Leaf would lose 10% of its battery capacity after 100,000 miles ....
LOL in how wrong they were ...
I would imagine I hit the 8 bars again @ the 52000 mile mark ....I will wait and see what they have to say about my battery replacement options sometime in Oct .... Being a original Leaf owner from 2011........I never would of ordered the car if I had known about the battery problems ....They...
I think I was one of the first to get the battery replacement here in AZ back in 2013 for my 5/2011 Leaf ....Here it is 2016 and I'm approaching 50K miles and minus 3 bars on 2nd battery ......I would imagine that by Oct I hit the minus 4 bars .... Was the battery warranty program for 5 years...
I always leave the house with enough battery reserve, but last week I drove up North around 23 ave from 151 ave to a Lowes that had some frost free pots that were discontinued ....When I exited the store late that night the road was closed down that I drove down from for construction ...
We have the extended warranty ..... Im not saying buy it, but Leaf parts are very expensive .... We had a headlight go out last year .....I was told parts and labor were close to $1000.00 ..... @ that time I was told only 5 headlights had failed in Leafs .....