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Thanks for your response! I did end up taking the buyback option on the 2016 Leaf and then leasing a 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric, which we like because it has a real 125 mile per charge range. Interesting regarding your anti-theft equipment hypothesis. I hadn't thought of that. I suppose I'll...

Update: The same problem re-emerged less than a week after getting the car back last time. Took it back in and the service department has had it for over a month at this point. They got a Nissan Corporate Engineer to help troubleshoot, and were able to replicate the problem. They replaced a...

Finally got my Leaf back after a couple weeks of waiting. They installed the new ECM. Only been driving it for a couple days, but all seems to be working fine so far.

Update: The Azuga device was NOT the problem after all. After receiving the car back and not having the Azuga device plugged in, the car exhibited the same symptom: When backing out of a driveway onto a busy street, when switching from reverse to drive, the car suddenly lost power and shifted...

In my case, the Leaf tech at the dealership (Nissan of Van Nuys) said that the Azuga Insight device I had plugged into the OBDII port was not compatible with the Leaf's systems, was causing it to throw upwards of 20 codes sporadically, and that they tested the 12 V battery and found that it was...

Based on your advice, I tested my Leaf battery when the Leaf was turned off, using a multi-meter. Max value I got was 12.0 volts. Typical was 11.8. Based on your criteria, that implies the battery is bad. To the dealer I go for what I hope will be a warranty-covered replacement.

I've had this exact same problem, at least 4 times over the past 5 months on my 2016 Leaf SV. Most recently today. Each time it happened the car was driving, in motion, and suddenly it shifted into neutral and I got the error "T/M system malfunction, see dealer". In the first three cases, it...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Unfortunately I just have to eat the $2200 of out-of-pocket costs for paying off my car loan to Nissan, since my insurance calculated the actual market value (AMV) of my 2014 Leaf (S trim, with charger package and floor mats) at $11,700 including sales tax. I...

Purchased a 2016 Leaf SV this past weekend. For me, I got the "authorization successful" message in my car after entering the user ID ("PIN") and password provided by Nissan Owners Portal. But when I tried to use the app I get no success. On the Owners Portal (web site), it tries to connect to...

I don't think I have Gap insurance. Didn't know it existed until after the accident.

I was in an accident in which my 2014 Leaf was hit from behind (while stopped in freeway traffic) and pushed into the car in front of it. 5 cars were involved on the freeway. Anyway, I was not at fault, and I expect that my insurance company will declare the car "totaled". I'm wondering if...

Let me guess: On the way home every day, the SV (higher estimated range) is either coming down hill a significant amount of time, or mainly traveling at non-freeway speeds around 30-45 mph, while the SL (lower estimated range) is driving freeways speeds and/or coming up a significant hill at...

Trip Report: Long Beach to San Diego (El Cajon) December 23, Long Beach to El Cajon 116 miles (assuming no stops): (Drove ~30 mph in traffic the first leg, then ~70 mph the rest of the way.) * Departed Long Beach @ 5:44 pm (SOC 91%) * Used 42% to go 38.9 miles (91% to 49%) to Shops at...

Trip Report: Long Beach to San Diego (El Cajon) December 23, Long Beach to El Cajon 116 miles (assuming no stops): (Drove ~30 mph in traffic the first leg, then ~70 mph the rest of the way.) * Departed Long Beach @ 5:44 pm (SOC 91%) * Used 42% to go 38.9 miles (91% to 49%) to Shops at...

Trip Report: San Diego to Santa Monica December 22, El Cajon to Santa Monica 145 miles: (Drove 70-75 mph most of the way, except for between Carlsbad and Westminster where I tried to "draft" behind trucks and probably traveled 60 mph most of the way.) * Left El Cajon @ 4:00 am * Used...

Trip Report: San Diego to Santa Monica December 22, El Cajon to Santa Monica 145 miles: (Drove 70-75 mph most of the way, except for between Carlsbad and Westminster where I tried to "draft" behind trucks and probably traveled 60 mph most of the way.) * Left El Cajon @ 4:00 am * Used...

Trip Report: Los Angeles to San Diego Background: Drove down to SD and back twice over the holidays, (two round trips). I logged data for 3 out of the 4 legs. Actually it was from Woodland Hills (western San Fernando Valley) to El Cajon (east county San Diego), a distance of 155 miles via the...

Trip Report: Los Angeles to San Diego Background: Drove down to SD and back twice over the holidays, (two round trips). I logged data for 3 out of the 4 legs. Actually it was from Woodland Hills (western San Fernando Valley) to El Cajon (east county San Diego), a distance of 155 miles via the...

Followup: I have now used my EZ Charge card to get the NCTC promotion at over 10 participating DC Quickcharge stations. In fact it allowed me to drive from L.A. to San Diego and back, twice, for free. Nice perk!

This is what I am on the lookout for as well. Our Hyundai Santa Fe has 180k miles on it, and I'm interested in 7 passenger options for the future. (Kids getting older and want to bring friends along; extended family visits and would be nice to travel in one vehicle, etc.) The realistic options...