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******* UPDATE ******* The Leaf is sold!!!! Enjoy the car, Bob!

I'm near Frederick, Maryland in the United States. For what it's worth, car shipping (domestically in the US, anyway) is rather inexpensive (around 300-500).

I will be selling a black Nissan Leaf SL that I will no longer need after about September 18. This is a 2011 Leaf, but it its battery was replaced under warranty so it has a 2016 battery!! All 12 capacity bars, 108 miles (or more) of starting range on the GOM. I've taken excellent care of the...

I truly have no idea. It didn't seem required for this fix.

I am happy HAPPY HAPPY!!! to report that my car now charges successfully at all charging stations. Background: there are several threads on this forum about Level-2 charging failing at certain stations but not others; the fix is to replace a diode and not to have Nissan charge you $2800 to...

Just duplicate information. But hey, it's much more useful to have two CORRECT answers than ZERO correct answers from Nissan.

(This was already answered in this thread and I thanked him.)

Sorry. I'm using dealerships near Hagerstown and Frederick MD. (I'll update my profile.)

I don't want to get too far off topic here, but yes I understand how dealerships work. But my dealerships have close to ZERO experience servicing the Leaf, and they always have to call corporate. All of them want to throw away the entire charger instead of making the diode fix. Once I sell this...

Thank you for a very excellent reply. I agree that we are a throw-away society, and my guess all along has been that Nissan techs (all the way up to corporate) don't know much about their own cars. They just say "replace the whole thing". Absurd.

I'm not an electronics whiz... can someone explain to me exactly why this fix works? We all presume that the diode is bad. But why is the fix to INSERT a diode in this spot? I'd like to learn a bit about this, thanks.

I should also add: Nissan absolutely refuses to discuss the diode. They want a $2800 fix or nothing.

I've contacted a few. No response. Also, Nissan is dragging its feet on refunding me for the VCM replacement ($960~)

Nissan thinks I'll spend $2800 to fix this. I just want this fix: https://darelldd.smugmug.com/Automotive/Electric-Vehicle/n-7QXrQ/Nissan-Leaf-charging/i-DJxC9HV but I can't find someone local to do it. How do I find someone to do this?

Can anyone explain image #2 in that other post? That's the EVSE... I don't need to do anything there, do I?

Yes, I'm past the 5-year warranty. You say to find an "independent repair shop." Would an electrician also be comfortable with this work?

Yes, I'm aware this is a diode issue. It has taken me weeks to convince Nissan and they still aren't convinced. My thread here is "what are my options". The fix in that other thread looks like an option, but it's not something I'm sure I want to take on.

I just saw that topic and commented. My issue was posted on here already. In short: Level 1 = good Level 2 = not at chargepoint (which is in my garage and near work). Always at Nissan and some other chargers Level 3 = good

Is this thing class-action-lawsuit worthy? My dealer is making it sound like I'll need to pay for a new OBC, too. Exact same issue.

Several of us have ongoing issues -- and the same issue -- where there's a problem charging at some stations but not at Nissan charging stations. All these issues point to a blown diode or something similar. I've had this issue for about 6 weeks now. I've also had my car into Nissan six...