Phatcat73
Well-known member
I was doing some errands in Chicago and was expectantly running low on energy. I wanted to charge either near a Starbucks where I can do some work or dealer lounge with wifi. I stopped by a particularly small dealer in the city and asked if they could charge it for a while. They informed me they have 1 charger and it's installed in a service bay and would gladly take me in. Great!
About 30 minutes into sitting at Starbucks I logged into carwings to check the status. No Charge! It showed the car was plugged in but not charging. I have the car on a nightly timer and they didn't override it. Fortunately I was able to push a start charge from carwings.
Lesson Learned #1: Disable your charge timer when taking your car into the dealer.
After a couple hours I returned to pick up the car. They said they would pull it right up. I could see the tail of the car down the service bay aisle. After about 10 minutes I was wondering what's taking so long?
I walked over and saw 2 mechanics trying to forcefully pull out the charger. They were unaware the charge port had a lock on it. I spent the next couple minutes educating them on the car. They informed me they "learn something new every day" and that they don't sell too many Leaves.
Lesson Learned #2: Disable your charge port auto-lock when taking your car into the dealer.
Fortunately they didn't damage the car. Whew!
About 30 minutes into sitting at Starbucks I logged into carwings to check the status. No Charge! It showed the car was plugged in but not charging. I have the car on a nightly timer and they didn't override it. Fortunately I was able to push a start charge from carwings.
Lesson Learned #1: Disable your charge timer when taking your car into the dealer.
After a couple hours I returned to pick up the car. They said they would pull it right up. I could see the tail of the car down the service bay aisle. After about 10 minutes I was wondering what's taking so long?
I walked over and saw 2 mechanics trying to forcefully pull out the charger. They were unaware the charge port had a lock on it. I spent the next couple minutes educating them on the car. They informed me they "learn something new every day" and that they don't sell too many Leaves.
Lesson Learned #2: Disable your charge port auto-lock when taking your car into the dealer.
Fortunately they didn't damage the car. Whew!