Hi , I am new to the forum and joined specifically due to a problem im having with my 2018 Leaf in Ontario Canada.
It has just under 13000km on it, and first check up was "ok" .
I had purchased brand new tires and sensors from the dealership and they installed them for me.
I get the car home and the epedal is acting weird. When I let go of the gas , the regen/braking kicks in, then midway through slowdown something losens up and the screen goes blank , the one that shows if you are accelerating or regenrating. Although the car is still slowing down , this kick off, of whatever it is, takes you off guard and your judgement of deceleration is off and have to apply brakes at times. It sort of feels like a temperary brake failure , but then continues braking.
I fully understand the e pedal is not to be relied on, and I fully understand if the conditions change the brakes may need to be applied. I am always ready for that. I also learned that epedal breaking is faster with a less charged battery than with a fully charged battery.
Can anyone tell me if your screen goes blank when using epedal as you slow down? Is this normal ? I dont remember it being that way before but now Im questioning myself because the dealership keeps saying my car is fine. Unfortunatly none of them actually drive a leaf .. so Im not confident they can really tell me if its right or not.
So, I have opened a case up with Nissan Technical support to help.
My only other thought is... could it be the snow tires? Would that affect re-gen screen and system braking? I am going crazy over this and it worries me that with a brand new car there is something wrong with the braking system.
Would love any thoughts and further suggestions.
Thanks
It has just under 13000km on it, and first check up was "ok" .
I had purchased brand new tires and sensors from the dealership and they installed them for me.
I get the car home and the epedal is acting weird. When I let go of the gas , the regen/braking kicks in, then midway through slowdown something losens up and the screen goes blank , the one that shows if you are accelerating or regenrating. Although the car is still slowing down , this kick off, of whatever it is, takes you off guard and your judgement of deceleration is off and have to apply brakes at times. It sort of feels like a temperary brake failure , but then continues braking.
I fully understand the e pedal is not to be relied on, and I fully understand if the conditions change the brakes may need to be applied. I am always ready for that. I also learned that epedal breaking is faster with a less charged battery than with a fully charged battery.
Can anyone tell me if your screen goes blank when using epedal as you slow down? Is this normal ? I dont remember it being that way before but now Im questioning myself because the dealership keeps saying my car is fine. Unfortunatly none of them actually drive a leaf .. so Im not confident they can really tell me if its right or not.
So, I have opened a case up with Nissan Technical support to help.
My only other thought is... could it be the snow tires? Would that affect re-gen screen and system braking? I am going crazy over this and it worries me that with a brand new car there is something wrong with the braking system.
Would love any thoughts and further suggestions.
Thanks