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buzzing like an insect? like this? (at 1:13) https://vimeo.com/275150059 After 2 days of rain its always this behaviour, 4th year, don't know what to do...

The root of the problem is and always was/will be the "too carefull" charging of the 12V battery. The buzzing relais as heard in that movie I made, went "magicly" away after a night on the charger. This is (apparantly) caused by a too low 12V battery. Which is strange because I drove the car the...

Yes relais is first thing you hear. Fast forward to 1:43 voor the specific tone.

Does it look like this? https://vimeo.com/275150059 3rd time this year this happend, usually it's not there for months. Battery is few months old. 12V system is a pita on this 2012 Leaf.

1 new member to the 11-bars-club here. :| This, after 3,5 years and 37.00KM ( 23.000miles) , very temperate maritime climate ( I only see 6 temperature bars 5-10 days in a year), 20 quick-charges a year and the first 1,5 year mostly charging to 80% (90% of the time). Dissapointed, but...

Very valid question, especially when suddenly (+/- 2011/2012 era) companies start willingly selling a cable, connector, a relay and a tone generator in a box for €600 - €1200, some even falsely calling it a "charger", while costs of materials is about €100-€150. This is the one I bought in 2013...

I hope you realize that the coolant pump(s) can operate at more than 1 speed. I don't know if it's completely variable, but you can hear it spinning down from a higher RPM when you brake pretty firm from, say, 120KM/H (80MPH) to a stop. At least on my 2012. It seems the coolant pump's RPM varies...

Well.. More then 2 months has passed and the issue did not return! Relative quickly solved, I would say. Bad grounding / chassis connection. The 12v battery was NOT replaced. Thanks all for the help and tips.

Thanks for your responses. I have driven the same route 3 times now, also at higher speeds, even 110KM/h (68MPH) but I can not reproduce it. My 2012 Leaf has the stability control, I don't think it's different from the US version. (no tire pressure sensors tho) Speaking of tire pressure, the...

When driving a left curve with about 80-90KM/H (50-55mp/h) the right frontwheel suddenly braked 3 times in a row +/- 0,8 seconds per "brake-event" with about the same time pause in between. The nose did dive. The braking was not smooth as with normal regen or disk braking but "rumbled", not very...

Can you reach Punxsutawney with 1 charge?

One would expect that a fob with such big inductive loop would last much longer than a "classic" fob, since it only needs to be detected by the car and not actively send anything (as long as the buttons are not used).

I had the "ticks" also, for weeks, until the mechanic at my leaf dealer fixed it, when I was there for a problem with my brakes. It was -NOT- the continue clicking/ticking as heard in the video from NasGoreList. It was a single "tick" when reversing the torque, so in general when pressing the...

A little more than 1 year. I kept using it, until the car did not power up anymore and the doors didn't open, which was about 2 weeks after first seeing the battery-fob symbol in the display. (10 to 20 locks/unlocks a day) all weekdays. The battery (CR2025) had a voltage of 2,82V, which I don't...

Yes, the negative side of the 12v battery and the thick cable(s) that connect it to the metal parts of the car. English is not my native language.