Recent content by silverleaph

Car is back from the dealer. They found nothing wrong. Battery and all connections good (I haven't checked them myself yet). So the mystery and my doubts about the reliability of the car remain.

The pedal was not stiff but super soft as if I'd suddenly lost all brake fluid and then suddenly it was firm again (gratefully!). In traditional cars if there is a loss of fluid or air in the system, you can usually sense it before total failure and can pump the pedal. This was so sudden and...

The brakes and the B mode came back together so it was just a momentary glitch. Pretty sure it was electrical or software related. Thanks for all the helpful responses. I understand B mode better now and why my wife's experience may have been because the vehicle was fully charged. I'll file...

Battery was about 70% charged when the brake and B mode failure occurred. At the time of the incident I was doing maybe 25 at the most. B mode was engaged and had been slowing the car until I hit the brakes. I use B mode a lot because I live 800 feet above sea level and B mode gets back a lot of...

My 20115 Leaf S is 3 weeks old with less than 700 miles. I was descending an 8% grade hill in B mode with a sharp bend at the bottom. As I went to apply the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and B mode cut out. The car was now rolling down the hill and accelerating under gravity with no...