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Anytime you have brakes that sometimes don't work as you expect it you have a safety issue. In my case the problem came up when taking a curve at normal speeds when I hit wet pavement. I did not feel like I could safely apply the brakes since I feared I'd lose traction if they would grab. The...

It would be useful if people that experience the grabby brakes file a complaint with the NHTSA. That way a record exists of how serious and widespread this problem is. This also might create additional motivation for Nissan to work towards a fix. The website to file a complaint is here...

There is no discernible difference betweet eco and normal mode. I always charge to 80% and seldomly to 100%, the grabby brakes occur at the same rate independent of the charge. -= Clemens

So far I have had no success getting Nissan to fix this. I reported the problem to my dealership in January of this year. The Leaf tech confirmed that there is something wrong with my brakes and promised to get the attention of Nissan's engineering department to take a look at it. Then nothing...

I was just thinking about posting exactly the same thing :). I have the exact same problem. Has anyone brought their leaf back to the dealer to examine the problem? -= Clemens

+1 ! I never liked closed source stuff, and that is what ingineer is currently doing. I hope that we eventually get to where people with money can order a mod from commercial sources and the rest of us can mod it themselves (and learn from the mod). Keep up the good work.

I have done pretty much that exact route a number of times in the past months. It's easily doable. I arrive in downtown Santa Cruz with 4 bars missing which would get me back easily without topping off. Going there I always drive very careful so I will surely make it back without a charge...

I also had that warning light come on after charging in one particular location over and over again. I also had trouble getting the charge to start on occasion at that location. Eventually I examined the output voltage of the power outlet when idle and when I was charging the leaf. The outlet...