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I may have achieved a record: 110 months on the original 2013 Nissan Leaf 12V Battery! I'm replacing it now. Are there are specifications for the battery strap torque or the battery terminal nut torque? Thank you.

I drive a 2013 Nissan Leaf SV. In 8 years, it has been trouble free. Now it has developed a new quirk. When driving during the day, it is perfect. When I turn on the parking lights (one click) or headlights (two clicks), the dashboard display goes off except for two normal-driving display...

I need to carry 16' boards from the lumberyard to my home in my Leaf (7 miles of local highway and backroads). There doesn't seem to be any holes or brackets on the hatch to tie onto. Any advice on how to tie down the hatch? Any other advice on carrying long boards with the Leaf? Thanks! Bob

Does anyone here know about Leaf body work? One of my front fenders (sheet metal above the front tire) needs to be replaced. I see that Nissan sells a replacement steel fender. Does this simply get painted and then bolted on, or is it welded on? Thank you for your help. Bob

I have had this problem a few times. I am trying to drive to a private house on a small street in a small town. I enter the town name into the Nissan/Clarion Nav in my 2013 SV, then enter the street name. Before I can complete typing the street name, it replies that the street is not found and...

Yahoo news has a story about a new App from Bentley that calls for a filling truck to arrive at your house when you Bentley is below 1/4 tank, to avoid you being bothered worrying about gas. Here's the link. In case Yahoo takes down the story, I've also copied the text from this story below...

Does anyone here have data showing that multiple full charges does a better job of cell balancing than a single full charge? I have been charging my 2013 to 80% almost all of the time, and just fully charge a few times per year. I wonder if there is any data to show that my cells could be...

I need to take a trip from Manchester NH to Springfield MA Sunday morning, then back Sunday night. It's 120 miles each way. My Leaf has Level 2 but not quick charge, so it seems like there's no way for me to make the trip without 3+ hour stops mid way and at the end for recharging. I guess...

2013 Leaf SV: I drove home, parked the car in the driveway, left the car for 1/2 hour, then got into the car to drive it into the garage. After pushing brake and power, the car came on normally, but the PS warning light stayed on, the car wouldn't go into drive, and the steering wheel was very...

I am using the Android Nissan Connect app (v4.0.0) now. I can't figure out how to update vehicle state of charge. Is there a button to push that queries the Leaf and updates the bar chart on the app? Thank you. Bob

I just got email from someone claiming to be "Liquid Sky" offering to sell a version of OpenEVSE called WattZilla. They say that they got my email address because I bought something on their website. Anyone here have any information on these people? Bob

I drive a Leaf 2013 SV and use an Android phone. Sometimes, an idea will come to me while driving and I'll want to take a note to myself to follow-up later. But I don't want to grab a pen and paper while driving. Do you have a suggestion how to use the hands-free voice-activated system for...

Yesterday, I turned on my 2013 SV and the red dashboard 12V battery light came on. This is not the low charge traction-battery warning. I scratched my head, turned off the car, opened the charging cover, opened and closed the J1772A cover, closed the charging cover, got back into the car...

I've been thinking about charging a lot recently. My 2013 has the option of long life charging to 80%. Is this a good idea? Here's my thoughts. Charging to 80% is less chemical stress on the battery. That's why Nissan first made the mode. Charging to 80% is more likely to give you range...

Do you have any recommendations for a durable L2 EVSE for use in a public area? Is there any reason to believe that some are better than others? Thank you for your help. Bob

Our Leaf is great. But we need a second car that can handle long trips. Fuel economy and utility are important. We often haul around two dogs in soft crates plus other stuff. Two soft crates just barely fit in the back seat of the Leaf. Comfort would be nice, too. We're looking at the...

This must have been discussed before. Please forgive me for repeating. My Leaf 2013 SV has 55% charge left, according to the dashboard. It is set to battery saving mode, charge to 80%. The dash display shows Time To 80% Charge: 240V 6kW 1:00 240V 3kW 1:30 120V 5:30 I would expect...

We got another snowstorm in New England Sunday. This storm was very minor, only 2" of powder, but still enough to make it hard to get the car into the garage, so my wife and I both parked in the driveway. She got home first, so her car was further in. I got home later, so my car was behind...

I have a 2013 SV Leaf. This problem just started happening and is consistent now. When I use the cell phone to turn on the heat, it displays two choices: Set Timer or Turn Off Climate Control But the climate control is off and I want to turn it on. I tried restarting the phone, restarting...

I read here that if the Leaf is left plugged in for an extended period of time, the 12V battery won't get topped off. That behavior was noted with 2011 and 2012 model years. Does anyone know if this behavior has been changed or is it still that way? If it has been changed, what does it do...