IssacZachary
Well-known member
Events before no starting.
The last day I charged was Saturday. I didn't drive very much that day. Nor very much on Sunday.
The no start
By today (Monday) the traction battery was at about 50% (6 bars, I didn't actually look at percent). I hadn't used the car since last night. I jumped in this afternoon and pushed the button and it went to accessories. The radio came on, dash lit up, but it had the "push pedal then button" sign. So I tried it again, and nothing, still asking me to push the pedal, and the 12V battery light was on. I had my wife check the brake lights in case the brake light switch was bad. The brake lights worked fine.
Then I noticed the radio go off and the dash flicker on and off. So I suspected the 12V battery. I tried hooking jumper cables off of another battery in an ICE car. Still the same. I started the ICE car. The Leaf still wouldn't start. I tried disconnecting the 12V battery (with it still charging off of the other car) and then reconnecting after a few minutes. Still no start.
I also tried charging. If I plugged in the charger and then tried pushing the off-timer button it wouldn't charge. But if I pushed the off-timer button and then plugged it in then it would charge. I still tried a few times charging a little and then attempt to start. But again, no charging.
The start
So I left it charging for a couple hours. When I got back it had charged to 80%. I unplugged it and the Leaf started just fine.
So my concern is why? Is this just a 12V battery problem? Or should I be worried over something else?
The last day I charged was Saturday. I didn't drive very much that day. Nor very much on Sunday.
The no start
By today (Monday) the traction battery was at about 50% (6 bars, I didn't actually look at percent). I hadn't used the car since last night. I jumped in this afternoon and pushed the button and it went to accessories. The radio came on, dash lit up, but it had the "push pedal then button" sign. So I tried it again, and nothing, still asking me to push the pedal, and the 12V battery light was on. I had my wife check the brake lights in case the brake light switch was bad. The brake lights worked fine.
Then I noticed the radio go off and the dash flicker on and off. So I suspected the 12V battery. I tried hooking jumper cables off of another battery in an ICE car. Still the same. I started the ICE car. The Leaf still wouldn't start. I tried disconnecting the 12V battery (with it still charging off of the other car) and then reconnecting after a few minutes. Still no start.
I also tried charging. If I plugged in the charger and then tried pushing the off-timer button it wouldn't charge. But if I pushed the off-timer button and then plugged it in then it would charge. I still tried a few times charging a little and then attempt to start. But again, no charging.
The start
So I left it charging for a couple hours. When I got back it had charged to 80%. I unplugged it and the Leaf started just fine.
So my concern is why? Is this just a 12V battery problem? Or should I be worried over something else?