Turnover
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My wife was shopping from one store to another on a very wet day this past week. When she returned to the car on the last stop she expected to have 38 miles left, but when she pushed the start button she got the 12 volt battery and both the red and yellow master warning lights lit up. It stayed in park and couldn't go into any other gear. When I arrived about an hour later, I sat in the passenger's seat next to her and the same conditions exhibited when I had her give it another try. (I did not have a second key on my person.)
She had checked out the booklet and found that she should call the dealership to have the car checked out and that it should be towed in. She gave me the key and I had her wait in our Subaru when the tow truck arrived.
The car needed to be in neutral to be pulled onto the tow truck. I didn't know how this could be accomplished under the circumstances, but gave it a try by pushing the start button. It turned the vehicle on without the warning lights becoming lit up. It could change gears, but I didn't think it would be advisable to put it into anything and somehow I got it into neutral so it could be pushed into a towing position. At this point the tow truck driver rejected the suggestion that he put in the left front tow hook (he acknowledged knowing about it ... I was under the impression from him and my wife who had talked to the Nissan service manager that he had been advised how to properly tow.) Instead he attached a hook to the left front undercarriage to pull the vehicle onto the sliding tow truck ramp then attached and tightened up the other three attachment devices once the ramp was level. When then left for home as the tow truck left to deliver the car to the dealership.
The next day I received no calls from the dealership so I eventually called late in the afternoon and was advised a steering link had been damaged by the tow and that the tow driver had left stains on our new, light colored upholstery. I gave the company's contact information to the service manager then alerted our State Farm agent who had made the recomendation. The service manager stated he would handel these issues with the tow company. However, the service manager could find no definitive problem with our Leaf. One thought he voiced was that the smart phone (iPhone) might have interacted with the key to cause this. ETA for picking up the Leaf may be as many as four days.
Basically, this has spooked my spouse. I suggested she throw the iPhone into the back seat if it occurs again, but she does not think much of this idea. Truthfully, we need more than just some guesswork. Any similar experiences? Any radio frequency geeks out there?
She had checked out the booklet and found that she should call the dealership to have the car checked out and that it should be towed in. She gave me the key and I had her wait in our Subaru when the tow truck arrived.
The car needed to be in neutral to be pulled onto the tow truck. I didn't know how this could be accomplished under the circumstances, but gave it a try by pushing the start button. It turned the vehicle on without the warning lights becoming lit up. It could change gears, but I didn't think it would be advisable to put it into anything and somehow I got it into neutral so it could be pushed into a towing position. At this point the tow truck driver rejected the suggestion that he put in the left front tow hook (he acknowledged knowing about it ... I was under the impression from him and my wife who had talked to the Nissan service manager that he had been advised how to properly tow.) Instead he attached a hook to the left front undercarriage to pull the vehicle onto the sliding tow truck ramp then attached and tightened up the other three attachment devices once the ramp was level. When then left for home as the tow truck left to deliver the car to the dealership.
The next day I received no calls from the dealership so I eventually called late in the afternoon and was advised a steering link had been damaged by the tow and that the tow driver had left stains on our new, light colored upholstery. I gave the company's contact information to the service manager then alerted our State Farm agent who had made the recomendation. The service manager stated he would handel these issues with the tow company. However, the service manager could find no definitive problem with our Leaf. One thought he voiced was that the smart phone (iPhone) might have interacted with the key to cause this. ETA for picking up the Leaf may be as many as four days.
Basically, this has spooked my spouse. I suggested she throw the iPhone into the back seat if it occurs again, but she does not think much of this idea. Truthfully, we need more than just some guesswork. Any similar experiences? Any radio frequency geeks out there?
