TickTock
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Yeah. Earnhardt Nissan off Superstition Blvd was great. They said they had never heard of one of these failing before so they were surprised. I had been worrying over that noise for a long time as it steadily got louder and louder hoping that it would fully break before the warranty expired because I expected resistance to replacing something so pricey just on a noise. However, the technician was very concerned and didn't want to return it to me just to leave me stranded later. They did have to check the rules because between that and the battery it was a pretty large bill. After getting confirmation that the limit requiring Nissan approval was per line-item and not total bill they made it happen. The first motor replacement arrived damaged so they had to order a second (I learned to really appreciate the technician's attention to detail) so I ended up driving the loaner for quite some time. The loaner was a new Altima with 8 miles on it (right off the truck) so the entire experience was wonderful and I love my new, quiet, full range vehicle. I also got a pic of the new motor with the driveshafts attached ready to install:TimLee said:Wow :shock:TickTock said:...I got a new traction motor (was making some disturbing grumbling sounds) out of the visit, too, so I really came away with a practically brand new Leaf.
That is impressive.
Not been many reports of motor failure.
How involved was it in the dealer getting Nissan approval for the replacement?
Did they do extensive testing, or authorize based only on noise?
Would be nice to know what was wrong with it, but it likely got shipped back to Nissan for evaluation.
You did a great job on data collection on the first battery.
Maybe you could post final complete graph of its data?
Looking forward to your real world testing of the new 2015 battery chemistry in a hot environement.
Can't wait to see the one year data.