Nords
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We’re the third owners on a 2017 Leaf which has 26K miles. We bought it in 2019 (with 11 bars) and we’ve had no other problems besides the relatively rapid loss of capacity.
This month the Li-ion battery dropped to eight bars. According to our warranty manual, Nissan is required to repair or replace the battery.
As much as I’d like to get a brand-new battery (maybe even more than the original 30 KWh in the same form factor), I can understand that the company might want to offer alternatives.
Here’s the verbiage in the 2017 warranty book:
“… the lithium-ion battery is also warranted against capacity loss below nine bars of capacity as shown on the vehicle’s battery capacity level gauge for 96 months or 100K miles, whichever comes first.
This warranty covers any repairs needed to return battery capacity to a level of nine remaining bars on the vehicle’s battery capacity level gauge. If possible, the lithium-ion battery components will be repair or replaced, and the original lithium-ion battery will be returned to the vehicle. If necessary, the lithium-ion battery will be replaced with either a new or remanufactured lithium-ion battery. Any repair or replacement made under this Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Coverage may not return your lithium-ion battery to an “as new” condition with all 12 battery capacity bars, but it will provide the vehicle with a capacity level of nine bars or more on the battery capacity level gauge.
This Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Coverage is subject to the exclusions listed under the heading “WHAT IS NOT COVERED.”
Because we’re the third owners, we have no idea what’s happened to the Li-ion battery that might be considered an exclusion. I’m in Hawaii (Oahu) and the first two owners were on Kauai and Oahu, so I doubt that cold weather (-13F) or hot weather (>120F) was a problem. The car’s only had a handful of L3 charges.
Is there any way to figure out other potential exclusion issues from an OBD-II code listing, or LeafSpy? If it helps I can supply LeafSpy screenshots.
Is there anything else I want to discuss with the dealer?
What’s been your experience with warranty repairs to your Li-ion battery?
This month the Li-ion battery dropped to eight bars. According to our warranty manual, Nissan is required to repair or replace the battery.
As much as I’d like to get a brand-new battery (maybe even more than the original 30 KWh in the same form factor), I can understand that the company might want to offer alternatives.
Here’s the verbiage in the 2017 warranty book:
“… the lithium-ion battery is also warranted against capacity loss below nine bars of capacity as shown on the vehicle’s battery capacity level gauge for 96 months or 100K miles, whichever comes first.
This warranty covers any repairs needed to return battery capacity to a level of nine remaining bars on the vehicle’s battery capacity level gauge. If possible, the lithium-ion battery components will be repair or replaced, and the original lithium-ion battery will be returned to the vehicle. If necessary, the lithium-ion battery will be replaced with either a new or remanufactured lithium-ion battery. Any repair or replacement made under this Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Coverage may not return your lithium-ion battery to an “as new” condition with all 12 battery capacity bars, but it will provide the vehicle with a capacity level of nine bars or more on the battery capacity level gauge.
This Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Coverage is subject to the exclusions listed under the heading “WHAT IS NOT COVERED.”
Because we’re the third owners, we have no idea what’s happened to the Li-ion battery that might be considered an exclusion. I’m in Hawaii (Oahu) and the first two owners were on Kauai and Oahu, so I doubt that cold weather (-13F) or hot weather (>120F) was a problem. The car’s only had a handful of L3 charges.
Is there any way to figure out other potential exclusion issues from an OBD-II code listing, or LeafSpy? If it helps I can supply LeafSpy screenshots.
Is there anything else I want to discuss with the dealer?
What’s been your experience with warranty repairs to your Li-ion battery?