Driving my 2012 leaf on a secondary road on sunday afternoon, at 45 mph, i applied my brakes to turn right on to another street. after moderately pressing the brake pedal the brakes locked, bringing the vehicle to a complete stop in the roadway. my foot had not been on the brake pedal for at least a full second while my vehicle continued to abruptly stop. a vehicle behind me rear-ended the leaf. i and my two passengers received neck injuries. this is absolutely a defect in the braking system that needs to be resolved. i consider nissan at fault ...
I purchased my 2011 nissan leaf in september of 2012 from stadium nissan in orange, california. i quickly learned that this vehicle was not built for my 69 mile commute(4.9 miles per kwh), but was able to adapt and make it work until a job change in october of 2013. my 10 year old son and i were rear ended shortly after our move to turlock, california. my nissan leaf held up very well to being rear ended at 45mph by a full sized chevy silverado; as i drove it away and the chevy was totaled. ...
I was on the freeway traveling appropriately 65 mph. the vehicle to the right and in front of me suddenly swerved in to my lane and braked hard in front of me. with no place to go on either side of me, i was forced to brake fast and hard. the abs kicked in as expected but once i had decelerated to a point where i knew a collision was not imminent and took my foot off the brake, the car continued breaking very hard. it took the better part of a second with my foot now completely off ...
Overall the worst problem with Nissan LEAF relates to SERVICE BRAKES problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific LEAF years that are prone to issues with these components.