2011 Nissan Leaf owner complaints

Airbag light flashing. Passenger air bags are disabled. Dealer fix is a need a new passenger seat at a cost of $3,000+. Current fault code is b1018. Occupant sensor unit fail. Seat is perfect and no one sits on it - it just stopped working. This is a known iissue

Passenger air bag has shut off. Dealer ran a diagnostic test and said I need a new passenger seat at a cost of $3,182. Current fault code is b1018.

So, apparently the 2012 - 2014 Nissan leaf had an issue with the passenger airbag sensor and is covered by recall, but not the first year models, 2011. Is this to assume that the sensor is different from the first to these subsequent years.

The airbag warning light and danger symbol began flashing recently. Took the car to the dealership and they said the airbag sensor in the seat failed and needed to be replaced and the airbags would not function until the repair was completed. This vehicle has under 60,000 miles on it and the repair part costs nearly $3000 which is above the kbb value of the vehicle. There was no incident to report, just a failure on the vehicle.

Occupant sensor failure is preventing the passenger air bag from deploying. The code is reported as a b1013. As this model was designed with a sensor within the seat, the official action is to replace the entire seat, for an estimate of $3133.51. This is highly cost prohibitive for a safety feature that should not prevent an air bag deployment.

Illuminated airbag warning lights for front passenger seats, diagnosed by Nissan dealer as a failed sensor. Was told the whole front passenger side seat bottom would need to be replaed (estimate $3,185.61). Also told that the failure of this sensor meant that all airbags were deactivated.

2011 Nissan leaf has code b1018 occupant sens(unit fail) following a cup of water spilled on front seat. Vehicle was stationary at time. Only proposed remedy is to replace front seat and sensor for ~$2,624. 2013-2016 leaf were recalled NHTSA campaign number 16v244000; please expand recall to 2011 & 2012 Nissan leaf.

The air bag sensor unit failed. The car only has 5271 miles on it and it was stored in a warm garage since 2011. This failure isn't due to use so it must be a manufacturing defect.

Passenger seat airbag on/off switch sensor needs replacement according to Nissan dealer. Passenger airbag "off" light is flashing even with 125 pound passenger in seat. Nissan couldn't tell me whether or not passenger airbag was really on or off. Quoted $2400 to replace the passenger seat airbag switch and seat assembly because is no longer under warranty according to Nissan. This appears to be exactly the problem covered by 2013 leaf recall for hardware manufacturing problem in same sensor.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Nissan leaf. While driving 55 MPH down a mountain, there was insufficient braking ability and the vehicle was uncontrollable. Additionally, the hill descent assist failed to engage. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to valley Nissan of staunton (297 lee jackson hwy, staunton, virginia 24401, (540) 213-9600) where it was diagnosed that the regenerative braking was not responsive. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that additional testing should be performed on electric vehicles. The failure mileage was 30,000.

While braking lightly and not sudden to turn into a shopping center, the leaf applied full brakes and did not release the brakes until the car was going about 10 MPH. *tr

The brakes go from a soft braking to a jolting stop at speeds below 20 MPH. I have small children in the car, and their heads are being jolted around when the car brakes this way. I am concerned this will be a problem on slick roads and I'm worried about being rear-ended when it stops so suddenly. It does this everyday that I drive it, however the dealership can find nothing wrong with the car. Lately, the brakes have also been releasing when I'm trying to stop, giving the feeling that I may not get stopped in time. I would say it feels like the car cannot smoothly transition between regular and regain brakes. I have had it at the dealership twice, and they performed a software update that did not fix the problem. It is only getting worse. The car especially jolts when creeping for

While in a lineup of cars at a stop sign intersection, I had to start and stop repeatedly, as each car moved forward. Very soon, the brakes developed a jerky response, grabbing and releasing. So the car was lurching forward and jerking to a stop. It was quite embarrassing, and the car behind me nearly rear-ended me. This was the first occurrence, and the same thing has happened several times since. The brakes are not consistent - sometimes they grab completely and a couple of times I have completely lost braking power for a few moments. The issue still exists, and I know several other leaf drivers who have also experienced it. This is very dangerous, and one of these days someone will be killed because of Nissan's negligence, unless NHTSA forces some action on it. This needs to be looked I

I borrowed a leaf from a co-worker to drive overnight. I parked in my driveway (not by a plug) and plugged the 110v charger into an extension cord to charge the battery. I awoke at midnight to a strong burned plastic/ozone type smell in my bedroom, which is above the garage. I went to the garage and found the extension cord was overheating, melting the plastic insulation from the wiring. I disconnected it, opened doors for a while to air out the house and went back to bed. Glad I had enough battery to get to work the next morning. My concern is that I assumed the car charger was self regulating so it wouldn't be a problem using an extension cord. As a borrower, I didn't read an owner's manual or any information warning me to avoid an extension cord. I'm very strong auto-technology based

Battery capacity has dropped 1 bar. Nissan case number [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

I believe the battery was rigged into running low right after the warranty ran out

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. My son and I both received concussions from the accident, and unfortunately he is still faced with memory loss. My leaf was taken to alfred matthews collision center for repairs, and sent to central valley Nissan to have the batteries removed and reinstalled before and after the body repairs. The

Although apparently working as designed, the pedestrian warning sound on the Nissan leaf is inaudible to any with moderate hearing problems, including a great many of the elderly. The pitch is too high. Living in a retirement community, this is a major issue. *tr

After stopping at an intersection, looking both ways and not seeing anybody, I started going through and crossing the street, then I suddenly come face-to-face with a pedestrian only inches from the side of the car! I almost hit someone, and the experience left me quite rattled. The problem is the pillar at the front left corner is at the worst possible position as it completely blocks the view of the far street corner, so I did not see the pedestrian who started crossing the street. Also, the pillar at the front right side completely blocks the view of the near street corner. I have since trained myself to consciously perform a crazy-looking maneuver to move my body to the left and to the right and back, at every intersection, to peek around the obstacle. I don't have to do this in any ot

This is not related to anything specific that happened to my vehicle, but it is related to consumer safety and protection. Nissan settled a class-action lawsuit and amended their battery replacement/repair warranty shortly after they introduced the leaf to the us. Very soon after this amended warranty went into effect Nissan sent a letter to all leaf owners and asked us to bring our car in for a "software upgrade" that would give us a better range display. I suspect that this "upgrade" actually keeps the capacity (range) display above the threshold that would otherwise obligate Nissan to repair/replace the battery. Is your agency the appropriate on to bring this suspicion/complaint to and request an investigation or should I contact someone else. I do not have evidence, but it is more than