Recent content by rodenti

I had a similar errors with my 2017 Leaf S in August 2021 - after much help from the community (changing out the battery and testing various things) I brought it to the dealership and they diagnosed it as a failing IPDM. I got the IPDM replaced and it has been working great ever since. Here's...

Found a wiring diagram online for the Leaf and I think this confirms my deduction. Power flows from the battery to the high beam lights through a high beam relay (SPST) and a DRL relay (SPDT - default to ground, activated to batt+). When the high beam is turned on the HB relay is activated...

Figured out the problem. We noticed that the factory driver side headlight was out so I bought plug and play H13 (9008) LEDs to replace them... they were the cause of the problem with the daytime running lights. When I installed the LEDs the DRLs only worked on the passenger side, so I removed...

Thanks, I'll give that a try. It just started to snow here so I'll have to wait until tomorrow. The H13 headlight connector only has three wires - a centre ground, one for low, and one for high. This means there is no separate wiring for the DRLs. The fact that low beams work means the wire...

I have a 2017 Leaf S (Canada model) and the driver side headlight burnt out. I replaced it with an H13 bulb and noticed that the daytime running light on that side is not working, although the low and high beams work fine. I swapped bulbs from left to right and same issue. The passenger side...

Two bars lost, most likely getting close to three bars but I haven't checked the battery health with Leaf Spy since the summer. If it happens often, or someone gets stranded, I guess I'll have to bring it into the dealership... but until then I'll try to follow your advice. The car is set to...

This happened to my 2017 Leaf S today when my daughter was driving it. The outside temperature went down to -15°C overnight (5°F) and all was fine until about 10 minutes into the drive when on the highway (100km/hr) it said power limited and she said there was strange shaking and hesitations...

That sucks... the Nissan Leaf is supposed to be one of the most reliable vehicles on the road, but I guess even reliable vehicles can break down occasionally. Too bad you couldn't find a replacement IPDM - if it was the same issue as mine it would have fixed the problem

Same here. Turtle mode again this morning at -25°C, but still drove as normal. Driving home in the afternoon the turtle was gone. Doesn't seem to affect the driveability of the vehicle, but definitely bothers me when the turtle appears. Maybe I'll bring it into the dealership for its yearly...

Thanks! That's good to know. Drove my Leaf again tonight in even colder weather after a full charge and all went well... no turtle mode.

Too bad the 12 volt battery isn't charged while the car is charging... I guess that makes too much sense. I'll hook up my battery tender during the cold snap.

I had the same thing happen to me this weekend with my 2017 Leaf S. Temperature was around -15°C (5°F) and battery was at 54%. The car had been parked for several cold days, and it dropped down below -20°C (-5°F) the previous night. I drove to my destination (under 10 minutes) and didn't really...

Thanks for all your help. I contacted Nissan Canada and they were able to find the part that was needed. The IPDM was installed last week and all the issues with my car are gone. I was away from home on vacation for a couple of weeks and then when I started looking at testing the relays the...

The dealership has traced it to a faulty IPDM. Unfortunately the part is backordered in Canada so there is no timeline as to when it can be repaired.

The 12V battery tested as good, so I have brought it into the dealership for diagnosis. I'll report back when they figure out what's wrong.