11 year 8 month old leaf finally dead

[ksnogas2112]

Well, it took 11 years, 8 months for my 2012 Leaf to die an undramatic death. My son brought it home from work and plugged it in and boom, no charging. So, after losing 7 of the 12 capacity bars, the third Leaf in Kansas is finally dead. Troubleshooting says it's the on board charger. Which research says $3k repair, which for a 7 bar looser is way too expensive. There's body damage from my younger son using it and scraping against a concrete pillar. Then a lot of rust along the running board. So it just doesn't make sense to do a battery replacement. Since I'm working from home now I don't really need a car so it's going to be a long time, if ever, for a new EV. I still have dreams that the Aptera will actually come to market.

Best of luck to everyone.

 

[nlspace]

My son brought it home from work and plugged it in and boom, no charging.

Did it actually made an exploding sound, such as a popped capacitor, or was that boom just for dramatic effect?

Don't give up too easily.

The on-board charger, OBC, is located behind the rear seat and is fairly easy to access and remove the cover to make a visual examination. Many OBC have been repaired, lots of parts info and schematics are available online.

 

[alozzy]

There's also a well know diode issue which, if the diagnostic procedure confirms, is easily repaired by installing a new inline diode near the charging port.

Here's how to diagnose the issue: