Here's another variation on the EV System Warning Light scenario. On two occasions over the past month when I've been charging my 2011 Leaf at a Blink L2 (240v) EVSE (100% charge), and the EVSE has terminated the charge, and I've unplugged the car, when I've pushed the power switch the car has been disabled. The display shows no SOC bars, dashed lines for estimated driving distance, and 2 warning lights -- the yellow EV System Warning light, and the 12-volt Battery Charge Warning light.
On the first occasion I tried 'rebooting' the system by disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes and then reconnecting it. This had no effect, and the car showed the same warning lights, no bars, and could not be driven. The Nissan service dept. kept the car for about 2 days trying to diagnose the problem. Failing to do so, they made sure all systems checked out and gave the car back to me.
Four weeks went by with my only needing to charge the car at home (also a Blink EVSE). Then 3 days ago it happened again. I had left the car to do a full 100% charge at a Blink L2 EVSE (a different one than before). I received the usual text on my phone that the charge had completed. When I got back to the car, unplugged it, and pushed the power switch the same thing happened -- no SOC bars, dashed lines for estimated driving distance, and 2 warning lights -- the yellow EV System Warning light, and the 12-volt Battery Charge Warning light. So the car has been at Nissan service for the past few days, and they cannot seem to find any malfunction in the car. They have now started consulting with some Nissan Company tech people to try to get to the bottom of it.
I haven't read in any other posts of someone just being dead in the water, and it really spooks me that I could simply be stranded with my Leaf on any trips that involve charging away from home. Is there something common to all Blink EVSE's that could be doing this? Other EVSE's as well? Where can I safely charge away from home?
Thanks for any thoughts or insights.