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Correct, it was built 2/2013 and I live where it regularly is in the 90s during summer (occasionally low 100s). I've tried so hard to be optimistic and hopeful about this car, but I may have to see if a dealer will take it as a trade. Unfortunately, in addition to the terrible battery it has a...

As of August 13, 2019, my 2013 Leaf is officially part of this elite club. LeafSpy currently shows 58.41% SOH with only about 48,250 miles. August seems to be the month for it to lose a bar, so I guess in August 2020 I'll enter the 6 bars club. Yippie.

I see what you're saying now. When this problem first occurred, I did try clearing the codes and disconnecting the battery multiple consecutive times. But the problem persisted. I found my original post regarding the "brake unit internal" issue from about 1.5 years ago. You had actually provided...

The part I found on eBay is listed around $330 and up from various sellers. If there is a control module that failed, I am not sure what to look for. Which leads me back to seeing if I can have a local mechanic diagnose what is wrong and if it can be fixed for a reasonable price. If I have to...

My car would make terrible noises too whenever the brakes were pressed, but it happened every time instead of intermittently like yours. For some reason taking out the VDC fuse stopped those noises and made the car driveable, but still not normal. An earlier post indicated using a "generic"...

Thanks everyone for your replies. It sounds like it might be best to first have a trusted local mechanic diagnose the car and give me a repair quote. If I can get it fixed for a reasonable price, it might be worth fixing. Unfortunately the only mechanic I knew I could trust died a couple years...

I have a 2013 Leaf SL that has major problems. The "brake unit internal shorted" according to the dealer. They want $2800 to fix it. The traction battery has only 8 bars and I missed the degradation warranty by 5 months. I'm also way overdue for new tires. I think it still has the original...

I bought this car used about 16 months ago. I still owe about $7,500. I couldn't go much lower than that, unfortunately.

My Leaf lost the 4th bar yesterday. Today I called the "1-877-no-gas-ev " number listed in the manual. They said the warranty expired in March and they cannot offer an out-of-warranty discount. No "good will" discount; not even 50% off like I have read that others received. Needless to say I am...

Today LeafSpy is showing my 2013 has the following numbers: 37,098 miles AHr 42.43 SOH 64.88% Hx 56.73% 1 QC 1458 L1/L2s Yet the 4th bar hasn't dropped. I'm very worried that the car might be out of warranty too. I think it was originally purchased in March 2013. All my numbers are close...

My 2013 Leaf makes the very same noises. I removed the VDC fuse which stopped the noises, but the brakes still require way more pressure on the pedal than they should. A new 12V battery did not help this problem. I wrote about it here: http://mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=24764&p=509048...

Thank you GerryAZ and alozzy! I will spend some time with those PDFs and see if I can figure something out. I also made a video of the sounds the car makes. I can post it to YouTube if anyone thinks hearing the sounds would be helpful or is just curious. There are also buzzing noises nearly...

Thanks for your replies! I bought a new battery today and followed the steps GerryAZ discussed. I have cleared the codes, disconnected the new battery for a few minutes and tried clearing the codes again. I did this 4 or 5 times. There are always two codes that won't go away in LeafSpy. They...

Thank you for the response, LeftieBiker. I'll give that a try. I may end up replacing the battery as my tester indicates it is a "Marginal" battery. Also, I would not be surprised at all if I was sold the car under fraudulent circumstances. The "dealer" I bought it from seemed shady and sold...

Back story (See "too long; didn't read" below for summary): About 6 months ago I bought a 2013 Leaf. It was showing just one bar missing so I thought the battery was decent. I had purchased the Konnwei OBDII that was the only one recommended by LeafSpy. I plugged it in during the test drive and...