KillaWhat
Well-known member
Upset… Going to rant a bit……Oh Boy…..
I’m doing a project, and needed some Leaf parts to mess around with.
Surprisingly, I couldn’t find some of the part numbers online for the pieces I needed.
I specifically needed a couple of “Valve Cover” gaskets for the inverter housing.
I was hoping to discover that some nicely twisted Nissan engineer used the same footprint for the inverter cover as the valve cover for a 1977 Datsun pickup or something, and the things would be like $6
Doesn't matter, not important...........
So I went over to the dealer with my list, and he took one look at it and laughed (nicely).
He said
“When it comes to these kind of internal parts, our system might as well have a picture of a
Leaf, and one Part number”.
It should say “Nissan Leaf, Part Number 0001, tires available separately”
Uh Oh……
I wanted some spare Inverter cover screws, and inverter cover gasket, and was curious as to what the inverter control circuit board sold for as a replacement part.
Their parts diagram makes it look like the whole inverter assembly might as well be a solid block of aluminum.
I can’t order a replacement cover screw?
I can’t order a replacement gasket?
Really Can't!
There are no part numbers available.
The most fragile item in there is that control circuit board, and ironically they designed it for quick change.
I could replace it in 2 minutes once I pulled the cover off…… but I can’t, because it doesn’t have a part number!!
No part number means they are not going to sell it to you.
EVER!
Never Ever!
And keep in mind, our 2011 and 2012 cars have unique parts.
Those are not the same bits under our Japanese hood’s as these new-fangled Southern 2013 cars.
I just have a bad feeling about the future.
These things are going to age.
No matter how much I love this car, Stuff is eventually going to fail.
I now think back to my conversation with Nissan Corporate when my charger failed and needed to be replaced, and it takes on a more ominous cast.
After a frustrating week of no answers, and a VERY frustrated dealer who was willing to replace the charger immediately out of pocket, (But they wouldn't sell him one?), I simply wanted to know what piece had failed.
What component had released the magic blue smoke and brought me to a standstill, so that I might learn from it, and be ready if it ever happened again post-warranty?
No amount of sneaky round about questioning, requests for an engineer to call me back, nothing got results.
I Got:
“It’s fixed. The problem has been corrected so it shouldn’t happen again. Thank you for your time, BYE!”
NOT Going to tell Me. NOT!
Keep in mind I own this car. No lease -Paid cash. It’s MINE!
Wow. We are really staring at a “no user serviceable components inside, core charge, rebuilt alternator mentality “ in our future apparently.
Except that all the “Modular Components” in the car cost like $3000.00
In a couple years when my Inverter fails because a $1 diode got a bit of corrosion on it, I’m out $3000 for a whole assembly because apparently “It’s all Lasers, Ninja's and VooDoo and Magic **** inside there…OOOoooooo!”
Thanks
Sorry.
Don't even have a part number for a screw? hope the tech doesn't drop one? Oh, never mind, he's not allowed to take THAT cover off. Bad Ju JU voodoo will get out.
Need a Shaman from Nissan corporate for that; incantations and chanting before "magic box evil bad be opened"....Ooooooooooo
I’m doing a project, and needed some Leaf parts to mess around with.
Surprisingly, I couldn’t find some of the part numbers online for the pieces I needed.
I specifically needed a couple of “Valve Cover” gaskets for the inverter housing.
I was hoping to discover that some nicely twisted Nissan engineer used the same footprint for the inverter cover as the valve cover for a 1977 Datsun pickup or something, and the things would be like $6
Doesn't matter, not important...........
So I went over to the dealer with my list, and he took one look at it and laughed (nicely).
He said
“When it comes to these kind of internal parts, our system might as well have a picture of a
Leaf, and one Part number”.
It should say “Nissan Leaf, Part Number 0001, tires available separately”
Uh Oh……
I wanted some spare Inverter cover screws, and inverter cover gasket, and was curious as to what the inverter control circuit board sold for as a replacement part.
Their parts diagram makes it look like the whole inverter assembly might as well be a solid block of aluminum.
I can’t order a replacement cover screw?
I can’t order a replacement gasket?
Really Can't!
There are no part numbers available.
The most fragile item in there is that control circuit board, and ironically they designed it for quick change.
I could replace it in 2 minutes once I pulled the cover off…… but I can’t, because it doesn’t have a part number!!
No part number means they are not going to sell it to you.
EVER!
Never Ever!
And keep in mind, our 2011 and 2012 cars have unique parts.
Those are not the same bits under our Japanese hood’s as these new-fangled Southern 2013 cars.
I just have a bad feeling about the future.
These things are going to age.
No matter how much I love this car, Stuff is eventually going to fail.
I now think back to my conversation with Nissan Corporate when my charger failed and needed to be replaced, and it takes on a more ominous cast.
After a frustrating week of no answers, and a VERY frustrated dealer who was willing to replace the charger immediately out of pocket, (But they wouldn't sell him one?), I simply wanted to know what piece had failed.
What component had released the magic blue smoke and brought me to a standstill, so that I might learn from it, and be ready if it ever happened again post-warranty?
No amount of sneaky round about questioning, requests for an engineer to call me back, nothing got results.
I Got:
“It’s fixed. The problem has been corrected so it shouldn’t happen again. Thank you for your time, BYE!”
NOT Going to tell Me. NOT!
Keep in mind I own this car. No lease -Paid cash. It’s MINE!
Wow. We are really staring at a “no user serviceable components inside, core charge, rebuilt alternator mentality “ in our future apparently.
Except that all the “Modular Components” in the car cost like $3000.00
In a couple years when my Inverter fails because a $1 diode got a bit of corrosion on it, I’m out $3000 for a whole assembly because apparently “It’s all Lasers, Ninja's and VooDoo and Magic **** inside there…OOOoooooo!”
Thanks
Sorry.
Don't even have a part number for a screw? hope the tech doesn't drop one? Oh, never mind, he's not allowed to take THAT cover off. Bad Ju JU voodoo will get out.
Need a Shaman from Nissan corporate for that; incantations and chanting before "magic box evil bad be opened"....Ooooooooooo