I have a 2016 Leaf with the 30 kwhr battery and about 20K miles on it. The range is below expectations and the displayed state of charge drops in a very non-linear fashion.
I recently did a range test and got 69 miles before the range stopped displaying. The efficiency during this test was 4.2 miles/kwhr; temperatures were approximately 50 F.
The state of charge drops very quickly when between 25% and 75% charge - between 2 and 2.5% per mile. The displayed range also drops precipitously when the battery is in this range. Outside of this range (i.e. between 0-25% and 75-100%) the state of charge drops at approximately 1% per mile.
The Nissan dealers (I have worked with two) I have worked with have not been helpful. They have done a total to three battery tests (at two dealerships) one of which is the more extensive routine, and hard shut down. The battery tested "excellent" in all the categories. The low range and non-linear loss of charge continue. The dealership insists that the battery tests within the parameters set by Nissan and they can't help me unless they get an error code.
I had a friend use leaf spy on the vehicle. There is one cell that looks pretty different than the others. My research suggests this is the problem. However, this hasn't changed the position of the dealership that there is nothing wrong that they can help me with.
Any suggestions on how to get this fixed would be very helpful. I want to like this vehicle, but am very frustrated with the lack of support from Nissan in fixing what is very clearly a problem with a battery that is still within warranty.
I recently did a range test and got 69 miles before the range stopped displaying. The efficiency during this test was 4.2 miles/kwhr; temperatures were approximately 50 F.
The state of charge drops very quickly when between 25% and 75% charge - between 2 and 2.5% per mile. The displayed range also drops precipitously when the battery is in this range. Outside of this range (i.e. between 0-25% and 75-100%) the state of charge drops at approximately 1% per mile.
The Nissan dealers (I have worked with two) I have worked with have not been helpful. They have done a total to three battery tests (at two dealerships) one of which is the more extensive routine, and hard shut down. The battery tested "excellent" in all the categories. The low range and non-linear loss of charge continue. The dealership insists that the battery tests within the parameters set by Nissan and they can't help me unless they get an error code.
I had a friend use leaf spy on the vehicle. There is one cell that looks pretty different than the others. My research suggests this is the problem. However, this hasn't changed the position of the dealership that there is nothing wrong that they can help me with.
Any suggestions on how to get this fixed would be very helpful. I want to like this vehicle, but am very frustrated with the lack of support from Nissan in fixing what is very clearly a problem with a battery that is still within warranty.