CHLPatent said:
The gist is: 11 Nissan Leaf owners who use the GEWattStation had charger issues.
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I use a GE WattStation (since Dec. 2011) and have had no apparent issues myself, for what it's worth.
Wow, patent attorneys must be much easier going than the typical attorney. I'm not an attorney, but I'm outraged.
The facts are 1) The onboard charger from Nissan is defective, as Nissan has stated, 2) GE says, and Nissan refuses to comment, that other brands of EVSEs are also having this issue, 3) Nissan advises to"avoid charging during times when brownouts or momentary power dips may be likely." 4) Nissan can not tell me when these situations referenced in #3 will occur, so really their defective charger can be destroyed any time you are using the EVSE, 4) This is a very expensive part to replace, and will cause a great inconvenience to LEAF owners when it suddenly happens, 5) Nissan is counting down the days until their junk isn't their responsibility any more and the consumer will be stuck.
I have heard from another Wattstation owner that he just bought a different EVSE. That is fine if you don't mind spending an extra $1000 to attempt to protect what Nissan should have protected in the first place. And, since Nissan won't say, there is no guarantee that a different brand EVSE won't blow the diode either.
I am amazed at the cavalier attitude of the current LEAF owners. I can somewhat understand it if people are leasing, but I thought some people purchased the car at the end of the lease. Nissan refuses to accept my warranty claim. I submitted a complaint with the consumer division of the FTC, and I'm working on submitting one with the BBB there at their headquarters in Tennessee. As far as I know, nobody else has submitted anything anywhere. There should be thousands of complaints submitted, then Nissan might be forced to fix it.