Who has had an EV Error light on The 2013??

[Techie0212]

OK, same issue today at the Dealership. All are waiting for the July release ... and in the meantime, use the 120v. I too have the Cliipper Creek and they said - check with the dealership since the charger is operational.

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The ClipperCreek CS-series EVSE communicates with the vehicle via a signal on what is called the "pilot line". This signal tells the vehicle that the charging station that it is ready to provide a charge, and communicates the maximum electrical current available (such as 30 Amps, 48 Amps, etc).

It is then up to the vehicle to initiate the charge ("charge request") and to stop the charge. You indicate that your 2013 Nissan Leaf does indeed initiate a charge. You related that the green charging LED on the ClipperCreek station turns on and you get about 5 minutes of charging before it stops. The ClipperCreek EVSE will stop charging under the following circumstances:

1. The vehicle tells the charging station, via the "pilot line" that it no longer requires a charge.
2. The user has pressed the start/stop button on the front panel of the charging station.
3. The user physically disconnects the J1772 connector cable from the vehicle, interrupting the charge.
4. Power to the charging station is turned off (such as at the circuit breaker, or in the event of an electrical blackout).
5. The charging station safety circuitry encounters a condition that causes it to suspend charging for the protection of the user (such as a disconnected ground or a ground fault).

I assume that the above cases numbers 2 through 4 do not apply to this situation. In case #5, the red Protection LED on the charging station would illuminate. You mentioned that this does not happen. That leaves case #1 as the most likely event, with the vehicle itself suspending the charge. This is further supported by your similar experiences with your 120VAC portable charger not supplying a fully battery charge as well as the same situation encountered at (non-ClipperCreek brand) public charging stations.

It is our recommendation that you take your 2013 Nissan Leaf to the dealership and request the Nissan Leaf Specialist to run tests on the vehicle's battery management system. We've heard of similar problems with the 2013 Nissan Leaf which has resulted in the servicing of this on-board vehicle equipment.

Best Regards,

Gary Gruber
Production Manager,
ClipperCreek, Inc.

 

[khaliss]

I'm frustrated by this... why can't Nissan simply get a fix. Clipper Creek is a solid brand, I don't see how a 2nd generation EV would have compatibility issues with the CS-XX charging stations.

 

[nonleafeater]

Word on the street is that there is a reprogram coming out for this concern.

 

[ronwright38]

WOW !!! My experience is exactly at the 2mo mark ... exactly as you all have mentioned ... last night the charge was not completed and the EV system warning icon lit up. Was able to drive to work but not much miles to head farther into the city. Response is slow from the dealership ... what kind of parts was needed for the car?

you need the Program cont. Module and hope they find a fix for it.

 

[nonleafeater]

Bulletin NTB13-069 was just released on 7/12 to fix this issue: "Customer states that HV battery charger of an applied vehicle will not complete charging AND the EV warning light is on......".

 

[kikbuti]

Error light came on after charging stopped at about 54%. After a few days of charging failures on my 240V Level 2 Siemens Versicharge, I took it to dealer. Technician found error codes and reprogrammed PDM. All seems back to normal now.

 

[KellyROlsen]

I got it right after a DC Fast Charge to 80% at the dealership. It was a Sunday so nobody there knew anything about it. Restarted car twice and on the second restart it went away. Have not done another Fast Charge since then, but have done several L2 charges to 100% with no light.

 

[LEAFfan]

I got it right after a DC Fast Charge to 80% at the dealership. It was a Sunday so nobody there knew anything about it. Restarted car twice and on the second restart it went away. Have not done another Fast Charge since then, but have done several L2 charges to 100% with no light.

I've also gotten it after a QC and it goes away. I don't think this is the same thing as the PDM problem.