jpadc wrote:Well even if that is a little CYA, I think its good that they are trying to follow-up. I believe some manufactures would just bury their heads in the sand than try to find out anything.
This. Let's give credit where it is due: the Li-ion chemistry chosen by Nissan is very safe from fires.Nubo wrote:... Given the number of LEAFs manufactured and miles driven since 2010, it may be the LEAST fire-prone vehicle out there...
Very Very safe, that one guy burned through the wall of his garage with improper wiring overheating and the Leaf wasn't affected.dgpcolorado wrote:This. Let's give credit where it is due: the Li-ion chemistry chosen by Nissan is very safe from fires.Nubo wrote:... Given the number of LEAFs manufactured and miles driven since 2010, it may be the LEAST fire-prone vehicle out there...
That was a close one! Thank God you escaped uninjured. Imagine if children buckled in were involved. As to the cause, some support from Nissan national or international is in order. If it was an electrical short I would suspect by the location a high voltage short circuit possibly feeding the climate control heat or a/c fed by the drive battery. The 12 volt system seems well fused but the high voltage system seems quite capable supplying enough power to ignite materials quickly under conditions such as a short. I will be checking the service manual as to what protection is in that system. I assume dry conditions at that time?Shawn75067 wrote:I just found out about this posting. This was my 2013 Nissan Leaf and I have no idea what happened. I was driving to work in the morning and had just turned left onto Cross Timbers from Garden Ridge Boulevard. As I turned onto Cross Timbers I noticed a funny burning smell so I started to make my way from the far left lane to the right lane to find a place to pull over. Before I made it to the next light my car began gushing smoke from the front console just blow the dash. I then started to see actual fire coming through the plastic as I was trying to go to the curb for my safety and others on the road. I couldn't even get the car to go into park and had to jump out as it was still rolling due to the flames flying out toward my legs. I jumped out and ran to the passenger side to grab some of my belongings (bag, wallet, etc) from the passenger seat, only had enough time to grab those things and then run from the car to call 911. I thankfully made it out without being hurt and thankfully no one else was injured. I am not a smoker, was not transporting gasoline, or anything else that could have caused the fire. I'm a nurse who was just trying to get to work and had no idea what a terrible morning was awaiting me. I'm still so freaked out by the occurrence and Nissan seemed to offer little help or concern. I thankfully got a replacement vehicle a couple of weeks ago, went with a diesel as this experience has completely destroyed my faith in the EV!!! You would think Nissan would at least reach out in apology; yet all they did is have a person call for more details and he only seemed to want the information for research. Wish they would let me know what caused this as it really worries me since there are so many of this exact car on the road here. I would like to get any copies of videos or pictures anyone took; I was in shock during the whole event and only have the pictures my friend took when he met me to give me a ride while the tow truck loaded it up to haul the car away. -Shawn