The only main work I did when I bought my 2012 Leaf in early 2022 with 99k on the Odo and 22mi range when full, was to swap in a 2019 traction battery and after ever more aux battery issues, I put a 30Ah Lithium battery in and simply drive it every day, I now have a 90mi commute so I expect the Leaf to go from the current 137k to at least double that in the coming 5 years. The Leaf is always our first vehicle of choice. Cor.
On Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 8:27 AM Darryl McMahon via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I am hearing similar issues across EV brands of date. > > We are currently contemplating shifting our household on-road vehicle > fleet as life is changing how we travel. This past week, our 2017 > Nissan Leaf stranded us as it would not allow shifting into drive or > reverse when we started it up to continue on our errands run for the > day. The messages on the dash were unhelpful (some irrelevant, some > clearly not recognizing the situation on the ground). Short version > after tow and dealer running diagnostics (which confused them, too), was > that the most likely common denominator failure was the 12-volt > auxiliary battery failed. They tried jumping the battery, and that did > not work. (It worked for us the night before at the end of the tow so we > could get the driver door window up.) They called me with that, and > suggested we try replacing that battery (which I had suggested in the > note I left with the fob at the overnight drop-off). I said do it. We > got a bill for a spendy battery, a full vehicle diagnostic and some shop > time, but got the car back the same day, and it's put in 2.5 days of > reliable service again since then (and will be out again today). > > My SO's reaction was it's time to sell this thing and get something new. > > My response was this was a 9-year-old car, and this was the original > auxiliary battery (so it had done it's time and more) and the first real > service item on the car since we bought it (tires, wiper blades and > cabin filters have been consumed, and brake pads have been replaced > (front at 85,000 km, rear at 100,000 km). Basically, we just keep > plugging it in and it keeps working. The diagnostic showed the traction > battery is degrading slower than the expected trend line. I think it's > the keeper of the fleet (our son's 2014 Ford Focus Electric and a 2021 > gasser). The bill for the work on Tuesday is the equivalent of 14 > fill-ups (which are really about 2/3s of a tank due to out-of-gas > paranoia) on the gasser, which is roughly every 3 weeks because the Leaf > is the go-to vehicle for our regular trips, and the gasser rolls for > trips beyond 100 km or when we all have separate destinations for the day. > > So, not only is my desire to keep the Leaf going longer (it's been > reliable and cheap to own and operate) because it doesn't use fossil > fuel, but also because the newest EVs and PHEVs seem to have a spotty > reliability record and go out of service a fair bit. Our neighbour's > 2-year old Ioniq 5 was out of service for 2 months for a wiring issue, > then written off when they discovered the basic fault was rodent > (squirrels or field mice likely) damage on the main controls wiring > harness, and it wasn't worth the vehicle dismantling and reassembly to > replace all that wiring harness. > > YMMV > > On 2026-07-31 10:52 a.m., an Ioniq 5 owner(via > [email protected])wrote: > > Subject: [EVDL] Ioniq 5 Charging Woes > > To:[email protected] > > Message-ID: > > <CAFun=YJk+C+U7F=BnYvrUD969=_gckL_avZvUmtc=6-bBk= > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="00000000000012d9630657e7a7f9" > > > > Like many owners of a Hyundai Ioniq 5, I experienced an ICCU module > > failure. I waited two months for a replacement. I thought that was the > > end of it... > > > > but wait, there's more! > > > > The car worked fine for three months, but then the same symptoms started > > again! Plug in the charge cord and the car announces, "Charging > started," > > followed a few seconds later by "Charging failed." > > > > The root cause this time was different. > > *P0D9B11* — Battery Charger Coupler Temperature Sensor "A" Signal Low / > > Short > > *P1BAD92* — Charger Coupler Temperature Too High > > > > The remedy is simple: replace the charge port and wiring harness > > > > It took the dealer a couple of days to diagnose the problem, a few days > to > > wait for the part, and a few more days to repair the cars ahead of mine > in > > the queue. So, in week 30 of 2026, the car is back on the road. For 10 > of > > these 30 weeks, the car has been out of service. > > > > We are not amused. > > -- > Darryl McMahon > Independent Project Manager (sustainable systems) > > “Your beliefs become your thoughts, > Your thoughts become your words, > Your words become your actions, > Your actions become your habits, > Your habits become your values, > Your values become your destiny.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi > > If your beliefs are shaped by for-profit social media, > who bought them, and why? > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > OT: If you use an Android device, please read https://keepandroidopen.org/ >
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