2012 Nissan Leaf: jerking or lurching

Filed Jun 27, 2023 · Airbags, Brakes · FL

The brakes on the vehicle jerk alot when going under 15, causing everyone in the vehicle to get jerked forward multiple times and are touchy resulting in almost being in an accident. Airbag sensor for front passenger also no longer works and Nissan refuses to repair any defect

Filed Mar 1, 2022 · Brakes · CO

When applying the brakes at low speed the brakes grab suddenly causing the car to lurch to a stop. The problem is intermittent, and therefore difficult to predict, but occurs frequently. This behavior is an ongoing hazard to the driver and passengers while also increasing the risk of a rear end collision if someone is following too closely.

Filed Aug 28, 2021 · Brakes · CA

As I am approaching a stop, and the car is under ~15mph, and I touch the brakes, the will grab strongly and slam the car to a stop; people in the car lurch forward, and the driver behind me is surprised by the sudden stop and has to slam on their brakes. I notice there are 2 campaigns for this issue, one just before my VIN, and one after my VIN, but it looks to be the same problem. It is dangerously strong and difficult to control.

Filed Feb 6, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 46,000 miles · CA

A case#33557927 was reported to nissan leaf consumer relation and a car was taken to a dealership at long beach nissan(phone #562-264-400) to report a batter that is not holding charge and recently the car begin to lurch forward. Nissan was able to reproduce the issue. Nissan corp should correct the battery and safety issue. So far, they have been professional and does not take any ownership to solve the problem. I request an email after the case was opened and they never send me the email. This issue involve safety and battery not holding charge. The battery is still under defective warranty. Nissan wants to put the vehicle on public road that is not safe. The federal safety agency board would agreed with me that nissan acted irresponsibly should they go forward with not fixing the batter and the car lurching forward issue.

Filed Nov 10, 2018 · Brakes · 66,000 miles · MD

Brakes grab and lurch the car to a stop. This occurs especially at low speeds in stop-and-go traffic and thus is dangerous. A driver following close behind will be surprised by the very rapid deceleration. It happens often, always at speeds below about 10 - 15 MPH, but not every time I brake, and it is unpredictable. The problem has been widely reported on blogs. I have informed my nissan service department on many occasions. About 6 years ago nissan released a firmware patch, which was installed in my car. That did not fix the problem. The service department acknowledges the existence of the problem but doesn't have a solution. It's almost certainly a software/firmware issue.

Filed Apr 17, 2013 · Acceleration · 6,000 miles · CA

Driver and driver's young child were in vehicle. The driver was approaching an intersection and slightly increased speed to cross intersection. Accelerator pedal dropped to the floor, resulting in sharp acceleration at full power towards the next intersection. The next intersection contained other vehicles and a railroad crossing, and displayed a red traffic light signal against the vehicle's direction of travel. The driver pressed brakes and was able to slow the vehicle, but the vehicle accelerated sharply again when the brakes were released. The driver pressed brakes again and pulled the emergency brake switch to slow the vehicle again. The driver then pushed the park button located on the shifter and the vehicle jerked to a stop. The driver then looked at the accelerator pedal and saw that the accelerator pedal was not physically stuck. The driver was able to force the accelerator pedal to pop back up to its normal position by using driver's hand. The local dealership was unable to duplicate the incident, stated that "no codes were stored, no visible damage to accelerator pedal, vehicle inspected by nissan dts...and found no problems with vehicle at this time." nissan states that no repair was necessary because nissan was unable to duplicate the problem after 11 miles of testing. Nissan has refused to accept return of the vehicle at this time.