Drove vehicle from home to destination 15 miles away with no issues. Stopped and turned off vehicle. Audible tone came on with everything off. Started vehicle. Multiple warning lights appeared. Turned off vehicle. Turned back on, brake warning appeared, car idled forward and could not brake it to stop without hard braking. Turned off vehicle.
2014 Nissan Leaf brakes complaints
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As I was driving my car the breaks started to make some noises when activated . I change my route to take it to the dealership for a revision and as I was getting there the brakes started to fail to a point that, by the time I got to the dealership 9a couple of miles away) , it was almost not breaking at all. May this have happened in different conditions the result could have been a serious accident
Backing out of the driveway, the brakes failed and I was unable to stop the vehicle as it rolled into the street. Brake pedal went to the floor and loud noises were heard from inside the engine compartment. Towed to dealership, paid ~$300 to "reinitialize and reconfigure" the brake system.
Brake failure. Pressing on brakes with normal pressure had no effect. Pressing on pedal very hard would stop the car. When doing so there was a noise that I believe was associated with the ABS braking system. This could have been disastrous if there had been a pedestrian around. Took to dealer. They said the braking controller had failed. They replaced and it appears normal now. This vehicle had the cold weather brake controller update applied to it approximately a month earlier.
Nissan did not notify me of this recall of the leaf which was effective february 26, 2016. When I called nissan regarding their lack of notification on this issue, the company, moreover, did not acknowledge the recall citing a 'service notice' has been in effect since october 15, 2015 of which I also did not receive notification! Could you please follow up on this recall with nissan and inform me of their response. Thank you.
Loss of all braking power due to ABS failure.
Whenever outside temperatures are below +/- 38f, the regenerative brake system behaves very aggressively in the sense that the slightest use of the brakes results in a very jerky bevahiour of the car, braking very abruptly and hard. Usually, a second tap on the brake resolves the issue temporarily, but the symptom comes back soon after. This is not only an inconvenience, but also poses potential accidents if a car behind the leaf is not expecting a hard braking. Contacted the nissan dealer with the symptoms, reply was that this is not known to nissan.
Tl*the contact owns a 2014 nissan leaf. The contact stated that while shifting from park to drive on an incline and the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle rolled down hill. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal hesitated to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,400. The VIN was not available.
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