Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKES | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 7000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway about 50 mph. the car in front of me stopped quickly, and i had to press on the brake pretty hard to slow down quickly. but as soon as i did that, some crazy emergency/automatic brake system kicked into overdrive and slammed on the brakes like 10 times harder than i did, and caused my car to practically stop in the middle of the highway. i thought i was going to get hit by a car, but luckily i didn't. this was very dangerous and scary, and clearly a defect in some braking or computer system. i have also had a similar thing happen when i am driving slower (like 30 mph), but the effect is not as dangerous or intense. i took the car into the dealer and they updated some computer upgrades that were not related to this issue, but they could not recreate the problem. i have heard from other leaf owners with the exact same problems, and yet nissan does not seem to recognize this as a problem. this is a serious problem that needs to be fixed before people get hurt. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 4500 | ||
| Brake application is at times very inconsistent. especially at low speeds (<40mph) sometimes a light brake application creates a disproportional brake force. this results in sudden involuntary stops often accompanied by the heads of passengers and driver being jerked forward. the issue does not occur all the time but is reproducible within a few minutes of driving. | |||