2012 Nissan Leaf electrical system problems
15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Nissan Leaf, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 21% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
Drove car into driveway with slight incline, pressed button to engage car into park, got out of vehicle, plugged in car to charge it. Walked up 2 steps to house, car rolled back nearly striking 9 year old. Rushed to the car to try to stop it. Car stopped when rolled back across street and into neighbors yard / rock. Tore charging station off the exterior of the house. Caused breaker to trip and ruined the unit completely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan leaf. The contact stated that the electric battery was unable to be recharged, making the vehicle inoperable. The contact stated that with the remaining charge in the battery, the vehicle was driven to the local dealer coral springs nissan located 9350 west atlantic blvd, coral springs, fl 33071, who diagnosed that the onboard charger was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Leaf
- Brakes 22 complaints