Willie2 via EV wrote:
I bought my Leaf with no great battery concern... After two years, I was extremely disappointed to find that the Leaf battery would no longer carry me where I needed to go. Though my range decreased over 30%, Nissan refused to fix it, saying "the battery is fine"... If they wish to avoid their warranty obligations, they can. And do.
I'm really sorry to hear that. Have you been able to get any remedy from them?
Car dealers are in a class by themselves when it comes to bad customer service. People don't call them "stealership" for nothing. Some are good, but some are crooks. Is it the dealer, or Nissan itself that's the problem? Can you go "over the dealer's head" and contact Nissan themselves?
What did they quote you to get it fixed? Maybe talk to a lawyer, and have him write some threatening letters to get action? They might be coerced into paying half or something.
I bought a Prius in 2000. I was deeply worried when Toyota almost immediately started pulling back their RAV4-EVs in California. But Toyota has stood behind their product. Unlike GM, they *did* renege, and let people buy their RAV4-EVs. And, they have completely covered everything that's happened to the Prius under warranty. The dealers were often incompetent or dishonest; but Toyota was on our side and made them do it right. We're still driving it today, in fact.
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