2020 Nissan Leaf Fuel System Problems

Your 2020 Nissan Leaf has an open safety recall that has not been fixed for over 12 months. According to the complaint, this recall addresses a serious fault in the fuel/propulsion system that affects the vehicle's safety and usefulness. You should contact your Nissan dealer immediately to schedule service for this recall.

Your Nissan Leaf's battery has a fire risk issue when using the quick-charge feature, which Nissan recalled in September 2024 but hasn't fixed as of March 2026. Without quick charging, your vehicle takes significantly longer to charge (all day versus one hour), severely limiting its usability. Nissan has only indicated a potential solution may come sometime in 2026, which leaves the safety issue unresolved.

Your Leaf's main traction battery can overheat during DC fast charging (Level 3), which creates a fire risk and causes electrical resistance from lithium deposits. This prevents you from using the advertised fast-charging feature and reduces your car's range and usability. Nissan issued a recall (R24B2, 24V-700) with a software-only fix, but owners report this doesn't address the underlying physical battery defect, and the remedy has not yet been made available over a year later. The fix will likely require a battery thermal management system update or battery replacement once Nissan develops and releases a complete remedy.

Your Nissan Leaf's battery indicator started jumping around unpredictably while driving, and even showed zero charge while you were on the highway. Your dealer confirmed the battery is failing and needs replacement under warranty, but after ordering it in early January, the part hasn't shipped as of March—leaving your car undriveable for over two months. Nissan hasn't given you a delivery date or timeline. The fix will require your dealer to install a new battery pack once it arrives.

There has been a major battery recall which has not been resolved for 18 months, since the recall was issued. I have not beenable to drive this car any substatial distance on the freeway since October 2024. I have asked Nissan for a buyback of this car due to this major problem that still goes unresolved.

There is a recall for my fast charging but it's been 2 years and they still no fixing the problem. The company have to take action. Please

Complete battery failure at 35,000 miles. Dealer confirmed. Unable to drive car. At least two months or more before battery can be replaced. Nissan refuses to provide loaner car or rental car. Still making momently payments on a car I can't drive.

In fall 2024 we noticed our Nissan Leaf starting to no longer be able to hold a charge. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms prior to this problem. It would go from fully charged to zero with no warning (including when driving on the highway) and would stop accelerating above 35mph. This was stressful and unsafe. It took 5+ months to "repair" the battery at the dealership, only to have the same issue occur again a few months later. This time the dealership "fixed" the issue in a little over a month, only for us to drive it home and immediately have the issue occur again (on a busy highway - thankfully no one in my family was injured or killed). The car is currently at the dealership for a third time. Combine this issue with an active recall on the charging system for over a year with no known fix, this vehicle no longer feels safe for my family. The car battery is still well within it's warranty period. I do not feel safe driving this car any longer and have experienced dangerous situations three times in this vehicle in the past year (for myself, my family, and potentially others on the road). I do not trust any "fixes" by the dealership at this point - as we've been assured it has been fixed twice now only to find out it has not. Nissan acknowledges there is an issue, and I have copies of all the service records.

This vehicle has been impacted by the battery recall 24V-700, starting last September 19, 2024. As of today (August 15, 2025), there has been no movement on a solution to this recall, with Nissan's website still indicating a fix date of March 2025.

Driving on [XXX] to Denver, when it gets to about 55% it jumps to less than 10% triggering an alarm to recharge. And by the time I get to the nearest charger, it’s about 1%. When I stop at traffic light it goes back up. Just started this recently. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)