Post by Jim Hare on Mar 25, 2015 9:33:29 GMT 11
My 17 year daughter was driving the LEAF last night, about 40km round trip.
She said something strange kept happening. Sometimes when she would accelerate from a stop the LEAF would make a metallic grinding sound and there was a sensation of driving over grates, as if something was holding the car back and it was fighting against it.
(She described it later that it may have felt like the tyres spinning freely before gaining traction, but she doesn't hoon and was in close traffic so can't see it being this.)
Each time it immediately cleared and then worked normally for a while.
She also said an orange light on the dash may have come on for a moment each time but she only saw it in her peripheral vision so doesn't know which one.
Happened maybe five or six times.
I took it out this morning and will check it through the day. Haven't been able to reproduce it yet.
It was raining, is there a "super traction mode" or something that could have been engaging, or does anyone have any thoughts about what this might be?
I will do my best to reproduce it and as soon as I can, or have more evidence, I'll take it in for warranty repair. Think I have about 3 months left before hitting 3 years!
Any thoughts, theories or whacko ideas welcomed.
She said something strange kept happening. Sometimes when she would accelerate from a stop the LEAF would make a metallic grinding sound and there was a sensation of driving over grates, as if something was holding the car back and it was fighting against it.
(She described it later that it may have felt like the tyres spinning freely before gaining traction, but she doesn't hoon and was in close traffic so can't see it being this.)
Each time it immediately cleared and then worked normally for a while.
She also said an orange light on the dash may have come on for a moment each time but she only saw it in her peripheral vision so doesn't know which one.
Happened maybe five or six times.
I took it out this morning and will check it through the day. Haven't been able to reproduce it yet.
It was raining, is there a "super traction mode" or something that could have been engaging, or does anyone have any thoughts about what this might be?
I will do my best to reproduce it and as soon as I can, or have more evidence, I'll take it in for warranty repair. Think I have about 3 months left before hitting 3 years!
Any thoughts, theories or whacko ideas welcomed.
it is especially noticeable when you start at lights where your nose is higher than your tail, front wheel drives will spin the tyres.
