2011 Nissan Leaf problems, complaints & recalls

2025-04-17 · Seats

“car throws a b1018 dtc, which is for the passenger seat occupancy sensor. the seat occupancy sensor failing poses a major safety risk, as it causes the airbags to not deploy properly in the event of a crash. this is a very well known issue for the 2011-2012 leaf, and the only option nissan gives to fix this is a full seat replacement, which is co…”

2025-03-25 · Air Bags

“air bag sensor fault, passenger seat warning on dashboard. confirmed sensor failure at repair shop. notified by nissan that sensors are discontinued parts. no alternative solution suggested. this means all airbags in this vehicle are disabled. car has less than 40,000 miles and has years of service life left. how is nissan allowed to discontinue su…”

2024-07-17 · Seats

“please see thread: [xxx] my 2011 nissan leaf's ocs has failed randomly. i pulled the code via an bluetooth obd reader and the leafspy pro app installed on my phone: b1018-00 09 air bag occupant sens [unit fail] src-41. i took the car to a local dealership and was quoted over $4k for a full seat replacement with no eta as the part is on back order…”

2024-05-31 · Service Brakes

“when applying brakes, at a point in the pedal travel the vehicle deceleration goes from too little to vastly too much. this makes the vehicle challenging to drive in traffic without colliding into the vehicle in front and not stopping so quickly as to cause the trailing vehicle to collide. the dealer has confirmed the behavior. there is a tsb to…”

2023-09-25 · Seats

“supplemental air bag warning light started blinking on 9/24/2023. it blinks regardless of whether the front passenger seat is occupied. the ocs sensor for the passenger seat failed. this should have been covered by a recall. the dealer wants over $3,000.00 to replace the seat cushion. i declined the repair. dealer assured me that driver air ba…”

2023-07-14 · Vehicle Speed Control

“vehicle doesn't slow down when taking foot of the acceleration pedal. same both power settings. it will continue to move at slow speed on level ground. it behaves as though the minimum pedal.motor speed is too fast. my concern.is that it might get very fast without any pedal. thank you.…”

2023-06-20 · Air Bags

“my airbag sensor light went off for no reason. i took it into the dealership and was told that it would cost $3,700 to get it repaired/replaced since the seat needs to be removed. i am concerned that this safety issue is not taken care of and have read that many 2011 leaf's are having this same issue. …”

2023-06-04 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash

“on 05/28/23 while i was trying to park my 2011 nissan leaf in a parking lot, the car accelerated unexpectedly and hit a pole and fence and scratched an already parked car. applying break did not slow down my car. i own this car since 2011 and never had an experience like this.…”

2023-05-30 · Air Bags

“the airbag warning light has come on. an independent shop and the dealer say the repair is $4500 or more -- greater than the value of the vehicle, because nissan only sells the complete passenger seat as a repair part, and requires the airbag be paired with the car at the dealer. i ask that this situation be resolved by nissan making just the sea…”

2022-08-23 · Seats

“air bag occupant sensor in front passenger seat failure causing air bag system shut off. dtc code: b 1018 description: air bag occupant sensor (unit fail). well documented common failure of this critical safety component on the nissan leaf forum. sensor is not available to replace the defective part and a recall campaign was issued by nissan, but d…”