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30 kWh Nissan Connect Issues

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I was just wondering how many of us are still having problems with Nissan Connect EV on the new 30 kWh Leafs?

I logged a support call on Saturday which couldn't be resolved over the phone and was escalated. I was expecting to get either an email or a phone call on Monday with either an update or a fix but I haven't heard anything yet.

@NissanGB do you have any information about this?
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3 days after getting my car nissan connect is only partially functioning. Tells me car fully charged but can't locate it. Find my car not working. Ecodrive valuation working driving records working eco ranking regional working. Eco forest working.

And the mobile app still can't log on.
Delighted nissan held back deliveries to give us a first class app and website.
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Here are a few screen shots of the app working after being recently updated :)
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The web version is a bit more clunky and takes longer to load pages and data, but again it worked with the exception of find my car which loaded with the dreaded 404, but after a log out and Log in all was ok :)
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Glad to see it works in the darkest depths of Bramhall, I used to attend Jacksons Ln ;-) circa 64
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Spoke to Nissan CS about this app issue. Provided my reg number(161D--had to explain it was a brand new car) and my VIN number and Nissan CS stated they cant located my car---their reasoning " irish car must be on a different system" Surely a VIN number is retained on a database so Nissan can know where every car made was delivered to. Am I been too logical.
Secondly they when to check if my mobile(Samsung) was compatible--they did not say it wasn't or it was. If they said I had the wrong mobile go knows what my response would have been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We all might have the wrong mobile phone. Awaiting a call back which is likely to be Monday.
Thank you for the report, please keep us posted if everything (web, app) works in the next few days. Good luck!
Spoke to Nissan CS about this app issue. Provided my reg number(161D--had to explain it was a brand new car) and my VIN number and Nissan CS stated they cant located my car---their reasoning " irish car must be on a different system" Surely a VIN number is retained on a database so Nissan can know where every car made was delivered to. Am I been too logical.
Secondly they when to check if my mobile(Samsung) was compatible--they did not say it wasn't or it was. If they said I had the wrong mobile go knows what my response would have been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We all might have the wrong mobile phone. Awaiting a call back which is likely to be Monday.
Nissan CS are working on my case at the moment, and I will have an update this PM. I am speaking to a knowledgeable guy, and, to some surprise, I am finding Nissan Connect Customer Services team to be very helpful so far. Fingers crossed.

They needed to log-in to the "Irish" system to find my car, however, even then they could not locate it until they spoke to what I think must have been elevated support. It seems to affect Irish registrations. If you PM me your case and name, etc, I will let my guy know that there is another Irish driver affected by the same issue when he calls me today.
Thanks @jvh. I have found that when changing the password or the associated email address, the Nissan Connect EV web site returns partially handled errors, seemingly failing to complete the operation. It actually does change the email or password as far as the web site is concerned, but not when it comes to the app. Perhaps it never created the necessary authentication credentials on the systems mobile device apps and the in-car screen uses, having only created the credentials that the web site needs. I will have to talk to Nissan CS, I am dreading it already.
I think it was changing passwords that messed mine up! What's clear is that it's various systems from various 3rd parties trying to talk to each other. And I think that's why it's so unreliable.
OK so I just got the call from my dealer. Telling me there had been a recall for TCUs on my LEAF and booking me in to have it changed. However they were in no hurry - first suggestion was first week in march! They said it would take 45 mins to 1 hour to do.

As it happens I'm moving next week so it's going to be difficult for me to find the time to get to the dealer so ended up booking it in 5th March, but perhaps that means they'll do a few other replacements first and when they get to mine they'll be well practiced at it ;-)
I've just phoned my dealer and they have said that changing the TCU has NOT fixed the problem and, following Nissan's instructions, they have put the old TCU back in! They are now going to send some information and pictures to Nissan Technical and await further instructions.

According to the bloke on the phone, Nissan have come across the odd car where swapping the TCU has not fixed the problem and mine is obviously one of them. I've been quite patient up to this point but I won't accept a non-working car so they are going to need to get something sorted out quickly or I will be looking at rejecting the car.
TCU Swap: Important Note for Dealers

I have just finished chatting with a very helpful guy from Nissan Customer Service Telematics Dept—PM me for his name if you need it. I have to admit I was impressed with his professionalism and willingness to work the issue thoroughly through. Based on this interaction alone, my perception of Nissan has improved a lot.

I have three new bits of info, two possibly unique to Irish/non-UK customers:
  1. When the TCU gets replaced, it is paramount that the dealer (not you!) snaps a photo of the back of the unit, showing its serial number, and makes a note of the IMEI, and passes this back to Nissan Telematics through their own channel, so that they can complete the transfer on their back-end. With the new unit in the car, it will take at least 2 hours for them to complete the switch-over, perhaps longer. Without that, it will not work. If it is not working after this time has passed, please call Nissan CS Telematics (UK/Irish number +443301231231, option 2, option 4).
  2. Additionally to the above, the new units are, by default, "UK-based", and will not communicate with accounts set-up for customers in Ireland (and I assume, but cannot be sure, in other countries outside of UK). Part of the work the Nissan Telematics team has to do during the replacement is to take the unit "out of UK" and put it "in Ireland".
  3. If you have experienced the issue (like me) that you can log-in on the Connect EV web site but you get an Incorrect Username/Password error in the mobile device app, this is because the web site communicates with a different system, which only holds a snap-shot of the telematics data, while the apps talk more directly to the system that directly services the TCUs/head units. Once your TCU has been successfully replaced, activated, and re-homed if needed, you should only then create the account, and not before. If you already have an account that is only working with the web site, disassociate your VIN from it, and create a new account or re-associate the VIN with it once your TCU is known to be communicating.
My TCU should get replaced next Thursday, I will report my experiences. I cannot stress how professional Nissan Customer Services have been in my case, spending a day testing, and reporting to me, the issues with my Nissan Connect account. I can only wish you get to talk to someone as helpful as I have been chatting with.

As a footnote, if, after all of this, you find any other niggles or issues with the Leaf, please report them to Nissan CS—I was encouraged to do that.
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I've just phoned my dealer and they have said that changing the TCU has NOT fixed the problem and, following Nissan's instructions, they have put the old TCU back in! They are now going to send some information and pictures to Nissan Technical and await further instructions.

According to the bloke on the phone, Nissan have come across the odd car where swapping the TCU has not fixed the problem and mine is obviously one of them. I've been quite patient up to this point but I won't accept a non-working car so they are going to need to get something sorted out quickly or I will be looking at rejecting the car.
This is crazy.
After taking delivery of my new Tekna 30kWh 6.6kW on 30th December 2015, I went through the same connect and disconnect issues as everyone else, although a reset at the dealer two weeks into ownership removed the greyed out car icon and replaced it with a connected one. None of the You+Nissan or Nissan Connect EV functionality worked however.

This morning, following calls from Nissan Customer Services and my dealer last week, the dealer replaced the TCU.

Neither You+Nissan nor Nissan Connect EV could see the car still, so, through You+Nissan, I first disconnected the services. I tried reconnecting and still You+Nissan and Nissan Connect EV could not see the car.

I next removed the car completely from You+Nissan, then put it back again as a new car. I connected services from the You+Nissan website and immediately You+Nissan could see the car. I then logged into my Nissan Connect EV account, which I had not touched throughout the above changes. Nissan Connect EV worked perfectly, including "Find my Car".

I had to log out of You+Nissan and log back in again to get "Find my Car" to work on You+Nissan but as soon as I logged back in it worked perfectly too.

I emphasise that this was in England and I do not know whether the above will work elsewhere.
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I trust they tell me what to do when I get mine replaced on Thursday !
I trust they tell me what to do when I get mine replaced on Thursday !
My dealer, who has been excellent, had no instructions other than the bulletin advising them what component they had to change and how to do it. I was at the dealer for about an hour before they handed the car back after the work.

I specifically asked what I should do next and whether they had been given any instructions to pass to me but they said they had nothing and that all I could do was "follow the instructions in the manual". As anyone who has tried to follow those will know, they are insufficient.

My advice would be that, if you haven't registered with You+Nissan or the Nissan Connect EV app, do so after you have the new TCU, ensuring that you use the security control in the Leaf to register your car when you are prompted.

If you are already registered with You+Nissan and the Nissan Connect EV app, you can try what worked for me, at your own risk of course!
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Well after a long wait (collected my 30 kWh Tekna on 31 Dec ) it's been back and had the TCU replaced. Took just over an hour (mines the only one they've done)
Just tested and all working fine. Mound the cars location, updated the charging stations and remotely turned on the climate. Happy bunny
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I had a call from Nissan CS Telematics asking me to ask any Irish customers who are having their TCUs replaced to stress to their technician the importance of taking photo of the back of the TCU with it serial, VIN and IMEI and sending it to Nissan Telematics in Paris for the "taking out of UK and putting into Ireland". If you do not do this, you will need to go back to the garage to have it redone. There are at least 3 customers, from Tiperrary, Galway, and Waterford, who need to go back.

See my earlier post #311. I understand this may not be necessary for UK TCU swaps, only for other countries.
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Well after a long wait (collected my 30 kWh Tekna on 31 Dec ) it's been back and had the TCU replaced. Took just over an hour (mines the only one they've done)
Just tested and all working fine. Mound the cars location, updated the charging stations and remotely turned on the climate. Happy bunny
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Mine is being done on Friday. Did you have set everything up again in Nissan+you ?
Mine's booked in for friday too (fingers crossed!)
Had my TCU replaced today.... woohoo, I can finally use Nissan Connect, everything seems to be functioning as I'd expect!
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