Friday, July 13, 2012

Nissan Dealer Warns Customers: Using GE's WattStation Charger Can Damage Your LEAF

Nissan Dealer Warns Customers: Using GE's WattStation Charger Can Damage Your LEAF:
GE Wattstation
General Electric's WattStation Level 2 Charging Station has been blamed for breaking the onboard charging systems in multiple Nissan LEAFs.

A Bay Area Nissan dealership sent an urgent email yesterday evening warning customers to avoid using General Electric's WattStation to charge their LEAFs due to the possibility that the Level 2 home charge station could do damage to the car's onboard charger. The message from Hanlee Hiltop Nissan of San Pablo, Calif., stated that Nissan has identified multiple documented cases of cars losing their ability to charge after being connected to the WattStation. A representative of Hanlee Hilltop Nissan confirmed to PluginCars.com that Nissan North America's regional operations manager sent an email to dealers yesterday alerting them to the problem.
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