2016 Nissan Leaf Steering Problems

While driving in cold weather (around 30°F) with a reduced battery charge, your car's drive power and power steering suddenly stopped working with no warning. After being towed home, the car wouldn't charge until you disconnected and reconnected the 12-volt battery. The main lithium-ion battery was at 86% charge and appears to be the source of the problem, not the 12-volt battery itself. The fix will likely involve diagnostics of the battery management system and possibly a battery replacement or software reset.

When you turn left, your steering wheel feels stiff and makes a plastic creaking sound, which causes the steering to momentarily bind up. This happens frequently on highway curves and makes you want to overcorrect the wheel. The issue occurs almost daily and suggests a plastic bushing in the steering system may be deteriorating. The fix likely involves inspecting and replacing worn steering bushings or related components.