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As a fellow Torontonian, I wonder how your problem got resolved? Please update us!

The 12V battery was the first thing that was replaced when the same thing happened a year ago. Made no difference at all, they ended up tearing the car apart for a month before they fixed it by replacing the AC system. Who knows, maybe its the same issue this time around, maybe different...

The accessory battery died twice over the Christmas holiday, as the car was not driven as much. It was a lot warmer, and it did not take out the main traction battery with it. The car is now at the dealership again and they are trying to diagnose the problem. The last time it died, it was...

This occasionally happens to my i-MIEV as well. Especially on cold or very wet mornings. However after a few brake applications, it goes away.

I don't think its possible for this battery pack heater to activate without the car being plugged in. In any case, the temperature was nowhere near -25 degrees, maybe it got down to a low of -16 or so, and by the time I was trying to start the car it was -9. I will keep you updated if this...

I picked up the car from the dealer yesterday. The service adviser told me that my traction battery was completely drained due to the cold, that I should leave it plugged in when it is double digit Celsius below zero (basically below 14F). The technician showed me a print out of trouble codes...

After a relatively trouble free 8 months or so, I have just had the car towed to the dealer. The problem manifested itself as a complete 'bricking' of the car, at least it looks that way right now. The car was outside overnight, not plugged in, with an overnight low temperature around -15C, or...

Keep after them, make sure they diagnose the problem and give you a loaner car while they are waiting for the parts. I was just through a similar problem (warning light with the exclamation mark), and it took six months to get it sorted out. Details in this thread...

Update: Finally got my car back on the 20th of January. After a lot of back and forth with the dealer, I drove the car with the warning light on for a month or so, they asked for time to figure out next steps to take. Then another round of diagnostics and parts replacement, they again could not...

I think the amount of diesel that your truck would use for one round trip to work would probably be enough to heat the i-MiEV all winter long with the diesel heater... Secondly, from your phrasing it seems like you think that its the effect of the cold on the batteries that reduces your range...

You NEED the remote! Surviving the winter without one would be really tough - the pre-heat makes a world of difference.

Can you elaborate on this statement? So far, everything that I have seen points to the battery lasting longer in cold climates versus warm. The battery has a 10 year warranty anyway, so regardless of weather-related battery failures, you can be driving the car in 10 years - rusty or not. At...

Davidricardo86 - I think you should drive the i-MiEV as much as you need to, including the winters, as opposed to putting it in storage. If the car has sufficient winter range for your needs, then it makes sense to make full use of it. The wear and tear on the battery is actually going to be...

I just got the warranty extension letter in Canada - it is now 10 years or 160,000km, so basically on par with the US warranty. The rest of the world gets different warranties depending on the market - they just need to be competitive with whatever other manufacturers offer. I know in Poland...

Please keep us updated on your brake issue. I have a feeling the pads are far more than 2mm and you are being taken for a ride. I would demand to see the brake pads, and preferably before they get 'lost' or are even taken off the caliper.

Update: My car is still at the dealership, I am still driving a rental that the dealer pays for. Just spoke with them today - they have driven the car around with a portable diagnostic device plugged into it (again), and they claim that the warning light is being triggered by an open circuit on...

I think they should have the MUT, since after my initial visit they told me that they were able to clear a number of codes stored in the ECU except one, that is why the light is persistently on.

I did not get to talk to the mechanic, only the service adviser. He told me the light points to an issue with the EV ECU, which they have already replaced. Today they are waiting for more relays to come it, so that they can replace those. Looking through some of the posts in this forum, it...

I have dropped off my i-MIEV at the dealer to have the recall work done, the AC looked at, and also the high-voltage system warning light was on. This light was coming on very intermittently while driving the car, starting in May of this year. The very first time it came on, I just switched the...

Living in frequently frosting up and thawing Toronto, I feel qualified to comment - the last time I had a parking brake freeze up on me was on a 1986 Toyota MR2 about two decades ago. I do use the parking brake frequently, since I always drove manual transmission cars I am used to setting the...