Being the target of recurring problems on your vehicle is particularly irritating, in addition to the economic side that these problems represent, one must also add the time lost with a non-functional Nissan Leaf and the time spent to detect and solve the breakdown. However, some problems are less major than others, which is not to say that they do not worry us. Today we are going to look into a issue that can affect most of us, having vibrations at acceleration on Nissan Leaf. This issue can sometimes be complex to perceive but it must be looked after. We will consequently begin our guideline with the sources of these vibrations on Nissan Leaf, then, with the answers you have to reduce or stop these tremors.

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Why does my Nissan Leaf emit vibrations when accelerating?

So let’s begin our guideline with the sources of this sort of issue on your car. You should already know that an engine, especially if it is old or if it has been driven quite a bit, can naturally vibrate without being a issue behind it. Large diesel engines, especially those with a lot of torque, can cause this kind of impression, both at idle and when accelerating.

I feel vibrations on my Nissan Leaf only when accelerating

Let’s take the most interesting circumstance for us in this guideline. The fact that you suffer trembling on your Nissan Leaf during your acceleration periods, in this circumstance you will have to examine the condition of different components because several of elements can be at the origin of these vibrations and regardless if you are unlucky a combination of several of them may also be possible, here is the list of components that can be involved.

  • Turbo: If the turbo of your Nissan Leaf is faulty, it may cause vibrations that you will feel when you accelerate at the moment it is turned on.
  • The turbo pressure sensor: This sensor will manage the pressure exerted in the turbo of your car, if it fails it may disrupt the behavior of your turbo and make vibrations that you may come to feel during acceleration of your Nissan Leaf.

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  • If the turbo is punctured or harmed, the end result will be the same, the power supply of your turbo will be disturbed and its behavior too. Make sure to visually verify their state.

I’m feeling vibrations on my Nissan Leaf at acceleration and deceleration

We will now look into the situation where you come to feel vibrations on your Nissan Leaf when you are accelerating but also when you are idling. If you only come to feel vibrations when you are idling on your Nissan Leaf, please consult our guideline focused upon this issue to resolve your problem. If, alternatively, you detect that your Nissan Leaf vibrates when accelerating but also when it is stopped, here is the list of items to verify:

  • EGR valve: Indeed this valve which manages the return of exhaust gases for pollution standards can become dirty and disturb the evacuation of exhaust gases which can cause Nissan Leaf vibrates when accelerating but also when stopped.
  • Injectors: Your injectors that regulating the fuel/air mixture flow may be dirty or damaged, which will bring out the wrong amount of mixture and thus prevent your engine block from working properly, it is even possible that one or more of your cylinders are not running properly.
  • Fuel Filter: Like the injectors, if the filter is clogged it will not let the fuel pass properly and therefore disturb the performance of your Nissan Leaf, up to the point of causing vibrations during acceleration.

Here are the main motives of a Nissan Leaf that vibrates at acceleration

What can I do to stop the vibration when I accelerate on my Nissan Leaf? What can I do?

To conclude, in this last section, we will give you the possibilities available to you to cure these tremors on your car when you accelerate. Here is the best attitude to adopt according to the component that is affected:

  • Turbo: If your turbo starts all these vibrations when you accelerate your Nissan Leaf, it will be good for you to control all the components associated with it because changing a complete turbo is a big budget and most of the time the issue does not come exclusively from the turbo. So make sure to examine your turbo pressure sensor, your flowmeter, the EGR valve and the hoses of your turbo. Otherwise take your Nissan Leaf to your workshop.
  • EGR valve: The EGR valve has the benefit that it is generally easy to access and simple to take apart/clean. You can always look into it and clean it, for this see our guideline on cleaning the EGR valve of an Nissan Leaf.
  • Injectors: Injectors are very fragile components and a few impurities may be enough to disturb their performance. Use a fuel additive to simply clean the injectors, if this is not enough you will have to go to a expert.
  • Fuel Filter: If it is the fuel filter, only replace it. A fuel filter doesn’t clean itself, so if it is clogged you will basically have to replace it with a new one.

Now you have all the information you need to find the cause of the vibrations at acceleration on your Nissan Leaf. If you don’t feel able to execute certain procedures don’t hesitate to go to your auto technician.

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