Yep..after a day of rain, my sky-view roof is leaking again. Called my dealer, same dealer I have been going to and dropped her off for the 4th time regarding this very problem since the recall. Does anyone have that contact name up at Nissan Corporate? I would like to contact him to see if I can use another dealer regarding this dealer's F-up.

 

What roof do you mean? Do you mean the sun roof that opens and closes or that thing I have that you can't open?

 

Call up 1-800-Nissan-1 and in the menu push 7 wait for the next menu options and push 4. Have your VIN number ready. If the car leaks again after this repair don't take it in right away. At this point the car can be considered as a lemon. There are steps you need to take to insure that things are handled the right way. Get in touch with a Lemon Law lawyer. I hope it doesn't come to this because it's a real hassle. Good luck and let us know what's up. PM me for more help.

 

The roof that you can't open.

Bob

 

Thanks Bob,

The very roof I have. It better not leak!

Anybody else out there have this prolem. We have had a very wet fall and winter and so far I haven't noticed anything.

 

I have had no leaks.

 

You should be okay an 05. There was a problem (recall) with the skyviews in the 04s.

Bob

 

Thank God. It seems the 04' had many issues. I knock wood I haven't had any of these with my 05'

 

Stories like that make me afraid to get my Skyview replaced. The part is in a the dealer. I think I'm going to wait till after the winter to get it put in. That way the sealant can cure properly.

 

I'll give a call first thing in the AM. Yes this is just a problem with the 04 non-moving sky view roofs. I think the problem is with my dealer because they are using an outside glass company and that is what they are going to do tomorrow. For now as a loaner I get a 94 Altima with just under 100k wow what a great trade off. I don't think this will qualify as a lemon simply because NM lemon laws "I believe" require the problem to disable the vehicle, where you can still drive it with a leaking roof (granted I won't) maybe I am reading into the law too much? I'll let you know how things go tomorrow

 

Get in touch with a lawyer. They will be your best bet for help.

 

Thank goodness I chose the power moonroof option....

 

install30 - even some '04s with the power roof have had leaks. Seems there are drain tubes running down both 'A' pillars, and if either one is working, as long as you are driving (or parked) on fairly level ground, you are fine.

But say the left one is kinked (or otherwise blocked), and you park overnight with the left side of the car much lower than the right side, and there is a torrential downpour.

The next morning, you open the driver's door, and voila! Your own built-in fish pond at no extra charge! Sharks cost extra.

My feet were wet all the way from Mobile to Biloxi to Gulfport and to Meridian. It sort of reminded me of my camping days. But, believe me, I was not a happy one (camper).

 

OK here is what I worked out today. First I called mt State AG's office to interpret the law for me, they agreed that this does in fact fall under the lemon law for the state and would be required to proceed to a hearing to bring forth any and all evidence. With that said she advised me to contact Nissan NA and let them know what was going on and for them to get invloved to attept to solve this problem. I then contacted Nissan and let them know how this dealer cannot seem to perform a recall. The lady I spoke to forwarded my case to the regional rep who is going to be contacting me regarding the problem. My concern is not that I want a new max because I love mine, I just want it to stop leaking. In the meantime I picked up my car today from the dealer and they swear it is no longer leaking since they re-sealed it this morning. We'll have to see about that. I hope they are right!

 

I don't know BigCat44,

Usually when those things leak the first time it is a pain in the *ss to fix it and to fix it right. I hope the problem is solved. I can think of nothing worse than water leaking into the pax compartment.

 

Not all 04's were/are being recalled. Mine is not part of the recall

 

The problem was with many '04s with VIN serial #s below 875558, but none with VIN serials higher than that. So '04s built during the last ten months of '04 production (from around October 2003 to July 2004) are fine.

 

Hey guys, my VIN is 9103## and after getting my car back from a body shop that did extensive repairs due to a side impact collision on the back door, it rained. After that rain water leaked from the overhead storage compartment (in between the 2 walls of it), but I detected no water inside of it OR near the skyview glass. Does this sound like a similar problem to vehicles affected under the recall or is it just a coincidence? i.e. where does the water drip from in factory-defect vehicles?

Mine was dripping from the overhead storage as I said right onto the shifter.

Thanks,

 

I have a power moonroof on my 04 Maxima and I also have a leak that hasn't been resolved. When I first brought mine in to the dealership they said the windshield wasn't sealed correctly and resealed it. That did not fix the problem. When I brought it in the second time, the service rep saw the water but it had dried by the time they looked at the car and couldn't reproduce the leak. They told me to bring the car back when the leak is fresh so they can take things apart and finally find out where the water is coming from. I've had it leak 2 more times since then but I haven't been able to drop it off when the water is fresh due to work. I'm extremely frustrated! I really like this car with the exception of this damn leak...

 

I dont know why the service center cannot take a hose to your car to see for themselves where the problem is.

 

That was the same place mine was leaking from (overhead storage onto the shifter) So far so good <fingers crossed>

 

Smoke Screen - we may be confusing two things here.

The only recall here is for potentially shattering skyview panels (the non-opening skylight that runs lengthwise on the 6th gen). That situation is where the VIN serial #s come into play.

The leaking roofs are related only in that when some of the folks had their recalled skyroof replaced, it was not done well, and the roof then leaked.

Others have had leaks when no skyview was replaced, or even when they had a power roof instead of a skyroof. There is no recall for these type leaks.

Many of the leaks have been in the area of the overhead storage bin, while others have been around the top of the left 'A' pillar (where it drips onto the driver's left thigh).

In most cases, folks have had difficulty getting leaks fixed, although they have tried several times. For some reason, these leaks are not always easy to duplicate. In most cases (like mine), drowning the car with a hose does not seem to duplicate the leak.

 

Thanks for clarifying, I read nothing about the shattering skyviews in this thread, although I am familiar with the recall. (on that note I know when I have the 2 back windows rolled down half-or-all the way there is a definite wa-wa-wa pressure fluctuation in the cabin that about blows out my ear drums).

But I never noticed my leak until after the work on the rear quarter panel, rear windshield, back door (replaced) etc...

I went through (shudder) a gas-station car-wash (touchless but still scary) and it didn't leak after that, but it hasn't rained here again since the intial discovery of said leak. I live in FL and in a few months it will be raining everyday and I want to get this taken care of, but like you said, it is hard to duplicate. The shop stands by their work for the lifetime of the car, so I can always go get it done, but if water is trapped in my headliner that will create mold etc... and I dont want to wait any longer than I have to.

Where is the water coming in?? There isn't that many places it could come from and end up in the overhead storage bin (skyview comes to mind) but they never touched that on my vehicle during the course of the repairs so I am at a loss to explain otherwise.

 

My leak has caused water to drip in both the spots you describe. The guys at my dealership said they tried to duplicate the leak with a hose but to no avail. This problem is a real hard one to nail down.

 

My opening sunroof leaked on the right hand a pillar, and also thru the overhead console. The dealer couldn't duplicate, so I waited until it rained, and was leaking and drove straight to the dealership. Of course, I had to tell them what to fix (blow out the drains in the a pillars) and problem solved. The headliner has a metal underside towards the front, the low point opening is at the overhead console, hence that's where you get the leak.

 

i found a leak from left a pillar. are the dealership open tomorrow (presidents day)?

 

I'm sure sales will be open but service is another matter. I'd call before driving it in.

 

i hope i don't need an appointment for them to fix the leak. it's raining hard in cali right now....

 

akaxmrxhammer - If you have a power sunroof, you might want to go to the stickies for the '06 Maxima. There is a very detailed and complete procedure there for diagnosing leak problems on '04s with power sunroof.

If the leak is at the top of the left 'A' pillar, the drain tube in your left 'A' pillar is stopped up or crimped. If there is no trash blocking the drain tube entrance holes, then you probably have a crimp about 40 inches down the tube, where sloppy assembly sometimes results in a clamp crimping the drain tube.

For those with water coming thru the overhead glasses compartment, you will need to refer to the proceedure in the sticky to determine which drain tube is stopped up.

Fixing this only took my dealer around an hour or so. Be sure to dry out the thick pad underneath the carpet in the footwell if much water reached that area.

Good luck!

 

I bought a 2005 SE in March and every time it rains, the Skyview leaks through the sunglasses holder and maplights. When the car is stationary, the leak is minimal (only a few drops), but when I slow down when driving, a steady water comes pouring through. I've had it to the dealer twice...they seem willing to work with me to resolve this, but they can't reproduce the problem, even when blasting a garden hose at the seams of the Skyview! If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

 

I have a skyview, NEVER EVER LEAKED ONCE... (knock on wood)

 

I never had a skyview leak, I got the replacement after the recall, still never leaked.

 

The maplights and sunglass thing are butted up against the top of the windshield...is it maybe the top seal of that?

 

ArchieD - Far more posters with power sunroofs have reported leaks than with the skyview. That is because the power sunroof has to open and close, while the skyview should be sealed tight forever when it leaves the factory.

If I were you, next time rain is predicted, I would wipe the painted surface on both sides of the seals around the skyview clean, so that tape can stick to the paint. Then I would cover the seals with wide tape all around the perimeter of the skyview.

That way, you can determine whether the leak is in the skyview or the top of the windshield. That way, you won't have the wrong one removed and reseated, leaving the leak still there.

 

Yikes! I never would have expected that from a stationary "sun roof". But then again that is one of the first things that I looked out for with mine and so far things have been fine.