My Nissan Versa has...sprung a leak? Maybe?
December 14, 2015 10:21 AM Subscribe
A mysterious wet spot has appeared in my car and I don't know where it came from.
While doing some car work over the weekend, I noticed a wet spot on the rear passenger-side floor mat. I couldn’t locate any obvious source (no other wet spots on the ceiling, around the door frame, or seats and the windows are rolled up) and I almost never have any people riding in the back so it’s not like someone spilled something and didn’t tell me. It has rained on and off over the past week so I’m assuming rain is getting inside somehow but I am baffled. It looks like water is somehow coming up from beneath the car but that doesn’t make much sense to me due to, you know, gravity.
Any ideas on what I should check? The car is a 2009 Nissan Versa.
While doing some car work over the weekend, I noticed a wet spot on the rear passenger-side floor mat. I couldn’t locate any obvious source (no other wet spots on the ceiling, around the door frame, or seats and the windows are rolled up) and I almost never have any people riding in the back so it’s not like someone spilled something and didn’t tell me. It has rained on and off over the past week so I’m assuming rain is getting inside somehow but I am baffled. It looks like water is somehow coming up from beneath the car but that doesn’t make much sense to me due to, you know, gravity.
Any ideas on what I should check? The car is a 2009 Nissan Versa.
Not a Versa, but my 2012 Hyundai Veloster has a tube feeding the rear windshield washer from the reservoir under the hood that once sprung a leak in the rear passenger footwell.
posted by Rock Steady at 10:27 AM on December 14, 2015
posted by Rock Steady at 10:27 AM on December 14, 2015
I found this here:
Check Nissan NTB08-069 Service Campaign for water leak in the back.
008–2009 NISSAN VERSA; VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN SILL COVER PLATE
Nissan has determined that on some 2008-2009 Versa Sedan and Hatchback vehicles, a sill cover plate is needed to prevent water intrusion into the interior of the vehicle. To remedy this potential condition, Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to install a sill cover plate at no charge for parts of labor.
posted by cecic at 10:38 AM on December 14, 2015 [6 favorites]
Check Nissan NTB08-069 Service Campaign for water leak in the back.
008–2009 NISSAN VERSA; VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN SILL COVER PLATE
Nissan has determined that on some 2008-2009 Versa Sedan and Hatchback vehicles, a sill cover plate is needed to prevent water intrusion into the interior of the vehicle. To remedy this potential condition, Nissan is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign to install a sill cover plate at no charge for parts of labor.
posted by cecic at 10:38 AM on December 14, 2015 [6 favorites]
the recall document should certainly be followed up on, but don't overlook the possibility of a stopped up AC drain if you don't see any obvious signs of external leaks. Most car AC systems are going to drain condensation from the passenger side underneath the dash via a drain hose. If it gets stopped, water is going to accumulate and eventually come out via another channel.
I glanced at google results and this article seemed good, but I just looked it over briefly
http://www.ehow.com/how_7773772_unclog-cars-air-conditioning-drain.html
posted by randomkeystrike at 5:34 PM on December 14, 2015
I glanced at google results and this article seemed good, but I just looked it over briefly
http://www.ehow.com/how_7773772_unclog-cars-air-conditioning-drain.html
posted by randomkeystrike at 5:34 PM on December 14, 2015
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