Drive Thru Car Washes - Nissan Murano

Jdog · 05-30-2005, 12:47 PM

I just picked up my new Murano this past Friday and I took it thru a car wash and I had a good amount of water spray through the sunroof area and also through the top of the lip of the trunk.

Is this a normal thing to occur when going through a high powered wash?

bob1 · 05-30-2005, 01:35 PM

Try this link. I see it's your first post. We have a huge data base here on the SEARCH threads. I remembered this question from some time back and did a sunroof leak search and came up with this:

I purchased a brand new '04 Nissan Murano in Feb of 2004.

Good luck
Bob1

**Eric L.** · 05-30-2005, 02:57 PM

A quick answer would be no. I've been through quite a few high pressure washes and no leaks. I do find however, that if you open the hatch after a car wash there is a lot of water between the hatch and the body (the rubber seal is placed in an odd area).

Jdog · 05-30-2005, 05:07 PM

Thanks to you both, and thanks for that archived thread. That guy really had an issue on his hands.
I will try another wash because the one that I normally go through is really powerful and I've never taken a car through it that has a sunroof until now.
We'll see what happens!

Jdog · 06-06-2005, 08:15 PM

Went through another wash the other day (Sunoco EcoWash) and had no leaks at all. All is well!

midnitexpress · 06-06-2005, 11:29 PM

Sorry...but if my $35k new car leaked from anywhere it would go right back to the dealers front door and parked. Why would you think that it's okay for any sunroof, window, door to leak? Totally not acceptable and I would be hoppin' mad as hell!

05-30-2005, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jdog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 13	Drive Thru Car Washes I just picked up my new Murano this past Friday and I took it thru a car wash and I had a good amount of water spray through the sunroof area and also through the top of the lip of the trunk. Is this a normal thing to occur when going through a high powered wash? __________________ Jdog 2005 Murano SL AWD Ebony

05-30-2005, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Eric L. Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 8,199	A quick answer would be no. I've been through quite a few high pressure washes and no leaks. I do find however, that if you open the hatch after a car wash there is a lot of water between the hatch and the body (the rubber seal is placed in an odd area). __________________ 2003 Midnight Blue SE AWD w/VDC Colgan Bra, Mobil One, JWT POP charger PAC aux input adapter, hardwired Escort Passport x50, KUDA mount for MP3 player, Porterfield R4S brake pads (now Akebono ProACT), ATE Superblue Yokohama Envigor (much improved over stock Goodyears) Lots of squeaks and rattles.

05-30-2005, 05:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jdog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 13	Thanks to you both, and thanks for that archived thread. That guy really had an issue on his hands. I will try another wash because the one that I normally go through is really powerful and I've never taken a car through it that has a sunroof until now. We'll see what happens! __________________ Jdog 2005 Murano SL AWD Ebony

06-06-2005, 08:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jdog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 13	Went through another wash the other day (Sunoco EcoWash) and had no leaks at all. All is well! __________________ Jdog 2005 Murano SL AWD Ebony

06-06-2005, 11:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
midnitexpress Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ft. Laud., FL Posts: 256	Sorry...but if my $35k new car leaked from anywhere it would go right back to the dealers front door and parked. Why would you think that it's okay for any sunroof, window, door to leak? Totally not acceptable and I would be hoppin' mad as hell! __________________ '03, Midnite Blue, SL, w/Char Lthr Bose, HID, Non-nav OEM PushBar/Roof Rack w/Crossbars, (4x4parts) chrome rocker bars/Sunroof deflector. Curt 2" hitch. Slotted/drilled rotors x 4.

05-30-2005, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
bob1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Peachtree City, Ga. Posts: 1,206	Try this link. I see it's your first post. We have a huge data base here on the SEARCH threads. I remembered this question from some time back and did a sunroof leak search and came up with this: I purchased a brand new '04 Nissan Murano in Feb of 2004. Good luck Bob1

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