Driver's Side Carpet Wet After Rain

[mateen110]

I have a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder...

After severe rain storms, I have noticed that the driver's side carpet will get soaking wet. Any idea on how this is happening? I read somewhere that it could be clogged drains. I tried searching but found nothing

thanks in advance

[Buzzman]

Further down the page is this thread:
Seems to be a common problem. Read it all. Hopefully it will help.

water-leaking-on-passenger-side-t503477.html

[m0nkeyprince]

another idea you might consider, sit in the car, then have a friend get a hose and completey soak the vehicle from the top near the driver's side door , then you might be able to spot a leak

[linkhart]

I found that I need to do two things to stop the leaking in our 2001 pathfinder.
I clean the drain inside the right fender behind the wheel and also flush out the sunroof drains. I originally traced the leak from the sunroof into the interior of the fender where I found water build up. Cleaning out the build of leaves and other detritus cured our problems.
Every few months I flush the sunroof drains using a 1/4 inch hose that I feed into the sunroof drains. I then vacuum out the interior of the fenders at the bottom. I use a shop vac with a smaller hose to get inside the fenders from the door openings.
We have not had new leaking in a few years. Good Luck.

[Nissan_Driver02]

Im having the same issue - Water pooling on the drivers side floorboard. Seems to notice it more after a heavy rain. Im guessing it may be same issue you had. Where exactly are sunroof drains located?

[Towncivilian]

Im having the same issue - Water pooling on the drivers side floorboard. Seems to notice it more after a heavy rain. Im guessing it may be same issue you had. Where exactly are sunroof drains located?

See BT-54.

[Nissan_Driver02]

Awesome - Thanks for the doc TownCivilian

[xxectoxx]

i have an issue with my 2001 pathfinder as well. when i get in my car the day after it rains, it smells like crap. i haven't fully looked into the issue, but i did find where its pooling. The trunk mat is soaking wet.

[mateen110]

I still have this problem with no solution

anyone have any ideas?

I have vacuumed out the sunroof drains (they were actually clogged didnt fix problem), stood outside with a hose, couldn't find a thing, and still have no solution

[Mcjohn]

I have had this happen with two different 02 Pathfinders. In either front corner of the sunroof frame (black plastic area) there is a drain hole that connects (without a clamp) to a very flexible, translucent, somewhat large in diameter, drain hose that travels down the pillar to the undercarriage.
Most likely you can snake a wire in the drain hole to free the obstruction. At dealerships they blow in compressed air. I used a ground wire from a 12-2 electrical cable. I have heard of people using the line from a weed wacker.
If you pull the rubber trim from the door molding at the top and water is running under the headliner the drain hose has disconnected from the black plastic drain opening in the sunroof frame. I had to fish it out of the roof pillar with a hook made from a piece of wire to reconnect it. It's not as bad as it sounds, but you must pull off the clipped on pillar plastic with the speaker grill and remove the visor with a phillips screwdriver. On the left side there is a plastic cover over the screws. Once the visor is down you can bend the headliner down enough to see what is going on.
One note. When you pour in a little water to see if it is running under the headliner make certain that the water goes in the very outside track or the black front portion of the sunroof frame, otherwise it will flow to areas that will direct the water to go under the headliner and not to the drain hole.

[Buzzman]

Looking back on this thread, it reminded me that I had this problem for years without ever figuring it out.
I don't have a sun roof, so I knew that's not where the water was coming from.
My roof was rusting where it meets the top of the windshield, so last fall I had it fixed.
It included installation of a new windshield.
When they took out the glass, the body shop told me the area at the bottom of the glass was also badly rusted.
The corrosion wasn't visible with the glass in place.
They welded in some new metal, as well as new rubber and sealant.
Guess what? I haven't had any water leaks since then. Carpets have been dry as a bone.
It was obvious after the fact that the water was coming in through the windshield edges, and running down onto the passenger floor.
Hope this helps.

[PhilDEMO]

I have a 2001 PF which is parked slightly uphill on my driveway. When it rains and it can rain hard I have a dry interior. IF I park the car flat or downhill then I will have the wet drivers side carpet. The passenger side remains dry.
I will try the "clean the sunroof drains and door drains to see if that will fix it.

[donFTS]

GOLD my friend!

Found that I have the same issue w/ rust and a drip on the top of the headliner, the drip(s) channel over the front lip of the headliner. From there (during a nice heavy rain) it collects on the passenger side floor.

My question to you is approx how much was it to fix the rust and replace the windshield?

Thanks again for the info & post,
-Don

[el12516]

I have a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder. Last winter I had my windshield replaced due to a rock being thrown at it. Just recently with all the heavy rain, i've noticed my driver side floor getting soaked. I called the Safelite glass company & they checked the windshield, sunroof, and door jam and couldn't find any leaks. They suggested maybe the ac unit, but I've been told that would be leaking on the passenger side. I am getting very frustrated as this is a big mystery. Any suggestions would be very helpful!!!
Thank you

[Micallen]

Read the last few posts in this thread:

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