Humidity

[Vahagn23]

anyone have any problems in their V with the condensation? Everytime I get in the car my windows get all condesated and I cant see anything, then I have to turn on the heater or the cooler in the car for it to go away, but it gets REALLY annoying every day having this and it has gotten dangerous couple of times, where i couldnt see anything on the road because of this and was driving on luck. Anyone know any solutions to this or even does my V have a problem somewere?

[KKaWing]

Do not recirculate the air, the windshield will fog up since it is cold outside. As air cools it holds less moisture so the glass condenses. Even if you slide the recirculation tab to open and it still condenses there maybe a bigger problem.

[BBISHOPPCM]

If you are not using the "recirculate" position, and you do not live in a humid climate, you may have a small water leak, or pool of water somewhere inside the car (left a window open during a rainstorm?). I would remove the interior; headliner, carpet, and all; have an assistant spray the car with water, and you'll soon find your leak (if there is one). This is something I had to do with one of my Volkswagens, and I found 12(!!!!!) water leaks. If the car is under warranty, try to leave the interior in place, and do what I mentioned above (spray water from the outside, with someone inside looking for water leaks). Once you confirm a leak, send it over to the dealer to fix.

[matttail]

I would also reccomend that if your windows fog up so bad that you can't see you should probably STOP driving. You're not only going to kill your self, but quite possibly others.

I live in the Chicago area and it's been 0 degrees and below recently. The windows fog up every time I get in the car with it this cold the windows fog up. Se the vent to blow on the windshied, speed 2 or 3, with the A/C on as it is by default on the windshield position - and then wait till the wind shield clears up before you drive away. You may have to wait a few min before you set out to let the engine warm up and the A/C to get working.

This is standard for any car during the winter - not a versa issue. It's the whole chemistry of water and all....

[Vahagn23]

lol, pop up the heat on the windshield everything goes away within 3 seconds kinda anoying though. Never seen it happen on my ford windstar though, but then again it was a big car.

I would also reccomend that if your windows fog up so bad that you can't see you should probably STOP driving. You're not only going to kill your self, but quite possibly others.

I live in the Chicago area and it's been 0 degrees and below recently. The windows fog up every time I get in the car with it this cold the windows fog up. Se the vent to blow on the windshied, speed 2 or 3, with the A/C on as it is by default on the windshield position - and then wait till the wind shield clears up before you drive away. You may have to wait a few min before you set out to let the engine warm up and the A/C to get working.

This is standard for any car during the winter - not a versa issue. It's the whole chemistry of water and all....

[punnam121100]

I have a 2007 Nissan Versa with a manual transmission, and the problem that I have is the constant condensation on the inside of the windows during the winter months. When I am going to work in the morning or leaving work in the evening on some occasions there is a large amount of condensation which freezes if it is cold enough. This is a real pain to clear, I have even tried Rainex anti-fog which has not worked adequately. Any suggestions.

[BBISHOPPCM]

Seriously, a few things cause condensation;

Rapid changes in temperature when the relative humidity outside is high

Water inside a vehicle will condense on the windows when the car cools off. This water can come from either a leak, or accidentally leaving a window or door open during a rainstorm.

If the water was accidental, leave the windows open during a warm, sunny day, to allow the water to escape. If the moisture on the windows continuously reappears, you may have a leak. Get it to the dealer before the 1 year/12,000 mile warranty (this falls under the "new car" warranty).

[Lozlo]

I had this problem this morning. It was about 20 degrees out and all the windows including the back side windows fogged up. I tried the heat on defog. and air set to recirculate but it just got worse. As soon as I set the air to fresh it cleared up in 2 minutes.

[kc5f]

Here's another consideration: How do you breathe? When I drive the Versa in humid weather it's usually not too bad. When my wife gets in, her side of the windshield often fogs up quickly while mine stays clear.

What can I say, I breathe through my nose when I can, and when I can't I try to exhale away from the windshield. I guess my wife breathes more through her mouth, and doesn't worry about the windshield.

But any time it fogs up, putting the air (not on recirculate) on the windshield clears it up in less than a minute, and then I push the "A/C" button to turn the compressor off until it needs it again.