Weird Rust Spot Help

[PBfrEAk]

So last year (Fall of 06) I noticed that my front driver side carpet floor was getting a little wet. I wasn't sure if it was just from me getting in and out of it or not. (It rains alot here in Edinboro.) I concluded it just wasn't hot enough to dry out my car so I wasn't worried.

I took it out during a rainstorm one day to go out to eat with some friends. I happen to be wearing flips and as I was driving I felt drips from under my dash onto my toes. This concerned me, but just thought maybe it was the A/C or something.

Then winter came and all of the water froze. so my carpets were completely ice. Nice right? One day during the winter I let someone use me car while it was snowing and dumb me didn't clean the car off properly before hand and they tried to use the damn wipers which were frozen to the window and pop off came the arm for my wipers.

So I waited for a nice precipitation free day and drove home to fix it. Low and behold I found the culprit of my leak. The area in front of the window that houses the arms for my wiper blades was rusting out from water sitting in there and actually rusted through.

We cleaned it up the best we could with a wire brush and compressed air and we silicone'd the whole damn thing. Which seemed alright but it seems there still is a little leak because my carpet is still wet.

Has anyone else had this problem with a 3rd Gen or any Maxima like this before?

Is there another way to fix this or is what I did and all I can do is keep hitting it with silicone?

Thanks in advance!!

[maxhopper]

I can't speak from personal experience with any of my Datsun/Nissan/Infiniti products over the years, but I had a severe problem with water leaking into an early 90's GM sedan I used to own.

You have to look at the front glass, the outside vented air area (which you have obviously done), and along the entire fire wall. Your problem could be a sticking/broken/inop blend door for the HVAC.

[PBfrEAk]

I'll have to take a look...thanks though. I hope someone else has this problem so I know its not just my car!!