How is your top
 

Hi

I haven't seen any posts for people having top problems for some time & was just wondering how everyone's top is performing these days?
I've looked back through the posts & it seems to me that a good number of the problems had been with the 2010 models. I hope that Nissan has cured the problems & we can look forward to a long trouble free time.
I've had mine for about 1.5 yrs. now & haven't had any problems. Living down here I have my top up & down all year long, so it's gotten a good workout.

Comments please.
Dan

I don't want to jinx myself but mine (2010) has been good. My serial # is 381 so its one of the very early ones built in July of 09. 80k miles and only a tiny pinhole on the pass. side quarter (everyone seems to get these) back in 2012. I installed patches on each side on the underside where it occurred and no problem since. The driver side never wore thru with the patch there. No mechanical problems.

I'm trading in mine in the fall for a 2017 which looks to be the last of this generation.

Really? So the model is gonna continue thru 2017? If so, that's cool, cause at the end of this year I'm planning on switching to the roadster.

My 2012 has been in the shop 2x for the top. Both were wiring related, and from what I can tell it was related to the wiring harness being strung too tightly. First trip was a disconnected wire, second trip required a replacement of some wires and adjusting how it was affixed strapped to the car. Now the wiring has more "play". All this and I only have 12,000 miles on it. Bought it 5 months ago with 7500 miles on it. No wear marks yet, but I do see that the stitching is now unraveling in the seam section surrounding the driver's window. **sigh** But I still drive with the top down nearly every day. Love it. Hate the quality of the parts. (been in twice for a total of 10 days for the dreaded clutch/CSC issue.)

Sounds like it must be a hit or miss with the problems. Bet you can't wait till the 17s come out.

Good call, I bet you will love it. :tup:

Sounds like maybe they have made some improvements. sorry to hear you've had so many problems. Does your top get wet often maybe causing the seams to degrade?
Keep on driving.

No problems whatsoever w/ the top on my 2012. In fact, no problems with the car.

Get the Nismo Roadster. :tup:

Yeah. I'll jump on that if they do in fact bring it out. That concept looked amazing.

No problems with mine. 2010 w/13K miles.

2010 w/ 34k miles. I have had the vehicle for about 6 months now and I have been working with the dealer for the past 3 months trying to fix issues with the decklid hitting the top when opening. So far they have tried making adjustments to the left and right "adjuster bolts" along with replacing the straps in the top itself. Going back in for the 4th trip next weekend and hoping they can either get it sorted out or replace the entire top assembly under the extended warranty I purchased (thankfully). Quite frustrating but otherwise love the car.

I forgot to mention, it only happens on the first cycle. After the first cycle, the 5th bow seems to move into the proper vertical position and there are no issues. If it sits with the top closed for 30 minutes the problem occurs again (but only on the first cycle).

Sounds like the problem will be hard to find since it only happens on the 1st try. hopefully they will replace the top.
Good luck!

'15 Roadster here with 8800 miles on it. I've only owned it since the end of December and have only opened the top a dozen times or so... So far no problems, but am certainly interested in seeing the comments from anyone who has more miles/time on theirs...

-Spoiler

2011/2300 miles Never an issue with my top. Wonder how many '11 Roadsters are actually out there. I was told the Tsunami had wiped out part of the production. Not sure how true, but that's what two different dealers had told me.

'11 roadster...

they replaced the top once because of the hole, that was within the 2nd year when they still have the comprehensive warranty.

another hole last year, on the driver side and passenger side also shows sign of "thinning"..

dealer doesn't want to do anything even I've purchased the extended warranty...

anyway, patched those area on both sides, nothing happen since...

last summer the sensor that is under the top-lid gave up, costed CAD$1400 all together.


otherwise, it's been good. :icon17:

Extended will cover motors and frame, just not ragtop, was holes caused by something wrong with frame of top?

The dealer tech looked at my vehicle again and placed the order for a new top assembly. Just waiting for Nissan Corporate to "approve" or provide an alternative fix. Will keep everyone posted with the results.

The sensor wasn't replaced under the extended warranty?

Sounds promising, at least the dealer is working with you. good luck!

basically NOTHING related to the top is covered under the extended warranty... :ugh2:

I don't know about U.S., but at least that's what happen in Canada.. :ugh2::ugh2:

Nissan USA just approved the full replacement of the entire assembly (top/frame/motors/sensors/etc). Going to take a few weeks for the parts to come in but I am very happy with the dealership for staying on top of this and eventually finding a solution with corporate.

:tup::tup: Outstanding!

Had mine in the shop 3 times for top issues and replaced completely twice. Best advise hands down is cut your loses when you get the new top, trade it in and get a coupe... Or heck get whatever you want at that point. You don't wana deal with top issues outside 3years 36k it's very expensive.


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Drive the roadster like it's meant to be. Top up and down constantly for me unless it was raining. If it was cold I had heated seats. If it was hot it was drive faster and AC heats. Put it through the trials and see if anything happens this way it's covered now and not after warranty is up.


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Bad Top
 

2010 with 60,000. Have top down 95+% of the time. Top ripped by each door last year, just like in the bulletin. They wouldn't touch it because it was out of warranty. Now it won't close/open properly. Dealer tells me $7,000 to replace hydraulics; but they fear the top will tear more when they put it back on. So, they say $16,000 for new top.

Good point... I see what you mean...

I am at 12.000 K on my 2014 Roadster.

A retaining clip on the drivers side came loose and worked its way through the rubber, scratching the tint on the window off.

Dealer replaced clip, replaced rubber and replaced tint.

No further problems - I am happy and topless as often as possible.

That's what I do, If it's not raining the top is down. I want it to break before 3 yrs. old if it is going to.

Ouch! :mad:

trade in time, get a hardtop coupe

Sweet. Now that you're ahead of the curve trade it in for the coupe b4 you get more trouble down the road. Seriously it's the best advise I can give. Take care


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Any avid roadster driver wouldn't trade it in for a coupe. :rofl2:

I did and I was more avid than avid. Trust me after it being in the shop for a third time and over a month+ in total waiting time I had enough. That's going to be one expensive bill to fix it from 3k cheapest to 6k avg to up to 17k. NOPEEEEE!


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Yes I hear you. That is why I got an extended warranty, now I'm good for 7 yrs.

How much did you pay for that warranty.

My extended warranty didn't cover top issues I believe


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I don't know exactly but it was just over 2K. I got it from the dealer that sold me the car. It is a third party warranty. I made sure that they said it covered the top (not the canvas) all else.

I purchased the Security+Plus Gold Preferred coverage as the vehicle was CPO. This warranty covers the major components as outlined on the chart and is directly through Nissan. It does not cover the canvas top; however the top itself is relatively inexpensive compared to the frame/electronics/other mechanisms.

Link Below for Coverage Chart:

https://owners.nissanusa.com/content...ge%20Guide.pdf