Storage lid rubs the fifth bow when opening the soft top

TJM370ZR

Thank you!!

OldGuyFla

vman12

That's lots of good info, thanks for sharing.

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BoilardZ

For what it's worth:
I've had the "fifth bow rubbing" issue since day 1 of my 2017 touring roadster. I did have the dealer replace the bungees within the first couple of months, and it "fixed" the problem for like 3 times of opening the top. Then the top starting hitting the tonneau cover again. I have tried the adjustments described in the manual, but the problem persists. I finally gave up, and just live with the extra noise and clunkiness.
As you'll see from searching this forum, it's a very, very common problem, and most dealerships have so little experience with the roadster that they really lack the skills to work on the top mechanism.
I hope your dealer is correct in claiming that Nissan engineers are designing a fix, but I wouldn't hold my breath. The earlier "fix" of new bungees certainly hasn't helped, in my experience.

vman12

I noticed the lid scratches the roof cover material when opening/closing. The dealer told me not to open the roof until it's fixed.

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TJM370ZR

Hi Rodd- I can confirm that my vehicle has been in the dealer multiple times to follow the exact procedure outlined in NTB14-063. Your results may vary but this had absolutely no positive impact in fixing my issues. I also tried adjusting the "coupling nuts" outlined in figure 3 to confirm that they were in the "fully tightened position" and they were. Despite this, the bungees are still too loose which appears to cause the impact between 5th bow and deck lid. I have called a few local top specialists and they all seem to be in agreement that Nissan uses a very cheap bungee strap and that an aftermarket replacement would fix this issue at minimal cost. Putting the Nissan bungee straps in as a replacement would be a complete waste of time and $$$

Rodd

Thank you very much for the reply. Just back from holidays so i will take a closer look at this issue as I have not even looked at this closely it so far. If I find anything useful I will be sure to let you know.

Cheers,
Rodd

HEFFAE

Are you all ready to SCREAM yet!!!! A few facts to contribute - purchased a mint 2016 in 2018 with a few months of warranty left and took it to a dealer in Indianapolis for all the above issues. they had it 48-days straight attempting to fix. To sum your experiences up, they've had it 68 days total in the shop after 8 trips and a new top, etc.

It's been in storage with the same lip service that, "we are working on a fix". I've asked twice for them to buy it back, (declined) and I can't sell it in the current condition. In the meanwhile, we are all paying a high insurance premium for a go-cart sedan convertible - I will keep you all posted too.

vman12

Have you tried asking nissan corporate to buy it back? Here is the number.

1-800-647-7261

Option 7 - consumer affairs specialist

I opened a case with them to get the new roof approved quicker; which worked. The dealer thought maybe they would buy the car out from me because the roof costs almost as much as the whole car. But when i asked the nissan consumer affairs person i was told nissan corporate doesn't initiate a buyback offer, this is only done when a customer requests it.

So if you call them and ask for it they might do it.

If my roof isn't fixed this spring i will do just that and ask them to but it from me.


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