Forum Discussion

spotrot's avatar
spotrot
Explorer
Nov 17, 2014

Windshield water leak just started - Itasca 30B

When raining (and the RV parked) water has just started dripping steadily near the upper left corner of the windshield. It's a pretty big leak: a drop every 4 seconds, a cup every few hours.

I inspected the insides of the overhead cabinets as well as possible. Everywhere is dry. Outside on top, the calking at the cap to roof joint looks good, as does the calking on the sides of the roof near the front.

I hate to tear off the rubber molding at the top of the windshield (outside) just to take a look. I have no diagrams to show how the cap seals to the windshield or its frame.

Just thought I'd post to see if someone else has had a similar leak there and found a good way to troubleshoot it.
  • Mine started leaking in the same place when it was about a year old still under warranty.
    I went round and round with my local Fleetwood dealer who kept wanting to try to reseal it.

    Fortunately a gravel truck bounced a robin egg sized gravel into it so no deductible Fl insurance replaced it and cured it.