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Discovered a leak in the roof of our Passion. Took it to the dealership EuroMotors, Germantown MD. Found out the roof is loose on the left front corner (passenger side). Dealership gave us a loaner. Will keep you posted on repairs.

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Hope everything works out... hope this isn't common among all Cabrios too.
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Discovered a leak in the roof of our Passion. Took it to the dealership EuroMotors, Germantown MD. Found out the roof is loose on the left front corner (passenger side). Dealership gave us a loaner. Will keep you posted on repairs.
You are one of the lucky ones that got a loaner. You do have the coupe?
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Seems this is NOT the first roof problem ! Maybe we should be ordering "PURES" with a hard roof!

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Seems this is NOT the first roof problem ! Maybe we should be ordering "PURES" with a hard roof!

don't know if that would make any difference - both roofs attach in the same manner. one is translucent plastic, the other opaque plastic.
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Stone walling.

We love the Smart car and had planed to order another in July. But this problem would be the deal killer if it turns out to be wide spread.

We have lived with the shifter and the other small issues that keep coming up, and had planed to buy a loaded Pure to beat the cabin heat from the Passion roof. But now this ???

What POs me is Smart/MB does nothing to cure these faults through recalls. A redesigned shifter should have been in our hands weeks ago. Instead they seem to be stone walling. Will this be the same story with the roofs? A2Jack.
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Had mine for almost 2 months, parked on the street, had some hefty storms: no leaks. (Now I'll jinx it!)
What about those who were pummeled with storms recently? Any experience to share?
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We've had some MAJOR downpours recently and I'm happy to report absolutely no leaks. (I have a Passion)
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Same here, plus some big storms down South when I was on the road. No leaks from roof, doors, hatch or windows.
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FWIW - gasket leaks is not uncommon in ANY automobile.
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