Count me as another who won't spend money on Rowenta again. Same issue with leaking as many others... I had mine probably 5 or 6 years ago, and in less than a year had problems.
My "main" iron now is a T-fal, I love it except for the darned auto-off. The one I keep next to me sewing machine is a $10 Proctor Silex from WM. Not as heavy as I'd like, but it works, the price was right, no auto-off, and it doesn't leak!