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Old 09-30-08, 03:58 PM
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Default Water seeping through carpet in front passenger seat??

This is really weird, but whenever it rains, I noticed that water is seeping through the carpet on the front passenger side. Nowhere else on the carpet is wet except this spot. Before I start tearing my carpet apart to figure out the cause of this, do you guys have any ideas as to what is causing this?
Old 10-01-08, 07:17 AM
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This is a very common issue and discussed a number of times on here. Most of the time its associated with the sunroof drains being clogged, especially if after rain or one of the parts of the HVAC unit is clogged, i forget which part or tube, search its out there.
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Default Under Chassis

Originally Posted by romeo291
This is really weird, but whenever it rains, I noticed that water is seeping through the carpet on the front passenger side. Nowhere else on the carpet is wet except this spot. Before I start tearing my carpet apart to figure out the cause of this, do you guys have any ideas as to what is causing this?
I would jack the car up and look under neat. There are some black plug in the under chassis. It might be worth a quick look.
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Also, if you have taken off your door panels and the plugs didn't go back in properly, this could be letting in water, happened to me on my drivers side.
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Most likely sunroof drains. Clean them out with a small flathead or pick.

Typically those drain plugs in the floor are sealed in and can't really just fall out.
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Thanx a bunch for the information guys!
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