I have a 96 with the trunk leak/rust and inside the gas door is starting to develop a few spots.

I've noticed on my car the trunk tends to settle over time (closes lower), which means the gaskets are probably less elastic, and could indicate less of a seal. When it was new, I could let the trunk shut with gravity, and it would not latch. 6 years later, it latches every time.

I wonder if my trunk weatherstrip needs replacing also. I've discovered that I'm getting some water on TOP of the trunk carpet on rainy days, over on the right side directly under the lip. The rubber looks good, but I'll have to check and see just how tight the lid is sealing.

And here I thought my water issue was only from the hole in the wheel well...

Oh yeah, back to the original question: Look at the underside of the right rear wheel well. Mine rusted completely thru at the very top. I've heard others have seen this, pretty much on the R side only for some reason. Worth taking a peek up there.

Mine is starting to rust on the Right Side Only also.
Need to tend to this before the winter and before it rusts through completely.
Thanks for the reminder.!!!!

Rick, are you going to try to clean it out and patch it yourself?

Whoever decides to do this repair, please, please take pictures and turn this thread into a write-up. Thx.

That might make sense, except for the fact that there's a nice heavy layer of undercoating there. Something caused the undercoating to fail before anything got to the paint.

Odd thing in my trunk, is that the water is sitting on top of the carpet, but I have yet to be able to spot ANY wet areas above it at all. And it's dry under the carpet. I've looked at the seams by that trunk lid hinge, and it does look like it's possible there is a leak there. I need to maybe clean that area up next spring and put some kind of sealant on it.