FAQ: Wet Carpet - Interior Leak Problems

whats up guys i got a 96 riv that i recently noticed has water coming in from the passenger side kick panel.... any help as to what it could possibly be and a possible fix...let me know thanks

cloged drain lines. or disconected. pia to access. or leaking ac system. anyway its all in the same area,so if you want to start the disasembly...on yur mark..get set...go!

Sounds like possibly condensation from the AC?

Make sure the drain tube for the ac evap on the fire wall is not plugged up. It's on the passenger side you might need a mirror to see it.

its only when it rains and the ac is not working at this point so ac condensate i dont think its an issue.....any other chimes on this??

I'm thinking I have a similar issue. Mine started "intaking" water after I installed my stereo system and ran the signal/speaker wires inside the wire tray under the carpet.. dunno if we pulled something loose or didn't get it reassembled correctly... I'm watching this thread for a good answer too, so good luck to both of us.

I removed my back seats this morning. There was about a half inch of water under the seat and under the carpet in the back seats. Where is this coming from? On my honda, it would come in from the trunk. Are there drain plugs in the trunk? I haven't checked to see if water is collecting in there yet, I will in the morning.

Make sure the AC drain up front on the fire wall is draining properly. I had to silicone around mine so the water would not drain back into the car. Pull the carpet back on the passenger side and see if there is evidence of water leaking back into the car.

There's water everywhere! How do I fix this ac drain issue?

first you have to check and see if that's really the problem (it usually, but not always, is).

Albertj

oh it is the problem. I can see water dripping onto the carpet under the passengers side of the dash. How do I solve this issue? Water cant be good for the battery...

You need to make sure the drain up front isn't plugged. Get a mirror that you can use to put down the fire wall on the passenger side and you will see the drain tube. Go to www.mcmaster.com and type in part# 9756T23 this is what you need to order. I have one and it works great. Also you need to silicone around the tube where it exits the fire wall because the condensation that is draining is just running back around the tube and into the car. If your carpet is that wet you will need to pull the passenger seat out and remove the door sill plate and lift the carpet up for about a week or so to dry out.

....great. that along with my transmission problem leave me loving my riv...

Pulling the seat is simple man don't sweat it. As far as the drain up front just buy a brush like I said and fix it. Easy stuff man. Hell, when I bought my Riv the minute I got it home I realized it had and intake gasket leak. Just gotta fix it if you like the car.

well i have no brush, but I got silicone. I'll see if this helps. If not, I'll get a brush

Ok, I cannot find a drain pipe. Looking under the dash, it looks like nothing is going through the firewall at all. Where is, and how do I access, this drain pipe?

Any ideas? Pic maybe?

to find the drain (at least, where the drain is supposed to be) look at the *engine* side of the firewall on the passenger side, behind the power steering pump... stick your hand down there (if engine is cool) and paw around - you'll find it.

Albertj

Ok. so I normally have a little bit of a water leak into my cabin on the drivers side floor after washing the car or raining. Usually nothing more than a little spot thats slightly damp. Well its been raining vigorously for the past few days ( tropical storm fay) and instead of as little spot i literally had a puddle ( not a pleasant sight when you're about to head to work. So i grabbed a towel put it down and yadda yadda yadda, question is , how in the hell did all this water get in there? Any ideas? And even more importantly how do i stop it?

One of these days I'm gonna climb in there and investigate. On my Jeep Grand Cherokee there is a drain down there and it can be fixed by drilling a small hole in a location

COULD be a heater core I suppose but it would be more than damp

Hey guy's, I know this was an old thread but, I have water today under the back seat. The trunk is dry so I'm not dure where it is coming in. Ideas????
Thanks
Steve

Has is rained lately? Is the rear floor carpet wet?

Aaron- It rained really hard today and I noticed the windows were really fogged up after the rain. The rear floor was wet so I lifted the rear seat to find a good amount of water underneath. The car was not driven today!

Steve

I was going to suggest the sunroof might be leaking. How's the roof feel inside?

Headliner feels dry?

Steve