Driver's side floor soaked
 

2010 Anniversary edition with 5k miles. The car has had a musty smell for a few weeks now and couldn't figure out why. Come to find out that the floor board on the driver's side is soaked. Every morning, wake up to a smelly car and wet carpet. No fluids, just water.Anybody had any issues with similar leaks in the car?
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leave the window open accidentally?

if your window was all the way up (check when you close the door to make sure it is still inching up afterwords) and if it is, then you either have a leak from your windshield seal or the drain line for condensation from the A/C evaporator is clogged (<-- my guess)

A/C evap is usually on the passenger's side. Can't swear to it on this car, but any other car that I've had is that way.

that is usually true^^ but who knows... water getting dumped into the passenger compartment without any window leaks is 99% of the time a clogged drain pipe

Depends. I mean maybe that's what he needs! :roflpuke2:

that'd be pretty much correct, but highly unlikely on such a new car. the car could be missing the nipple tube that goes on the end of the drain to direct water out. without it, water will run back down the drain nipple and into the car.

Clogged cowl drain would be my guess.

yeah good idea^^ since you park it outside, obviously, you should should pop the hood and look in the crevasse near the windshield for leaves, debris, etc.

I had soaked carpets for a couple weeks before realizing it started after I had some audio equipment installed.

Whether or not you've upgraded the audio, make sure the "firewall plug" is still in place. Water drips down the windshield and almost perfectly filters into that little hole.

Interesting. I did have some audio work done a few weeks ago. I dropped the car off today at the dealership to fix various issues. I'll make sure to relay these thoughts. Thanks guys for feedback!!

:iagree: This happened with my Civic. I shot some compressed air up into the outlet and it was resolved. For now at least.

Dealership confirmed that the firewall plug was not replace properly when I had the amplifier installed. Just a little silicone and it should be resolved.

Same exact thing happened to me.

Pulled up the carpet and found a virtual greenhouse under there. The moisture from the leak has ruined the carpet, liner and rusted some of the hardware. tried to seal with silicon but don't know if that will work. The shop that installed the stereo is playing stating that ,"Their only human and make mistakes." No arguing with that, just pay to fix the problem!!! ($1,950 worth of damage)

damn!! i'd be pissed!!

And as humans, they should be held responsible for their mistakes.

ah the joys of letting audio shops touch a car.... something i havent done since i was 16 and never would again.

Yea that is a common issue with poor installs. I have seen this happen a lot. If the installer looked closer at the car's firewall there is a free grommet on the passenger side behind the battery. You can then reach it behind the blower motor ect. I used this grommet for my blinder laser jammer install. Do it properly and you will not need any silicone. (still not a bad idea to use some on the grommet just make it look neat and clean) Hate to see new cars get ruined with carelessness. Get them to correct their mistakes. Good Luck.

Soaked from amp install
 

Just found my carpet on driver's side was soaked. Took to dealer, they checked A/C drain and found partially plugged. Also found the power wire for my amp was ran through firewall by removing large firewall grommet on drivers side instead of running wire through grommet. :shakes head:

Am now in the process of drying carpet after wire was reinstalled the correct way (through the grommet). WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?????

all of you with the shops causing this ****, make them pay dude.

Striaght up, no excuses, why woudl you pay 2g's almost when it wasn't your fault.

We have been having a bunch of rain the last couple of months, and I have started smelling something in the mornings too. I hope my stuff isn't ruined. What is the first thing I should check, and where is it located? Thanks.

Dang. No stereo install happening here. Atleast not by any of the installers in my town.

wow man that sucks. Another reason why i dont let anyone touch my car. I dont understand why you people who take your cars to shops dont just get on the internet and research. The damn internet is a ******* shop!

I have this same issue!!! Passenger side under the mat. Gonna check the cowl and ac drain

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Check around the wiring harness boot on the passenger side. That's where mine was leaking on the drivers side. The crazy thing is I never once even touched that boot, and it started leaking randomly. Put a little silicon around it and it solved the problem.

Sounds good. I'm almost positive it's rain related not ac also. And I did swap the motor out about a month ago so that whole harness was taken out. Maybe the grommet isn't sitting right.

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Driver's side floor soaked
 

I guarantee you that's it. Pull it and seal it with some silicone. Problem solved.

Got it the grommet under the cowl wasn't clipped in. Awesome!

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