went to fix another problem w car and kneeled down on passenger side and knee got soaked, found huge puddle under carpet took carpet out and water was just draining out. Still workn on solution but not cool cause of wires that just lay on pass side floor
When there is a heavy rain the passenger side floor floods several inches. Understand it is because of some filter at the windshield on passenger side. Have never heard of this with any other car other than an Impala a friend owns and has same problem with.
If I ever even think of buying another Chevrolet I hope they lock me up.
I had my windshield replaced, and about month after my temperature gauge started acting funky... like reading upside down, or start the car and the needle would be in the red, and at time the speaker would make static sounds even when the car was off (& no cell phone was placed near the speaker).
Long story short standing water in the car at times typically noticed after I parked and standing water was only noticeble after serveral days of rain, or heavy rain. Typically on a light rain you would never notice the issue unless you felt the carpet under the mat's.
I have also seen alot of other reports about water in cars... and have learned that is can also be caused by a plugged AC drain line, but that water typically only stays on the passenger side, so check your carpet and see where on the floor you are finding moisture.
The company that replaced my window is picking up this tab.
Update from Sep 14, 2009: The glass company stopped out and they found the weather strip that was supposed to sit over the top of the cabin air filter had fallen down, so they glude it back in place. They felt this would resolve my issue, so they did not replace the window yet. I waited 30+ hours for the glue to cure, and then checked with a garden hose and found that water was still leaking into the vehicle.
The windshield has yet to be replaced.
The car is scheduled to go into the dealer this evening.
I must add my complaint in with the rest regarding the passenger front side. The water started dripping out of the speaker at the bottom of the door, drained down onto the floor and it has flooded so many times I can't even count any more.
I've had it to the dealership who wanted to charge us an arm and a leg to take it apart and "try" to fix the leak. They told us it was probably the "cowling". So we ordered a new cowling and installed it ourselves.
It made no difference at all. Then I had a new windshield put in it. That didn't stop the leak either. You can see where it drips down the inside of the door from about the windshield level, runs down the inside of the door and drips out the speaker.
I'm really sick of it. I've even gone as far as dabbing fresh blobs of pitch into areas trying to block the water flow, to no avail.
I am having the exact same problem. I get a good 2 inches on the passenger side as well. I try to keep the water off the floor but now it is beginning to damage the floor. Chevy should really fix this problem.
- triceyb,
Chicago, IL, US
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The first time I left the car out overnight in a heavy rainstorm, I came out in the morning to find about 4 inches of water in the car with all the windows closed tightly. I bailed it out and took it right to the dealer. It turned out to be a sunroof window drain hose that was kinked during factory installation. It was fixed under warranty, and the carpet padding was replaced.
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went to fix another problem w car and kneeled down on passenger side and knee got soaked, found huge puddle under carpet took carpet out and water was just draining out. Still workn on solution but not cool cause of wires that just lay on pass side floor
- Alanna M., Tacoma, WA, US