So...I was vacuuming my car, as i have not driven it in a few months (being at school), only to discover i have a few pretty extensive pools of water in the hatch.

What could have caused this?

I thought at first, maybe condensation, as the car has been sitting all winter/spring.
But there is a LOT of water.

I found the a plug under the spare tire. but for the two pockets on either side of the trunk, how do i drain that water?

I'm about to use a dirt/water vacuum to remove it, but my question was, how do i stop this?

TL:DR

How do i stop water from getting into my trunk?

keep it garaged, dont take it out when it rains.

sorry dude, .....


JK

dry it up. take off the plastics use a hose and see where the water goes in...

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haha, alright, thats what i was planning on doing.

thanks

wait where does the water build up at exactly, if you reply with what I think you'll reply with then I have an answer for you. Which reminds me Im going to check my car right now.

In the spare tire well and I'm guessing in the little rear storage areas on each side of the car.

Do you have a moonroof? I'm guessing the drain lines are stopped up with something.

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yup. those exact places...

and yeah richee i has a moonroofz

I'd try taking the headliner out and see if those drain tubes are stopped up somewhere. That's my best guess.

The weather stripping on the hatch also could have gone. It happened with one of the parts cars I got. You could barely notice it because the glass looked fine, but if you pushed up on it, it would move up and down creating a gap for the water to get through.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jun 12, 2011 - 5:22 PM

man i hate tracing down water leaks such a pain......especialy in my car where stuff could have been helped if it was fixed at the first sign of trouble...but then again it would probly have just been rigged like some of the stuff in this car when i bought it....(i HATE going over someones work that could have been done right with alittle more effort!) i have a tiny leak i need to trace but its 1 of 3 things that it could be, broken stud from tail light so theres a hole in metal panel,goopy rubber stuff under hatch window failed, or hatch weather striping....still need to find out where its comming from...maybe ill use some water with food coloring in it to make it easier to find!...

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thats where im starting....

all 3 of those options.

not looking forward to it