Can you check your trunk and see if there's water?
#1
10th Gear
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Can you check your trunk and see if there's water?
While I still have other issues I need to settle about my car...
I was surprised to see moisture on the underside of my trunk's weathertech liner. So I lifted it and checked in the spare trunk compartment and was even more surprised to find water in there...
This was a CPO purchased at an Acura dealership...
I was surprised to see moisture on the underside of my trunk's weathertech liner. So I lifted it and checked in the spare trunk compartment and was even more surprised to find water in there...
This was a CPO purchased at an Acura dealership...
#2
This is just a wild guess, based on past Accord experiences. Assuming a similar design of the sunroof, perhaps the rear drain pipes are blocked or broken somewhere and the water ends up in the trunk. At the rear edge of the car roof there are two holes, one at each end. Maybe these are blocked? They can't watherproof the sunroof 100% so they provide a design to channel water away and down. Other case may be the rubber around the trunk is damaged somewhere. Again, just a wild guess.
If you have the patience to remove the C pillar covers (the ones at the rear) and the OEM liner at the edges of the trunk space then you can inspect that rubber tube that channels water away.
If you have the patience to remove the C pillar covers (the ones at the rear) and the OEM liner at the edges of the trunk space then you can inspect that rubber tube that channels water away.
Last edited by Tonyware; 02-01-2015 at 07:10 AM.
#3
10th Gear
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This is just a wild guess, based on past Accord experiences. Assuming a similar design of the sunroof, perhaps the rear drain pipes are blocked or broken somewhere and the water ends up in the trunk. At the rear edge of the car roof there are two holes, one at each end. Maybe these are blocked? They can't watherproof the sunroof 100% so they provide a design to channel water away and down. Other case may be the rubber around the trunk is damaged somewhere. Again, just a wild guess.
If you have the patience to remove the C pillar covers (the ones at the rear) and the OEM liner at the edges of the trunk space then you can inspect that rubber tube that channels water away.
If you have the patience to remove the C pillar covers (the ones at the rear) and the OEM liner at the edges of the trunk space then you can inspect that rubber tube that channels water away.
Since I have a scheduled appointment with a different Acura dealer, I'll have them check it out. This car has been a headache... Never expected from a certified pre-owned Acura.
#5
2G TLX-S
In most cases, rain water is coming in through cracked tail-lights.
#6
The tail lamp doesn't even need to be cracked. The water just comes through the bolt holes. Climb in your trunk with a flashlight. Have someone you trust that will eventually let out of the trunk run a water hose over the trunk area for a while and see where the water is coming in. If you can get the rear trim that covers the tail lamps off that would be a plus. Also try to run the water around the lamps first, then move up to the trunk seal, then the rear window and sunroof. You don't need high pressure nozzle. Just let it run out of the house.
Good luck
Good luck
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