I have an amp and capacitor in my spare trunk well and after a hard rain last nite the system did not work. Opened the trunk thinking it was a wire loose and found 3 inches of water and my amp and cap under it. Does anyone know where the leak could be coming from? Took it up to acura and they said their acura-care bumper to bumper warranty did not cover leaks. Since im down about 1100 what should i do? Im thinking of claiming it under insurance but i dont know. Any advice suggestions?

 

I would start to look to see if you can locate where its coming from, any loose drain plugs/gromets . If not, Strip the carpet out of the trunk, climb in with a good flashlight and have a friend start hosing down the bottom side of the car to see if you can locate where its coming in from.

 

IM 99% sure it is coming from the right rear tail-light. I hosed it down and it was wet by that portion of the trunk.

 

humm. Pull it out to see if any of the seals are bad/broken then tighten it up good and check again

 

Well it is up at Acura now and they are taking care of it. Ill let you know what they say is wrong with it. thanks for the help

 

I had the same problem in my 2000 TL, water in the tire well. It seemed like the gasket for the right tailight was not tight enough, so i cut up an old mouse pad (seemed liek the same material) and cut out a new gasket. I put both the new and old one on and doubled it up, and so far it seems like it worked.

 

i had the same issue, except i found the water when i went to install my system, i think it came on my drive to NY and i went through the beginings of Katrina rain. i basically caulked everything in the truck, then took that under car spray coating that sprays out black and coats and seals whatever it is sprayed on and so far i seem good to go.

 

This is happening with my RSX S. This is a common problem and I found the solution for this at .com forum. if anyone wants a link, pm me if u cant find it.
From what most people say, its the tail light gaskets.
I finally got the parts in the mail and going to do the job with a buddy. Il update to see if it fixes my problem