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So I parked my car and we had heavy rain throughout the night the next day I discovered THIS! The rear compartment was flooded (I highlighted the water level since it's hard to see). Has anybody experienced this???
I'm stumped as to where the water intrusion is, my trunk rubber seal is in excellent condition. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated..Thanks in advance Blue line is where water level is.
I know this may sound crazy but check your tail light, specifically the reverse light lens. If the lens is loose water will pool inside the light and spill into the trunk area. Happened to me and I figured it out on an accident.
1) You covered the weep hole! There is a drain hole in the bottom of that well, so if you get water in there - it drains out. You might want to get under the car, find it, and punch through your sound deadening. (That's what the hole is there for!)
If it only leaks like this when the front is facing downhill, then water draining towards the back of the hatch channel is likely getting past the weather stripping near the corner. Some folks have seen this happen even if the weather stripping is still in fine looking shape.
Check out the link posted by wssix99 above for some ideas on further testing.
1) You covered the weep hole! There is a drain hole in the bottom of that well, so if you get water in there - it drains out. You might want to get under the car, find it, and punch through your sound deadening. (That's what the hole is there for!)
If it only leaks like this when the front is facing downhill, then water draining towards the back of the hatch channel is likely getting past the weather stripping near the corner. Some folks have seen this happen even if the weather stripping is still in fine looking shape.
Check out the link posted by wssix99 above for some ideas on further testing.
Well my friend I think you are correct I tested the theory while washing the car, forcing water down the rear hatch I was on a flat level parking space and NO water intrusion Thank you
Well my friend I think you are correct I tested the theory while washing the car, forcing water down the rear hatch I was on a flat level parking space and NO water intrusion Thank you
There was also a TSB for this sort of issue where GM missed sealing some body joints in the hatch gutters. You may want to see if that's your issue. If so, you might be able to go back to parking anywhere: https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...argo-area.html
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