Water on the floor

[TechnoPope]

mbeach,
Did the dealer explain what the problem was and how they fixed it? I know it really hurts to recommend a Columbus dealer. I have been slowly eliminating them since I moved here. Some I have had very serious problems with. I am not very happy with the Dennis sales organization, but it sounds like the service is ok.

Anita,
I recalled that thread. It is mostly from '04 and I was hoping to hear how any fixes held up.

etlsport,
I will hit the VX with a pressure washer this weekend and use your powder idea. If I cannot find/fix the leak, I will call Dennis Isuzu.

XCross69,
Interesting. That was my wife's observation. Maybe it will give a clue to the problem. I am envious of your solution. I moved from a home with two story, 3 car carriage house to one with a standard 1.5 car garage. Needless to say, the current garage is full.

Thanks everyone for your input.
Frank

[nates33]

I had a leak last year similar to XCross69. When I parked slightly uphill, I got a soggy passenger side. I found it was coming through one of the screws that hold the cowling under the windshield wipers. When parked uphill it made the dripping water fall straight down through a cold air intake hole that's in the trough at the bottom of the windshield. The drip fell down the hole, which is behind the glove box, to the heater fan, then to the floor. Parked facing downhill the dripping water would usually be caught by the trough. I fixed it by putting a drop of silicon in the empty screw hole & putting the screw in. Then from the inside, I sprayed Spray-on rubber/sound proofing stuff up behind the glove box, through the cold air intake hole, to the underside of the screw. It was a bit of trouble & frustrating, but at least it wasn't a cracked weld like I've read about. Hope that helps (if it makes any sense).

[mbeach]

I found it was coming through one of the screws that hold the cowling under the windshield wipers.

I didn't do the leak repair on the Dragon (it was under warranty and I'm lazy), but when it was returned, there was a small amount of silicon oozing out from underneath each one of these screws. I actually complained to the dealer about it (I assumed that this was too simple to actually be the cause of the problem), but alas, there was no water intrusion after these screws were sealed.

I had forgotten all about the screws until nates33 mentioned it.

[etlsport]

does someone have a photo of these screws, im not sure which ones i need to seal... ive got some water

[Ldub]

does someone have a photo of these screws, im not sure which ones i need to seal... ive got some water

Do a little investigating...look under the wipers, see the black piece of metal that has two plastic grates with 1/4" square holes(approx. size).
Now find the screws that hold that piece of metal to the vehicle...those be them.
Back them out one at a time, put a little clear(or black) 100% silicone in the hole & replace the screw, repeat until no more screws are found.
That ought to do it, but no guarantee, as I've heard of the WCS (wet carpet syndrome) having one or more other causes.

[etlsport]

yeah, im guessing its just a screw, because its a very small amount of water, only reason i even noticed it was because i picked a piece of paper off footwell and it had a wetspot

[TexVeX]

I'm having this problem now and it is raining here every day lately. It seemed to me to be the screw mentioned previously and we made that assessment before I looked it up on the forum. Fortunatley the floor mats I have currently, will collect and hold the water since it is not a profuse amount. The same thing happened with my Isuzu Rodeo. What's the deal? Why do they think everyone has access to a garage? LOL