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Old 04-12-2002, 07:16 PM
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Default Why is there water on the floor in my back seat?

Anyone had a problem with water on the floor in the back seat on the passenger side? And no I didn't wash my car with the window open or door ajar. I've cleaned it up with a towel, but it keeps coming back even more. Any ideas would be great. I'm taking it in next week.
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actually, I'm sorry, did I say water...
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Default this is what happened to my '00 Accord ....

The passenger floor (behind the driver) was getting wet, but only after I drove in the rain. Never after just washing the car.

When I took it in, they discovered that water from the spinning wheels was getting into the car through leaky rear wheel wells. If all else fails, have them check that. Of course my Honda dealer was pretty clueless, so they had to call in a special "water leak" brigade to investigate and discover the leak.
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Default Water coming in through the airbox for the cabin...

... drains out the lowest part of the airbox which is the rear foot well. I would say that you're getting water in though the airbox under the windshield. There are drain holes back there that are know for getting pluged.

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Why would drainage to the front airbox require drain holes in the back??
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Default No, the drain holes are up by the airbox...

... under the windshield area. The drian holes are up under the area where the battery is as well. Once water gets in the airbox, it drains into the rear foot well area becuase the rear seat floor air ducts are the lowest point in the air circulation system in our cars.

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