Ill tell you exactley what your problem is...I have an 01 that is 6 months
old and it has the same problem. If you notice, there is actually 2 weather
stripping pieces..one on top(close to the roof, and one about 1/2' under
that. What I did to fix mine(so far, no more water) is buy some black
silicone and caulk in between the strips...I pulled apart all of the
interior panels to find the leak and what the water was doing was getting
past the 1st strip and leaking BEHIND the second one...from there it
runs down the pillar and onto the floor....If you want to do the check for
yourself, take off the pillar trim and do the hose test again...
Just a note...if your prob is different, i also had a 92 sonoma with a leak
and it turned out to be coming from the rear window.
hope it helps..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Water leak
> Jack, I've got a similar problem with my '00 that all of Mopar's techs
have
> been unable to pinpoint or fix to this point. Best I can figure, my water
> comes through the A/C-heater box under the dash. Mine leaks pretty much
only
> when it is parked on an incline. It leaks pretty darn bad when it rains,
but
> even if it's dry outside and I park on an uphill incline, the water is in
> the floor. I figure it has to be A/C drain water that is collecting in the
> box under the dash, then leaking out when I tilt the truck up by parking
on
> an incline. I never even use my A/C, but when I have used it just to see
if
> it made a difference, it only made it worse. This really gets to me
because
> I try VERY hard to keep my truck as clean and perfect as
possible,especially
> the interior, and the dealers seem 1)baffled and clueless on this problem,
> and 2) pretty unwilling to try to fix it or do anything about it. Good
Luck,
> hope you have a better experience than I have had.
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Jack and Jan Roberts <sharkb8@shaw.ca>
> Subject: DML: Water leak
> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 00:07:29 -0700
>
> Hello all:
>
> I've just signed onto this mailing list and I have a problem with
> water entering into the front passengers floor area. Looking at some
> of the archives I see that other people have had similar problems as I
> have with reference to A/C pipe, leaking windshields, missing
> grommets, cab mounted brake light leaking, missing or sparse caulking,
> etc. causing the to leak into the floor compartment.
> I have a 1993 Dakota which just started leaving puddles of water in
> the passengers side floor well after a rainy period. Has any one ever
> encountered this problem or heard of it? I know it's coming through
> the door seal near the front, as I can see it leaking in, but I'm not
> sure how. If I put a hose on the roof and let it run toward and down
> the passengers side door, the water enters the rain gutter and flows
> down the front and rear of the door, then over the door seal (weather
> stripping) at the front of the door threshold and into the cab. The
> little vent holes in the seal well up with water and you can actually
> see it roll in to the cab and on to the floor pan. It's driving me
> nuts as to how it's able to get through and what to do to stop it.
> It's hasn't been a problem for the past eight years. Why now?
> HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Jack Roberts
>
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