Well, my dealer seems to have fixed this issue for me, but it took
almost a year (and several heavy rains) before I actually complained
about it. They replaced the bottom weather stripping on the
passenger door, and it looks like there is a continuous bead of
adhesive behind it.
Now my other issue: the carpet is beginning to mold under the padding
on the passenger floorboard. I've got an appointment for next Tuesday
to have it looked at, so here are my options:
1. They replace the interior carpet (yeah, right)
2. They pull the whole thing apart and dry the padding (How do you dry
that foam anyway?)
3. They toss some baking soda on the carpet and tell me to live with
it.
4. They say the leak is fixed, the carpet is your problem.
1 or 2 would probably make me happy (I'm gonna push for 1, maybe I'll
get 2). If they come back with 3 or 4, anyone got any tips? I'm up to
ripping the interior out myself, if I get a free weekend sometime
soon (and it doesn't freeze here in central Illinois soon).
I'll keep you guys updated on what happens, at least I got a bunch of
new Torx tools out of this...
On a side note, here's a picture of the dak at the top of Pikes Peak:
http://listman.housing.uiuc.edu/~betka/vacations/2001/pictures/2/019_19.htm
General vacation info at:
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~betka/
Corey
'01 4.7l CC 4x4 Forest Green w/dumbo ears
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Stephen Reill wrote:
> 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.
> >
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