Here's an update:
Bad news, it's not fixed.
I took the A-pillar trim off last night and it rained today, water on
the seat and carpet. WTF? So I have the better half turn a hose on it
tonight and after about 15 seconds there is a nice steady stream of
water running down from the lower corner of the headliner. Uhhh, where
the &*%$ is it coming in from?
Looks like the dealer is going to have to rip out the interior to find
this one.
Off topic:
Good news I got today, wife's 2002 Z-28 is scheduled to be built
10/22. 2 V8s in the garage in a couple of weeks...
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Corey Betka wrote:
> 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.
> > >
>
Corey Betka
Computer Network Admin Specialist, Webserver Admin
Housing Computing Services
University of Illinois, Housing Division
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