That's my current best guess, it's never leaked on the drivers side
and the top seal is tight against the paint on the side, but kinda
lifted on the other side. Time to sick the dealer on it.
On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Andy Levy wrote:
> Could it be a bad windshield seal?
>
> Corey Betka wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> --
> -andy
> andylevy@yahoo.com
> Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
> '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
>
Corey Betka
Computer Network Admin Specialist, Webserver Admin
Housing Computing Services
University of Illinois, Housing Division
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