Hopefully this is the final update on this problem:
Dealer sent the truck to a glass shop, they squirted black caulk in
the leaky area. Creased my headliner on the front edge but I can live
with that. They weren't going to replace the carpet, but I calmy said
'Yes, you are, its ruined and molding' and they wrote down the details
and are ordering the carpet. As the service manager is writing down
the details, he says 'This is the 3rd one of these we've seen'. So, I
guess leaky upper windshield seals are a common problem on Dak's?
So, hopefully this will all end on a happy note. but I guess I should
watch out for the floorboards to start rusting....Ugh.
Thanks for all the help guys.
On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, 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/
> >
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