Water leaking below the front floor - Toyota Camry 2000

[kayjee]

I bought a 2000 Toyota Camry last month, and have been driving since then. No major problems except probably the muffler - the car started getting noisy on acceleration about 2 weeks ago (I was told by the dealer that it was not harmful, but I would need to fix it to get rid of the noise).
Today morning, I saw that there is a puddle of colorless odorless liquid (I think it is water) tricking from beneath the car, below the front floor. A google search and I found out there could be 3 possible reasons for a water leak: wiper system, the AC and the radiator system. While the first two are ok, the 3rd could be serious, is it? Is water dripping due to the AC normal? Can it be due to something else? How can I find out the reason for this water leakage before visiting the auto repair shop or the dealer? Please help.

[ShawnM]

From the area your describing it sound like normal A/C condensation dripping. Perfectly normal.

[J708]

Water dripping due to AC is normal. As you realise it stops after time. But if it doesn't stop after time then I doubt its from AC. Now I started getting a leak a year back, and it turns out my power steering pipe had a leak, which made my steering so stiff in turning. But I doubt thats your case. Thats all the info I can provide you with.

[freestylez]

hey, if you had your AC on, water will always drip out

if you stay in one place for a long time, you will definately see a puddle of water, its normal

if your AC was off, there might be a leak

[kayjee]

Thanks all. I will check without turning the AC on today.

[Mike Gerber]

"I saw that there is a puddle of colorless odorless liquid (I think it is water) tricking from beneath the car, below the front floor"

This is normal condensation form the A/C system being expelled from the car. The A/C system dehumidifies the air in the car. It turns this in to water which has to exit the car in some way. There is a tube that runs from you A/C system to the outside of the car to expell this water. It's perfectly normal.

Mike

[kayjee]

Thanks Mike,
But I haven't noticed so much water before. Also it was dripping after the car being parked for nearly 3 hours. I will come to know if it is the AC condensation once I keep the AC off for a few miles and check, isn't it?

[Mike Gerber]

Originally Posted by kayjee

Thanks Mike,
But I haven't noticed so much water before. Also it was dripping after the car being parked for nearly 3 hours. I will come to know if it is the AC condensation once I keep the AC off for a few miles and check, isn't it?

If it's still dripping 3 hours later the drainage tube might be partially clogged. Take it to a shop and tell them what's happening. They will put the car up on their lift and blow out the drainage tube with compressed air. This is a fairly common occurance that takes about 5 minutes and some compressed air to fix.

Mike

[kayjee]

Thanks Mike..that explains it.

[Mike Gerber]

Originally Posted by kayjee

Thanks Mike..that explains it.

You're welcome.

Mike