water under carpeting

[potentialowner]

For a few days I thought I heard water slosh around when I first put my car in drive. Then yesterday my car started to smell funny. I keep my car really clean so I thought this was really odd. I looked everywhere and couldn't find anything. Then I noticed one of the floor mats looked discolored. When I touched it I found out it was wet and not actually discolored. I then found out my entire floor is completely soaking wet. Completely soaking. Anywhere I touch you can see water come up. This sucks. I never leave my windows open. I did some searching on google and found out that it could be a blocked AC hose that would cause the condensation to drip into my car. Which could be true since I commute 2 hrs a day with AC on all the time. Has anyone else seen this? Would this be covered under warranty at all? I'm not even sure my car is still under warranty. I bought it in nov of 06 (it's a 2007 model) and has 45k miles on it.

[njerald]

Could be.

If you have a moonroof, it could be a drain hose off also or a leak at the windshield or air intake.

[Streaker]

Bring that Baby in to the dealer right away, before you have any water damage.

[njerald]

Originally Posted by Streaker

Bring that Baby in to the dealer right away, before you have any water damage.

Yes, but no warranty.

If you can't diagnose/fix it yourself, take $$$$.

[potentialowner]

thanks for the replies. does anyone have any diagrams or pics of where the evaporator drain hose comes out?

[workerant]

My warranty run out at 37K.

So the day is dry and no rain but your carpet somehow got wet?

[gdanaher]

So, let's review:
-water on one side of car or both?
-has it rained or have you washed the car in recent days that would account for the moisture?
-do you have a sunroof?

If the water is only on the passenger side and there is no other means of water access, presume the a/c evaporator. Jack the car up and put it on jack stands or better, get to a service bay that will lift the car high enough to get under, find the tube that is attached to the drain and clean it out. Short wire, compressed air, something that won't damage the aluminum evaporator. If you can shoot some bleach up in there, then even better. There are products made to clean mold and crap out of evaporators. Google for it.

In the mean time, find a slope, hill or other angled surface to park the car. Park it so that the water will tend to run to the door sill and from there, soak it up with sponges, towels, or vacuum. You might have to remove the plastic door sill to gain access under the carpet. Get the water out and get it dry. Rust is just waiting to happen, as is mold and mildew.

The dealer will be happy to do all this for you but it might not be warrantied. It would depend upon the source of thw water and what you might or might not have done to create/mitigate the problem.

Get it dry. Leave your air conditioner off until you can sove the problem.