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There's a puddle in the footwell of my Suzuki Alto
I have a 2006 Suzuki Alto.
In heavy rain a puddle forms in the drivers footwell and the driver's side back passenger foot well is also damp.
There is no obvious entry point for the water, but is dangerous because it is causing condensation.
In heavy rain a puddle forms in the drivers footwell and the driver's side back passenger foot well is also damp.
There is no obvious entry point for the water, but is dangerous because it is causing condensation.
Asked on 19 November 2014 by jade1708
Answered by
Honest John
Water enters cars in a number of ways: 1: Via the bulkhead vent well (under the air intake grille) because the drains to the vent well are blocked, leaving rainwater nowhere to go except into the cabin.
2: Via a broken or misfitted pollen filter cover or pollen filter seal.
3: Via perforated or detached plastic membranes between the door trims and the door structures.
4: Via the (hidden) one-way cabin vent flaps situated between the sides of the load area and the sides of the rear valence.
5: Via failed door perimeter seals.
6: Via failed front or rear window seals.
7. Via failed sunroof seals or because the drains to the sunroof rain channels are blocked.
8. Via failed radio antenna fixture seals.
9: Via missing bungs or rust holes in the floorpan. I think your original problem was probably a mixture of (3) and (4).
2: Via a broken or misfitted pollen filter cover or pollen filter seal.
3: Via perforated or detached plastic membranes between the door trims and the door structures.
4: Via the (hidden) one-way cabin vent flaps situated between the sides of the load area and the sides of the rear valence.
5: Via failed door perimeter seals.
6: Via failed front or rear window seals.
7. Via failed sunroof seals or because the drains to the sunroof rain channels are blocked.
8. Via failed radio antenna fixture seals.
9: Via missing bungs or rust holes in the floorpan. I think your original problem was probably a mixture of (3) and (4).
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