My 96 xlt seems to be leaking whenever it rains because it gets a dreadful mildew odor the next time I get in the car. I could not find any wet areas. I looked at the headliner (since some said the roof rack leaks), the area around the windshield, and the areas around the doors. The only one that was suspicious was the back glass. I compared it to a 97 xlt (which seems to be almost identical). My gasket seems a bit bent up but so did that one. I did notice two differences.
1) the part of the gasket just in front of the latch mech seems to have a split in it (or is there where the two ends meet.2) on the 97 there is a hard piece of plastic that is attached and runs the length of the glass. It seems to make contact with the gasket when the glass door is closed. Mine does not have that plastic piece.
Any suggestions? thanks!