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2000 Eclipse GT w/wading pool in the back drivers side floorboard..where's it coming from???

HELP !! (54,000 miles) This just started happening about a week ago(now 2). Carpet behind the drivers seat is SOAKED. The sunroof isn't leaking (headliner spotless), the 2 drains in the hatchback (L&R) rain channels are clear and functional, window/door seals are tight with no leaks, windows close fully. Car is garage kept. The floor is wet even after a week of dry weather. I'm at a loss as to origin of this puddle. No other floorboards/carpets are wet anywhere or even damp so no trail to follow. No smell or residue when I touch it. Feels/smells like straight water. All carpets are bone dry except the left rear. How da' hell is the water getting to the drivers side backseat with no obvious source or trail to backtrack. Anyone else ever run into this problem?? I'd REALLY hate to have to take it to the dealer to locate the source but as a last resort....VERY last resort, I will. As painful as it will be. Any ideas will be appreciated

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Altima Esse
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Perhaps it's a case of sabotage? Someone is pouring the water in there?

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Walter

There is a hose that drains water from around the sunroof. Mine got clogged about a year ago and I ended up with the entire (front and back) driver's side carpet soaked. I believe that hose ran down the A-pillar in front. Maybe there is another hose that runs down the B-pillar.

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Altima Esse

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Altima Esse

My wife's '01 had the exact same problem...no obvious leaks, nothing wet that I could find, but the back seat floor was swimming ! We were lucky in that this happened at ~20K, so it was still under warranty.

The dealer ended up replacing the "sun roof housing", headliner, floor carpet and mats, and the front "body harness". He told me the water does drain down the side pillars normally, and that they had also found a leak where the body harness went through the firewall.

Good luck solving your problem !

Dean...

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Altima Esse

Any other ideas out there? The sunroof is sealed w/2 layers of silicone until I can afford to replace the entire unit so it's not coming from the sunroof, unfortunately. Only the floorboard carpet is wet ( now back drivers side AND front drivers-almost like it's rising!) not the sides running up to the console, door sills or behind the clutch/brake/gas pedals. It's almost as if it's coming up from BELOW the car but all drains are sealed and covered with undercoating, or some rubberized stuff that looks like undercoating. I may have to pop on to let it drain though. Where is the A/C drain on a 2000 Eclipse GT and can THAT somehow get water to the floorboard without getting any of the side carpeting wet? That seems to be my last source to check. Any help/suggestions are appreciated. I think I may have missed a reply or two 2 weeks ago due to having to leave town for a family emergency with no Net access (shiver) and apologize to those who's replies I may have missed (no longer on server). Thanks for the help folks!

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Altima Esse

If you get real desperate, try removing all (front, back, everything) carpet and felt underlay so you have just the metal floor (and sound deadening). You probably need to do this to dry the carpet out properly anyway else it could smell very bad. Dry the floor out totally and when water appears again, narrow it down to one footwell and stick on a continuous ring of paper towel with blue-tac or something. Where the paper gets wet is where the water is getting in. Its going to look very weird to your passengers and a bit noisier for a while but it should work!!

TDM (Mitsubishi 380 out October in Aus)

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