Rainwater leaks in 2010 Prius???

Could be a clogged A/C drain tube.

That was the dealer's diagnosis over the phone, but what about the other wet spots? And why during a period in which the A/C was used but the car wasn't driven a lot?

The NHW20 model has a 'splash shield' mounted on the firewall whose drain-plugs can fill will leaf debris and pine needles. Then it becomes a rain-catch. One symptom is the air filter gets soaked and you can sometimes hear the water sloshing when driving.

One of the recommended, annual tasks that Good Prius Friend Hobbit recommends is taking the wipers off and lifting out the washer motor assembly to clean out these drains. We also have a ZVW30 but so far, no evidence of plugged drains.

Bob Wilson

The car goes into the shop today. I hope this isn't the start of an ongoing problem. Thanks for the response, and I'll post how it turns out.

They are telling us that it's the A/C drain, that all the carpets and padding are soaked, that it's our fault (either because we drove through standing water, which we didn't, or because insects built nests and blocked the drain) and that it will cost us $1700 to replace. Toyota is beginning to look lime a criminal enterprise to me...

They are telling us that it's the A/C drain, that all the carpets and padding are soaked, that it's our fault (either because we drove through standing water, which we didn't, or because insects built nests and blocked the drain) and that it will cost us $1700 to replace. Toyota is beginning to look lime a criminal enterprise to me...

When this happened to me I unclogged the drain myself and the musty smell went away after the carpet dried.

On Sep 15, 12:13 pm, Leftie wrote: . . .

Perhaps your insurance company might help?

Bob Wilson

Why?

"Blissfully unaware of their foolishness, they waste their lives playing the blame game. But taking responsibility for one's life, one's choices..."

Pay up.

Askin' is always free and this might be considered a form of 'road hazard.' If Toyota will blame "high water," 'road hazard' might work.

It's a Southern Thang you won't understand.

Bob Wilson

So, you advocate lying and insurance fraud. Nice.

Nope, not covered. We took the car instead to a detailer, who shampooed and then dried the rugs, then gave the interior an ozone treatment, for $200. The carpet is now dry. The dealer who tried to 'soak us' for $1700 is Northway Toyota, in Latham NY.

Reading comprehension is always low on usenet. The car *not* driven on flooded roads. The only logical explanation, given the amount of water and the lack of mildew on discovery, is that rainwater soaked the carpets while the car was parked and/or being driven in the rain on non-flooded roads. Way to go, Toyota. Great design.

On Sep 16, 7:22 pm, Leftie wrote: . . .

Excellent result!

Bob Wilson

No, you've gone off your meds again. Askin' isn't lying, it is askin'.

It was Toyota who claimed it was high-water that might have caused the problem. Let them live with their claim . . . to the insurance company. The owner is just sharing what Toyota told him.

Lying is your false, lazy, and totally made up posting, parasite.

Bob Wilson

You are criminally self-deluded.

. . .

Actually, it is your delusion. If Toyota wants to claim 'driving through high water' and there was recent, 'high water,' it would be a lie of omission to not let the insurance agent know what Toyota claimed . . . road hazard.

Opps, I see, prehaps "News" might be an insurance agent or owner of insurance stock . . . someone who believes insurance premiums should be required but never a claim paid out. We have so many thieves like you running around in politics today ... Ron Paul comes to mind.

Bob Wilson

This would be hilarious, if it were not so sad.

Wilson's behavior cannot be the issue, it must be .

A reaction like Nathan Thurm, the SNL character played by Martin Short.

A shady lawyer, Thurm was a chain-smoker, quite paranoid, and constantly in denial about his paranoia. "I'm not being defensive. You're the one who's being defensive."

When questioned, his catch phrase often included, "It's so funny to me that you would think..." He would also look into the camera and express his puzzlement at the questioner by asking, "Is it me, or is it him? ... It's him, right?"

Other times, he would deny an accusation, then immediately reverse his position when the accuser reaffirmed the statement. "No, it isn't!" ("Yes it is.") "I know that! Why wouldn't I know that? I'm well aware of that!"

Imagine:

Like I said before, "Lying is your false, lazy, and totally made up posting, parasite."

You really are one of the laziest, lamest trolls.

You know, we have boys like you in the South who like to dress up in women's white robes with pointed dunce caps and white face covers. Like any anonymous coward, they talk a big talk inversely proportional to their intellect and courage. "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grames from thorn brushes, or figs from thistles?" - Matthew 7:16

You are such a transparent troll . . . cowardly anonymous . . . unable to face the ugly, coward, and childish troll that you have become.

What you can't compete with is 52 MPH over the past six years of my NHW11 Prius. What you can not complete with is the freedom to drive anyway you want as long as it complies with the local driving code.

Coward, gas-guzzler, idiot troll. What a fool you are.

Bob Wilson

Bob Wilson

Keep digging. You may need a longer handled shovel.