Maddog2020
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Wet passenger floor after rain?
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Maddog2020
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The Fix Is In
OK this is right from the service invoice (Maddmatts may have been correct).
Removed fresh air cowl screen found signs of water entering fresh air door scoop. Made a water damn and added foam block to plastic cowl. Pressure tested windshield and other sealing area's no leaks found. Water tested after reassemble no water getting in fresh air scoop now. Reassembled interior. Note engineers have found water getting in when parked on a 2 degree incline most drive ways with right side slightly higher. Water test after repair and those conditions OK at this time.
Hopefully, I will see no more leaks. My car may have been on a slight incline so hopefully this is it. Moral of the story is don't park on an incline if it looks like rain.
Does the fix make sense to you experts out there?
Thanks,
Jim
OK this is right from the service invoice (Maddmatts may have been correct).
Removed fresh air cowl screen found signs of water entering fresh air door scoop. Made a water damn and added foam block to plastic cowl. Pressure tested windshield and other sealing area's no leaks found. Water tested after reassemble no water getting in fresh air scoop now. Reassembled interior. Note engineers have found water getting in when parked on a 2 degree incline most drive ways with right side slightly higher. Water test after repair and those conditions OK at this time.
Hopefully, I will see no more leaks. My car may have been on a slight incline so hopefully this is it. Moral of the story is don't park on an incline if it looks like rain.
Does the fix make sense to you experts out there?
Thanks,
Jim
Aldakoopa
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OK this is right from the service invoice (Maddmatts may have been correct).
Removed fresh air cowl screen found signs of water entering fresh air door scoop. Made a water damn and added foam block to plastic cowl. Pressure tested windshield and other sealing area's no leaks found. Water tested after reassemble no water getting in fresh air scoop now. Reassembled interior. Note engineers have found water getting in when parked on a 2 degree incline most drive ways with right side slightly higher. Water test after repair and those conditions OK at this time.
Hopefully, I will see no more leaks. My car may have been on a slight incline so hopefully this is it. Moral of the story is don't park on an incline if it looks like rain.
Does the fix make sense to you experts out there?
Thanks,
Jim
Seems legit.
Chevrolet Customer Care
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Thanks for posting this. If it keeps happening, please contact us through private message with your VIN, contact information, and dealer you're working with. I hope this is resolved quickly for everyone. Stay dry and have a good weekend!
Matt,
GM Custome Service
Matt,
GM Custome Service
cdlsparks67
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Still dry after rains this weekend?
Maddog2020
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Yes, so far so good! I wonder if this will turn into a Service Bulletin, or a recall.
Gsrdude
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200 miles on the damn thing and came out this morning to a wet passenger floor mat. Needless to say I'm a bit agitated that I have to bring a car with 200 miles on it back to the dealer. BS if you ask me
Anyway. No sunroof and it was raining all night. Urrrrgggghhhh if this is a sign of things to come I won't be a Sonic owner long
:sadbanana:
Anyway. No sunroof and it was raining all night. Urrrrgggghhhh if this is a sign of things to come I won't be a Sonic owner long
:sadbanana:
Maddog2020
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Do you remember where you parked? Parking on a slight incline (2 degrees) will cause the leak. On my car they built a custom dam to fix it. I haven't had a leak since. If you have to park on an incline put the front on the low side until you can service it.
I would also point them to the solution I posted above. They will not find a problem by simply doing a hose test or running it through the car wash a bunch of times. I had to press them to look further.
Good luck!
Gsrdude
New member
Where the car was parked last night is fairly flat. Though 2* is hard to see or say for sure
I did print your post #23 and bringing car in ASAP. Thank You
Maddog2020
Active member
Sounds like a good plan. Please post your results from service once you take it in.
Gsrdude
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Well it's at the dealer I gave them Maddog2020's post with the text from his service invoice. Hopefully they'll stick to that and not chase their tail
Service Manager said "I'll show it to the tech working on it and thanked me"
This dealer was good to me when I had my Saturn Astra though it's not where I bought the Sonic cause they refuse to stock the manual trans cars, I guess (Never have any)
Oh and I has Grandpa mobile. Smells like a cheap motel room inside :banana:
Service Manager said "I'll show it to the tech working on it and thanked me"
This dealer was good to me when I had my Saturn Astra though it's not where I bought the Sonic cause they refuse to stock the manual trans cars, I guess (Never have any)
Oh and I has Grandpa mobile. Smells like a cheap motel room inside :banana:
Gsrdude
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OK so just got a call from the dealer. There is in fact a TSB for this issue that basically outlines what Maddog2020's service invoice says. Ill see if I can get it once I get there.
He told me that he has a 3M sealant on order he should have in a couple hours and have my car back to me today or tomorrow.
:banana: I'm optimistic this will resolve the issue if not they get two more strikes
He told me that he has a 3M sealant on order he should have in a couple hours and have my car back to me today or tomorrow.
:banana: I'm optimistic this will resolve the issue if not they get two more strikes
Maddog2020
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Thanks for the update, sounds promising!
Maddog2020
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That's great news! Hope you stay dry from now on.
ThatTmoGuy
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That's not what he said...:banana:
