Posted: Sep 20 2004 at 9:21am | IP Logged

has anyone had the wet carpet problem here?  my driver's side carpet and padding is wet.  it's starting to mildew.  any thought/solutions? 

critter

Posted: Sep 20 2004 at 10:57am | IP Logged

Some have leakes on Passenger side due to the evap core drain - but on drivers side ????

Assuming you haven't driven through any floods lately you have to suspect a windshield leak, firewall or even door leak. I remember someone reporting a odd leak path from door speaker area.

Pull that carpet back and line everything w/newspaper. Get out the hose and start spraying. The newspaper will make it easier to see drips that come down and wet the paper- turns darker. Remember, the leak source can be 2 feet away from where you see the drip- water can follow some odd paths.

The dealer will do pretty much the same thing but is time limited. Unless Niagra Falls hits him in the face you'll get a "could not duplicate" result. Try to find it yourself first but most definately then get the dealer to fix the leak AND replace carpet.

Posted: Sep 29 2004 at 11:26pm | IP Logged

the leak has supposedly been fixed.

it was diagnosed as an opening in a body seam.  water was coming down from the windshield area and somehow getting into the truck, running down the firewall and down to the floorboard thus soaking the underside of the carpet.  the re-welded it, caulked it, and replaced the padding under the carpet which had mildewed.  i washed it again tonight, so we'll see if there is wetness in the morning when i head out for work. 

in the process, they had to remove the seat and subwoofer.  they forgot to hook the subwoofer back up, so i had to take it to another dealer (closer to my hometown) to have that fixed.  they are billing the first dealer $62 in labor, which i thought was a bit funny