Trunk Water Leak

[Panacea]

Okay guys I need some help

I've been experiencing major condensation in my trunk where the spare tire is. I've ripped up half the carpet and it seems that the water is coming from the passenger side, somewhere near the vent by the bumper.

I've picked out a few rocks under the carpet. So, I don't know if it's possibly coming in through that vent?

Anyone else experience this, if so what did you do to correct it?

Also, does anyone know how much a new trunk carpet is?

you can always do what Matt did to his 94 GT... drill a hole for the water to escape.

but that wouldnt solve the problem. check the passenger side tail light. my tail lights used to leak in my 95 but i changed to GT tails and solved that problem.

as for carpet... best bet would be a junk yard. (no clue about price) 9 times out 10, carpet is usually untouched and the trunk carpet is rarely damaged. good luck!

-dc

[Vintalage]

Cavingman had this problem and said it was the vent. He has all the details so he should be here shortly. If not, hit him up with a PM.

[iceman]

yeah thread recently on this. Either the vent, or the taill ight gasket (my case)

[cavingman]

Originally posted by Vintalage
Cavingman had this problem and said it was the vent. He has all the details so he should be here shortly. If not, hit him up with a PM.

yea mine was from the vent. I took a hamer to it and knocked the whole thing out, then fiberglassed over the hole. no more water.
you may not wanna go that far, so i dunno. epoxy plastic over it or something?

[Panacea]

Plastic thing, I assume it's the vent everyone talks about? If so, would it hurt anything to cover it up? Isn't it for cabin pressure, or perhaps vetilation so that if moisture does get in there it can help it out or something?

Also, I've noticed if you look un to where the fender curves it is wet, I'm not sure if it's because of evaporation, or water actually leaks where tha hard black plastic thing is above the tail light.

Next, I'll read the other thread, but am asking this even though it may have been covered. If the tail lamp is leaking, how/where would it be getting in at, and how would I go about sealing it off? I'm ripping out the carpet tonight and will take a closer look at it this weekend. Since I've found rocks in there I suspect it's the vent.

[klc317]

I had the exact same problem with my car. The spare tire well would be wet and about a half inch of water standing in it. I'd dry it all out, and a few weeks later it would be back. Turns out it was a body seam (somewhere near the tailight) that had not been sealed at the factory during the manufacture. They fixed that under warranty, and I also talked them into a new jack, jack handle, trunk carpeting and insulation, and a new carboard/carpet spare tire cover.

[CtrlAltDel]

I too am having water problems ... in my case enough to start a pond ... had about 4 inches of water in my trunk ... not good w/ my amps and speakers in there ... damn good design! .... pfftt... good design my ass ... heh ... would appreciate any other ideas other then fiberglass ... i dont know how to do that ... thanx ... e-mail me ctrlaltdel@chartermi.net

[illsmokeyou]

my dealership seemed to think that it was the circular seams that are at the bottom of the spare tire well, there are 2 of them I think. However, they took it upon themselves to silicone seal them, order me a new trunk carpet, as well as a spare tire well cover. They also said that the majority of the leaks come from the weather stripping around the trunk itself, however I would like to add that NOTHING else was wet besides the 5 inches of water at the very bottom of the tire well, immersing my jack and tools.

that was warranty invoice # 32

[CtrlAltDel]

ah ... well i have wet spots / sand / rocks / parts of rust forming by that pressure relief valve (vent as noted in thread) i sealed that up w/ electrical tape and seran wrap ... (temp solution) and that seemed to stop the water almost ... there is water coming from somewhere up near passenger side tail light ... dunno where though ... once i get that solved (where that water is coming from) i'll be ok ... just gotta figure out where its coming from ... beats the hell out of me ... god damn poor design if you ask me ... oh well ... if anybody else can give me any advise i'd really appreciate it ... anyone wana buy my car?!?!?!?!

[Green99GT]

i took a piece of damping and made like a cover for it so water couldnt run into it but air still got out....ill try to get a pic if you want

[CtrlAltDel]

That would be great!

[Green99GT]

umm maybe wed i have to pull off the back bumper to put something over the metal support that rattles all the time.....unless i get bored tomm

[action]

Drill a 3/8" hole in the pan for a drain, and duct tape the vent. If water stops comming in, then you may wish to replace the tape with someting else. At least if if you find the vent isn't the problem, you don't have to chip off messy fiberglass and still look somewhere else for the problem!!!

[CtrlAltDel]

I'll just suck the water out w/ a vacum at a car wash .. hehehe ... it just seems like a **** poor design ... to have 2 thin rubber flaps keeping water out of the trunk ... i mean get a monkey drunk and he could have done a better job ... thanks for the info guys ... keep it comin ... thinkin bout having girlfriend drive through a car wash w/ me in trunk w/ a flash light .... i'll let you know how that goes

[CtrlAltDel]

Well guys after spending some quality time Inside my trunk ... I have water coming from 4 different places: 1) Pressure Valve (vent) 2) Antenna fixture 3) seam up by passenger Tail Light 4) trunk seal by driverside tail light ..... Nebody else have leaks like that?

[Green99GT]

well i think the tail light seal is normal...thats how i was getting ater in the vent....it woudl go past the tail light then run onto the vent i belive....i woudl double check that sounds really bad.....

[Green99GT]

here ya go the vent it under the silver stuff....it can still breath threw the bottom hope that gives ya a beter idea

link...http://www.grandamgt.com/forum/showt...threadid=32853

first pic

[CtrlAltDel]

Found that the rubber "plug" for antenna was cracked so it was letting water in ... going to dealer to see bout a new one ... i did a bang up job tapin up that vent for the time being until i can figure something else out ... hopefully my problems will be solved ... wish me luck ... i wana sell my car

http://myweb.nmu.edu/~pwehmane

[CtrlAltDel]

pontiac isnt going to do **** for me except 500 off a new car .. whooo hoo ... ... ... ... ... ...