Slater
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 11:43 AM |
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Passat water ingress problem
I drove my 99 Passat Estate today and heard alot of sloshing sounds, looked round and found the rear passenger footwell with 3" water in!
I have bailed it out now as best I can. All the window/sunroof were closed.
The battery compartment in front of the bulkhead is dry so the drain there is not blocked.
Any ideas how this water is getting in?
Is this a comman problem with passats?
Is there a VW forum?
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 11:54 AM |
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dodgy door seal maybe? guy over the road got a brand new volvo last year, had the same sort of problem, the rear door/window seal was rubbish. poor
design. maybe yours are just worn? i guess they'll be 10 years old now so maybe split?
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 11:54 AM |
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I've got a 99 Passat Estate too - no problem with water... yet
You haven't got an incontinent dog who sits in the front, have you?
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 12:18 PM |
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is the front footwell wet as well?
if so the problem is the door seal between the metal plate that holds all the electrics to the door, there is a seal that destroys itself, well it has
on my seat leon of same age
Try this link I hope this link works
tommy
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mookaloid
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 12:24 PM |
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Is the window open and was it raining? 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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fluidslvr
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 12:31 PM |
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these any good
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1385206&postcount=9
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230249
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whitestu
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 12:53 PM |
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When my Passatt was new the rear footwells filled up. This was the air con pipe venting into the footwells.
Stu
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adrianreeve
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 12:58 PM |
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What Stu said!!! HAd exactly the same thing.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 01:32 PM |
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Scuttle air intake plenum drains choked with dead leaf material.
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iceman26
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 02:04 PM |
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it is from ted pollen filter area drain tubes dry out asap otherwise you will need to replace control
unit under carpet and the looms very expensive to replace
if you need any more info u2u me
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Slater
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 02:04 PM |
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lots of useful information, many thanks.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 21/2/09 at 05:19 PM |
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If the fronts full aswell it will be the pollen filter housing where it meets the body. Very common.
The ECU's are in the passenger footwell and the water eats them if theyr left damp. And rots the wires. iv replaced half the loom under there
in mine.
Dan
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http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Simon
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 08:28 PM |
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I'm sure one of the guys in one of the units at work mentioned a rather clever design by VW, in that they run the rear window washer pipe down
the same conduit as the loom.
And they put a connector in there too - which comes apart.
Brilliant.
ATB
Simon
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 08:36 PM |
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Exactly the same thing happened to my daughter's Mk4 VW Golf Gti.
As it was just one thing in the list of faults in that astonishingly crap car it didn't get investigated - the car was sold shortly after...
...disgraceful, considering that it was the top of the range Golf at the time. Do a search on Google to see the VERY long list of faults that the Mk4
is prone to.
Oh - and my wife's friend had a Seat that was based on a VW chassis - and the driver's window fell into the door in that one too...
[Edited on 24/2/09 by David Jenkins]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:38 PM |
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If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkwagen??
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