Water in the door

Will Williams · May 21, 2018

It has been raining almost everyday for the past week or so here in Baltimore. I was driving for the first time since it started raining, when I heard something that sound like a jug of water splashing in the back. It was in the rear passenger side door. "Big Red" was on the parking lot, not submerge at all. No other water anywhere else. I open the drain plug so that the water could drain out. My questions are; has this ever happen to any one else, how did it get there, how can I prevent it from happening again. do i need to do anything to treat the inside of the door for rust.

GaryH2 · May 21, 2018

Sure has! My rear drivers door did that. It's surprising how much water they can hold!

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1955moose · May 21, 2018

Sounds like your door seal is not holding. Check window seal against glass, and seal around door. My guess is one on glass is worn somehow.

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sjwelds · May 22, 2018

Had the same thing on mine a few weeks back. Just keep the drains open and should be GTG

99WhiteC5Coupe · May 22, 2018

I have a 2015 Expediton Limited 4x4, purchased new.

I have seen several posts on this forum about the Expediton doors holding water and the lack of adequate drainage at the bottom of the doors.

Anyone know why Ford has drain plugs at the bottom of the doors, which prevent the water from draining quickly? I’ve also noticed the bottom, inside of the rear hatch on my Expedition (where the paint is bubbling........) also has drain plugs.

Trainmaster · May 22, 2018

The plugs are made to keep the dust and dirt out of the door while permitting draining from under them. Some markets have very dusty conditions, and the plugs help keep this dust from accumulating in the doors their contents and then into the cabin.

The window weatherstrip is also made to prevent water from entering the door. Good maintenance would include checking that they can drain water and that the bottom of the doors aren't filled with water-trapping muck, which the plugs tend let collect.

I've poked the rotten leaves and dirt out of drain holes with a wire.

From what I've seen over the years, the insides of the doors are well painted, some some water isn't likely to rust them out like their predecessors of the 1960's.

cobalt46 · May 28, 2018

I have a 2001 EB and have not had this problem. One thing I do is every Autumn I coat the rubber seals with silicone. It can get frosty here in Indy and that also keeps the doors from freezing shut.

1955moose · May 28, 2018

You might want to carefully drill a second small drain hole in both doors. I'd also change out that top of door window weatherstrip. Theirs only so much to seal the door, short of sealing it shut.

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gtncpa · May 29, 2018

Drain plugs also keep critters from making a nest in the door. I have 4 Ford products and they all have the same drain plug.

Neilster1 · May 29, 2018

This happened on my `13 Expy.. trash got past the outside window seal from a palm tree I park next to. it plugged up the drain hole and I caught it when I heard water sloshing in the door. Pulling those plugs and cleaning them out has become a regular maintenance item for me.

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