water in door after heavy rain (07)

[ricofrancois]

Hi,

We had heavy rain the other day and while driving I could hear water. After looking around I realized it came from the rear passenger door. I removed a little plastic plug at the bottom and almost half a gallon came out. Could it be bad luck and being parked under heavy rain or a seal has come off? Other doors were not affected.

 

[docraymund]

Doors usually have a drain plug at the bottom for rainwater to flow out. Dont put the plastic plug back.

 

[tojohnso]

I have had the same thing happen with my 2011. I don't think it's normal to have that much rain enter the door but haven't addressed it yet. When I do, I'll post what the end result was.

 

[ricofrancois]

Thanks, I agree. I guess I would need to take apart the door trim and check the seal, but then again it doesn't rain that often in So Cal.

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Common issue with the 3rd gens (not sure about previous gens). It comes in at the window channel. I just leave the plug out as docraymund said.

 

[brick]

My old 2003 had the same issue, only on the passenger side rear door. I removed the plastic plug, issue resolved.
brick

 

[jeff kushner]

I had the same issue with my '99 and it slowly rusted out the bottom of the door but I never had accumulated water like you did. My '03 used to get so much water coming in from: windshield, doors, sunroof that I drilled two holes in the bottom of each rocker panel, under the trim to allow the water to leak out! It was a bit of a surprise the first time I removed the rocker panel covers and found both "trenches" filled with wiring...also filled to the brim with water! Somehow, that didn't seem normal! I carefully blew out the front drains for the sunroof but it didn't make any difference. I removed the gaskets for the windshield and pumped in 4 tubes of silicone and that seemed to help....but the rocker panels always drained water after a rain.

jeff

 

[Triplet Dad]

I have an '07 and have the same issue. I found that the drain plug was getting clogged with debris so I ended up removing it. Haven't had the problem since and I live in Houston with 40+ inches of rain per year.

 

[robertcope]

I had this problem on my 2012, and like others here, I simply removed the plastic plug things. I also live in Houston, which gets plenty of rain.