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Hi,

I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut tightly
enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.

I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
cannot find all of the information on the TSB.

Does anybody have any info that could help me?

Thanks,

Perry

Water is most likely the result of a failed seal in the windshield .I had
the same thing happen in a pickup truck that I owned. I had the seal
replaced and all OK now.
"PB" <ptb351nospam@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut
> tightly enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do
> have a power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else
> except under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>
> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>
> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Perry
>

I had the same problem in my 97 Civic, but just on the drivers side.
When I did some looking, there was a rubber body plug that was missing.
The water ran down the body panel and into the car. I sealed the hole
and now is all dry.

Mike

PB wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut tightly
> enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
> power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
> under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>
> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>
> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Perry


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Have you cleaned out the drain tubes for the sunroof? On some models
there's a 'Y' where debris collects, about the level of the steering
wheel. Try google for tips on how to clean it. I'd try water to see if
it's plugged, then low-pressure air if it's plugged. Try it backwards
too, or use suction. If you're not the original owner, pray somebody
hasn't wrecked something inside there.

'Curly'

'Curly'

PB wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut tightly
> enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
> power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
> under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>
> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>
> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Perry


-------------------------------

Have you cleaned out the drain tubes for the sunroof? On some models
there's a 'Y' where debris collects, about the level of the steering
wheel. Try google for tips on how to clean it. I'd try water to see if
it's plugged, then low-pressure air if it's plugged. Try it backwards
too, or use suction. If you're not the original owner, pray somebody
hasn't wrecked something inside there.

'Curly'

'Curly'

PB wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut tightly
> enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
> power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
> under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>
> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>
> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Perry


-------------------------------

Have you cleaned out the drain tubes for the sunroof? On some models
there's a 'Y' where debris collects, about the level of the steering
wheel. Try google for tips on how to clean it. I'd try water to see if
it's plugged, then low-pressure air if it's plugged. Try it backwards
too, or use suction. If you're not the original owner, pray somebody
hasn't wrecked something inside there.

'Curly'

'Curly'

I have an 01 accord ex and noticed after a big rain that my rear drivers
side was soaked also.That was a year 15 months ago and havent really noticed
it again.Maybe a fluke as to how the wind was blowing and where the car was
parked.
I chalked it up to that anyway.

"PB" <ptb351nospam@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:FeSdnayej6Ik4M_eRVn-hQ@adelphia.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut
tightly
> enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
> power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
> under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>
> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>
> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Perry
>
>

slider wrote:
> I have an 01 accord ex and noticed after a big rain that my rear drivers
> side was soaked also.That was a year 15 months ago and havent really noticed
> it again.Maybe a fluke as to how the wind was blowing and where the car was
> parked.
> I chalked it up to that anyway.
>
> "PB" <ptb351nospam@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:FeSdnayej6Ik4M_eRVn-hQ@adelphia.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an 02 accord SE sedan that I have owned since January. We had rain
>> last weekend, and I noticed the driver side, rear passenger floor was
>> soaked. I shop vac'd it and thought maybe my door had not been shut
> tightly
>> enough. Well, more rain this weekend with the same result. I do have a
>> power sunroof. There doesn't seem to be any water anywhere else except
>> under the driver's seat and to the rear of that.
>>
>> I have googled TSBs, and there seems to be one for a water leak, but I
>> cannot find all of the information on the TSB.
>>
>> Does anybody have any info that could help me?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Perry
>>
>>
>
>
Had this problem myself. There are drain hoses inside the front wheel
wells, but you have to remove the rear plastic cover near the doors to
get at them to unblock them. These get full of dirt and block up. For
some reason they're designed to let water out, but also trap dirt. To
fix snip a part of the hose so it becomes free draining.
The rear ones are inside the trunk/boot of the car and the plastic trim
inside there has to be removed . A pain but easy enough. That has the
same type hoses.
Just snip a small amount off them to clear them.
The sunroof has four hoses draining the internal gutters at each corner
of the glass.
It seems most models are like this.