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Hi... Got a 03 Accord EX 2-door V6 (two months old). I went out to clean
the inside of my car (Sunday afternoon) and to my surprize, my entire floor
was soaking wet. The back area seems to be the most wet. No I didn't
leave it out in the rain. There is no water around the sunroof, no water
in the trunk. My only guess is that it came in through the floor board
somehow. I was driving on wet road that had a lot of standing water
Thrusday and Friday. My guess is that the water came from under the car.
Going to try to get into a dealer this week. Has anybody else had this
problem? IF so email mail me at
xeleridgex@hotmail.com (take the x's out) subj: accord or post a reply
here.
And like everybody else there is a lot of wind nosie coming for the pass
side/middle of the car. I now wish I never got the sun roof, to much nosie
coming from it.
Also, for all you 03 accord owners. Did you get the recall notice this
week?
Eleridge

"Eleridge" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi... Got a 03 Accord EX 2-door V6 (two months old). I went out to
clean
> the inside of my car (Sunday afternoon) and to my surprize, my entire
floor
> was soaking wet. The back area seems to be the most wet. No I didn't
> leave it out in the rain. There is no water around the sunroof, no water
> in the trunk. My only guess is that it came in through the floor board
> somehow. I was driving on wet road that had a lot of standing water
> Thrusday and Friday. My guess is that the water came from under the car.
> Going to try to get into a dealer this week. Has anybody else had this
> problem? IF so email mail me at
> xeleridgex@hotmail.com (take the x's out) subj: accord or post a reply
> here.
> And like everybody else there is a lot of wind nosie coming for the
pass
> side/middle of the car. I now wish I never got the sun roof, to much
nosie
> coming from it.
> Also, for all you 03 accord owners. Did you get the recall notice
this
> week?
> Eleridge

Sounds like the A/C drain is clogged, and it's running over into the
passenger compartment. Check around the A/C condenser (around the firewall)
and look for a drip hose (where water puddles under your car during A/C
operation if you're sitting in one spot). Sometimes that drain tube gets
clogged up with bugs, dirt, etc. Clean it out and that might solve your
problem.
HTH

Oh, yea, good call. I had a car that I had to crawl under about every month
in the summer and stick a coat hanger up the AC drain to unclog it.

> Sounds like the A/C drain is clogged, and it's running over into the
> passenger compartment. Check around the A/C condenser (around the
firewall)
> and look for a drip hose (where water puddles under your car during A/C
> operation if you're sitting in one spot). Sometimes that drain tube gets
> clogged up with bugs, dirt, etc. Clean it out and that might solve your
> problem.
> HTH
>
>

noway wrote:
> Oh, yea, good call. I had a car that I had to crawl under about every month
> in the summer and stick a coat hanger up the AC drain to unclog it.

This was before '73, wasn't it?

did anyone receive this re-call notice in toronto by any chance?
if so what did it say - i haven't received anything as yet
got the EX-L in January
thanks
alex
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> Me wrote:
>
> > Eleridge <me@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > news:Xns93A9BA52476FAMemailusacom@216.168.3.44:
> >
> >
> >> Has anybody else had this problem? IF so email mail me at
> >>xeleridgex@hotmail.com (take the x's out) subj: accord or post a
> >>reply here.
> >>week?
> >>Eleridge
> >>
> >
> >
> > Took it to the dealer and he said that I had driven in too much water.
So
> > i guess that you can not drive this car in the rain. He is calling it
> > flood damage. I think he may just trying to get a buck out of my
insurance
> > company.
> > E
>
> That's bullsh*t! Last autumn we had a torrential in Toronto and all the
> leafs on the streets clogged the gutters, so we had lakes on the roads.
> They were flooded half way up the wheel in some cases. Both my 94 and my
> dad's 02 Accords were driven in that weather and we did not see a single
> drop inside the cars.
>
> What's happening to your brand new Accord is NOT normal, and it's not
> flood damage. It's either a clogged AC drain like others suggested or
> it's a leak somewhere in the car. Either way, the dealer should fix it
> under warranty. If he goes to your insurance company your premiums will
> go up through no fault of yours.
>
> Get him to fix it for free, without any insurance involved.
>
> Cosmin
>

No, actually it was an 86 Ford Tempo

"Liam Devlin" <LiamD@XXXX.optonline.net> wrote in message
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> noway wrote:
> > Oh, yea, good call. I had a car that I had to crawl under about every
month
> > in the summer and stick a coat hanger up the AC drain to unclog it.
>
> This was before '73, wasn't it?
>

If they don't fix, you can just bring it back 3 times and call it a lemon.

>> > Took it to the dealer and he said that I had driven in too much water.
So
> > i guess that you can not drive this car in the rain. He is calling it
> > flood damage. I think he may just trying to get a buck out of my
insurance
> > company.
> > E
>
> That's bullsh*t! Last autumn we had a torrential in Toronto and all the
> leafs on the streets clogged the gutters, so we had lakes on the roads.
> They were flooded half way up the wheel in some cases. Both my 94 and my
> dad's 02 Accords were driven in that weather and we did not see a single
> drop inside the cars.
>
> What's happening to your brand new Accord is NOT normal, and it's not
> flood damage. It's either a clogged AC drain like others suggested or
> it's a leak somewhere in the car. Either way, the dealer should fix it
> under warranty. If he goes to your insurance company your premiums will
> go up through no fault of yours.
>
> Get him to fix it for free, without any insurance involved.
>
> Cosmin
>

"noway" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
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> If they don't fix, you can just bring it back 3 times and call it a
> lemon.
>
>>> > Took it to the dealer and he said that I had driven in too much
>>> > water.
> So
>> > i guess that you can not drive this car in the rain. He is calling
>> > it flood damage. I think he may just trying to get a buck out of
>> > my
> insurance
>> > company.
>> > E
>>
>> That's bullsh*t! Last autumn we had a torrential in Toronto and all
>> the leafs on the streets clogged the gutters, so we had lakes on the
>> roads. They were flooded half way up the wheel in some cases. Both my
>> 94 and my dad's 02 Accords were driven in that weather and we did not
>> see a single drop inside the cars.
>>
>> What's happening to your brand new Accord is NOT normal, and it's not
>> flood damage. It's either a clogged AC drain like others suggested or
>> it's a leak somewhere in the car. Either way, the dealer should fix
>> it under warranty. If he goes to your insurance company your premiums
>> will go up through no fault of yours.
>>
>> Get him to fix it for free, without any insurance involved.
>>
>> Cosmin
>>
>
>
>

I though of that. We have a lemon law here in Mississippi. However, they
are charging it to my insurance company. "Flood damage" I get it back
today, and it is going to rain again this weekend. We shall see. I talked
to the dealer and asked him what happens next time I drive it and it gets
flooded inside. no answer.
Eleridge

"Eleridge" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "noway" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
> news:YNNMa.369249$3n5.31985@news2.central.cox.net:
>
> > If they don't fix, you can just bring it back 3 times and call it a
> > lemon.
> >
> >>> > Took it to the dealer and he said that I had driven in too much
> >>> > water.
> > So
> >> > i guess that you can not drive this car in the rain. He is calling
> >> > it flood damage. I think he may just trying to get a buck out of
> >> > my
> > insurance
> >> > company.
> >> > E
> >>
> >> That's bullsh*t! Last autumn we had a torrential in Toronto and all
> >> the leafs on the streets clogged the gutters, so we had lakes on the
> >> roads. They were flooded half way up the wheel in some cases. Both my
> >> 94 and my dad's 02 Accords were driven in that weather and we did not
> >> see a single drop inside the cars.
> >>
> >> What's happening to your brand new Accord is NOT normal, and it's not
> >> flood damage. It's either a clogged AC drain like others suggested or
> >> it's a leak somewhere in the car. Either way, the dealer should fix
> >> it under warranty. If he goes to your insurance company your premiums
> >> will go up through no fault of yours.
> >>
> >> Get him to fix it for free, without any insurance involved.
> >>
> >> Cosmin
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> I though of that. We have a lemon law here in Mississippi. However, they
> are charging it to my insurance company. "Flood damage" I get it back
> today, and it is going to rain again this weekend. We shall see. I
talked
> to the dealer and asked him what happens next time I drive it and it gets
> flooded inside. no answer.
> Eleridge

i would call my attorney general's consumer protection office immediately if
it were me. why should you have to pay more for your insurance premium when
it is cleary a defect in the product. don't take that for an answer.

- dawn

Eleridge <me@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>
> I though of that. We have a lemon law here in Mississippi. However,
> they are charging it to my insurance company. "Flood damage" I get
> it back today, and it is going to rain again this weekend. We shall
> see. I talked to the dealer and asked him what happens next time I
> drive it and it gets flooded inside. no answer.
> Eleridge

Won't that now be part of any future title search on the car? I would
fight to the death on that issue!