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I purchased a used 2001 Honda CRV last week and by the time I got home,
there was a pool of water on the floorboard on the passenger side. It was
raining at the time but the dealership decided it was a plugged drain of
some sort, fixed that and declared all was well. The same thing happened
the following day after raining again. The dealership sent me to an A/C
mechanic, thinking that the problem was here. After running diagnostics,
that mechanic told me that there wasn't a poblem with the A/C. It has not
rained since and I no longer have the flooded floorboard so I am inclined
to believe that there is a leak somewhere. Any suggestions as to the
source of this leak?

If the crv has a sunroof, the drain holes may be plugged,.

Someone else in this group will have more info.

best of luck,

Hugh
"yearnforthesimplelife" <judyronfre@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I purchased a used 2001 Honda CRV last week and by the time I got home,
> there was a pool of water on the floorboard on the passenger side. It was
> raining at the time but the dealership decided it was a plugged drain of
> some sort, fixed that and declared all was well. The same thing happened
> the following day after raining again. The dealership sent me to an A/C
> mechanic, thinking that the problem was here. After running diagnostics,
> that mechanic told me that there wasn't a poblem with the A/C. It has not
> rained since and I no longer have the flooded floorboard so I am inclined
> to believe that there is a leak somewhere. Any suggestions as to the
> source of this leak?
>

no, there is not a sunroof.

As a test, when you have a streak of sunny (preferably humid days) run
the A/C on high and for a good amount of time and see if the problem
shows up. If it doesn't then it isn't the A/C and you may have a seal
on the door which is bad. Also see if you can find any holes on the
undercarriage of the car, you may have hit something which damaged the
bottom of the floor.

Hope this helps,
Nick

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 16:40:21 -0400, "yearnforthesimplelife"
<judyronfre@msn.com> wrote:

>I purchased a used 2001 Honda CRV last week and by the time I got home,
>there was a pool of water on the floorboard on the passenger side. It was
>raining at the time but the dealership decided it was a plugged drain of
>some sort, fixed that and declared all was well. The same thing happened
>the following day after raining again. The dealership sent me to an A/C
>mechanic, thinking that the problem was here. After running diagnostics,
>that mechanic told me that there wasn't a poblem with the A/C. It has not
>rained since and I no longer have the flooded floorboard so I am inclined
>to believe that there is a leak somewhere. Any suggestions as to the
>source of this leak?

yearnforthesimplelife wrote:
> no, there is not a sunroof.
>

Check the wheel wells for holes or separations. I wouldn't expect them
in a vehicle this new, but you never know. The tires throw up a lot of
water that can make its way in if everything isn't sealed as it should be.

Also, try running a hose over the edges of the windshield--another
potential source of leakage. Not high pressure, just normal running water.

Abe