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#4 of 13 Trunk Leak by lorainemax2 Jan 31, 2003 (1:10 pm)
Hey...this may sound totally crazy but I am forever opening my trunk with the remote without knowing it. It is very difficult to tell it by looking at the car but it does lift the trunk ever so slightly above the gasket.   Could be the source....it happened to me.
#5 of 13 Water in the trunk?? by mwagner123 May 14, 2003 (8:08 am)
I recently purchased a 1999 Avalon XLS which collects some water after it rains in the spare tire compartment.   I'm not sure where it is coming from. Any suggestions on what I should look for would be appreciated.   Thanks,   Mike Replies to this message: jchow101 (May 06, 2007 5:35 am)
#6 of 13 Water in trunk by pmoskal May 15, 2003 (9:12 am)
Undoubtably the water is coming in somehow. On my new '03 Avalon there are two drainage hoses tucked up underneath each of the rear quarter panels behind the rear wheels. Whether those hoses have something to do with what you are experiencing I will check into for you.
#7 of 13 95 Avalon, passenger side floorboard is wet. by magnolialady Sep 03, 2005 (5:34 pm)
Hello, just would like to get some help with my floor board on the passenger side, which stays constantly wet. I notice this after I had the windshield reservoir filled, the carpet was extremely wet. So I had that replaced to the tune of $75 per hr for labor, I am female, so they tell me anything at the dealer, but this has not helped. The water drains out for the a/c, and the weather stripping around the window seems to be ok. I am clueless, is there anyone out there that can reccommend what possibly might be wrong. a/c works fine, taken it thru car washes to see if by chance I could see water coming in thru the window, but nothing, help!!! Replies to this message: colden (Oct 05, 2005 7:14 am)
#8 of 13 Re: 95 Avalon, passenger side floorboard is wet. [magnolialady] by colden Oct 05, 2005 (7:14 am)
Replying to: magnolialady (Sep 03, 2005 5:34 pm) I had the same problem with our 2001 XLS, Turned out to be a factory defect that was covered fully under warranty. They said a plastic drain vent pipe was the culprit. Haven't had a problem since.
#9 of 13 Re: Water in the trunk?? [mwagner123] by jchow101 May 06, 2007 (5:35 am)
Replying to: mwagner123 (May 14, 2003 8:08 am) I have a 1999 XLS, I had the same water problem. After rain or heavy snow water collects around spare tire in the trunk.   I marked the spare tire section edge with white washable marker (Kids), & I checked the trunk after a rainy day. Sure enough the water was going inside from the trunk lid bumber side. There were 3 spots which had wet white paint. Both sides close to the light section (right after spot welding), & the mddle where thruck lock is there.   Pulled the rubber linner from the trunk edge. It was wet & rusty. Then I notice body where this linner sits, & notice gap for water to enter. Take it to my garage (not the toyota) Mechanic pulled the linner around the trunk. At factory they do SPOT Welding & expect two sheet of metal to press perfectly. However, there were small gaps. He cleaned with angle grinder & put auto caulking to seal & let them dry. Clean the linner. I let it dry for a day, reseated them. No more leaks so far.
#10 of 13 Avalon leak on front pillars by cbouffard Dec 21, 2007 (5:08 pm)
Water comes dripping in right at the speakers on both of the front pillars. The dealer said that the front pillar drains for the sunroof were crimped so they re routed them. Before going to see the dealer here is what happened. The car was bone dry after being in the driveway in a night of heavy rain. It was not until I was on the road driving on the highway that I noticed that the speakers on both front pillars (next to the windshield) were dripping wet. I pulled off the road still in the rain and it seemed to slow. When I got back on the road here came the drips. It has not rained since and I can not get the leak to appear with the hose. Hopefully they fixed it but I am not confident. I would love to make sure but I do not know where to start. I was thinking that maybe air was pushing water up from under the left and right most part of the firewall. maybe somewhere near the hood hinges. I have driven about 17,000 miles with out a hint of water. So whatever is causing it has to be new. maybe a clogged drain line somewhere? Replies to this message: rpfingsten (Dec 22, 2007 12:36 am) fsteinmann (Mar 11, 2008 1:25 pm)
#11 of 13 Re: Avalon leak on front pillars [cbouffard] by rpfingsten Dec 22, 2007 (12:36 am)
Replying to: cbouffard (Dec 21, 2007 5:08 pm) Cbouffard....I had a water leak coming thru my speakers on the a-pillars as well. My car had been parked in pouring rain and when I got in the car, I was using a towel to clean up the water I brought in with me when I noticed water on the dash, directly below the speakers on each side of the car. Then I actually saw water dripping thru the speakers onto the dash. Well at the time, my 07 xls was only about 6 weeks old, I went right to the dealership. First thing the service writer tells me is that the drain tubes from the sunroof may be clogged. When I replied that the car was 6 weeks old, and garaged every night, I found it doubtful that not one, but both drain tubes would be clogged. Turned out we were both right, the drain tubes were not clogged, they had never been "connected" It took the dealership about 30 minutes to ( forgive me for this ) GET ER DONE!!! Anyway, no more water issues in the last year. Mine was certainly attributed to the drain tubes.   Roland Replies to this message: fsteinmann (Mar 11, 2008 1:25 pm)
#12 of 13 Re: Avalon leak on front pillars [rpfingsten] by fsteinmann Mar 11, 2008 (1:25 pm)
Replying to: rpfingsten (Dec 22, 2007 12:36 am) I had a similar problem with my 2007 Avalon, except the water was not visible except for the pillars and speakers on one side, but the water got into the instruments and the car would not operate - the engine fan and headlights could not be shut off. I had to disconnect the battery to turn everything off. I had it towed to my dealer who told me the drainage tubes from the sunroof were clogged. I told them that I wanted them to buy the vehicle back because of the electrical problems this water caused. They say the car works fine now and want me to keep it. Don't know if anyone else had this issue, but would appreciate any thoughts on whether the car will give me problems in the future because of the electrical problems.

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