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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [grnchrysler200]
by gande96
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Oct 17, 2004 (3:11 pm)
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Replying to: grnchrysler200 (Oct 05, 2004 1:51 pm)
I have a 1999 Sebring with the same leaking problem, passenger side. This just started happening. I have looked for the "plug" but can not locate it. Do you have any other information on where the plug might be located?
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [gande96]
by jakeandmuffy
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Oct 20, 2004 (8:47 am)
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Replying to: gande96 (Oct 17, 2004 3:11 pm)
I'd like to add myself to the list of those having standing water on the Sebring floorboard, but mine is on the driver's side (as noted by previous person asking this question). Any ideas from anybody about this drain or plug would be appreciated. I once had a VW Rabbit where pine needles plugged a drain along the front by the windshield-wipers. Water would then flow off the windshield and poor into passenger compartment through the heater vents. Unplugging fixed the problem. I wonder if you and others (like myself) typically park your car outdoors and uncovered, whereby leaves and debris could build-up in body/chassis drains?
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [glendabucy]
by markdisalvo
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Dec 29, 2004 (10:38 am)
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Replying to: glendabucy (Sep 08, 2004 4:41 am)
Sorry, its been months since you put your problem on the board, but I just had my own flood in my car yesterday with all the rain in SoCal, The problem it turns out is the drain holes get plugged up over time and your convertible turns into a bathtub. The two drain holes are on both sides of the car near the jack points towards the rear. The mechanic just shoved a small screw driver in the hole and released the dam, important:your stock amplifier under passenger seat will blow your eardrums out when the water hits it or worse.
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [gande96]
by cg33
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May 12, 2005 (11:16 am)
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Replying to: gande96 (Oct 17, 2004 3:11 pm)
I don't know if you ever got help for this so sorry for just now sending this
info. I, myself, just recently had this problem and when I went to the
dealership, they wanted to charge me at least $170 to replace some "seals". I don't think that was necessary and I didn't want to waste $170 so I searched this site and saw responses from others like jam407, markdisalvo, and grnchrysler200. As the others said, you have to "unplug" the dirt that gets stuck and keeps water
from draining. The trick is not only to find the plugged spots, but to know what
they look like. They are not actual plugs that you remove. Once I finally found
them last night and used a paper clip to clean them as jam407 said, water came
out like a fountain. The plugged holes are located along the length of the
bottom of the car. When I got a mirror and looked at them, the plugged spots
reminded me of how the pen holder in your center console looks. It is a number of
hill-like spots. You insert a paper clip inside (even though it may not look like
there is a hole) and if you have any water in there, it will come out. Another
way that I identified the spots was that they look like mini flared spots where
I thought I had just hit the bottom of the car and caused the two metal plates
to slightly separate and bend.
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [cg33]
by ydnic4
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May 16, 2005 (7:00 pm)
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Replying to: cg33 (May 12, 2005 11:16 am)
Just want to say thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just giving up and ready to pay the dealer. Thank you again for solving our flooding problem. Cindyk (ydnic4)
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [jakeandmuffy]
by b62duck
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Jun 18, 2005 (3:52 pm)
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Replying to: jakeandmuffy (Oct 20, 2004 8:47 am)
I had the problem with standing water on the floorboard with my 97 sebring. On the under body of the car there are drain holes. They are right when the weld is at the bottom of the door. It looks like a break in the weld, there is I think 4 on both the driver and passenger side. They are just big enough to fit a flat head screw driver in them. Mine were clogged with dirt I cleaned the junk out of it with a screw driver and have never had a problem since.
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [grnchrysler200]
by danny8
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Jul 05, 2005 (9:22 pm)
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Replying to: grnchrysler200 (Oct 05, 2004 1:51 pm)
This information was very helpful i had the same problem on the left side.I would like to add one thing i discovered.Beside the 5 or so sections where the water is released in the seam of the rocker panel also there is a large hole in the rear covered by a rubber flap.This seems to be the last place the water can be released and mine was full of small leaves dirt etc so be sure to check this too
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board [b62duck]
by mar4
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Jul 12, 2005 (7:13 am)
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Replying to: b62duck (Jun 18, 2005 3:52 pm)
Are the holes on the door itself or on the body of the car? Thanks!
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Re: Standing Water in Floor Board
by krystenliz
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Oct 26, 2005 (6:32 am)
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Replying to: jakeandmuffy (Oct 20, 2004 8:47 am)
I have a 2001 Chrysler Sebring LX Sedan - I have a pool of water under the passenger side seat and in the back behind the seat, only on the passenger side. I cannot find where the leak if coming from? It must have been doing this for a while now because the car smells inside VERY bad its hard to breath in there the smell is just rotten, i have just now noticed because it has rained now for 3 days! does anyone else have this same problem and know anything about how to fix it? Please Help!!!!
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