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Volkswagen Cabrio Water Leaks

17 messages,  Last post on May 09, 2013 at 6:28 PM

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#8 of 17 Re: 97 Cabrio opening trunk [fiestyvermin] by hmcelhaney

Dec 15, 2006 (7:38 pm)

Replying to: fiestyvermin (Oct 09, 2006 12:24 am)
I have a 96 Cabrio and the trunk is tricky. Put your key in, turn it as far to the right as it will go, then push in and turn it about one more click. It should open.

#9 of 17 Re: Cabrio leaking [stephang] by t_h

Feb 10, 2008 (7:30 am)

Replying to: stephang (Oct 06, 2006 11:26 am)
I have a 99 Cabrio with similar symptoms. 3 inches of water in the backseat plus water sloshing around in the driver's door. Were you ever able to get yours repaired? Any advice would be appreciated - I am about to start tearing apart the door!

#10 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [dustie3] by cabrio79

Feb 21, 2008 (12:01 am)

Replying to: dustie3 (Jun 24, 2006 6:13 am)
Hi All,
 I am on my second Cabrio. I now have a 2001, I am having problems with the musty smell of wet in my car after it rains. My passanger side seatbelt gets wet and smells horrible. I have already had the weather stripping replaced. Still nothing.
As far as the ABS light and check engine light... my '97 Cabrio, I had the worst time with. The ABS light was coming on after I got the brakes done at a local brake master shop and the check engine light would come on and off as it pleased. And on top of that my automatic transmission would slip into neutral in the middle of driving.
I found later on the internet that the transmission problem was due to a temp gauge.
Please fill me in on the water leak if you find anything.
 
 

#11 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [dustie3] by bigg454

Nov 19, 2009 (8:44 am)

Replying to: dustie3 (Jun 24, 2006 6:13 am)
This may not fix them all but a customer of mine printed out all of your concerns and brought the list in with her 01 Cabrio convertable and her driver floor had 3 inches of water in it. Much like the chrysler sebring convertables that had this problem. The pinch weld at the bottom of the rocker panel has about 5- 1 inch long lumps in it. These are the drain holes for all the water that runs down the cowl. If clogged the rocker {body below the door} will fill with water and overflow into the car. Very simple fix. Take a small screw driver and clear out the holes. Then use the screw driver to pry the holes larger so they dont clog so easily. I hope this helps. biggautoservice.com

#12 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [bigg454] by hoza

Mar 22, 2010 (11:07 am)

Replying to: bigg454 (Nov 19, 2009 8:44 am)
Thanks for the advice Bigg454.....(99 Cabrio) I did notice that seal was very wet.. I pushed on it and water gushed out. My Corrado did this.... Wished I remembered that...would've saved some headaches. If this does not solve anyone's wet floor problem check the seal after you close your door. Mine caught the seal flap and it folded in just enough to redirect water into the car...The rubber seal is deformed now... I did put a small bead of black gasket sealant at the top to redirect the water onto the glass instead of flowing down the rubber seal. Don't block the water coming off the top where the windshield and top meet. it has to flow off. You don't want the water to sit on top... so far so good. Good luck

#13 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [hoza] by agc2

Nov 20, 2011 (1:08 pm)

Replying to: hoza (Mar 22, 2010 11:07 am)
Hi Hoza
I have a 2002 cabrio with all new window seals on the driver's door window and have a water leak exactly in the same location where the the top of the windshield meet. Did you ever solve your problem?
Thanks in advance

#14 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [bigg454] by thejouster

Jan 20, 2013 (8:48 am)

Replying to: bigg454 (Nov 19, 2009 8:44 am)
My 2001 Cabrio was leaking water too--I knew it wasnt the windows because the seats never got wet but i'd have an inch of water on the floor. I cleared out those 1" holes on the bottom of the frame, and it looks like that was the problem! For those of us who don't know the car language--the very bottom of the sides of the car, below where the door opens and closes, has holes that look like warps in the metal, but they're there to drain water!

#15 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [thejouster] by reksas

Mar 12, 2013 (5:00 am)

Replying to: thejouster (Jan 20, 2013 8:48 am)
Absolutely the same problem for me. Thanks god it was easy to fix.

#16 of 17 Re: HELP 2 inches water in rear seat [bigg454] by actualizing

Mar 14, 2013 (4:42 pm)

Replying to: bigg454 (Nov 19, 2009 8:44 am)
Thank-you so much for the help. I soaked up inches of water in my back passenger side floor yesterday and wondered what the heck was happening. Today the towels are frozen to the floor because it snowed but at least now I know to clear those holes with a screwdriver. Brilliant!

#17 of 17 '98 cabrio 5speed 74,000mi Instr Cluster by jollygreen1

May 09, 2013 (6:28 pm)

I just read and read about this maintenance nightmare of a vehicle. I've noticed on this forum and others most of the posts are old. I guess the Golf/Cabrio is moving on to the junk yards and that is why there are less and less problems. I just purchased my '98 dark green Cabrio from an elderly couple I have known since they bought the '98. They decided to sell it and I bought at a very good price knowing the VW lack of quality. This ones runs and drives excellent, but starting to have those nit noy problems everyone else has. The tachometer and clock does not work nor does the cruise control. I am glad I have the manual top. I will try to fix the instrument cluster myself (it must be a piece of crap) and trouble shoot the cruise. I must say my two toyotas are boring because I have never had to work on them (camry 8yrs, 4R 10yrs). These forums offer good information and I am going out tomorrow to buy a scan tool so I can begin work. I know all about VW dealers and will never go there unless absolutely necessary. The second thing I will do is find a good independent mechanic for those things I cannot do. Good luck to you Cabrio owners and I know I will need luck keeping this one running.

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