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#1 of 19 water leak behind dash by concreteboy Sep 01, 2008 (6:56 am)
my '04 is leaking water on passenger side behind dash when a/c is on. someone said it is the a/c dryer is plugged. have to take off dash to get to it. anybody else having similar problems? Replies to this message: alron (Oct 25, 2008 6:24 pm) gerg (Jan 10, 2009 6:14 pm) majvic (Mar 21, 2009 12:16 pm)
#2 of 19 Re: water leak behind dash [concreteboy] by alron Oct 25, 2008 (6:24 pm)
Replying to: concreteboy (Sep 01, 2008 6:56 am) I had a similar problem. Took the SUV to many mechanics who could not venture to fix it because the complete dash had to be taken down. I finally ended up at the dealer where they charged $970.00 to fix the problem. By the way the part used was only $3.50....It is happening to a lot of Endeavors Replies to this message: gerg (Jan 10, 2009 6:14 pm)
#3 of 19 Re: water leak behind dash [alron] by gerg Jan 10, 2009 (6:14 pm)
Replying to: alron (Oct 25, 2008 6:24 pm) I had the same problem and found out the drain is incorporated in the body so I drilled my own drain hole and put my own drain tube in. I also found out that on the intake to the ac inlet had no screening so it was allowing crap to get in to clog the drain in the fist place so I put a screen in myself and never had a problem since. All you have to do is pop the plastic grill under the passenger windshield wiper off to get access and then just duct tape some aluminum window screening in place.
#4 of 19 Re: water leak behind dash [concreteboy] by majvic Mar 21, 2009 (12:16 pm)
Replying to: concreteboy (Sep 01, 2008 6:56 am) 04 Endeavor with water leak on driver's side. Tires Plus said R/R evaporator and replace seal $773. Dealer service mgr said $2 part and $900 job. Good private mechanic said water is leaking from somewhere around the evaporator, but didn't want to undertake taking out dash. Any better ideas?
#8 of 19 Re: endeavor evap water leak [concreteboy] by crasyendevor Mar 31, 2009 (3:33 pm)
please cant you help me with that problem the last week spend $145 and the same leak came again thanks
#9 of 19 04 leaks on front passenger side when it rains. by ackeegrl Apr 04, 2009 (7:23 pm)
mitsubishi endevor 04 leaks when it rains and was told it will cost $93 per hour to find the problem. The problem is a manufacturer defect in design.My front passenger side is soaked when it rains and since it doesnt dry properly mold is growing in my car because I can see it. It doesn't take long to grow. my eyes burn when I get in to drive and I live in Florida so it rains a lot. I've had to stop wearing contacts and went to a eye specialist for a year until I realized it's the mold in the car. I can't avoid the rain in Florida so now my eyes are going to be the problem because of a manufacturer defect that is not being fixed. I smell a lawsuit because I can't afford $93 per hour to find a leak. I've already paid too much to repaint the peeling paint job because of sloppy and cheap manufacturer cost saving strategy that obviously didn't think of the consumer coming back to gripe.
#10 of 19 04 leak by concreteboy Apr 05, 2009 (5:39 am)
i believe your leak is in the evaporator . this is common due to the fact that the endeavor's drain is poorly designed. what happens is that the drain hole underneath the car is plugged. it doesn't take much to plug it either. the water backs up to the evap and leaks on to the passsenger side of the floor. i took mine to the dealer and he wanted 500.00 to see if he could fix it. i took it home and did it myself for nothing. jack up your car. be sure to put jack stands underneath. on the driver side, at the bottom of the firewall, there are 2 brake lines that run along there. behind the brake lines there is a hole about the size of your little finger. it will take you a little while to locate it because you can't really see it unless you have a mirror. it is directly behind the lines and almost impossible to find. once you locate it you will have to take some wire to stick up in there and wiggle it around as much as you can untill you get through the dirt in the hole. once you do that, be prepared to get soaked because the water will be coming. i also cleaned it out with my air compressor. no more leak, no more mold since. it was a hassle but at least the dealer didn't get my money. Replies to this message: majvic (Apr 05, 2009 11:38 am) majvic (May 07, 2009 1:14 pm)

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