Mine's leaked into the rear footwells and I think it's starting on the front passenger as well. The material at the bottom of the inside of the door is all wet so I am in no doubt that it's the door carriers.

I bought it as a used car (54 plate, less than 6 months ago) from a Skoda dealer and, meeting their criteria, it was given a 12 month warranty by Skoda (though to be honest, I have no idea what that covers - the only one on the website is for brand new cars - maybe it's the same) but it's supposed to be good.

Would these leaks be covered by the warranty? They said it would cost £106 inc VAT for the work for the 2 rear doors but I feel like the fronts need doing to. And I have found posts on here that say that, for cars within warranty, Skoda UK have told dealers to do all 4.

I could try and do it myself but I know it would take me all day and I'd end up in a mess so I have to take it in, but

should I be paying for it?

should I get all 4 doors done? and

is £106 inc VAT for 2 doors the right price?

Many thanks.

I also have the same problem, both doors at the rear leak. After reading your comments im doing the job myself (sealing doors) my only concern is if you seal around the door then where does the water run to?

The water is supposed to run out of the bottom of the door, just make sure that your drainage holes on the bottom are clear. I would recommend doing the job yourself, as dealers don't care enough to do a proper job. I've recently done mine with a little help and they seem to be fixed now. My advice would be to do it and then leave the door cards off for a couple of weeks to make sure it's not leaking again. This saves you a lot of time and hassle, trust me!! Good luck with the repair!!

Me and Bezzy did his in an hour all be it for the rain to come before they dried. £104 is a joke, do it yourself for less than £15 for sealent, gun and clips

Hi,

Mine is somehow leaking into the rear footwells.When i open the door you can see water sat on top of the seal and you can see water in the middle of the seal when pulled back.The rear door carriers are fully sealed so i have no idea where it comes from but its really annoying me.Also my rear wash doesnt work,help appreciated matt

Hi,

Mine is somehow leaking into the rear footwells.When i open the door you can see water sat on top of the seal and you can see water in the middle of the seal when pulled back.The rear door carriers are fully sealed so i have no idea where it comes from but its really annoying me.Also my rear wash doesnt work,help appreciated matt

If your leak looks similar to the pictures on posts 29 and 31 (i think it is), then you have a/some leaky door carrier(s), which needs to be re-sealed. There are plenty of guides on here to help you with this, and plenty of people willing to offer you advice, and potentially help with carrying out the repair.

If you're rear wiper isn't working then check in the boot in the spare tyre well for water, as your washer pipe has probably come apart somewhere, and this is where it normally leaks. I can't help with locating the pipe as I've not had this problem on mine, but I'm sure if you use the search function then you will find some info on this!

Hope that helps! Cheers,

Bezzy

When working on Bezzy's car I noticed he has door pins for locking the rear doors. Was this an option as my car on the same plate doesn't have it

The water is supposed to run out of the bottom of the door, just make sure that your drainage holes on the bottom are clear. I would recommend doing the job yourself, as dealers don't care enough to do a proper job. I've recently done mine with a little help and they seem to be fixed now. My advice would be to do it and then leave the door cards off for a couple of weeks to make sure it's not leaking again. This saves you a lot of time and hassle, trust me!! Good luck with the repair!!

Thanks for the info Bezzy i'll give it a go!

Hey guys, so glad i found this. Having this exact problem with the rear passenger side on my 56 Fabia VRS. I bought it from a VW dealer in Aberdeen and took it back for them to take a peek. They came back to me saying they werent sure of the problem and would require 6 hours to strip it all back... cost £581!! I told them it was a common thing but as a VW dealer they couldn't give a stuff... and the charged me £49 just to tell me it's not covered under there 1 year warranty.

Anyway, have got the car back.. anyone in Aberdeen know what they are doing and could seal it up for some cash and beer? ideally do it with me there (incase it happens again and i can give it a shot!)

Cheers!

Edited 20 June, 201016 yr by jre

one of my mates who is one of the best technicians at VW did mine for me today, he said it was a common fault on the older shape golf and also the polo. he sealed mine up within 1 hour and he is doing the front ones for me next week, even though they aint leaking yet. i was surprised at how easy he made the whole job look - in fact i dare say i could do it myself!!

Yeah will give it try myself... but would love a hand! will pay and get beers in!

Any tips on what sealent to use.... heard if a few different ones but if anyone has any links to one that is easy to apply for a newbie that would be great!

I'd try to avoid any that make a big thing about being "silicon" based.. silicon hates water.

I used Unibonds Door and window Frame seal. On that back it says it sticks to metal, plastic and wood.. and will adhere in damp conditions..

Allot of people use the drain & gutter sealant stuff.. That seemed a bit hardcore to me, but it seems to be good at the job.

Also, don't be tempted to buy a clear one.. It's just makes seeing how your doing more complicated.

I'd try to avoid any that make a big thing about being "silicon" based.. silicon hates water.

I used Unibonds Door and window Frame seal. On that back it says it sticks to metal, plastic and wood.. and will adhere in damp conditions..

Allot of people use the drain & gutter sealant stuff.. That seemed a bit hardcore to me, but it seems to be good at the job.

Also, don't be tempted to buy a clear one.. It's just makes seeing how your doing more complicated.

Cheers Rob, thats great... is it this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unibond-Weather-Protect-Window-Sealant/dp/B001DZVGTU

Am gonna give it a go myself unless i can rope someone in.

Cheers

Yup, looks to be the same as the stuff I used.. sept I got lovely brown! hehe!

My back doors haven't leaked since I did it, which was over a year ago...

Be sure to get a nice smooth covering starting from the paint, over the sponge/rubber and onto the aluminum panel.. And be careful.. that stuff gets everywhere, or at least.. it does when i'm involved

Edited 21 June, 201016 yr by Rob.

Yup, looks to be the same as the stuff I used.. sept I got lovely brown! hehe!

My back doors haven't leaked since I did it, which was over a year ago...

Be sure to get a nice smooth covering starting from the paint, over the sponge/rubber and onto the aluminum panel.. And be careful.. that stuff gets everywhere, or at least.. it does when i'm involved

Ah cool will do... where is the sponge-ey area Rob?

Edited 21 June, 201016 yr by jre

The sponge is the old, failing seal.. It lets water through as it gets old / dry.

It's between the painted door shell and the aluminium door panel / carrier.

By covering this and going well over the edges the water stops having a way through the sponge. It'll still soak up the water but the coating of sealant stops it getting through. So any small holes... or short edges will let the water though... hence why clear sealant isn't that great for the job.

Edited 21 June, 201016 yr by Rob.

The sponge is the old, failing seal.. It lets water through as it gets old / dry.

It's between the painted door shell and the aluminium door panel / carrier.

By covering this and going well over the edges the water stops having a way through the sponge. It'll still soak up the water but the coating of sealant stops it getting through. So any small holes... or short edges will let the water though... hence why clear sealant isn't that great for the job.

Ahh cheers Rob, where should the water run out? is there anything i need to check there? cheers for all the help rob, am new to skodas

cheers, JRE

Ahh cheers Rob, where should the water run out? is there anything i need to check there? cheers for all the help rob, am new to skodas

cheers, JRE

Naa, as I'm sure this post says.. well worth buying half a dozen door trim clips before you start.. but apart from that just read all you can via the search.. The rain waters meant t come out of 3 small holes along the very, very bottom of the door skin.

Have you not seen this?

Leak fix - a Guide!

Edited 22 June, 201016 yr by Rob.

Naa, as I'm sure this post says.. well worth buying half a dozen door trim clips before you start.. but apart from that just read all you can via the search.. The rain waters meant t come out of 3 small holes along the very, very bottom of the door skin.

Have you not seen this?

Leak fix - a Guide!

Yeah, am going to follow that word for word i think... what are door trim clips and where i can them? and what do they do? sorry... so many questions!

Ahh have seen the holes along the bottom, think there were only 2 but i guess its all much the same?

Cheers

J

Edited 22 June, 201016 yr by jre

Yeah, am going to follow that word for word i think... what are door trim clips and where i can them? and what do they do? sorry... so many questions!

Ahh have seen the holes along the bottom, think there were only 2 but i guess its all much the same?

Cheers

J

Well, it was too much of a job for me so i took it to the local skoda dealer who charged me £107 for one door.... do a test tonight and the seal is still wet on the inside.

If i soak the door, wait a few seconds and open it i can see water dripping (out the holes in the bottom which is fine) but also out the bottom of the inner door panel... which then goes direct into the seal. Not really sure what to do, take it back to garage and have them tell me it's fine. Gah! To be fair it doesn't seem to be as bad as before.

Should i just ask them to relook at it? or be a bit stronger and just point blank saying it's not fixed? My main problem is i specifically said what i wanted doing so i bet they just come back and say that the seal wasn't the problem... but i would have thought the fact that i can see it leaking from the panel means it can pretty much only be one thing, a botched job.

Sorry to ramble, any advice would be very much appreciated!

J

Edited 28 June, 201016 yr by jre

Also, would it be true if i said i was certain the seal was the problem? like i said i can see the water dripping from beneath the panel into the car/seal. Just want to be as certain as i can before argueing.

Have you seen behind the door card since they did the repair?

If it's coming through their sealant that quickly and it is their poor repair and you should take it back for them to re do it.. that's not really on.

With out having the door card off it's difficult to tell where the leak really is, but 99.99999% of the time it is the carrier seal. On the rear doors theres not much else to leak (unlike the front doors, with all kinds of holes and clips)

I'd say the best action would be to go back and aks them nicely to take the door card off and test the new seal with you present so you can see where the waters coming from..

There have been posts up on here before of some dealers doing a really poor job of this repair, and not even really smoothing the sealant over once applied.

Have you seen behind the door card since they did the repair?

If it's coming through their sealant that quickly and it is their poor repair and you should take it back for them to re do it.. that's not really on.

With out having the door card off it's difficult to tell where the leak really is, but 99.99999% of the time it is the carrier seal. On the rear doors theres not much else to leak (unlike the front doors, with all kinds of holes and clips)

I'd say the best action would be to go back and aks them nicely to take the door card off and test the new seal with you present so you can see where the waters coming from..

There have been posts up on here before of some dealers doing a really poor job of this repair, and not even really smoothing the sealant over once applied.

Hey Rob, they have booked it back in but are not up for me being there unfortunatly. I didn't take off the door card (was too worried about breaking the clips). I think you are right, a shoddy job... I can see the water leaking from behind the door card and into the seal so hopefully they will fix it this time... if not i will attempt to take off the door card myself and see if its the resealed area that's leaking or not. My problem is i instructed what i wanted done so theycan easily lie and say the problem lays elsewhere and wheel out the £581 quote to find the problem.

I know in future to take it to a garage i trust where i can actually speak to the mechanic and trust that if isn't fixed they won't try and fobb me off!

Edited 29 June, 201016 yr by jre

Hey Rob, they have booked it back in but are not up for me being there unfortunatly. I didn't take off the door card (was too worried about breaking the clips). I think you are right, a shoddy job... I can see the water leaking from behind the door card and into the seal so hopefully they will fix it this time... if not i will attempt to take off the door card myself and see if its the resealed area that's leaking or not.

I know in future to take it to a garage i trust where i can actually speak to the mechanic and trust that if isn't fixed they won't try and fobb me off!

Also Rob, just wanted to say thanks for all the help, i'm new to skodas and small stupid things like this stress me out! even talked about selling it yesterday when it wasn't fixed. I refuse to pay £581 for the full investigation of the door... crazy money!

Edited 29 June, 201016 yr by jre