Hi,

I've read about problems others have had with the Fabia or previous Octavia models. However, I can't find any threads relating to the new Octavia regarding my issue.

We have been having some VERY wet weather here recently. The first very heavy rain we had after I took delivery of my car was a few weeks ago, the next day I noticed my car steaming up more. Then after the next downpour (and it was really a downpour, lasting days) I found that the front and rear carpet on the drivers side were very wet - totally soaked, even with a little mould on the rear carpet so I was probably wet for a while before I checked.

The car has been to the garage who thought it was the air con drain flooding into the car. However, there is way to much water for this - it comes up in visible puddles with a little hand pressure. Everyday I am taking a sponge and soaking up some water out of the carpet. I am having to do this every day with no sign of the water drying up, in fact it seems to be getting worse. Since it has rained almost none stop since the car was at the garage last Monday it seems to me that the flooding is from water ingress somewhere. But where?

I park the car on a slope with the rear lower if that means anything.

Any ideas where to look or what to do?

Cheers.

Any ideas where to look or what to do?

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Its got warranty let your dealer sort it. If you play with anything yourself you may not be helping. When the dealer finds the problem they should notify Skoda of what the problem was then we get it on a bulletin and the chain works.

I have had a similar problem with my Octavia 2. I took it back to the dealers and they replaced the gasket behind the door panel and also a seal around the door. Next time it rained water came in again. I decided to have a look myself and removed the inside door trim. I then used a hose on the outside and traced the leak to the holes the plastic door trim fastners locate in. Looking at the plastic clips they should have a rubber washer behind them that seals the hole. As an experiment I have refitted the door panel minus two of the plastic clips wish appeared to leak. I had filled the holes with silcon rubber. So far I have not had any more leaks but it is only a week since I did this. My car leaked from the front passenger door when the car was facing downhill. When I opened the door I could see water drips from the bottom of the plastic inner door trim. I have seen another post for the same problem but no solution was posted. You should go back to your dealer first as it under warranty and also it may prompt Skoda into looking for a proper solution. I suspect now we have some wet weather that others may find their car leaks. Please let us know what happens with your leak('s)

Graham

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I've read about problems others have had with the Fabia or previous Octavia models. However, I can't find any threads relating to the new Octavia regarding my issue.

We have been having some VERY wet weather here recently. The first very heavy rain we had after I took delivery of my car was a few weeks ago, the next day I noticed my car steaming up more. Then after the next downpour (and it was really a downpour, lasting days) I found that the front and rear carpet on the drivers side were very wet - totally soaked, even with a little mould on the rear carpet so I was probably wet for a while before I checked.

The car has been to the garage who thought it was the air con drain flooding into the car. However, there is way to much water for this - it comes up in visible puddles with a little hand pressure. Everyday I am taking a sponge and soaking up some water out of the carpet. I am having to do this every day with no sign of the water drying up, in fact it seems to be getting worse. Since it has rained almost none stop since the car was at the garage last Monday it seems to me that the flooding is from water ingress somewhere. But where?

I park the car on a slope with the rear lower if that means anything.

Any ideas where to look or what to do?

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pollen filter housing?i seem to remember that if its not fitted properly this can cause leaking(dunno how)

OK,

I took the car to the dealer again today and found them very helpful. They all knew my name as soon as I walked in (that won't fix my car, but it's nice). They gave me a courtesy car and took my Octavia straight to the workshop to remove the carpets and go searching for the leak. They predicted it would be ready on Thursday.

I had my "I'm not taking this car back unless the carpets are dry and clean" speech ready only to have the receptionist and supervisor tell me that "they'll give me back my car with the carpets valeted and if necessary replaced".

The encounters so far with the service department of my dealership have impressed me.

BTW, the Felicia that they gave me to drive around in is making me even more in love with the drive of my Octavia!

I collected my car today from the dealer. They removed the carpets, dash, trim and seats (rather them than me ).

They found that the aircon drain was fine, although they traced water to the "front of the floor seal" (where-ever that is), they resealed it, dried my carpets and rebuild everything. Hopefully this is it, but since it isn't raining here right now I can't tell. After raining 24 hours a day for two weeks while I have a leak, it stops just when I want the fix tested.

Anyway, I am told it is going to rain like the days of Noah tonight so We'll know tomorrow if the problem is fixed.

Boy, it was nice to be driving my Octavia again - I even took a long way home along B roads to have some fun.

OK, just to confirm, the leak is fixed. We have had lots of rain since the repair and no problems - well done to the dealership.