Hi,  I've noticed a bad smell the last few weeks, and to my surprise found the rear drivers footwell was full of water.   I've been for some long drives and can't see any water trails around the door.   I don't have a sunroof/pan roof.  Is there a common location for leaks on this model? It's a RHD if that makes a difference? Thanks

I had a bad experience with Water ingress on Drivers [ RHS ] Footwell and behind. Removing the small carpet revealed 'lots' of water under there.

Took to the dealer "We can't find anything" - Over a week latr they found a faulty Firewall Grommet behind the Console 
After 5 weeks of stuck at the Dealers doing nothing, they finally got the right grommet, & replaced the carpets under warranty luckily.

Nightmare 

I have the same problem which I found last night. We had a real downpour for hours the previous day.

Nothing was obvious when I started driving, but after some speed work on twisty bends, the front and rear driver side footwell filled up, so I am presuming that there was/is a lot of captive water somewhere.

The two small vents under the wipers were a bit clogged, so I wonder if the volume of water has flowed under the edges of the seals between the windscreen and the bonnet, at the corners as they don't look too efficient.

Probably ok for straight down rain, but not a back flow if the scuttle fills up.

 

Has anyone else had this problem and managed to sort it out?

2012 Superb Estate.

30 minutes ago, Arcadash said:

2012 Superb Estate.

Probably best asking in the relevant Superb forum, as the body design is completely different to an Octavia 4!

Edited 11 July, 20241 yr by PetrolDave

Thanks PD. I have done so.

Not been here for a while so forgot.

On 26/04/2024 at 16:17, Michelob said:

I had a bad experience with Water ingress on Drivers [ RHS ] Footwell and behind. Removing the small carpet revealed 'lots' of water under there.

Took to the dealer "We can't find anything" - Over a week latr they found a faulty Firewall Grommet behind the Console 
After 5 weeks of stuck at the Dealers doing nothing, they finally got the right grommet, & replaced the carpets under warranty luckily.

Nightmare 

 

I had a similar experience with skoda rapid 2018, the bad smell is very difficult to go away, I hope you will get rid of it

I saw your earlier post.

Thanks for replying

Well, my efforts at locating the problem were hopeless.

The drivers side roof drain tube had actually come off the connecter in the roof channel.

I had to get professional help eventually and they found the problem after removing the headlining and pillar cover on the drivers side.

"Never known this to happen! Blocked, yes. Detaching - never!"

So now the tube is siliconed onto the connecting point in the roof and, better still, I now know how to get it all apart as the guys I trust my vehicles to as not possessive of their knowledge.

Walked me through the process if it ever happens again.