water in the spare tire area

[bdub]

I look forward to the pics so that I'll know where to inspect for this gap. It sounds like a manufacturing flaw at the GM plant.

Is the dealership charging you for this manufacturing flaw?

considering it's a new car I was not charged they did explain it to me and point it out to let me relay the message to you guys this is not something they have personally seen before so it could have been a fluke on my car alone BUT he said they may end up seeing this issue again in the newer models there is not a service bulletin (yet) for it

I'm sorry I didn't get pics of the actual flaw of when it was taken apart. These strips running down the sides of the car. Under it there is a seam that should be sealed together but at the end of the strip where it is clipped (and epoxied in) there was a gap where it should have been sealed. He found the leak by pouring constant water everywhere until it started coming out and traced it back.

 

[bdub]

Just wanted to update so far so good with a light rain the other day. I'll wait for some more rain to post my final judgement (and after I go wash it)

 

[bdub]

well I didn't want to be posting in this thread again but now I'm just getting annoyed... the "trim/seal/ weather stripping piece" that runs down the length of the car on my roof is literally falling off.. when the removed the strips to check and seal it.. which seems to have fixed my problem (hasn't been raining) anyways when I looked at it I noticed the clip is literally broken off and it was siliconed onto the roof.... I'm pissed off and tired today of they'd be getting a call.. instead I'm just going to drive up there tomorrow after work. If this is the kind of repairs I can expect from that dealership I won't be taking the car back there and will be requesting future warranty and work to be done at a different shop.

 

[RMinNJ]

Trim work.

well I didn't want to be posting in this thread again but now I'm just getting annoyed... the "trim/seal/ weather stripping piece" that runs down the length of the car on my roof is literally falling off.. when the removed the strips to check and seal it.. which seems to have fixed my problem (hasn't been raining) anyways when I looked at it I noticed the clip is literally broken off and it was siliconed onto the roof.... I'm pissed off and tired today of they'd be getting a call.. instead I'm just going to drive up there tomorrow after work. If this is the kind of repairs I can expect from that dealership I won't be taking the car back there and will be requesting future warranty and work to be done at a different shop.

Bring it back and talk to the service manager. Have them order new trim pieces and clips etc. I had this kind of experience with some of my warranty repairs. I think the main reason is they do a high volume of mechanical repairs and service.. things like trim require attention to detail. Some of my repairs were so sloppy the service manager was emabarassed.

That is the problem with warranties though...they can break 10 things fixing the thing under warranty. So for example; my rusted seat frames..not worth it to me to have them replace them and them have all kinds of other damage.

 

[Rbrown1677]

I have the same water issue in my 14 sedan also the musky water smell I have not had free time to take it to the dealership yet.

 

[rsSteve]

I noticed when i was taking my spare out to go to the track that i had water as well in the spare tire compartment. I'm glad to know other people have the same issue. I haven't checked it in a while but if i have water again i guess ill take it to the dealer as well.

 

[bdub]

Mine has been dry since the repair. It was where the roof trim clipped into the body near the back of the roof.

 

[IDigAPony]

Me three...(or maybe four? or eleven...?)

**WHEW!**

THANKS!!

Got the car about 2 weeks ago. I had to remove front tire to change a fog light bulb. I have a pump jack but I needed the tire iron. When I got the tire out I discovered crystal clear water in my spare tire compartment. I hoped it was just an undocumented feature - some kind of water reclamation system or maybe a Jacuzzi... Cleaned and dried it out.

So we just had some serious rain and I checked it. More fresh, clear water.

Reading your posts now reminded me - the other day I noticed that the black strip on the drivers side back near the rear door was up just a little so I pushed it back down. Now I'll bet that's where it is, but I'll do a close inspection when the sun comes back up.

Bdub - I noticed that you had the issue on the passenger side, so I'll look there too.

Any reason I shouldn't be able to fix this myself? (Long story why...)
The still virgin car jack us still covered in factory grease. I'm wondering if I should give it a few good shots of WD-40 after drying it or just leave it...

Question - My Sonic was built in Michigan. Anyone else?
----------------------
2015 Sonic LTZ (RED)
2008 Mazda 5 Touring (Red)

 

[bdub]

**WHEW!**

THANKS!!

Got the car about 2 weeks ago. I had to remove front tire to change a fog light bulb. I have a pump jack but I needed the tire iron. When I got the tire out I discovered crystal clear water in my spare tire compartment. I hoped it was just an undocumented feature - some kind of water reclamation system or maybe a Jacuzzi... Cleaned and dried it out.

So we just had some serious rain and I checked it. More fresh, clear water.

Reading your posts now reminded me - the other day I noticed that the black strip on the drivers side back near the rear door was up just a little so I pushed it back down. Now I'll bet that's where it is, but I'll do a close inspection when the sun comes back up.

Bdub - I noticed that you had the issue on the passenger side, so I'll look there too.

Any reason I shouldn't be able to fix this myself? (Long story why...)
The still virgin car jack us still covered in factory grease. I'm wondering if I should give it a few good shots of WD-40 after drying it or just leave it...

Question - My Sonic was built in Michigan. Anyone else?
----------------------
2015 Sonic LTZ (RED)
2008 Mazda 5 Touring (Red)

although I'm pretty sure they said passenger side was my issue they took off both sides and sealed them. I'm unsure how big of an issue it is as they actually broke my clips on the drivers side and GLUED it back on.. I was furious and raised hell about it to get it fixed. I'm not really sure how hard it'd be to pop it out and do it yourself I'd be more afraid of breaking something that they would then not cover. I'd price those trim strips/clips first before I attempted it at the very least.

still water free

 

[SmoothSonic]

Ever since the first time I discovered this problem over a year ago, I haven't found water in my spare tire well. I even had torrential downpours recently. So maybe my problem fixed itself.

I never had a dealership inspect it. Although could this problem potentially trap water in the frame and cause premature rust?

 

[SmoothSonic]

**WHEW!**



THANKS!!



Got the car about 2 weeks ago. I had to remove front tire to change a fog light bulb. I have a pump jack but I needed the tire iron. When I got the tire out I discovered crystal clear water in my spare tire compartment. I hoped it was just an undocumented feature - some kind of water reclamation system or maybe a Jacuzzi... Cleaned and dried it out.



So we just had some serious rain and I checked it. More fresh, clear water.



Reading your posts now reminded me - the other day I noticed that the black strip on the drivers side back near the rear door was up just a little so I pushed it back down. Now I'll bet that's where it is, but I'll do a close inspection when the sun comes back up.



Bdub - I noticed that you had the issue on the passenger side, so I'll look there too.



Any reason I shouldn't be able to fix this myself? (Long story why...)

The still virgin car jack us still covered in factory grease. I'm wondering if I should give it a few good shots of WD-40 after drying it or just leave it...



Question - My Sonic was built in Michigan. Anyone else?

----------------------

2015 Sonic LTZ (RED)

2008 Mazda 5 Touring (Red)

Mine was built in Michigan as well. It was built according to my custom order.

 

[Douda]

Water in rear

I have a 2015 Sonic Hatch, just found a couple inches of water in the spare tire well, jack is all rusted up. Thanks to this thread, going to check the roof rails for missing sealant.

 

[marty cone]

Found my issue for water leak into spare tire. Rubber seal behind brake light had popped out. Check that if nothing else is wet.

 

[marty cone]

Water in rear

I have a 2015 Sonic Hatch, just found a couple inches of water in the spare tire well, jack is all rusted up. Thanks to this thread, going to check the roof rails for missing sealant.