Jeep Commander water in dashboard

texasjon

klcn9tenclub posted a link to a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxrQNKg182I.">link title

As I posted my concern a while back and read all of your posts, this seems to be the best solution for "water collecting on the floor-board" after it rains.

I should have taken a video or pictures, but as the video says, here's the deal! There is a water collection pan just under the front part of the sun roof window. Open it and you'll see it because it has dirt in it. Water collects here and drains down a hole; look in the front left-hand corner of this so-called collection tray. A "blue" hose is connected to this "drain", and runs down the corner of your Commander where the handle is, in between the windshield and driver's side window. It runs down, under the dash, and just to the left of the "foot rest"; or that small hump you rest your foot on.

This hose runs through a rubber grommet/nipple that's in the floor. It's a hole that goes clear down underneath the car. My hose was hanging out of that rubber grommet and just sitting there. Was better off leaving the garden hose in the car!!!

When I pulled out the rubber piece, I could have slammed my car into the nearest Jeep dealership! The rubber piece came to a flaccid part of rubber that was stuck closed. Any piece of rubber that thin is going to close, and melt shut especially in the Texas heat! Black gunk had built up and the back up of water eventually pushed the hose out. I "CUT" this tip off, shoved the hose through so I could see it out the other end, put the rubber piece back into the floor. I poured water in the "collecting tray; whole glass full", listened to it gurgle down the hole, and watched the water come out from underneath the car.

I recommend watching this video I posted and fixing yourself. Very easy. Just need a flat-head screwdriver and care.

For those of you who actually have water inside your dashboard, I don't know what to say other than good luck and hope you find the solution. Check YouTube and the internet.

I will have to check this hose every once in a while now and if it comes out again, I'm sealing it to the rubber piece for good! Will post again after our next big rain.

Now I have to clear out the mold and dry the padding under the carper. Thanks Jeep. Wrong model to expose to the weather!!

itabot

that the AC drains are clogged. This is a well known problem for chrysler cars. this might also be why commanders with no sunroofs are also getting the water leaks.

sixdoves

We bought our 2006 commander in 2011. After the first rain we had a puddle of water on the passenger floorboard took it to the dealer and they told us it was a leak in the windshield and replaced it. After the next rain the replaced all tubing around sunroof and said that was the problem. It stopped for several months and then started happening on the driver side. My car is no longer under warranty so I have been saving to take it in. I started noticing that my car took several turns of the key to start up and knew the leak was affecting this somehow. Last night we hada big rain and this morning my car won't start at all! I'm so dissappointed now that I see everyone else having these types of issues. This is my family car and I can't afford to keep fixing this.if someone is filing a law suit I will be happy to join in!

chumbatoots

Pull the carpet up and you will find the drain tube from the sunroof has came out of the drain hole in the floor board. The problem is that the tube comes out of the hole and drains the water into the floor board of the car. The problem is easily repairable by extending the tube or placing it back into the hole until it leaks again. Sorry your dealership couldn't figure out the problem before causing other issues. Yes, Jeep is Poorly made! The next problem will be your door handles if they haven't busted already.

texasjon

It's your drain plugs! There is one on each side of the vehicle. The drain hoses come from both the left and right corners of the sun roof. If you open it, you'll see from the top, a small hole in the front right and left hand corners. The hoses run down within the hand rails, down to the floor next to the front of each door. Peel the carpet back, pop off the plastic covers along the side by the carpet. Next to the wiring harness, look for a blue, ribbed plastic hose. Is it running through the floor or just hanging out? The rubber piece it runs through is clogged. Take it out, clean it, put it back in and run the hose through it. Do this for the passenger side as well.

Look for my previous post on this as I included a YouTube video link. This guy provided an excellent do it yourself step by step guide on how to do this. I now have no more water in my Commander when it rains. Good luck to you and hope this fixes your problem.

alloyfinder

I have had my 2007 Jeep Commander Hemi for 3 years. About a year ago, I started to notice that the floor boards up front were both flooded with 1-2 inches of water when I left it outside. I figured I must have forgotten to close the sunroof. Took me a while to remember that I had the windshield replaced a year prior. Thinking that they may not have sealed completely. Brought it up to the shop that installed the wshield. They did a thorough water check confirming that the windshield was not leaking. They did determine that the fasteners between the floorboard and the firewall were corroded and the water was coming through the holes. I called the Jeep dealer and they told me to bring it up on a Thursday when the "water specialist" was on site. Cost for inspection would be $175 and once they found the problem, they would be happy to quote for repair. I asked, wouldn't this be a warranty issue? They replied that the car was out of warranty. I'm thinking if fasteners on a vehicle have corroded, what other fasteners on the car are corroding? Shouldn't the screws that hold a car together last the life of the car??? I have yet to take it to dealer as I dread the cost for repair. The carpets and mats are all molded and need to be ripped out and replaced. I lease the car and the lease is up in March2012. I've dreaded lease-end thinking I'm going to have to pay for the repairs, until I came across this site! I've read earlier posts and see that no one else has mentioned anything about corroded fasteners, which leads me to believe that my issue may have been misdiagnosed, although there were two guys with hoses poring water all over the car while the other guy watched for leaks. Very thorough. Regardless, I'm in on a lawsuit. Also, anyone try to claim this issue on insurance?