Dodge-Plymouth Neon: Water Leak
I have a 98 Neon 4dr. The other day I noticed that the carpet in the back seat areas was soaking wet. I had been driving in rain along the interstate, but did not drive through any standing water. Where could the water be coming from?
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Seems like this is a design flaw and should have been corrected my Plymouth/Dodge by now.
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pam
RedPath :shades:
You have to remove the tail light assembly to properly seal it.
You can test for leaks by putting newspaper down in the trunk and spraying the trunk lid and tail lights. Then see where the water comes in. From the back? Tail lights. From the top? Trunk seal.
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Go to your dodge dealer and get new factory seals also, any job worth doing is worth doring right.
Take care and hope you get it fixed friend.
before the carpet in the back seat got super wet but has not in a long time.
only the back seat!
is this the seal on the trunk? or rear wind sheild? or tail lights? or all three!
any help would be appreciated!
I applied bathroom silicone caulking around the entire tail light assembly on both sides of the car. I did not remove the taillights. I just filled the gap between the tail light housing and body panels. The caulking solved the water problem. We have had snow and heavy rains since the caulking was added in January '08. No more water. The small tube of caulking cost less than $5 at a local hardware store.