Driver's door collects rain water

astro1108

I have a 2000 Chevy Astro Passenger Van. About a year or so ago my van was struck on the left side by another driver. The driver's door had to be replaced. Ever since replacement of the door, it collects water after a heavy rain. I can hear it sloshing around for several days until I guess eventually it drains. Is there a solution to this?

Mr_Shiftright

Maybe it's not aligned properly, or they misapplied the weatherstripping around the door? Maybe they forgot to put the "squeegee" strip in against the window, or it's damaged? (That's the rubber strip that grips the glass as it rolls up and down).

You might also try the dollar bill test---where you insert a dollar bill into the door jamb, then close the door--if the bill pulls out easily, you have too much gap (in the area you tested). You can go around the door testing different spots.

If water is sloshing around, then the drains are definitely out of order.

thecardoc3

Clean out the drains at the bottom of the door.

astro1108

The door was new - what could be blocking the drains?

thecardoc3

Did someone apply undercoating to the bottom of the door?

astro1108

Not that I am aware of. Right after the door was installed I had to bring the car back as neither the door handle nor the lock would work. In other words they did a piss poor job installing it.