I have a leak coming from somewhere. The front and rear passenger floor is wet after a rain storm. This then becomes moldy. For the first year, I thought it was just my child spilling a juice box and me not cleaning it thorough enough. Then I noticed the trunk on the right side slightly wet. I took it to a dealer ($100), they "clipped" the sunroof drains and still I have the problem. I love it, it is lime green and now it has to go!! Anyone had this problem?
I've have this problem also, what did the dealer do to fix the problem - and where was the leak coming from?
Linda in SW Florida.
My friend purchased a 2001 new and in 2005 it experienced the same problem in both the front and back flooring and seats of the Beetle. The cause is a defect in the design of the Beetles drainage from the sun roof area and also the windshield wiper area. For $500, they removed the seats, all the carpeting, dried out the car, supposedly "blew" out the drains. However, 2 months later it happened again. She went all the way to the top (the president of VW) to have them redo the above. You should have someone create some type of screen over the drain holes to keep out debris (if that can at all be done).
Yep! Me also. I'm glad I read your comment because for the past year, every time it rains my floor boards fill up with water. It never had done this until this last winter. I have a 2002 limited edition new Beetle, and it still doesn't make any sense to me where the water is coming from, because my seats and roof and doors are dry to the touch. Maybe it is coming in from the windshield wipers, but it is very annoying to have to get out the wet and dry vac and such all that damn water out every time it rains really good.
Now two days ago my driver side electric window decided that it's not going to go up for me... fun!!! And last month my lens on my headlight fell off somewhere, CD problems, the list goes on...
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