I started to notice water leaking from underneath the dash on the passenger side. Water was getting into the cabin air intake and leaking out beneath the blower motor. Leak appears to have been caused by a faulty/missing seal between the rain deflector plate and the firewall, just above the cabin air intake in the engine bay. This allowed water to migrate through and into the intake, causing the leak. After removing the plate and adding a clear silicone bead between the plate and firewall, the issue has not returned. If not addressed quickly I could see this causing issues with the blower motor or a complete failure. It's a fairly cheap fix, but who wants to go through that because Hyundai couldn't keep rainwater out of their cabin?
Heard about common water leak issues before buying my car used, so it was the first thing I checked. Sure enough there was a (very slow) leak in the trunk when it rained, which was easily fixed by applying all weather clear silicone around the top edge of the taillights. This is where water leaks in on these models as the taillight housing gasket fails to create a seal. If it returns I'll simply remove and replace the silicone bead. Leak has not returned.
The floor behind the driver and passenger seats are constantly soaked when it rains or it snows causing the windows to fog up until the water dissipates. My car does not have a sunroof/moon roof. I currently have towels on the floor to help when the car has water in the floor behind the passenger/driver side of the car.
- Pantaleon E.,
Perth Amboy, US
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I started to notice water leaking from underneath the dash on the passenger side. Water was getting into the cabin air intake and leaking out beneath the blower motor. Leak appears to have been caused by a faulty/missing seal between the rain deflector plate and the firewall, just above the cabin air intake in the engine bay. This allowed water to migrate through and into the intake, causing the leak. After removing the plate and adding a clear silicone bead between the plate and firewall, the issue has not returned. If not addressed quickly I could see this causing issues with the blower motor or a complete failure. It's a fairly cheap fix, but who wants to go through that because Hyundai couldn't keep rainwater out of their cabin?
- Shane L., Winchester, ON, Canada