Hi guys,

I have noticed when it rains heavy, I have a soaked carpet under the left rear section of my drivers seat. I can not see water anywhere else. This seams to blow the fuse to the driver window which I then have to pull the fuse and reset almost every time I get in the car. My mechanic checked for any openings/holes under the car and saw nothing. The panel on the drivers door is loose on the bottom ( clips must have broken off). Could this be the problem, or has anyone else had a similar problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, J. Hamel

 

Check your window seals and door rubbers on that side of the car. F/R.

A loose interior panel will not be the problem, UNLESS it is preventing the door from closing tight.

As a matter of course, check that the window is in fact fully shut, 1mm can let in an awful lot of water if the rain is hard from that direction.

 

They seem to be flush and tight. Next time it rains, I'll look for water around the window bottoms.

 

I had a Chevy truck many years ago that had a Pinhole in the Rain Gutter above the Passenger Door. It was under the plastic trim piece on the roof. It was literally 1/64 of an inch, if that. But, that little hole allowed about 1/2 inch of water to be left on the passenger floor of my truck each time it rained.

I spent about an hour with a hose and the roof liner off to find this leak and follow it back to it's source. A small spot of silicone, and it was fixed. It was a hole left during the original build (Weld / Sealer) of the truck that for some reason opened up later in it's life. I'm assuming the paint finally cracked away or something.

PS: The water traveled into the roof, down along the windshield, then to the floor. I was unable to find any water anywhere else either, until I pulled the headliner.

 

Is it possible that water from one of the sunroof drains is getting down there?

 

Thanks for the ideas. It's supposed to rain Thursday and Friday. Ill have to look for these spots you all have mentioned.

 

New to the forum and to a 98 XK8 coupe. Last fall I noticed the carpet under the drivers seat and towards the back seat (drivers side) soaked, in what appeared to be after rainy days. Dealer, and I, checked with a hose all over drivers side: checked windows, rubbers, top to bottom - nothing. Just pulled the car out of winter storage a few weeks ago - dry. After a few rain falls, carpet wet again.
Any other suggestions or others with XK8 having this issue??

Cheers