Wet footwell

Deep_In_Debt

Hi

Hoping for some advice.

I have a Vauxhall Corsa and the drivers' side footwell is very wet...in fact, saturated. It has been like this for a few weeks and originally happened during a spell of heavy rain and then dried during a dry spell.

After another bout of heavy rain, it got saturated again and even in the dry weather doesn't seem to by drying out at all.

I've also noticed that the inside of the windscreen has been getting very condensated.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this?

Thanks!

Strider590

Blockage, under the windscreen wipers there's a large channel for water to drain off, this is where the cabin air is taken from too, there are small rubber ducts which get blocked up with leaves/crap.... This fills with water until it reaches the level of the pollen filter and then pours into the car. Sort it out quickly and get someone to spray a little oil into the cabin fan else it'll rust up and stop working..... VX charge hundreds to replace one of those.

Other less likely possibles:

Leaking seal around the aerial.

Poor quality windscreen replacement.

Gloomendoom

Has it got a sunroof?

If the drain tubes come adrift or get blocked the footwells can fill with water.

skorpio

Assuming you find the fault, to help stop condensation place a bowl of dish washer salt overnight in the footwell. Any moisture will be absorbed by the salt.

Deep_In_Debt

Thanks for your replies.

No it doesn't have a sunroof.

Will try the a bowl of salt to stop the condensation.

Deep_In_Debt

Will have a look at the ducts by the pollen filter too.

Not had a windscreen replacement so think it is probably the blockage especially since my car is parked under trees most of the time so I guess leaves can easily get in.

Thanks again.

poet123

I have the same problem with my Corsa, thanks for the tips.

Stigy

The condensation will be due to the well footwell.

pwllbwdr

Once you have found and stopped the leak, or possibly before, you will probably need to take the carpets up. Even if the surface carpet looks dry after a couple of days, you will find that the underlay beneath is saturated and will take forever (or even longer) to dry in the car. Plus it may start the floor corroding.

Strider590

^^ Long extension lead + room dehumidifier set to 40% or less, should do the trick

Paradigm

pwllbwdr wrote: »

and will take forever (or even longer) to dry in the car.

Now that's a long time