ford Focus 2017 roof leak!

classrunner1

hi, car out of warranty. Rain water coming into pasenger side, front strut, just above my head. Any ideas before I take the dreaded visit to the mechanic.

AdrianC

I presume it doesn't have a sunroof or a roof-mounted aerial?

So the obvious cause is the gutter trim, door seal, or windscreen bonding. Has it ever had a windscreen?

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AdrianC said:

I presume it doesn't have a sunroof or a roof-mounted aerial?

So the obvious cause is the gutter trim, door seal, or windscreen bonding. Has it ever had a windscreen?

Hopefully it had a windscreen from the factory 
Or we just found the cause of the leak 

Car_54

classrunner1 said:

Rain water coming into pasenger side, front strut, just above my head.

Shouldn't you be sitting in the driver's seat?

Grumpy_chap

Car_54 said:

classrunner1 said:

Rain water coming into pasenger side, front strut, just above my head.

Shouldn't you be sitting in the driver's seat?

That is where the chauffeur sits!

If I were the OP, I would be checking around the door seal and window seals.  It could be as simple as a chunk of dirt / debris found it's way in and pushing the seals out a little.  Hopefully, it won't be a big issue to resolve, but these things are annoying especially if it is only in certain types of rain.

classrunner1

Definitely not the door seals but very likely the window seal. Rung a couple of companies who can reseal for around £150 but all come with the warning that if the window breaks when they take it out you are looking at around £500 because of the type of window! I was wondering if there was a way to repair/deal window myself from the top corner.

classrunner1

add on, we bought the car second hand just over a year ago so do not know if this is the original windscreen.

jonesMUFCforever

Does Ford not have a 5 year warranty against corrosion - any sign of that at all?

MinuteNoodles

jonesMUFCforever said:

Does Ford not have a 5 year warranty against corrosion - any sign of that at all?

10 years and only a certain type and only if the body check part of the service record has been stamped.

chrisw

It must be only just out of warranty. If it's a bonding issue then I would expect Ford to at least contribute. There's a similar issue with Volvo XC60s and Volvo have been putting them right long out of warranty. Worth a try.

molerat

classrunner1 said:

Definitely not the door seals but very likely the window seal. Rung a couple of companies who can reseal for around £150 but all come with the warning that if the window breaks when they take it out you are looking at around £500 because of the type of window! I was wondering if there was a way to repair/deal window myself from the top corner.

Not seen anything on Ford forums about late Focus screen leaks, I wonder if it has had a screen replaced. These screens are just stuck in on a bed of sealant. You could try filling the top gap with silicone but likely very messy.  The side trims get replaced with a new screen so would probably break if you try to remove them to seal the side.  There is of course possibly another way to get it done for around £75 (cough) !