Leaking rear air vent and the issue with the blanking tape, and the cracked welded seams at and above the tail gate hinges.
So essentially exactly the same as the last leaking Ford Fiesta we did. The solution is the same too. We'll seal up the seams and the gaskets around the rear air vents, and find a rubber grommet for the whole that Ford decided to seal with paper tape.
Decontamination was done when the car was brought to us, so after repairs we dried the car and this customer took advantage of our special offer, so the car got a bit of a makeover.
Your car is packed full of expensive processors, sensors and relays. Electric components can be damaged by water when they attract condensation. Act now, get that leak fixed, and your car dried out.
Question: "This is a disgrace, shouldn't Ford issue a recall?"
Answer: These issues seem to occur when a car is eight to twelve years old, and many of the issues are the same across manufacturers. Sealing holes with paper tape seems to be a Ford thing, as are the cracked seams, none of these are immediately dangerous, and the timescale is a little late for a recall... not that we have the ear of Ford anyway.
You had a rain water leak in your car, and you got it fixed. What next? It will dry out on its own right? Maybe you can just vacuum the carpets, and it will dry?
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This car came to us with a suspected rain water leak, there were wet carpets and water on some of the door shuts. We performed our water leak detection inspection and found the source of the leaks.
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The main problem with this car is the rear air vents, which is common on all cars of this age. We recommend replacing the vents with new ones and sealing them properly into place.
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This Ford S-Max has water in the front footwell, with wet carpets, which has led to black mould.We found evidence of previous repair in the front, where somebody had sealed over a welded seam.
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In this video, James shows us that the rubbers have come loose from the bottoms of the rear doors and that the door membrane are beginning to fail.
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We don't always get it right first time and sometimes after we have repaired a leak, a car will come back with water in it.
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You can see in this video that the water in the car has caused rust. Rust causes more rust, so having rusty water sloshing around in your car is not good.
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