This VW Gold has a large sunroof which sits in a cassette, a sort of tray which acts as a gutter with drainage holes which should lead water away, through pipes to drain through the bottom of the car.
However, it is fairly common for these small diameter holes and pipes to get blocked with leaf debris meaning the guttering will fill up and overflow, allowing it to leak into the roof of the car.
This car also has leaking rear air vents... so no surprises there! This is one of the reasons we do these videos, it serves as a record of common faults. We tend to see the same leaks time and time again on the same models of cars.
Solution: The rear air vents will be replaced with new ones. They come with a silicone seal around the outside and as they get old, this seal will perish. You can seal them up with a load of goo, but we prefer to do things properly and replace worn parts.
The sunroof will be unblocked, the pipes and connectors checked to ensure they haven't split, shrunk, broken or come off.
Water in your car leads to mould, rot and corrosion. Up to a 3rd of the value of your car is the electrical systems, which are easily damaged by water and costly to replace.
Question: "I have a Volkswagen sunroof which leaks, can you repair it."
Answer: In some cases we can unblock holes and clean up rubber seals, but these sunroofs in the Golf and Jetta are rather notorious. If they are break, the only course of action is to replace the whole thing at a dealership.
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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A follow-up on the previous video shows the car with the seats out and the carpets raised so we can see the water underneath.
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We see a lot of Tiguans, and they are known to have problems with the sunroofs leaking. On this car, we initially thought the windscreen leaked.
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The rear vents on this Golf are leaking, which is a very common problem on all makes and models of cars of this age.
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In this video, James begins by showing where we have found water. Quite often a customer comes to us with a damp problem or steamed up windows, but it isn't evidence where the water is other than a general dampness.
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Upon testing the sunroof, it was found there was no rear drainage, almost certainly because the drainage pipes are blocked with dirt and debris, causing the cassette to fill up.
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We offer a specialist car water leak find and fix service, as well as a professional car carpet drying service.
If you would like to have your car water leak investigated by the professionals, you can find out more on our car water leaks page.
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