Car Water Leak Found Video Index

This VW Tiguan had already been to a dealership and had the sunroof drainage flushed out, and a replacement screen fitted but the leaks persisted.

This Volkswagen Golf Convertible was found to be leaking from the door cards and the rear air vents, which is fairly normal for cars of this age.

In this video, we see the customer walk us around his leaky Volkswagen Touareg and explain the problem.

In this video, we walkthrough a Volkswagen Polo Mk5 that had suffered from a water leakage in the passenger footwell with the carpet and insulation soaking wet.

There is much discussion on the internet about the issue of leaky Volkswagen and Audi Group vehicles, with numerous videos on YouTube about how to fix the sunroof pipes or modify the connectors.

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.

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.

The rear vents on this Golf are leaking, which is a very common problem on all makes and models of cars of this age.

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.

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.

James tests for moisture, which gives us an idea of where the leak might be coming from on a car with very little rain water ingress.

A customer came to us with water in the back, our 28 point check revealed that the rear vents were leaking. Luckily, there wasn't too much water in the car and it required minimal drying.

This is a simple fix, as it's caused by a build-up of leaves in the scuttle area, blocking the drains.

Another Tiguan with the familiar problem of blocked hoses on the sunroof cassette causing a rain water leak on the passenger side, although both sides a blocked.They have a valve at the bottom which is easily blocked because of its design, which can ...

This car was brought to us because the windows kept steaming up and sometimes the carpet in the passenger footwell was wet.

This VW has the common problem of leaking door membranes. In these, the door membrane is not a plastic sheet but a metal panel which needs to be removed and resealed.

This VW Caddy was suffering with water on the floor in the front. An inspection revealed that the windscreen was leaking quite badly.

This Passat had a blocked sunroof drainage pipe on the passenger side. The other major issue was just blocked drainage on the scuttle, this will cause it to fill with water and overflow back into the cabin through the pollen filter.

This car is a very good example of what happens with sunroofs on many makes and models of cars.

This VW Golf has had some wiring work done in the back, which seems to be an after-market parking censor.