just brought a 97 itr one month ago, after a heavy rain today, i found there is water siting under the trunk carpet where my spare tire is. anyone have any idea what/where could cause the leak, or any fix. thx

 

start pouring buckets of water on top of your car....then investigate where the leak is coming from...how the hell is someone on the internet going to tell you where your leak is....

 

search, its a known issue that the tail lights may leak. but u need to take it apart and look yourself

 

like the man said-search, but it could be many things: weather stripping, cracked seal, lights=water test. g'luck

 

If it were me, i would gut the interior and sit inside while having someone else take a hose and spray the car and try to look for the leak.

Ali

 

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Yeah, need to find that ASAP. You don't want water damage.

 

Just like Yaz said. We had this problem when the taillights were leaking (you could see water inside the taillight lenses). Once we replaced the taillight assemblies, no more water.

 

I had the taillights out of my '00 ITR, and while cleaning the housings noticed that the foam taillight gaskets had started to crack around the edges. I didn't have any leaks yet, but it was only a matter of time so I replaced em.

Seems like these gaskets start to leak after 6-8 years or so.

 

Like others have said, it usually comes in from the tailights.

Change the tailight foam gaskets.

 

drive into a touchless drive thru car wash, hop into the back or stick a friend in the back with the interior panels off and you should find it quick.

 

besides the tail lights theres a drain tube that can come disconnected

 

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i thought that was only with cars with sunroofs

 

usually the foam gasket is the problem that leads to water in the trunk. You can go to any fabric store or michaels and get 99 cent foam and cut yourself a gasket. The dealers ask for a raping price for those gaskets

worked for me

 

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they are only there if you have a sunroof.

Ali

 

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Not true. For example, the gaskets (part number 33503-ST7-A01) list for $30.23 each, and Delray Acura sells them for $24.18. That's not a lot of money, especially for knowing that they will fit perfectly, right out of the package (and this is a part that you NEED to fit perfectly, to prevent leaks).

 

THX guys, found it , it was the taillight foam gasket. foam tape, and some silicone glue fix it.