newbie here, lots of good info but I couldn't find any solution to my problem:

I have water leaking into the passenger side floorboard of my '04 civic EX. When the car takes a hard left there's a gurgling sound and about a half cup of water pours in. I have figured out that it's an air conditioning situation and not an external leak. mechanic changed the cabin filter last time it was in and I suspect either he worked something loose or perhaps a hose is clogged up and the water is backing up in the system. Anyone know where I should start with this?

Also, I removed the seats to pull ou thte wet carpet and since I unplugged what I imagine are the airbag/seat belt wires under the seats, the airbag indicator light on the control panel has come on. any idea how to reset this or do I need to have something checked out?

 

I bet the water is just built up condensation on the A/C unit, and is nothing to worry about. If you had a leak in the A/C unit, you wouldn't get any cold air at all.

The SRS system will need a reset, and that's been covered before. You'll be able to find it via a search.

 

Thanks for the SRS reset info, searched, found and reset.

The AC is a bit of a bigger issue though, as when I figured out what was happening there was about an inch of water under the soaked carpet, so I still need to get that issue sorted out. It's a it more than routine condensation...the water quite literally pours into the car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zlazar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the SRS reset info, searched, found and reset.

The AC is a bit of a bigger issue though, as when I figured out what was happening there was about an inch of water under the soaked carpet, so I still need to get that issue sorted out. It's a it more than routine condensation...the water quite literally pours into the car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That sounds more like you've got a leak from a seal on the exterior of the car. Does it happen mainly during a rainstorm? Or does it matter what type of weather you're having?

 

we had a lot of rain here so i naturally thought it was due to a windshield replacement leak or sunroof/door seal. then i removed the carpet to dry it out, wet vac'd the standing water so that the floor was completely dry and during a dry spell drove the car for a couple of days (it's my wife's car) and was able to eliminate an exterior leak. it is definitely coming from the air conditioning system. whenever i take a left turn, it gurgles out of the passenger side firewall area and dumps out between a half cup and a full cup of clean water on the floor as though it's coming from a faucet. it only leaks into the passenger side and only when the air conditioning is on. FYI, the AC is operating normally.

 

update: caved in and called the tech this morning. "common problem, you have a blocked AC hose."

it's a very quick fix apparently. he told me to stop by for 15 minutes or so on monday morning. i love this car. three years old and all i've done is front brakes, tires and oil/trans fluid change. of course there's whatever is causing the trunk to pop open while the car is moving but still, pretty good track record in this case.

 

your trunk really just randomly opens?!?!? wow thats crazy hahahahha sorry but i thought it was funny. u prob just got a bad latch.

 

Yeah, i'd try freeing off your latch. Work it back and forth a bit with some spray lube and see how you go from there.