Nope..... no roof rails here ...... back door was securely closed as well

 

10-4, just a thought..B/B

 

I have read most of the threads regarding the water leaking in to the passenger side floor, and so far, I have only seen TSB's which seem to point to the AC or Heater core or to that effect.

However, I wanted to test this theory....I have parked the HHR in the driveway for the last 3 days now, and it has just rained. I have not driven it or started it. Sure enough, I have some drips of water, coming from the firewall area and it only can be RAIN WATER. I truly suspect that it is windshield seal or even something in that general area. I will not accept any other excuse.

BTW, this is the second incident with rain water, as the last storm a few weeks ago also caused my passenger floorboard to be soaked. Fortunately, it was not "inches" deep, like most folks. I was able to take some towels and soak up the water and after a day of air drying, was fine.

Anyway, I am not sure if it was in one of the other forums, that discussed the windshield seal for this leak. I though I would bring this up here first.

Also, it is still raining outside at this hour, and have put some extra towels to soak up the drips. Hopefully, it does not cause anymore damage. I normally have the car in the garage, but due to the remodelling of the house, the car lost to the furnishings..

Any ideas folks????

 

I have not had this problem. I also have not had the rain most people get, but we do get some rain.
My question and not to shoot down your idea,
But if it was leaking somewhere around your windsield, would you not have water on the dash?
The same thing if your door windows leaked would the door itself not be wet?
Also why is it only rain, why has no one had this problem caused by snow?
Sorry I dont have an answer, or even had this problem, all I can do is ask other questions

 

I had the same problem and had decided after having it "fixed" twice and still leaking, that it must be the windshield seal. Well I was wrong it was the drain tube from the sunroof, it had a split in it. They fixed that and no more leak...:)

Claudia

 

As you know, we had a ton of snow here in Colorado and I have not experienced any leaks whatsoever. However, I do not have a sunroof either. I would venture to say that if my HHR was going to leak, it would have done it during the blizzard and over 2 feet of snow.

 

Now that is good news for me. I do have the sunroof, so it is surely and most likely the problem. Do you know if there is a TSB for this????

Although, there is still a chance it could be the windshield seal as others have found. Several members have the same problem and do not have a sunroof.

Also, from what I have read, the faulty seal is the lower, bottom area. This would not affect or cause the dash to be wet, unless the problem is along the top or side, then surely, I would expect to see the dash wet, and it would be more obvious.

At least I will have a few ideas and point the service folks the right direction.

 

I live in wa. state, yes it rains alot. I have a sunroof and do park outside, no water problems ever....

 

I'll bet the source of your water leak is an improperly installed cowl seal and not a windshield leak. The seal is a thin plastic sheet under the black plastic trim panel at the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side. If it is improperly sealed to the cowl, water that runs down the windshield will leak past this seal and drip into the HVAC case and then onto the passenger floor. Have your dealer remove the black plastic trim panel and the problem will be obvious. Reseal with butyl sealant and the problem is solved. I don't know why this seems to be rocket science to most dealers as this seal is the only thing that will allow the volume of water you and others describe to flood the passenger floor.

I guarantee your problem is not a sunroof drain tube. Only a tiny amount of water leaks past the seal on a closed sunroof in the heaviest rain. If the sunroof is partially open, that's a different story.

 

Excellent advise, it is all making logical sense. Many thanks to all who contributed!