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The other day it rained really hard, it was a severe thunderstorm. After work I went to my car, opened the driver side door and water that was trapped between the weatherstrip on the door and the weatherstrip on the body came pouring out.
This is for an 09 Civic coupe. I’ve tried to trace the path the water could possibly go but I came up with nothing. Is this possibly normal?
I actually also noticed that water appeared to be coming from behind the door panel. At the bottom of the door where the door panel meets the metal there was water trapped behind it. Not sure if this is just moisture or what but this one concerns me because it’s beyond the inner weatherstripping so that means this water gets into the car interior. Sure enough the gray plastic trim on the footwell opposite that door panel had water on it.
I think it’s normal for exterior water to go down through the window run channel and leak out of the drainage holes on the door itself. Those would be outside of the outer weatherstripping. I don’t think it’s normal to leak between the outer and inner weatherstripping and definitely not behind the door panel. I can’t see how water could make it behind the door panel.
I will also note that this car has a ceiling leak issue too that other Civic owners have complained about. I wonder if the water from the ceiling leak is being routed around the door and ending up at the bottom? The other day I was driving and noticed the ceiling was soaked by the handle on the ceiling on the driver side. I pulled down the inner weatherstripping near that area and saw a small amount of rust where there were multiple pieces of steel stuck together. I can’t see the hole without pulling that fragile black strip of rubber with those white clips behind it but it looks like it’s draining from the A-pillar or ceiling.
The odd part is this car never had the issue until recently.
The ceiling leak is almost exactly like this one but closer to the rear of the car than the front windshield like in this video.
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the water leak on the door is a weatherstripping issue. Take your door panel off and spray the window with a water hose and see if you can see exactly where the water is leaking past.
The roof leak is a little more tricky. Chances are there is an area around the rear window that is letting water through, but there’s also the chance that there is a small crack(s) around the pinch welds for the roof. These are located under the long plastic covers on your roof.
You could try taking it to the Honda dealer. I can’t find any TSBs or recalls involving this sort of thing, but there’s no reason not to just inquire about it. Just ask them to check it out next time you take your car in for an oil change.
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