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Looking for drain tube for A/C. leaking water inside on carpet. Not antifreeze. when A/C working no water leaking on ground outside. Can't see drain tube.
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You did not indicate what sort of climate you live in or exactly where the carpet in the cabin was most wet...
However, the most common source of water inside a car is a clogged HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) drain tube. This tube provides drainage for water condensing on the AC evaporator and any water that enters the HVAC system during rain storms. If the tube is clogged with dirt and debris the water drips from underneath the dash where the heat vents are ... onto the floor instead of dripping onto the road. So usually the wettest place on the carpet is the front passenger foot well.
The drain tube is generally located on the firewall, low on the passenger side. You would probably have to raise the car to see/reach it. I am not sure exactly where the Passport one is ... they can be hard to find at times.
Other possible sources of water are a clogged sunroof drain tube, leaking window seals, torn or missing door seals, and clogged door drain holes.
Also ... buildup of debris (pine needles/leaves) where the windshield wipers retract in to can also block those drains which can sometimes cause overflow into the passenger compartment.
After you find and eliminate the source of the water you will have to lift the carpet and remove the padding underneath in order to dry it. The padding holds water like a sponge and will not dry unless it is removed from the vehicle. Shop vacs won't get the water out of the padding. Even if the carpet feels dry the padding underneath may still be wet, and that is where mold and mildew grows.
Its an antifreeze leak inside the cabin look for actuators or holes in any that carries vacuum or antifreeze also leaks on the floor something is leaking
The a/c evaporator has a drain tube that allows moisture to drain out of the car. The tube will stick down on the lower, passenger side of the engine just in front of the fire wall. You can usually only see it from below the car. Sometimes these drain tubes can get clogged with leaves or other debris from the road which doesn't allow it to drain so it backs up and leaks water onto the passenger side floor. Try to locate this drain tube and clear it out. Compressed air works pretty good for this.
Sounds like a major weather stripping issue, being an 09 I would hope something like that would be covered under warranty. Mold is no joke, it can make you very sick
Typically if your leaking coolant inside the car, it indicates your heater core is split and leaking. Replacing the heater core is quite the job. It requires removal of the dash board and heater box. i replaced one in a 97 Cirrus at work last week and it was a 6 hour job. If your not mechanically inclined i would definitley recomend phoneing around for quotes to local auto repair shops and getting it done profesionally.
what is leaking onto the floor? water? antifreeze? if its water and you have a sunroof it might be the drain tube for the passenger side of the sunroof has popped off and the water is running down the inside of the 'A' pilar and onto the carpet,if thats the case you will have to take down the headliner and take a look.hope this helps
passengers side carpet sounds like a broken {{ heater-core }} although im not actually there to see oit best way to determine this is to first 2 people one inside the vehicle the other with a garden hose and look for the leak 2nd alternative open your radiator cap and see how much fluid is lost run the heater full there can be also seen running down from inside the passengers side where the heater core is located it will most definitively be 1 of them .
a/c systens sweat during operation. There are drain tubes on the heater box that allow the water to drain on the ground. most systems have 2 tubes. one or both tubes are torn or loose from the box. pull up the carpet sides and locate the tubes and reattatch them or replacve them
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