General Wet Carpet, What Now?!

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thanks. As you can imagine, I had a good search too which led me to this thread.

I'll speak to my local dealer who I used recently for a sensor issue. That was in the 2nd year of warranty though

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Car booked in Friday as it's getting wetter not drier despite brilliant weather & no rain

Climate control working perfectly though.

Wife's GT in tomorrow for the same issue but on the passenger side......

 

[TheCurleyOne]

It's certainly been reported before.

Chances are the evaporator drain pipe has either become blocked or come loose. IIRC in a previous thread someone described the factory method of attaching the pipe as 'naff' and suggested a better way of securing it, but despite spending 10 mins using the search function, sadly I can't find it.

Hi there.

It was my 500 with the rubbish AC drain hose fitting

https://www.fiatforum.com/500/353579-water-o-s-front-foot-well.html

Hope it helps,annoying having to dry carpet and sound deadening (took ages) but easy to fix.

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thank you so much. I searched but couldn't find that thread. Hopefully the dealer will find this but I might look myself tomorrow

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Just to update this, there's a known issue with some 500s that is covered by a FIAT tech service bulletin (not recall).

In essence, there's a lack of seam sealer where the read slam panel meets the driver's side chassis rail. The rail fills with water & eventually floods the footwell.

FIAT wanted me to pay for this, despite the car being in year 3 warranty. 0.8 hours. But after some discussion, the dealer waived this & took the hit.

This was great for me but very unfair on the dealer. Why do FIAT continue to male things so hard for themselves?

 

[caz360]

yeah this was happening to my dads Abarth, fiat re sealed the rear slam panel.
Seems to have done the trick!

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

It's wet again!!!!

 

[jrkitching]

It's wet again!!!!

:bang::bang::bang:

 

[306maxi]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zuL687HGfjI

 

[Mick F]

Do you have a sunroof?

I do know that sunroofs can leak, and the drains can get blocked too. The leaks can come down the A pillars or B pillars and into the carpet system at the front, or if the drains are blocked the water can seep through the sills into the carpet.

I know this from experience from previous cars, though we are newbies to all things Fiat.

Best wishes,
Mick.

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

No sunroof. No screen replacement or anything.

 

[Mick F]

Ah.
Sorry.
Just a suggestion.

Hey, good luck, but you should go back again.
Damned annoying having wet/damp carpets, and no fun at all.

Regards,
Mick.

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thanks. It's in the dealers interest to fix it as it's being traded for a Panda Cross.

I ordered one on Friday

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Car booked in for tomorrow, will collect on Friday.

Kinda glad we're trading in now as I'm betting corrosion could be an issue longer term

 

[werdna]

Don't forget to post pics please...

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Will be hard to get pics, sorry, as the dealer are doing the work.

At present, all you can see is soggy carpet (which smells) & mold on the underside of the overmats

 

[Melanabb]

I don't know what the previous poster wanted pics of, but I'd like to see the Panda X. So pics please

 

[Squadrone Rosso]

Borrowed from another thread over in the Panda 2012+ lounge, this is a press car.

Mine is a new order, due late January / early February.

 

[Melanabb]

I hope you don't mind me saying, the styling reminds me slightly of fondly remembered 'bug-eyed' Multipla... I always wanted one, hubby said he'd rather been seen in a tractor.... I like Panda X, its definitely different.

Remember, Fiat had this many years before this







Now they do 'cute' cars...

 

[werdna]

I meant the new car...Doh !