The carpet on the drivers side from front to back is soaking, water everywhere and I've no idea where it's coming from. All fluid levels are fine, have had no drinks or anything that could have caused it so has anyone any ideas???

Oh and it hasn't rained here for days either. A mystery this one....

Couldn't be anything to do with the air con could it? It seems to me the only wet thing that doesn't have a level check.

Didnt someone else have a similar leak????? sorry cant remember who or what it turned out to be......so that will be no help whatsoever then .........

Mine's just had a coolant leak fixed and then 2 days later a faulty seatbelt sensor that beeped continually even when the belt was in...drove me mad!!! hoping not to have to see the dealer for quite a while after spending hours there!!!!

I remember years ago I had a Renault 19 and one day, I could see water reflecting on the windows - the rear footwell was full of water! .... it was where the windscreen washer pipe fed down the side of the car to reach the back had disconnected. Probably unlikely the case here but worth a thought?

I'd get the dealer to check your aircon (if fitted). Could be a dink in a hose or somethng thats split.

Same thing happened in my last Alfa.

Good luck, hope you get it sorted.

it seems it has happened when the car has been sat in the dry without engine running

does it smell of screen wash or antifreeze

if not then it has to be rain water or air con evaporation

turn the car on with air con running if you have it and see if you an see it coming out the bottom of the heater box area

either way time to visit the dealer

sorry to hear of such horrors on a new car

Well it's booked in for investigation on Tues. The garage are very puzzled too....hope they can find it.

devon_guy said:

Well it's booked in for investigation on Tues. The garage are very puzzled too....hope they can find it.

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if they have a pressure washer out side it shouldnt take them long

Did they find the problem ?

Yes fortunately! There was a tube completely missing in the climate control that carries all the moisture away so consequently it just landed on the carpet instead.

They have ordered a complete new carpet and mats for me and as soon as they arrive its going in to be stripped, dried, new tube fitted and new carpets.

Long job, about 4 days apparently.

Great news ,hope they have a car for you if its off the road 4 days

4 days, coor. But atleast they're not going to try and bodge it into 1.

It's surprising what the lack of one little pipe can do , Could have been something worse I suppose though.

i could strip and rebuild one in less than a day and put every single bit back right

i suppose there just covering encase it gets difficult lol

littlepip17 said:

i could strip and rebuild one in less than a day and put every single bit back right

i suppose there just covering encase all the bolts have rusted into place with the dampness because it is a Fiat

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littlepip17 said:

i could strip and rebuild one in less than a day and put every single bit back right

i suppose there just covering encase it gets difficult lol

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Ah, but how long to dry it out ?

I don't seem to remember seeing 500s advertised as 'drip dry'

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haha

no i said dificult

if there replacing the carpet witch they really should then al they need to do is dry the shell of the car out couple of rags heat gun be dry in no time

Well I picked Fifi back at lunchtime all done with nice spanking new carpet but no mats as they are on back order but the garage will post them to me when they arrive. They also fixed the price for my first service which is due in March which I thought was nice of them.