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Originally Posted by TaffetaWhite
Woo hoo!
Most excellent news! 
All you're doing with the plant water jug is speeding up the timing, but if your car was left out in the rain, it's the same thing. Just one drop at a time on the window here and one there and many more drops all over the window adds up to many drops on the seal, all of which may be running down in a stream to that one opening.
It's good news for you, AND it's actually good news for the dealership and Honda. Because IF this happens to anyone else, they know what to check first. Is it by the panel? If so, check the window seal!
You know, it's like beta testing software. It's GOOD to find the flaws, because then they can be fixed or addressed or BOLOed (Be On the Look Out for). Maybe your seal issue will make it into a service advice memo thingie! That's something to be proud of, really. It could save a whole lot of people a whole lot of trouble if they know where to look first!
It's thanks to your excellent photos that I was able to guess! Without the photos, I would have been clueless.
Let the dealer/service people save face too, because they might not have picked up the water next to the panel and you might not have pointed that part out specifically. So if they say "Well, if you'd told us THAT, we'd KNOW what to do", let them do that.
Keep us updated on the progress.
And remember, your neighbors think you're watering the car... 
"There's that FirePhoenix out there watering the car again..." |
HAHA, that's funny, specially since I live at a condominium LOL
Here are some good news, I took the car in to the service department today and showed them print outs of the photos. I also asked for them to pay extra close attention to the inside panel and where the water was coming into the car.
I have my car back and they said there was a "plastic sealing sheet" not properly caulked so they recaulked it and dried my carpet (and got my car detailed). Crossing my fingers this would be the end of it! It looks like it might rain tonight so we'll see. Just telling myself, "it's not going to leak, it's not going to leak..."
Thank you so much TW for your suggestion! If this works, it's all thanks to you.
The dealership was very nice this time around since I think they found the problem were before they might have thought I was a bit looney...
Oh, and I think somebody asked here about where I actually park my car.. well, I live in a condo and I have an assigned parking space. It's not covered and it's pretty much open. There are no slopes since I live in boring South Florida where all the roads are flat...
(And obviously rains too much..)
I'm happy so far, I was getting kinda sad to think I might have to return my Fit, I kinda get attached to my cars... believe me, trading them in is no picnic for me... ahh the memories...