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The rubber wiring bundle cover between the hinges of the doors could also allow water into the cabin. You would basically trace the water on the inside just opposite to it. When I did my audio, I had to remove the doors to properly set them in.
So I purchased my Fit about a year to the day, second hand as a Honda Certified Preowned car. 2018 Honda Fit Sport made in Mexico. I discovered after it rained that I'd have this musty smell in the car, and after watching Regular Car Review's problems with his 1st gen the first thing I thought of was leaks. For the longest time I couldn't find anything, no water on the floor or wheel well. Finally a small stain started forming on the headliner that I noticed a couple months ago, and was damp after a rain storm. Brought it into Honda (thankfully still under warranty) and they claimed the leak was in the hatch area. They're resealing it as we speak, so hears hoping that was just a fluke from the factory.
*Apologies mods, didn't realize there was a group thread for leaking issues!
Sunroof drains are supposedly the issue. 2018 exl leaky crap. And i love this car. Had to tear out the whole passenger side carpet. Insurance covered part of it. And 11 month later happened again. Had them clean the drains. Trying to figure out what to do.
'15 LX here, no leaks ever....and no sunroof....my wife has a '10 Kia Forte SX w/sunroof, no problem with hers in 10 years...the Kia has been a great car, but I guess Kia's idea of "sports tuned suspension" means "make it stiffer" to them. It's been a great car, fun enough to drive, but roads are pretty decent down here in TN....been up to PA and MI with it, it doesn't like the quality of road surfaces up north. I don't miss winters and potholes up north
2010 Fit started leaking in the hatch from the antenna compartment an year ago. I used for quick fix a draft stop, since it won't hurt the paint on the roof (Milano red). It lasted for almost an year and started the leak again just recently. This time I will use silicon and will apply a thicker layer. I'll see if it performs better.
I have reports from colleagues with Fits 2006 and 2007 that they have leakage in the hatch. They never researched the point of leakage( I guess is the same). They were not happy initially with Fit, one - assuming insufficient cooling system, the other - weak acceleration on hills.They just used this the leakage to change their cars for Kia and Hundai.
Saying that I am very very happy with my fit
I've had a terrible time with water leaks in my 2015. Door and sunroof. But after 7 or 8 dealership visits and well over 40 days of a loaner over time they fixed the door leak and replaced the sunroof drains because of kinks in assembly. Headliner and carpet was replaced but I got stuck with a partial payment for the carpet. Drains were blown out 5 times before they pulled them out and replaced them because of the kinks. Frame of the sunroof was adjusted 3 or 4 times. For 2 solid years now and 5 Tropical storms and Hurricanes I have no leaks..But after the final adjustment of the sunroof I have NOT opened it. Ocala Honda dealership has been great with the loaner and has Sincerely tried to find the problem and fix it. But if I had not bought the best most expensive extended warranty Honda offered I might have had a totally different experience. I'm keeping it forever..I really like the Fit!!
G'day fellas.
Here an owner of Honda Airwave 2005 that I bought in 2015 as import from Japan.
I had a rain water leak to the front passenger footwell, that I discovered a week ago.
I expected it to be the door weather sheet sealant being the trouble maker, but it turned out it was the cracked and partially missing seam sealer (obviously after sealing the door weather sheat and spending hours hosing different parts of the car - I recommend using a duck tape to secure the hose to the car and coming back after 10 minutes to check the effect)
Have a look at the photos that show my problem and my solution. Water leak route. Issue location. Cracked seam sealant and missing sealing. The leakage was caused not by the crack but by the missing bits of black sealant. Got it cleaned, primed and sealed with a window RTV sealant.
G'day fellas.
Here an owner of Honda Airwave 2005 that I bought in 2015 as import from Japan.
I had a rain water leak to the front passenger footwell, that I discovered a week ago.
I expected it to be the door weather sheet sealant being the trouble maker, but it turned out it was the cracked and partially missing seam sealer (obviously after sealing the door weather sheat and spending hours hosing different parts of the car - I recommend using a duck tape to secure the hose to the car and coming back after 10 minutes to check the effect)
Have a look at the photos that show my problem and my solution. Water leak route. Issue location. Cracked seam sealant and missing sealing. The leakage was caused not by the crack but by the missing bits of black sealant. Got it cleaned, primed and sealed with a window RTV sealant.
Since getting his license in August, my 17 year old son has been driving the Fit exclusively. Lately he had been complaining about excessive moisture on the inside of the windows. I finally took a closer look at the car tonight and discovered the drivers carpet was soaked. After digging a little bit deeper under the carpet I found this:
In this pic you can see that the big rubber grommet around the steering linkage is not seated around the hole in the firewall. It was pushed thru the hole.
I went ahead and pulled the lip of the grommet back thru and reseated it around the hole. Tomorrow I will put the car on ramps and check the other side to make sure all is well, and to look for a reason this grommet became unseated.
I've used lysol to stop mold growth in our 2008 Fit a few times. It seems to work, and doesn't seem to damage the carpet.
This thread is helpful! Thank you all for posting!
We have had 3 leaks appear this past year -
1.Spare tire well was filling with rainwater (I think I might have fixed this?)
2. Passenger side rear set footwell (might have fixed this?)
3. Passenger side front footwell (still leaking).
Tried some permatex sealant on the cracked seams by the hatch and windshield. (Hidden under the black trim piece that runs from windshield to back hatch on the roof - both sides). Also had cracks on the weld for the hatch hinges where they meet the body. Filled those too.
Will need to have the ac condensate drain checked next time we take the car for service.
Did check the cabin air filter - it's dry but the floor directly under it is wet. Haven't been driving much, so I doubt this is a leak from the undercarriage, but it may be the firewall, or that cowl by the windshield wipers & hood letting in rain water. How does one check that to ensure it is not clogged with pine needles or leaves?
First of all, thanks to everyone so far on this thread for all the advice...great helpful tips.
I've been having what seems to be a common issue with my 2016 Honda Fit EX where water is somehow leaking in to the passenger footwell area and flooding the carpet. It only happens in a heavy rain, which doesn't happen often in Southern California so it's been hard to troubleshoot.
1) It doesn't seem to be related to AC drainage, because it is never wet in the summer when running the AC full blast and there is no rain.
2) I've already checked the vapor seal inside the door and fixed a couple spots where the butyl was not quite sealed completely.
3) I did a water test and the windshield, moonroof, and side gaskets seem to all be draining properly.
4) The side view mirror was replaced after getting hit by another car driving by, but I haven't noticed any leaks from the area.
In the last heavy rain I finally caught video of the water dripping in! But it was from an unusual place which no one else has mentioned in their posts.
You can see from the photos and especially the video that it is behind the plastic trim between the glove compartment and the metal body. It's dropping down from above, and there is a tiny bit of rust residue on the metal frame components above the area. Any idea how water could be getting in here? After the rain, I already dumped a bunch of water into the moonroof drainage hole and it came straight out the bottom of the wheel well.
Any help to solve this mystery would be greatly appreciated!
I have read all the reply’s on the vapor barrier water leaks. My leak was water running off bottom edge of window glass especially when parked at curb with drivers side higher than passenger side.
Eventual fix was installing “shower curtain” like pieces of plastic across the width of the 2 metal access openings behind the vapor barrier duct taping at the top directly to the metal inside of the 2 door openings blindly and extending the curtains 2 inches below the openings, so curtains are 18 or more inches top to bottom. The dealer would have never have resolved this. This prevents the water normally running off the bottom edge of glass to get thru those openings, no matter how tilted my car is at the curb.
Resealing the black goo didn’t help me.
The problem is the relation of the door glass bottom with the recessed access holes “catching” the water, especially with car parked right side lower than left side, ie curbside in rain storm.
My car is a 2017 lx Japan made car, no sunroof.
Problem goes back at least to GE models. I have another 2017 fit Mexican assembled that doesn’t leak, yet, in similar conditions.
First of all, thanks to everyone so far on this thread for all the advice...great helpful tips.
I've been having what seems to be a common issue with my 2016 Honda Fit EX where water is somehow leaking in to the passenger footwell area and flooding the carpet. It only happens in a heavy rain, which doesn't happen often in Southern California so it's been hard to troubleshoot.
1) It doesn't seem to be related to AC drainage, because it is never wet in the summer when running the AC full blast and there is no rain.
2) I've already checked the vapor seal inside the door and fixed a couple spots where the butyl was not quite sealed completely.
3) I did a water test and the windshield, moonroof, and side gaskets seem to all be draining properly.
4) The side view mirror was replaced after getting hit by another car driving by, but I haven't noticed any leaks from the area.
In the last heavy rain I finally caught video of the water dripping in! But it was from an unusual place which no one else has mentioned in their posts.
You can see from the photos and especially the video that it is behind the plastic trim between the glove compartment and the metal body. It's dropping down from above, and there is a tiny bit of rust residue on the metal frame components above the area. Any idea how water could be getting in here? After the rain, I already dumped a bunch of water into the moonroof drainage hole and it came straight out the bottom of the wheel well.
Any help to solve this mystery would be greatly appreciated!
hello, did you find the source of your water leak ? My 2017 Lx has a leak in heavy rains up under the dash, I can feel moisture on top of the hvac ductwork. I wonder if it’s a seam leak under the cowl drains just below the windshield?
hello, did you find the source of your water leak ? My 2017 Lx has a leak in heavy rains up under the dash, I can feel moisture on top of the hvac ductwork. I wonder if it’s a seam leak under the cowl drains just below the windshield?
Definitely clean your cowl if you haven't already done so. Yours is an LX, so no sunroof drains to clog.
thank you for the reply.
How do your clean the cowl? Is there a piece below the windshield that pulls up for access? Did this fix your problem ?
The fit is a great car except for water leaks !!
Depending on how bad it is, you might be able to just pop the hood and clean leaves and gunk from the windshield base. If there's a lot that got past it, you'd have to remove the plastic pieces beneath the wipers and clean down there out. But again, this isn't usually necessary.
