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    Sprung a leak

    My 2018/19 Tiguan Rline has a water leak from the outside to the driver’s side footwell! Has anyone else had the same issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panoply View Post
    My 2018/19 Tiguan Rline has a water leak from the outside to the driver’s side footwell! Has anyone else had the same issue?
    A common reason in most cars is leaf and dirt debris in the plenum chamber where fresh air enters the HVAC system especially in cars parked near trees regularly. Also the AC drains can become blocked and the water condensate won't drain away.

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    I didn’t have this with my Tiguan but I did with my CUPRA Ateca.

    Took it back to the dealer, who were really good, and they traced the issue to a couple of spots of missing sealant over some welds in the front drivers side wheel arch. When the water drained from the windscreen it runs down the wheel arch so water was dripping inside and after a couple of days of heavy rain the carpet was quite wet.

    Fixing was easy as they just had to put some more sealant over the missing spots but they did remove all the carpet to dry it out so it didn’t go mouldy and smell.

    They took some photos of the issue and sent them to me to show what it was:







    You can have a look and see if you can see anything similar on yours.

    Hopefully this helps you with getting it sorted.


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    Had the same problem with Tiguan R-Line with sunroof. Blocked drain from sunroof drain. Water dripping down inside onto screen and side footwell.
    2017 Tiguan R line with DAP, Sunroof & White

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    Sunroof drain is the most common thing Take the spider trap out which traps dirt and blocks it
    2021 Kamiq LE 110 , Moon White, BV cameras F & B
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