window water leaks anyone?
 

new a3 owner here here... decided to get an a3 b/c of this forum after a year of deliberation. thanks to all!

has anyone experienced water condensation and leaking into the rear windows? i was washing my car on a hot day in n. california and i noticed water condensing on the inside of the car on one of the rear windows towards the bottom. when i rolled down the rear windows and rolled back up, i noticed there was water on the inside of the windows. anyone else experience this?

dealer where i bought--stevens creek--ordered window seals to replace after checking it out, but i decided to go to another closer dealer b/c it would take 1 week to get the parts (i live 1+ hrs away from that dealer). the new, closer dealer--rector--cannot duplicate the problem several weeks later. car had <1000 miles at the time--and yes, i'm 100% positive both windows were rolled up completely! could temperature be a key variable here?

TIA...

the car: black on black, s-line, dsg, open sky, in-dash cd changer... will stay mostly stock for a while. getting it tinted this wknd w/20% matico and llumar uv shield (clear stuff for uv protection). dice ipod adapter coming as soon as i get my hands on the new "touch"

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

I haven't noticed any problems in mine and haven't heard of any complaints before. You might just have a worn door seal. Might as well go back to the original dealer that ordered the parts and get them replaced. See if that fixes the problem.

Good luck,

Cheers!

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

danke chef. will see if that solves the problem.

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

Pretty solid shut windows on the A3. No moisture, leaks, drips or any condensation what so ever.

I would expect it though. I never had that issue with any vehicle before.

Like mentioned above, could definetly be a worn door seal.

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

Let us know what it is once you get it sorted out. I'd be surprised if it is a worn seal on a car with <1k miles. I would have to think it would more likely be that the seal is not seated completely or was mis-installed somehow at the factory.

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

long time coming but finally got resolution on this issue. kind of.

it started raining in the bay area only recently but i got the same problem. condensation on the inside of the rear windows and significant wetness when i roll the windows down and back up--after it's been in rain, of course.

i took it to the dealer. they took apart the door (i actually saw the taken-apart panel) and noticed a gap that would be enough to allow water to seep in. they finally repro'd the issue but didn't know if it was a manufacture-wide issue. they had a regional specialist look at it on mon and then they had 5 audi engineers from germany take a look as well (more on that below). they decided to take the panel off of a new a3 to compare (ouch) and everyone agreed that there is condensation/water that comes into the panel but it is endemic on all A3's. they also concluded that it is "normal". not sure why mine has more than others.

sigh..... so i guess i'll avoid rolling the windows on rainy days. but still, i hope there are no long term consequences. no one else has noticed this?

sidestory: the german engineers were at the dealer with 3 diesels (a5's and q7's) in an effort to get them into california. i'm sure some of you folks would appreciate these monsters (500+ lb-ft torque!). the service manager told me that at this point, the super clean diesels did not pass CA regulations.

they also had a small flotilla of r8's there. i hope those windows don't leak.

RE: window water leaks anyone?
 

Thanks for the update. I'm one of those who would prefer the diesel engine. I'm in love with torque! LOL

Cheers!