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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Just venting,

So i went to look for my lighter that i lost in my back seat and noticed it was floating in 2" of water, WTF!!!! trunk is a bit damp on passenger side and everything in my back driver seat area is flooded........really!!! what next!!!

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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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Sunroof drain issue. Search it out - there's a lot of info on this forum including info on warranty repair of damages caused by this.
 
Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Pretty sure another guy made a post on this a few days back. You and him should talk about what you ,did to fix it. I'm sure there is commons
 
Old Jan 29, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Pretty sure another guy made a post on this a few days back. You and him should talk about what you ,did to fix it. I'm sure there is common ground between the two of you.

You can try using a compressor and blowtip to flush the drains... But someone said it can potentially cause damage. I did this to my 98 b5. It didn't cause any damage really but it didn't fix the problem.

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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Another common problem is the drain under the battery tray. The drain will get full of leaves & debris , clog up & cause the a mini swimming pool in the cowling area & make it's way inside the car.
Something you have to remember is that the carpet has a 2" foam pad attached to it so the amount of water that you see is much greater then appears.
It would be most advisable to remove the seats , carpet & get things dried up as soon as possible. Another thing to keep in mind is that there are usually control modules of some sort housed under the carpets.

Water & control modules = No Bueno
 
Old Jan 29, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ImTheDevil
Sunroof drain issue. Search it out - there's a lot of info on this forum including info on warranty repair of damages caused by this.
Actually, about a year after I got my A4 (2009) I got a letter about a class action suit regarding the sunroof drain issue and unresolved warranty issues from dealers. You have to clean them on a relatively regular basis, though I lucked out and never had a problem.
 
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