Not sure the appropriate forum to ask this question so I just put it here. I apologize if it's in the wrong place.
I have an 08 CX-9 and in October of 08 I woke up to find my passenger side floor mat completely soaked after a hard rain the night before. At the time I figured I just left the window cracked a bit and dried off the mat and ignored it. A couple days later I was driving and heard a loud squeal (like water being pushed out) coming from somewhere around the passenger side whenever I turned the steering wheel left -- and only when I turned it left. The next time I checked the pool of water had returned. The water leaks from between the plastic and carpet on the left side of the console (for lack of a better explanation, near where the passenger's left calf would be).
Needless to say I brought it in to the dealership and after a full day of looking at it they couldn't identify the problem, only saying that there was a dirty filter and they recommend I close the external vents when it rains or going through a car wash.
This seemed to "fix" the problem for a few months but then it returned worse than before. I have diligently closed the vents whenever I left the car if it was supposed to rain or not so that can't be the problem. The dealership then told me after I brought it in again that it was a known problem on CX-9s and there wasn't much they could do except recommend closing the vents.
Also, not too long ago my blower motor went after only a year and a half. I could be wrong (and most likely am) but I have a hard time believing that these problems aren't related.
Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? Has anyone experienced this "known" issue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you in advance for your time.
I have an 08 CX-9 and in October of 08 I woke up to find my passenger side floor mat completely soaked after a hard rain the night before. At the time I figured I just left the window cracked a bit and dried off the mat and ignored it. A couple days later I was driving and heard a loud squeal (like water being pushed out) coming from somewhere around the passenger side whenever I turned the steering wheel left -- and only when I turned it left. The next time I checked the pool of water had returned. The water leaks from between the plastic and carpet on the left side of the console (for lack of a better explanation, near where the passenger's left calf would be).
Needless to say I brought it in to the dealership and after a full day of looking at it they couldn't identify the problem, only saying that there was a dirty filter and they recommend I close the external vents when it rains or going through a car wash.
This seemed to "fix" the problem for a few months but then it returned worse than before. I have diligently closed the vents whenever I left the car if it was supposed to rain or not so that can't be the problem. The dealership then told me after I brought it in again that it was a known problem on CX-9s and there wasn't much they could do except recommend closing the vents.
Also, not too long ago my blower motor went after only a year and a half. I could be wrong (and most likely am) but I have a hard time believing that these problems aren't related.
Does anyone have any ideas what this could be? Has anyone experienced this "known" issue?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you in advance for your time.