Said It Here

Water leaking under the glovebox on the passenger side

Water leaks inside the front passenger side of the vehicle from underneath the glovebox, often persisting even after costly repairs like moonroof servicing. This leaves the interior completely saturated during heavy rainstorms and forces vehicle owners to deal with recurring water damage despite expensive mechanic visits.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    taking the car to a mechanic
  2. 2
    checking whether the fluid is coolant or water
  3. 3
    vacuuming out the accumulated water
  4. 4
    clearing the car drains independently
  5. 5
    asking the shop for a guarantee on the repair

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/AskMechanics2 people · September 2026

“today it started leaking what I assume is water inside my front passenger side from underneath the glovebox. Any idea what this is??”source ↗

Lunar-x-Doll · r/AskMechanics · 3 upvotes

“I don’t want to pay $850 for all this stuff with the moonroof if the first rainstorm creates the same issue.”source ↗

“Lo and behold, we’re having this nor’easter right now and the same sides are completely saturated.”source ↗

“It wasn’t cheap to pay $850 and it seemingly not help at all.”source ↗

FernTV23 · r/AskMechanics · 1 upvotes

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