Sunroof leaking down the A-pillar after rain
Water leaks into the cabin down the A-pillar and roof liner because the sunroof drainage tubes are clogged and hard to locate. This leaves owners searching for where the hidden tubes are and how to clear them without obvious access points.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Clear out the sunroof drainage tubes.
- 2Pour a glass of water on the closed sunroof to confirm the source of the leak.
- 3pouring water on the outer edge of the sunroof track to replicate the leak
- 4taking off rails and molding to search for drains
- 5searching online and watching YouTube videos for drain locations
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I recently bought a used 2020 Kia Sorento and after the rain we've been getting I discovered that there's a leak in the passenger side of the cabin down the A pillar and behind the passenger sun visor between the roof liner and windshield.”source ↗
“Where do I find them and how do I clear them? I took the rail and molding off but they're not obviously placed”source ↗
“Where is the water coming out if it's clogged? It's not overflowing the reservoir around the sunroof. Water goes down fine otherwise. But can't find where it comes out.”source ↗
Where this came up
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