Why is liquid leaking from inside my dashboard onto my gas pedal while I drive?

Question

I drove for only 5 minutes today and a clear liquid with no noticable smell dripped heavily onto my foot. It came from inside the dashboard and landed on the gas pedal and onto the floor around my feet. I did not spill anything, and it did not rain. What could this be?

I have no air conditioning in my car.

It's a 91 Honda Civic.

Answer 1

Hmm, very strange indeed. I had a weird problem as well almost like yours, but had noticed it after it rained, and how my vehicle was parked. Ended up being a rolled rubber seal around the windshield, allowing water to seep in and make a puddle on the floor at times. Yours maybe from a clogged condensation line, that is supposed to allow the water to drain to the outside of the car. Since it can't get out, fills up, and then more and likely gets out by the vents to the floor. I am reaching here, but is a possibility. Hope it gets you in a direction you need.

Answer 2

I would have thought it to be green, which would be your heater core. They tend to leak over a span of several years or so. Since your radiator fluid shouldn't be clear, and the only clear fluid left is the wiper fluid, maybe it could be that. Though you said HEAVILY. Can you confirm you don't have plain water in your radiator (can't imagine you would).

I did read the response about the A/C unit. Typically your A/C system should be catching the condensation on an exterior container which then leaks it out to the street. If there's a problem with that portion of your A/C unit it would definitely do what you describe.

Answer 3

1. It could be condensation from the air conditioning.

2. It could be that you have a leak in the heater hose that provides heat to your vehicles passenger area during the winter. The heat provided during the winter comes from routing engine coolant that has passed through the engine block and carries the hot coolant to the heater core. That could account for the smell.

Answer 4

The brake master cylinder may be leaking. Look at the brake pedal where the rod attaches and see if fluid is on the floor area below where the rod goes thru the body. Also check the brake fluid in the reservoir to see if you are low on fluid. If the master cylinder is leaking, have it repaired immediately to prevent brake failure and a possible crash ! Good luck !

Answer 5

Probably antifreeze leaking from the heater core behind the glove box, does it have a sweet smell and the windshield get a mist of liquid on it on the inside?

Answer 6

Could be your heater core, but it should smell like anitfreeze.
Might be condensation from an air conditioning line
Could be an air vent left open during a rain

Answer 7

My van does that. It was just that we were running the Air conditioner so much in all this heat that there was so much condesation and it dripped from under the dash. It is common.

Now I se you posted that you have no A/c, So I would get radiator and washer fluid checked. Could be from that.

Answer 8

Probably your air conditioning. Check the drain hose under the car on the passenger side near the front tire. If the drain hose is not kinked I would take it to someone to have the drain checked.

Answer 9

Its most likely water (condensation) coming off of your Air Conditioning. It may need to be serviced.

Answer 10

Clear Water, I take it, with no smell ? Sounds llike condensation to me ....not a big deal just find where it's coming from and insulate it. Assume you had your air going?