The floor boards of my car are always wet?

Question

I just began having this problem with my car. It is fairly old (91 Buick Century). When it rains, the floor boards under my feet and the passenger side always get soaked, and never really dry (also the floor underneath the seat behind the passenger. I have been in the car when its raining and have never seen the water dripping in. I checked all the weather strippings around the doors and they appear fine. Is there another place where water can be getting in? It troubles me because I dont want that part to rust away on me (I already have enough of that) and it kind of smells because of the sitting water.

Answer 1

i drive old bombs, too. you could go thru a car wash that uses really high pressure jets and see if you find any leaks. but i'd guess that the water is coming in thru the windshield vents, (below your windshield wipers), and over to in front of the doors, and down the sides below the dashboard. below the dash on the sides are plastic panels, if you remove them and look behind there i'll bet you find a lot of leaves and pine needles and dirt. i'm guessing they are so full that the drains are clogged and the water can only run inside the car and onto your rugs. clean them out with a shop vac and a table spoon and what ever else will fit. if that doesn't fix it then how good is your heater core? do you have to add coolant to the radiator often? is that the smell you are talking about? good luck, and happy holidays

Answer 2

I had a 98 GMC Sonoma that would do the same thing in the rain unless I made sure the vents (heater/AC was closed.

Answer 3

believe your problem is in the engine side....certain cylinder is set funny within coolant system...our work cars had a similar problem...it will need to be taken to a mechanic (sorry) to get drained out, cleaned up and hopefully they can correct the issue