What could cause water leakage from airconditioner on the driver's side of my car?

Question

I have a Chrysler Sebring. I heard that possibly the case may be cracked (major $ to repair)...I have leaves or mold stuck in a hose. Any other ideas?

Answer 1

Condensation dripping from the drain.
If you have leaves and mould in the hose remove them as if the hose gets fully blocked you will start to fill up the inside of your car.

Answer 2

Is it leaking outside the car? If so that is normal condensate discharge. As air is cooled it can no longer hold as much water vapor as it could while hot. Just like the water that forms on the outside of an iced drink. If it is leaking inside the car usually it is just a plugged drain hose. It would be unlikely for the case to be cracked unless some physical damage (a wreck) had occurred. Clear the hose with water pressure (the wet and messy way) or compressed air (the dry and messy way) or by probing around with a stiff but flexible wire (the seldom works way;-)

Answer 3

All car A/C units drip water onto the ground from normal condensation; it's totally normal. It's a byproduct of the evaporation process that enables the system to cool your car by drawing humidity from the inside of the vehicle. In other words, there may be nothing wrong at all. You may have something interfering with the usual path that the water normally takes before hitting the ground, causing it to run and drip in a different location. I'd go under the vehicle and look for some debris, etc blocking the usual path.

Answer 4

OK.. don't panic (yet).

First off, ALL airconditioners create moisture when they run. The cold air condenses the water in the air and it drips .

Air conditioners have a method of collecting that moisture and ducting it outside of the car. (That is that little wet spot under a freshly parked car on a hot summer day - the water keeps dripping for a bit after the AC is shut down).

Sooooo.. my first guess is that your drain is plugged. Once plugged the water simply overflows on to your carpet. The easiest way to check it is to have a mechanic put it on a lift and examine the under side. Road tar, mud, freeway cr*p will all clog it up if Murphy's Law has anything to do with it.

If it can't be checked or unplugged from the bottom they will have to do it from the other end of the drain (which varies in location from car model to model).

Since it is not happening when your HEATER is on (different problem entirely), I am about 90% certain that this is what is happening.

good luck..

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Answer 5

Most likely the condensate [water] drain hose is clogged. Sometimes simply shooting air in the outside end of the hose clears it. Often you can find the hose [under r/s of dash] unclasp it from evaporator case, then, with a catch basin handy, use a piece of stiff wire to clear the clog. I doubt anything is cracked, that is rare.

Good luck!

Answer 6

That depends on what is leaking. First of all if the leak is right where the right front fender meets the passenger's side door it's just condensation from the humidity in the air meeting the cold "plumbing" of the A/C system.

If the leak is inside the car, has a sweet smell then it's coolant leaking from a bad heater core. Unfortunately, that's gonna cost you! Let's just hope that it's A/C condensation.

Good luck!

Mike

Answer 7

The water is probably condensation from the AC unit. Normally this water is collected and drained off. Most likely the drain has become clogged somehow.

My wife's old car had this problem... Made it interesting to drive it in sandals because the water was so cold. Unfortunately, we never got around to addressing it before we traded it in for a new car.

Answer 8

The water might desire to be coming from everywhere on the driving force edge of the vehicle. First verify the door weatherstrips for tears or harm. in case you do no longer discover something, you would be wanting somebody to spray the hose at it on an identical time as you seek interior for leaks. submit to in recommendations it would desire to leak in the back of the sprint and run under the carpet all the previously so look everywhere and placed across a flashlight. probability is you will might desire to do away with indoors panels to discover it.

Answer 9

my aunts car did that,,the moisture drops on a pan and drains out a rubber tube,,on hers the tube was stopped up with leaves,,,it took about 1 and half hours to clean it and put it back up,,,all under the dash,,thats a pain.
another problem,,are u loosing antifreeze??if so the heater core is cracked and it dripped in the floor,,,does it smell sweet???Can u taste it on ur lips after running the cars blower motor,,if so its a heater core,,,several hundred to fix,,200 maybe,,,just depends who u go to and the part and how $ labor.They proably give about 4 hours labor..good luck,,hope this helps.

Answer 10

its proly the drain tube to the evaporator is pluged or mabe the tray casing is cracked like u said. the evaporator collects condensation and its supposed to drain out of a drain tube to the ground.