Help - Horrible Smell After Rain
08-08-2017, 11:10 PM
#11
Originally Posted by junkyard08
from what I have read, not necessarily. It travels down the pillar but can sometimes leak out of the grab handle as it travels. Im currently trying to track down a leak myself in the front. I found the leak in the rear. My leak up front is making the drivers side floor wet.
The SAT antenna is known to leak. You have to drop the front part of the headliner in order to get to the nut that hold the SAT antenna on. If you remove the antenna, just use RTV to create a new seal/gasket when you put the antenna back.
The SAT antenna is known to leak. You have to drop the front part of the headliner in order to get to the nut that hold the SAT antenna on. If you remove the antenna, just use RTV to create a new seal/gasket when you put the antenna back.
08-08-2017, 11:14 PM
#12
Originally Posted by motsco
check to see if cabin filter is getting wet
make sure ac drain isn't clogged.
make sure ac drain isn't clogged.
08-08-2017, 11:22 PM
#13
Originally Posted by kroberts2131
Dealing with this exact issue today actually. I can't find it and neither can the dealer. We had a big rain two days ago and it's terrible in my Lariat today. I am to the point of just rolling down the windows after a good rain to air it out.
08-09-2017, 07:50 AM
#15
Sorry to hear that. I had no odor for the 1st two years, this all started here in the last 4-5 months. How long have you been dealing with this? I don't think I am getting a large amount of water intrusion maybe a few fl oz. on some fabric/insulation/carpet/foam. Keep us posted if you figure it out. I will too.
08-09-2017, 09:28 AM
#16
I would definitely try to check behind the rear seats when it rains, that's where mine was and I couldn't ever get it to leak with just a water hose. A couple days after it rained it was still soaking wet back there.
08-09-2017, 10:13 AM
#17
Senior Member
I had this issue on our 2016 Explorer. washed it one day - started it up in the drive way - thought it smelled too much like soap (my car soap has a smell).
shrugged and parked it.
2 days later smelled like wet gym socks sitting on a radiator. couldn't find anything nothing looked like a leak. soaked the car door - no wet carpet etc.
finally - read someone else post about horrid HVAC smell - took out the cabin filter and sure enough. Smelled bad- not horried but not great - that amplified when you push large volumes of air across it. It got water on it during the wash - soaked into the filter with the dirt already on it - mildewed.
replaced the filter - soaked the box with lysol - soaked the AC inlet (under the hood cowl) with lysol. USe the whole can. ran the AC for a bit - let it sit.
finally 3 days latter it wasn't smelling. HOwever hard rain event (torrential downpour) and the smell starts to come back. If you can't find a leak and have dry carpets - I'm look harder at this.
09-04-2017, 12:57 PM
#18
Just got mine back after about 2 weeks at the dealership....no resolution or leaks found. I had them change the cabin filer and truck smells better in general but no hard rain in about a week. Very frustrating and don't know what else to try.
09-04-2017, 03:29 PM
#19
Originally Posted by kroberts2131
Just got mine back after about 2 weeks at the dealership....no resolution or leaks found. I had them change the cabin filer and truck smells better in general but no hard rain in about a week. Very frustrating and don't know what else to try.
