2014 CX-5 , water in passenger floorboard?

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rwjjr

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2014

• Sep 24, 2015

• #1

Wife just called and said water was leaking onto floormat on passenger side.....40k miles on CX-5. Any ideas?

 

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wlong01

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2019 CX5 Reserve AWD

• Sep 24, 2015

• #2

Clogged A/C drain.

 

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madar

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2016.5 CX 5 Touring AWD, 2015 SCION XB

• Sep 24, 2015

• #3

wlong01 said:

Clogged A/C drain.

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Yep, or a leaking windshield. Has it rained lately or have you washed it?

 

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erhayes

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2022CX5 PP

• Sep 24, 2015

• #4

or window cracked open slightly?

 

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ALafya

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Former CX-5 Own

• Sep 24, 2015

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We once had this symptom on a Toyota and it was caused by leaking heater element.
Make sure your coolant level is not going down.

 

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Buddywh2

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2011 M3 Touring / 2014 CX-5 Touring

• Sep 26, 2015

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ALafya said:

We once had this symptom on a Toyota and it was caused by leaking heater element.
Make sure your coolant level is not going down.

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There would be a very apparent aroma of anti-freeze well before you'd notice coolant levels going down. Even a leak too small to puddle on the floor would be apparent by it's smell.

 

minnesotaart

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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech

• Sep 26, 2015

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I have seen it before where the cause was a disconnected washer fluid hose in the A-pillar. The hose followed that route to get to the rear window washer nozzle. Does the rear window washer work?

 

mazdadude

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'16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring

• Sep 26, 2015

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wlong01 said:

Clogged A/C drain.

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Another vote for the A/C drain.

The Condenser under the dash has a drip tray, the drip tray then has a drain hose that leads from inside the cabin to outside the car, which is where the condensate will be released as you drive, or in a puddle on the ground where you last parked.

The end of the tube under the car can get crusted over, and without a place to exit, the condensate backs up in the hose until the drip tray is full. Leaving a nice steady drip on the floorboard, or a waterfall if you happen to be taking a sharp corner.

 

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ALafya

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Former CX-5 Own

• Sep 26, 2015

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Buddywh2 said:

There would be a very apparent aroma of anti-freeze well before you'd notice coolant levels going down. Even a leak too small to puddle on the floor would be apparent by it's smell.

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Well, it happened exactly like I told you. Even the techs at the dealership could not tell. We ended-up replacing the carpet and padding.

 

yrwei52

2016 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech Pkg

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Plano, Texas, USA

• Sep 26, 2015

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rwjjr said:

Wife just called and said water was leaking onto floormat on passenger side.....40k miles on CX-5. Any ideas?

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It happens on every VW Passat with sunroof due to sunroof drain hoses inside the kick panels underneath A pillar disconnected over time.

 

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rwjjr

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2014

• Sep 28, 2015

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thanks for the replies. No antifreeze smell, and not raining or wet when happened. It only done it that one time and has not done since. Im keeping an eye on it. I tried looking for the ac drain but couldn't find underneath, im just gonna have to run the ac and crawl up under

 

mazdadude

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'16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring

• Sep 28, 2015

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rwjjr said:

thanks for the replies. No antifreeze smell, and not raining or wet when happened. It only done it that one time and has not done since. Im keeping an eye on it. I tried looking for the ac drain but couldn't find underneath, im just gonna have to run the ac and crawl up under

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Here is a link for the CX-9, same issue. I am hoping that the pics and videos in thread might help you to see where and what the termination point might look like.

If you can, take a pic of yours and we can add to this thread for posterity...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123813466-CX-9-Clogged-AC-Evaporator-Drain

 

Last edited: Sep 28, 2015