Great video, thank you!!! I had water settling in my drivers side rear seat foot well. I cleaned the sunroof drains, and also resealed my air intake under the hood. It was a great way to learn my vehicle but didn't fix the problem. My issue i finally figured out was the drainage hose from my A/C to firewall (located behind and above the gas peddle), was disconnected pouring all the water from A/C unit directly into my car, under the floor mats, and settling in the lowest part of the vehicle. An easy reattachment of the house to firewall with a little silicone to keep it in place fixed the problem. Good luck to all.
Thank you!! This was my issue but it was clogged with debris. I had already checked the sunroof hoses but they were clear and the water was coming from the tunnel area. This was it!
Most of the videos on this topic leave out lots of parts, but you showed most of the key steps. Great job. I, too, will stop my leaks once and for all. Already ripped up the whole carpet before. Wanting to not do that every year. Curious of any learnings you might have had from your experiments.
I just picked up a used 2005 XC90, and I was told the same thing is wrong with this SUV. I've checked out a few videos online and by far, this one was and is the most informative. Thanks and I'll let you know how it works out.
Good info thanks. I posted a video about taking the carpet out. If you have this problem I strongly suggest you take the carpet out. It will never dry inside the vehicle, it needs some light cleaning to get the smell off the foam side. And then you can work on fixing the leak. Until u get it fixed , a quick towel dry or shop vac will work to get rid of the water . After the fix wait a few weeks to make sure it's fixed. Then put the carpet back in.
Agree. The bottom of the front carpet is sprayed with thick foam sponge. It took 3 days in the sun to dry mine out. Disconnect the negative battery terminal. Unbolt the car seat and unplug the wiring harness under it. Lift the seat off the pins and move it back. The front seat carpet section ends just under the front seat. Lot's of places in Volvos which can let water in. Sun roof drains, a drain under the heater/ac fan, a drain in the plastic HVAC box and water intrusion around the air intake under the cowl as shown in the video.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Went through the same problem with ours. Leakage issues are serious design flaws of the XC-90, especially when considering their new purchase cost.
I tried all these things and kept getting water in my 07 XC90. It drove me crazy for a long time. But it ended up being a really easy fix. The water was coming from the cabin air filter area and flooding the passenger side. The problem was my condensate drain line was clogged. The condensate drain line (on my model) runs to the drivers side floor. I lifted the carpet on the drivers side and you'll see a hose and connection. Disconnect this hose and blow the line clear. Mine was actually clogged right at this connection.
I believe this is exactly my issue. I poured a cup of water in the sunfoor drain in the front corner and it soaked the base of the a pillar cover, the rest trickling down from behind the glove box down to the footwell. Im afraid of breaking the clips on the trim but gotta stop this leak! Thanks for posting.
i had a similar problem. the smaller hole mentioned at 1:40 is the drain... maybe 30cm down that tube there is a 90 degree angle.. but this part can be removed by hand ( it is rubber) from the engine compartment. on the righthandside of the car there is a similar tube,, in my case these were blocked by leafs etc.... anyway thank you for this video
I believe your problem is the drain tubes that run from your sunroof, over the front doors and out above the wheelwells. I cleaned the gunk out of mine today, took about 20 minutes to fix both sides. There are a few tutorial videos here on youtube.
@@emilyalexander6605 There is a nipple near the cabin air filter area on the passenger side. This drains condensation along with water that might come in from the blower motor air intake skirt, (the thing he siliconed down) or the blower cover if it's missing. The tube for the drain near the cabin air filter runs over to the drivers side under the gas pedal and carpet. Check the sun roof drains first. It's easy to get to the those drain tubes in the windshield pillars. You can pull the tube from the rubber fitting that goes into the pillar and use compressed air to blow debris up and out of the sun roof without worrying about blowing the tube off the sun roof nipple.
The water leak in my xv70 was a godsend. It drowned all the mice living under the carpets. But then they started to rot, and that's when things went downhill.
I had this same problem with mi XC70, and though about doing the same thing you did, until i changed the window glass, and the rubber band that comes with it, and the problem was completely solved. anyway, if you don´t want to change the window, its a good way to repair the leak
this problem is very common with audi vw bmw mercedes and volvo . its a cowl drains that are plugged with leafs and dirt. water can't drain quick enough from cowl while its raining hard or washing your car at the car wash . so the level of the water is rising up until its going over the cabin vent opening or cabin air filter and going inside your car . thats the reason you have wet floors in your car in the front or behind the front seats in most cases. i would check this first.
I need to remove the cowl to clean/access the blower drain holes and to also add a “drip protection” cover to my 2004 s60. How to I remove those clips for the cowl? Do I use a punch and will need to replace them? If so I might use zip ties until I order the new clips
One good thing that works for me on my Volvo S80 (any car I guess), at least with the sunroof drainage tube, is by pouring about three cups of warm soapy water directly over the sunroof drainage channel so that it could drain down through the tube and out under the car by the right front tire area. That way you can clean out the tube with little damage and you can ensure that you have no blockage in your entire drainage system. I would not use any drain cleaner that could damage the plastic or tubing and I would not use an air compressor to purge the tubes. The sunroof drainage system is not intended to withstand air or water pressure under compression, doing so might cause the tubes to rupture or break loose from their fittings. If you do have a blockage and you can't clear it using warm soapy water, you might have to opt for replacing all the tubes. Since I live in Southern California, we don't typically have too many issues. However, I still pour warm soapy water down the tube just to make sure it never will clog.
Wet/dry vac he floor, or take to car wash with vacuum. I had leak on drivers side yrs ago. Need to clean out channels around sunroof. Gets clogged from debris. It's been yrs but now happened in passenger side.
Great video, does anyone know if in the drain compartment of the hood his plastic cylinder that he calked came with a black scoop cover while searching for my leak problem and calking the same plastic cylinder he did, mine did not have a scoop cover are they standard in all or am I missing a piece? if so does anyone know the part name or number?
That 'big hole' is your fresh air intake. its a good idea to inspect and clean these areas. I hope you used neutral cure silicone so it doesnt cause rust.
Yesterday I went to the carwash. Before driving off I notice water dripping at the corner of the panel under the steering wheel. Didn't have time to check the cause, but I surely don't like it. It's a V50 without sunroof.
My problem is that I don’t have a sunroof on my xc90 and the condensation hose is clean, I even blowed it with compressed air, and I still keep having a water leak. Not as much as you have, but.... It drives me crazy...
Not only water but mice and any rodent 😢 XC90 are well known by rodents get inside and since this car has lot os large cavities everywhere, simply they never leave your car. Volvo never more
Great video, thank you!!!
I had water settling in my drivers side rear seat foot well.
I cleaned the sunroof drains, and also resealed my air intake under the hood.
It was a great way to learn my vehicle but didn't fix the problem.
My issue i finally figured out was the drainage hose from my A/C to firewall (located behind and above the gas peddle), was disconnected pouring all the water from A/C unit directly into my car, under the floor mats, and settling in the lowest part of the vehicle.
An easy reattachment of the house to firewall with a little silicone to keep it in place fixed the problem.
Good luck to all.
Thank you!! This was my issue but it was clogged with debris. I had already checked the sunroof hoses but they were clear and the water was coming from the tunnel area. This was it!
This happens to me .
Most of the videos on this topic leave out lots of parts, but you showed most of the key steps. Great job.
I, too, will stop my leaks once and for all. Already ripped up the whole carpet before. Wanting to not do that every year.
Curious of any learnings you might have had from your experiments.
I just picked up a used 2005 XC90, and I was told the same thing is wrong with this SUV. I've checked out a few videos online and by far, this one was and is the most informative. Thanks and I'll let you know how it works out.
Good info thanks. I posted a video about taking the carpet out. If you have this problem I strongly suggest you take the carpet out.
It will never dry inside the vehicle, it needs some light cleaning to get the smell off the foam side.
And then you can work on fixing the leak. Until u get it fixed , a quick towel dry or shop vac will work to get rid of the water .
After the fix wait a few weeks to make sure it's fixed. Then put the carpet back in.
Agree. The bottom of the front carpet is sprayed with thick foam sponge. It took 3 days in the sun to dry mine out. Disconnect the negative battery terminal. Unbolt the car seat and unplug the wiring harness under it. Lift the seat off the pins and move it back. The front seat carpet section ends just under the front seat. Lot's of places in Volvos which can let water in. Sun roof drains, a drain under the heater/ac fan, a drain in the plastic HVAC box and water intrusion around the air intake under the cowl as shown in the video.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Went through the same problem with ours. Leakage issues are serious design flaws of the XC-90, especially when considering their new purchase cost.
I tried all these things and kept getting water in my 07 XC90. It drove me crazy for a long time. But it ended up being a really easy fix. The water was coming from the cabin air filter area and flooding the passenger side. The problem was my condensate drain line was clogged. The condensate drain line (on my model) runs to the drivers side floor. I lifted the carpet on the drivers side and you'll see a hose and connection. Disconnect this hose and blow the line clear. Mine was actually clogged right at this connection.
I believe this is exactly my issue. I poured a cup of water in the sunfoor drain in the front corner and it soaked the base of the a pillar cover, the rest trickling down from behind the glove box down to the footwell. Im afraid of breaking the clips on the trim but gotta stop this leak! Thanks for posting.
i had a similar problem. the smaller hole mentioned at 1:40 is the drain... maybe 30cm down that tube there is a 90 degree angle.. but this part can be removed by hand ( it is rubber) from the engine compartment. on the righthandside of the car there is a similar tube,, in my case these were blocked by leafs etc.... anyway thank you for this video
I believe your problem is the drain tubes that run from your sunroof, over the front doors and out above the wheelwells. I cleaned the gunk out of mine today, took about 20 minutes to fix both sides. There are a few tutorial videos here on youtube.
That grommet you cut leads to another hose that goes right to your wheel wells. You can see that hose under ther carpet right where the water's at
Was this causing a leak on the driver side floorboard only? That's our issue
@@emilyalexander6605 There is a nipple near the cabin air filter area on the passenger side. This drains condensation along with water that might come in from the blower motor air intake skirt, (the thing he siliconed down) or the blower cover if it's missing. The tube for the drain near the cabin air filter runs over to the drivers side under the gas pedal and carpet. Check the sun roof drains first. It's easy to get to the those drain tubes in the windshield pillars. You can pull the tube from the rubber fitting that goes into the pillar and use compressed air to blow debris up and out of the sun roof without worrying about blowing the tube off the sun roof nipple.
Very helpful information to learn the invisible side of the XC90
The water leak in my xv70 was a godsend. It drowned all the mice living under the carpets. But then they started to rot, and that's when things went downhill.
I know, it's better when they only shit and piss. Although if I had a choice I prefer rat piss as it has a bolder aroma
I had this same problem with mi XC70, and though about doing the same thing you did, until i changed the window glass, and the rubber band that comes with it, and the problem was completely solved.
anyway, if you don´t want to change the window, its a good way to repair the leak
Gee
this problem is very common with audi vw bmw mercedes and volvo . its a cowl drains that are plugged with leafs and dirt. water can't drain quick enough from cowl while its raining hard or washing your car at the car wash . so the level of the water is rising up until its going over the cabin vent opening or cabin air filter and going inside your car . thats the reason you have wet floors in your car in the front or behind the front seats in most cases. i would check this first.
Hmm, already got it twice in my S60 lately, both tines after a heavy rain, never after a medium or small rain.
It was a sunroof issue with my Volvo S60. It short out the my dash components.Expensive fix! It may not be worth it.
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to show what to do. Volvo's are shitty because I have the same exact problem. Half ass work done by them. Smh
I need to remove the cowl to clean/access the blower drain holes and to also add a “drip protection” cover to my 2004 s60. How to I remove those clips for the cowl? Do I use a punch and will need to replace them? If so I might use zip ties until I order the new clips
One good thing that works for me on my Volvo S80 (any car I guess), at least with the sunroof drainage tube, is by pouring about three cups of warm soapy water directly over the sunroof drainage channel so that it could drain down through the tube and out under the car by the right front tire area. That way you can clean out the tube with little damage and you can ensure that you have no blockage in your entire drainage system. I would not use any drain cleaner that could damage the plastic or tubing and I would not use an air compressor to purge the tubes. The sunroof drainage system is not intended to withstand air or water pressure under compression, doing so might cause the tubes to rupture or break loose from their fittings. If you do have a blockage and you can't clear it using warm soapy water, you might have to opt for replacing all the tubes. Since I live in Southern California, we don't typically have too many issues. However, I still pour warm soapy water down the tube just to make sure it never will clog.
Nine year old massive bubis destroy the shirt
Weedwacker string is perfect for clearing the sunroof drains
How do you remove the fasteners from the plastic cowling (bottom of windshield... under the windshield wipers)?
Wet/dry vac he floor, or take to car wash with vacuum. I had leak on drivers side yrs ago. Need to clean out channels around sunroof. Gets clogged from debris. It's been yrs but now happened in passenger side.
Just amazing how shitty these expensive cars are, thanks for the video, I'm suffering from it too.
Hola buenas tardes disculpe tengo una duda como puedo saber si mi módulo de fusibles ya no sirve o es un fusible
Not necessary to re-design anything just identify the failure point and replace the seals.
I have an XC70 and unfortunately the moonroof drain pipe goes inside the frame and i cannot access it to see if there's a problem.
Great video, does anyone know if in the drain compartment of the hood his plastic cylinder that he calked came with a black scoop cover while searching for my leak problem and calking the same plastic cylinder he did, mine did not have a scoop cover are they standard in all or am I missing a piece? if so does anyone know the part name or number?
Is there no rubber between de plastic and car body?, i had this problem with 2 of my S60's
That 'big hole' is your fresh air intake. its a good idea to inspect and clean these areas. I hope you used neutral cure silicone so it doesnt cause rust.
Ah sunroofs, don't you love them? ;-)
I would never buy a car without one.
did it work?
Yesterday I went to the carwash. Before driving off I notice water dripping at the corner of the panel under the steering wheel. Didn't have time to check the cause, but I surely don't like it. It's a V50 without sunroof.
Anybody knows part number for splash guard cover mine is missing,thanks in advance.
Check an import salvage yard for one or call a Volvo dealer and speak to a guy in parts.
Thank for the sharing his information and video clip. Did you solve the water leak problem?
My problem is that I don’t have a sunroof on my xc90 and the condensation hose is clean, I even blowed it with compressed air, and I still keep having a water leak. Not as much as you have, but.... It drives me crazy...
9:05 Now spiders will crawl in :)
I had the same problem with pipes from the sunroof four or five times
allways forget to clean them once in a year and the floor is wet
Rubber gasket goes between the plastic piece and filter
Whaaaa?
Thanks. This looks nothing like our 2007 S60.
Gracias
Super Video 👍
2007 xc90 front wipers stop working
This was helpful. Thank you
Pine trees will do this. I cut all of mine down.
Be aware! My 2019 Volvo XC60 sunroof leaked less than 3 years old caused my car flooded, and Volvo Canada denied warranty!
I just had this problem but in the back window
niiiiiice video, you are beest
Mine is also doing the same
Well this was very good for my xc90 because it's easy and my iphone7 has great quality 😂😂
Nederlands?
Not helpful how to remove water from the floor
I syphoned mine out with a bit of hose and dried the rest up with towels.
Thanks
Not only water but mice and any rodent 😢
XC90 are well known by rodents get inside and since this car has lot os large cavities everywhere, simply they never leave your car.
Volvo never more
The way it looks maybe is better to buy a new one .
No offence ....
I have the same shit with my XC70 $39000 car.
What a piece of shit craftsmanship.
This is my last ICE car for sure.
Go all the way Tesla.
Telsa body panels dont even sit straight. The volvo way better built.....
2007 xc90 front wipers stop working
2007 xc90 front wipers stop working