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carpet under both passenger side and driver side mats is WET....Why? Help! V70-XC70 2004

I cleaned out my wife's car today and when I took out the mats from in front of the rear seats, the ones under the driver and passenger seat, the carpet was wet. At first (when I took out the one under the passenger seat), I thought that my son must have spilt something because that's normally where he sits, but then when I took out the other mat, the floor board under that mat was also wet. Doesn't seem to be sticky...just smells really musty. I am letting the car air dry now with all window down and back open.
the only thing that comes to mind is that it's been awfully wet (rain) these days and that we went to the beach several weeks ago. Could condensation cause this? Or...do I have a leak somewhere? If it's from condensation, I would have to say that this is a design flaw.

If anyone has had this experience, please respond. Whatever the cause, I need to get it fixed.
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Current owner of a '04 V70 2.5T. Previous owner of a '94 850 Turbo Wagon








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    carpet under both passenger side and driver side mats is WET....Why? Help! V70-XC70 2004

    Thanks for all of the suggestions...I'll have the dealer check them out. I have noticed that my other car has much more water under the car after an Air conditioner run than the Volvo....to be honest, there isn't much water at all, if any.
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    Current owner of a '04 V70 2.5T. Previous owner of a '94 850 Turbo Wagon








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    carpet under both passenger side and driver side mats is WET....Why? Help! V70-XC70 2004

    hi,
    yes some volvos came out of the assembly plant with the a/c evaperator drain tube not properly connected to the firewall so that instead off the evap condesation draining into the engine bay as its supposed to it ends up dripping down under the carpet and underfelt and makes a real mess. go and see your dealer as they will also have strip the carpets (once the drain tube is fixed) to try and dry them out, and thats not easy to do...

    steve.








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    carpet under both passenger side and driver side mats is WET....Why? Help! V70-XC70 2004

    Normally I would say this is probably a heater core leak but since it's a brand new car I'm not sure what It could be. Does it smell like antifreeze? Since it is new, you should take it into the dealership. It should be covered under even if you are the 15th owner. It's a new Volvo still in it's factory warranteed timeframe. If the carpets somehow got wet and the plastic mats were over the them, it could possibly have kept in the moisture. Most likely, since it is summer, I am guessing you have had your air conditioning on frequently? If so, that is most likely the reason. The cold air in your air ducts under and behind the dash can condensate especially in warm, humid conditions and when you sometimes run the A/C with the windows down. This will produce drips, even puddles of "musty" smelling water. Put a piece of plastic or serran wrap from your floor mat all the way up to where the dash begins. If this is the case, you should see water roll its way down to the floor mats. Hope this answers your question.








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      carpet under both passenger side and driver side mats is WET....Why? Help! V70-XC70 2004

      A/C condensate drain clogged or disconnected. Do you get water under the car while running the A/C in humid conditions? You should/must.







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