The rear driver's side is the place where water pools up the most. I think it's very possible it's #2 shown above. Plugs must be installed in the holes used for shipping hooks during transportation of the vehicle (fig. 7), owners may comment that the vehicle has excessive road noise, or the rear passenger's carpet gets wet. If the shipping hole plugs are not installed (fig. The shifter override release button is attached to the paper tag under the plastic protection for the shifter knob (fig. 5), the windshield will have to be removed.PDI Tips - Two key items are still being overlooked during the Vibe’s PDI process: installation of the shifter override plastic button and the rear body plugs. If the water leak is coming from the front edge of the roof panel (fig. Be careful not to damage the nylon retaining clip. You may be able to see the skip in the body seam sealer.3. 4).TIP: To help speed the diagnostic time, run water along the complete length of the seam. After the molding has been removed, inspect the roof seam for skips or voids in the seam sealer (fig. Be careful not to damage the retaining clip, molding, and windshield.2. Carefully pry the front edge of the molding up. 3) and the luggage rack to gain access to the roof’s body seam. The roof seam is located under the black rubber seal that runs from the front to the rear of the vehicle.TIP: This leak may be misdiagnosed as a sunroof water leak.1. The source of the leak may be an improperly sealed roof seam. 2) and secure with a plastic tie-strap.Water Leaks from the Roof - Owners may comment that there is water dripping from the front A-pillars or the headliner. To correct the condition, attach the drain tube (fig. The source of the leak may be a disconnected HVAC evaporator drain tube. »Water Leaking on the Front Passenger Carpeting - Owners may comment that the passenger’s front carpeting gets wet. If not, those suckers are getting duct tape over the holes and he needs to go back to the dealer and b_h at those guys. Probably isn't the case but you never know.One thing I'm thinking - definitely going to crawl under his car and see if the shipping plugs have been installed. Not sure if the water is coming from above or below, so I figured we'd pull of some trim and look around to see where any water may have been. Sweet! If you're working around the area, do snap a couple. But the driver's side soaked carpet doesn't seem to come up too often.Hopefully his extended warranty would take care of it (he doesn't have one through GM.) Not sure though, my GM warranty doesn't appear to cover water leaks. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
But I'm not sure the missing plug would cause the front floor to be soaked.I'll keep you guys posted. Only things I can think of would be the moonroof drain, and possibly the missing body plugs. But driver's side? I'm going to see if I can cruise by his place tomorrow to scope it out. The driver's side front carpet is also soaked.If it were the passenger side, I'd check the A/C drain. Actually at one point in time, it had frozen. He called me tonight and mentioned he has a significant amount of water pooled on top of the carpet on the driver's side rear. My buddy (who never has the time to come here and ask lol) has an '03 base. Now I have a 560 CCA ACDelco, which I think is also manufactured by Delphi.Ahh, finally I get to post about a nasty Vibe problem, only this time it isn't my car. This may have simply been a goodwill gesture by the dealer.I'm pretty sure I had a 310 CCA Delphi battery. In Quebec and central, northern & eastern Ontario, as well as the US midwest, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba, 310 CCA just isn't enough.I felt certain that there must have been a TSB or some sort of warning from GM, as dealers aren't usually that co-operative. I had simply told them several times that the battery was having a heck of a time turning the engine over at anything below -10 C, in spite of my having 0W30 oil and a block heater. They performed an AVR test, told me the results were OK, but said they were going to replace the battery anyway. They decided to replace it without undue pressure from me. Sundridge is between Huntsville and North Bay. This was the dealer from whom I had bought my Vibe. The dealership never mentioned whether GM had authorized the replacement.
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