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Anonymous Posted on Aug 18, 2009

When it rain we get a pool of water in the front passenger foot well. I suspect there is a drain pipe blocked but don't know where to begin looking. Can anyone help solve this water leak problem please. Steve

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I wonder if thats not similar to the same problem in the VW Passat ... in that one the "polen filter" chamber leaks water .. the outside air is passed thru the filter before getting into the cab ... the filter chamber has a drain but for some reason overflows .. in that model there is a recall to fix the problem .. of course if the drain is plugged on any car it will do the same thing .. if you havent done so .. try changing the polen filter and observe that there is no blockage ... check for recall ..

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