I've had my b-max since April and have
noticed that when it rains, water is pooling on the inside of every door. It
pools right up to the rubber seal and due to the rear sliding doors, this means that
water is sitting there in quite a large area. I also get dripped on every time
it rains and open any of the doors. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
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Ford have had the car in to check and have
completed a 'jet wash' test but said that other than a small amount of dripping
from the top of the door / roof seals, they can't replicate the pooling of
water. However, they advised me that pooling of water inside the car (but not
past the rubber seal) was now standard on all new cars, this is due to the
aerodynamics of the car and it's to be expected. They said that the car is
designed to allow the water to dissipate once I start driving. The salesman
advised me that he is currently driving a b-max and he has noticed the pooling
of water but cars such as Mercedes and Audi let far more water in...!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
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I simply don't
believe that any manufacturer has designed a car which leaks (they don't like
that term strangely enough!). The problem has been reported to Ford UK and also
registered on their Global Concern website. They have advised me that if more
owners report this problem, then Ford will look into it at a global level and
recall if need be. We have really only experienced April/May showers, I can't
begin to think how much water will come in after a real downpour. What happens
when I go away and leave the car for two weeks, if it rains and the water comes
in, how long will it sit there for?
I'm interested to
know if anyone else has experienced this pooling of water after its been
raining? Is it correct that all new cars now let water in? I've spoken to quite
a few colleagues, family and friends all of whom have fairly new cars, none of
which let water in.
Ford have really
made me feel like I'm in the wrong for even reporting the problem and all new
cars let water in, so why do I have an issue with it!
Thanks very much
for reading!
noticed that when it rains, water is pooling on the inside of every door. It
pools right up to the rubber seal and due to the rear sliding doors, this means that
water is sitting there in quite a large area. I also get dripped on every time
it rains and open any of the doors. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
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Ford have had the car in to check and have
completed a 'jet wash' test but said that other than a small amount of dripping
from the top of the door / roof seals, they can't replicate the pooling of
water. However, they advised me that pooling of water inside the car (but not
past the rubber seal) was now standard on all new cars, this is due to the
aerodynamics of the car and it's to be expected. They said that the car is
designed to allow the water to dissipate once I start driving. The salesman
advised me that he is currently driving a b-max and he has noticed the pooling
of water but cars such as Mercedes and Audi let far more water in...!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
I simply don't
believe that any manufacturer has designed a car which leaks (they don't like
that term strangely enough!). The problem has been reported to Ford UK and also
registered on their Global Concern website. They have advised me that if more
owners report this problem, then Ford will look into it at a global level and
recall if need be. We have really only experienced April/May showers, I can't
begin to think how much water will come in after a real downpour. What happens
when I go away and leave the car for two weeks, if it rains and the water comes
in, how long will it sit there for?
I'm interested to
know if anyone else has experienced this pooling of water after its been
raining? Is it correct that all new cars now let water in? I've spoken to quite
a few colleagues, family and friends all of whom have fairly new cars, none of
which let water in.
Ford have really
made me feel like I'm in the wrong for even reporting the problem and all new
cars let water in, so why do I have an issue with it!
Thanks very much
for reading!