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Roof LEAK!! sunroof drain tube problems

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#1 ·
Have a roof leak. Headliner wet at top of driver side A pillar. Water soaks the part of the headliner coming to the plastic a pillar cover, drips down behind the plastic, drips onto the speaker on the door and soaks the carpet. Who knows what damage is happening behind the plastics.

Dealer said they found a leak in the windshield. Told me to bring it back to the windshield shop who replaced my windshield last April.
Windshield shop said there is no leak in the windshield and showed me the water dripping from the fitting where the hose attatches to the plastic pan.

Usually the problem is a clogged tube that causes the water to overflow the pan and come into the cabin. This is not the case the fitting is actually leaking.

Bringing back to the dealer. Has anyone else had this problem with a KK? They should replace the stained headliner right? What about the unknown water damage to the carpet, rusting, etc.? I have the lifetime extended warranty in addition to the lifetime powertrain.
 
#60 ·
I'm yet another with leaking problems associated with my sunroof. We initially took it in about a year ago because of a leak at the rear of the vehicle (2008 Liberty) and that seems to have been fixed. Since then we've noticed a stain developing at the top of both A-pillar posts. Recent heavy rains have proven our fears. The headliner is wet at the top of both pillar posts and the carpet at the floor plans are both wet. I'm making an appointment with the dealer for next week to see their "water expert" and I'll let the forum know how that works out. We have a lifetime bumper-to-bumper warranty on the Liberty but I found out that it didn't cover the rear leak until I call Chrysler and complained. I've been a Jeep owner for years but if this had been my first Jeep - it would have been my last Jeep also.
 
#66 ·
Got this fixed at the dealership (on me).

Hey all,

I bought a Jeep KK Liberty Jet back in October 2016 that came with a sunroof. I initially wanted at Sky Slider roof, but read all the reviews about leaking/breaking issues. That scared me off, so I thought a sunroof would be the better option. Too bad I didn't look into that. Anyway, I had leaking down the A-Pillar too, and it was causing stains on the passenger side headliner and making the passenger side floor wet from time to time. Sometimes I'd play around with how I closed the sunroof... and it seemed that closing it from the fully opened position rather than the venting position helped to stop any leaks. But, that may have just been my imagination. Anyway, I took it to a dealership here in Pennsylvania (DAVID CDJR) and, as it turned out, they had a leak specialist who works there 1x a week. It so happened I had my Jeep KK in on the day he was on hand and he sealed the hell out of the interior rim of the sunroof. Since that time, several months ago, I have not had a single leak. He apparently also moved the tubes that the water leaks into further up and onto the tracks that the sunroof is mounted on to. Not sure what this accomplished, but it's functioning perfectly. Totally dry in all conditions.

The change in appearance now is that it looks like black tar has been brushed all around the "lip" inside the area where the sunroof rests, and, as I said before, the tubes have been moved out and fastened onto the tracks where the sunroof slides about.

In any case, the thing is perfect now. They even tore back the headliner and floor and treated the interior for the water damage - making sure it was all dried out and also deodorized.

It was about $200 from what I remember. Money well spent, as far as I'm concerned.

Take care - and best of luck.
 
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