roof leak

vmf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 6:53 pm

its been raining whole day today and after i got into the car after work i saw water dropping from the upper right windshield corner right where the plastic meets the material of the ceiling. any of you guys experienced this ?also i dont know if its related to the day of raining but after i parked the car i was sitting and checking oout the leak the engine stalled. didnt struggle or anything, just turned off. it started right up and there is no CEL but it still worries and upsets me. 2 problems in one day is lil overwhelming.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:29 pm

mine had started leaking like that during torrential rains, the rain was following the wiring from my roof lights, after i resealed the gromet in the roof with RTV it hasn't leaked since

got rooflights or anything like that?

vmf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:31 pm

nope, just the stock rails. do rails go all the way through the metal?

KKJim · **Joined:** Wed May 21, 2008 9:57 pm **Posts:** 109

That sucks sounds like a bad day for sure. Do you have a Moon roof? This is pretty vital information as your leak could becoming from there. It could be coming through were the mounting bolts penetrate the body for the side rails and rolling down the head liner to the front of the vehicle. Was your passenger door closed well? if so you could check the seal on the door. On a nicer day just have someone hose the seal around your door while you feel around on the inside. These are just a couple suggestions I have not really heard of anyone having a front window leakage issues. This diagnosis can be done for the other questionable area if your Jeep is so equiped, IE Moon roof. Hope this helps.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:39 pm

they do but i'd have a hard time thinking it would leak in that spot, or leak at all, expecially if they've never been dismounted and what not

a leaking lightbar harness was all i had for this one, one of the KK owners might have an experience though

vmf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:48 pm

thanks for your replies guys. i do have moonroof. i opened it all up all the way and saw some water on the inside plastic underneath the wind deflector. once the weather will get better i will do the hose experiment. should i try to fix it myself or take it to the stealer to fix it since its under the warranty?

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:50 pm

if it's under warranty i'd let them deal with it once you figure out where the leak is

they may listen to you when you tell them whats causing the leak, they may not

KKJim · **Joined:** Wed May 21, 2008 9:57 pm **Posts:** 109

JeepinJarhead03 wrote:

if it's under warranty i'd let them deal with it once you figure out where the leak is

they may listen to you when you tell them whats causing the leak, they may not

+1

vmf · **Posted:** Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:56 pm

well, then it would b up 2 them to figure it out:)
i had a problem with my 2001 civic leaking much worse than liberty and i took the whole front and interior apart to find the leak and it turned out they forgot to put the plug in at the factory.i had to replace the carpet, cruise control module and some wiring. since those times im paranoid about the leaks. hope liberty is not going to be such a bad case

lfotto · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:06 pm

Hey, I am suffering from the same type of leak where the left column meets the headliner. It happens in rainy days also. I have taken it numerous time through Delta Sonic (a car wash chain) and never a drop, but if it sits in pouring rain it seeps at the top left where the headliner and column meet. I have taken it in once and I am going to do it again next week.

Scar0 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:09 pm

There are 2 sunroof/moonroof drain lines in the KA. I'm sure the KK is similar. (Digger, can you verify?) There have been several KA with your problem. The drain lines were plugged. Here are the locations.
Front:

Back:

If your rig is under warranty, let the dealer handle it!

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:53 pm

dangit, what's it take to plug that line.. pollen and a light dew? ?? :lol:

vmf · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:31 pm

i suspect my moonroof can be an aftermarket one. im driving to florida in couple of hours so i have no time to make and post pics. can you guys make pic of your moonroof and post it here, (switch, branding etc).i will try to check it out asap and post mine as well. thank you in advance

nightdrv · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:53 pm

I have a solid-roofed (aka boring) KK. I had leaks both in the center of the rear window area (up top), and in the upper part above the driver's side column (corner of windshiled). Both were addressed by the dealer. No leaks now!

vmf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:27 pm

nightdrv wrote:

I have a solid-roofed (aka boring) KK. I had leaks both in the center of the rear window area (up top), and in the upper part above the driver's side column (corner of windshiled). Both were addressed by the dealer. No leaks now!

thats good input man! do you know what caused the leak?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:36 pm

There is a front hose, but I don't see a rear hose in my FSM

vmf · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:32 pm

nightdriver, still waitin for you reply, digger, what side is that front hose?
mine leaks on teh drivers side

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:15 pm

well now I'm all sorts of confused... FSM only shows one that looks like it is for the passenger side, how ever I have part numbers for 4 different hoses. Front left and right and rear left and right

Scar0 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:51 pm

The KA has 4 lines as well. I would guess they are the same. I only had illustrations for the right side.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:36 pm

Scar0 wrote:

The KA has 4 lines as well. I would guess they are the same. I only had illustrations for the right side.

Yours are way better than mine. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the KK and KA probably have the same hoses n the same places

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