Gurgling sound under back seat

You live in an area with lots of rain - is it possible that rainwater is trapped in one of the doors? Each door has a couple of vent holes at the bottom; open each door and check to see if the holes are clear of debris.

Another area that can trap water is the metal cowl tray mounted at the rear of the engine compartment. It has two drains, which if plugged due to an accumulation of leaves and dirt, can allow water to pool and cause sloshing noise at the front of the car.

 

If there is a leak in the rear area, the donut spare tire well can also hold water

 

Same problem here. Sounds like a Pop-Up Video on VH1. Definitely coming from rear seat battery vent. The first time I heard it was @ 106,000.

 

I have an 05 @ <40k miles, I hard it "gurgle" for the first time yesterday when I left work. It didn't do it the next time I started the car. This morning I heard rattling metal (totally different sound) from under the car, but didn't see anything. I wonder if it's related.

 

Has anybody verified that the rear doors haven't filled with water due to the drain plugs being ... plugged? Or that the rear hatch seal isn't leaking and filling the spare donut well?

Up here it's common for cars parked outside to have the drain holes freeze up in sudden temp drops. Once the bottoms of the doors rust away, the water naturally drains out again

 

Please take and post pictures. I can't quite visualize what and where you're talking about.

 

I had the same problem, turned out it was my mother in law.:rofl:

 

I just sold my Prius so can't double check. However, I used to check my spare tire monthly and the well always remained dry.

I'm going to guess that having a heated attached garage went a long way to keeping my car bone dry. Parked outside, it wouldn't take much of a leak in the hatch seal to add up.

 

Uh oh, you might pay dearly for that remark. I hope your wifey never frequents this forum

 

You did what? That's terrible. You've been a great member here; I'll be sad to see you go.

 

Oh, calm down. It had 192,000 km on it, and I was looking for something fresh and new again. I think there will be some real bargains on 09's once the 10's hit the showrooms

 

Hmm just had a look at a 2008 Prius base model with only 12,000 km on it. Owner traded up to a HiHy. I'm surprised at how steeply the used Prius values are declining up here

SKS I can take or leave. Don't need or want nav. Even the base Prius now has side curtain airbags and VSC. A backup camera is nice, Rostra makes specific models

Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. - Automotive/Consumer Products - RearSight Back Up Camera Systems

for both the FJ and Prius. Actually, Rostra offers either an integrated monitor into a rearview mirror, or a small LCD up against the headliner.

 

You barely got it broken in!
It's a Toyota, man! It must have another couple of 100ks worth of life left!

Oh, and the gurgling noise? I'd check for stray Prius chatters. In Detroit, several people were crawling under the back seat....



This could be a party game. Name that Butt.

 

Can't be Tony's butt, it's too big. Um .... Evan's?

 

I think that's Fire Engineer.

 

You beat me to it but I thought he wore darker pants.

No, I was wrong, it's FireEngineer.

 

Dang. I was close, but *way* off

Um, Evan, didn't mean to insinuate you have a big butt

 

You are correct! :mod:

Thanks for playing, folks.

Hyo, you can look forward to your prize in May