Is it just my car? After a rainstorm or really heavy dew, if I open the windows, water will drip into the car. Does anyone else notice this?
That's been the case with nearly every car built since the end of the 80's. Blame aerodynamics for the side glass being designed at an angle that lets the water in.
How about take a California Water Blade with you when you go to the car? If you don't know what that is, it's like a squeegee but made of very soft silicon, and with a T shape where the squeegee part is. You can use it to flick the water off the area around the top of your door. They take a bit of practice to use, but once you figure it out, they're really effective at flicking water off your car. I haven't run into the situations you mention, but after washing the car, I find they're great for getting the majority of the water off, and after that I towel off what's left over. Instead of having to use several towels, I now only need one. One caveat though: keep your car clean if you do that. You wouldn't want to scratch your finish.
Have owned so many cars that have done that, can't remember how many. Just a fact of life that I don't pay attention to.
LOL - California gets about a two inches of rain a year and they develop a special tool for removing it from the car!! That makes sense!!
I do think it is more just the inevitable side effect of owining an aerodynamicly shaped car. Maybe living in Oregon you just get desensitized but basicly what you do is after a rainstorm or heavy dew, you don't roll down your windows until you've driven a while and given the wind velocity a chance to blow excess water off the car. Thus giving gravity and momentum and the aerodynamics a chance to work for you. You basicly learn NOT to roll down your windows if the car is wet. If it isn't currently raining and is otherwise dry, it doesn't take much distance or time before most excess water, especially from a roof, is blown away. If this level of patience isn't possible, I have heard window vents help. Even though I've never wanted to install or own.
This is the case in 80% of the mornings in Florida where the humidity or evening rains cause wet cars in the morning. All of my cars have this issue where the water drips in if I open the windows right away. It takes 2 mins of driving with the windows closed for the aerodynamics and gravity to remove that water. Problem solved.
The tape ons are but not the ones that fit in the window channel . Some place on the forum i've seen the tape ons but i think they were from Europe.
I have not paid attention to this. But, when I wash my car, it beeps. I think it is the water hitting the door handle sensor touch lock. Sometimes it will beep for a long time and not just a chirp. I guess the water on it is enough to trigger it.
Same here. When I'm hand washing the car, and spraying the hose near the door handles it'll lock and unlock with the corresponding beeps; no long beeping though.
I live in Southern California, never had the problem. I can not remember the last time there was a rainstorm in this area. I wash the car by hand, a selection at a time with NO RINSE car wash. Just wash and wipe, that's it.
As far as the unlocking and locking, it's the new sensors. Kind of strange. I wonder why they changed from the buttons, aesthetics ?? Most cars tend to drip after rain/dew. I haven't seen it from the solar roof though.
No, you're correct. This car is the first I've owned that does this. It rained today and after it had stopped for a while, I was making a right turn and water poured from the roof and into the window soaking my arm and the driver door! The roof isn't designed much for shedding rain that accumulates but for a low Cd apparently. Scott - proud new owner of a 2007 Prius with 13k miles.
If your car is beeping is there anyway to keep the Key Fob away while washing the car?? That seems to be your issue with that.. It needs to be more than 3 Feet from the vehicle, and if in your pocket the handles are sensing something... Just my opinion..
Well much of California gets a lot more than that. Of course it's understandable that you think this being as you are from the part of the country that elects a governor for a county and then calls it a state.
