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Rain water in the hatch?

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  1. ChachabahPrime

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    Hello all,
    Does anybody get rain water in the hatch? I do get some around the edges in a patten when the hatch door closes. Normal? Inform at first service?

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    you mean it drips off the hatch door as you're closing it?
     
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    I don't think so. After it rains and I open the hatch, there is water in the back?

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    Didn't Thatoneraccoon have that problem. Think after several trips to the dealerships he found out they had assembled something wrong with the hatch.
     
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    It was the small rear-window, as I recall.
     
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    that sounds right, good memory.(y)
     
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    Take it back to the dealer and have them repair it under warranty.
     
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    the new carbon fiber hatch was a pain to manufacture, and took them awhile to get it right. even to the point of causing a delay in shipping. probably a few defective ones escaped the factory unnoticed.
     
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    Thanks for getting the link for me

    And yeah sadly I had problems with the water getting past the glass on the rear hatch. They were able to remove the glass and re seal it and reassemble things correctly. If you check out the pictures and can see where things don't look right.

    Also have a buddy drive the car through an automatic touchless car wash while your in the back and check to see where it leaks from. I was able to guess the glass seal from that test.

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    Good news is, since the work, it's been leak free and all good. I've been waiting and testing.

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    Putting the window in wrong isn't a composites manufacturing issue. My friend had a brand new (steel) car that leaked around the windshield. They removed it, scraped off the sealant/adhesive, put on new and problem solved.
     
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    that doesn't mean it was or wasn't. it just means your friend had a problem.