water collects between spoiler and top glass

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    When I open the tailgate of my 2010 hatchback, water pours into the trunk. It is coming from the gap between the spoiler and the top glass. I think that the water should be draining from this place instead of collecting there. The water does not come in until I open the tailgate. Do I need to remove the spoiler to see why?
     
    #1 Seymour1, Jun 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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    what if you filled the gap with a bead of silicone?
     
    #2 bisco, Jun 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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    I think that the water should be draining out of the gap so that when I open the hatchback, there is no water to pour into the car. Maybe old leaves are clogging the gap.
     
    #3 Seymour1, Jun 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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    I get some water, if I open the hatch wet. Doesn’t “pour”, but enough to be frustrating. I don’t think the spoiler on ours has much debris, a few evergreen needles maybe. Seems inherent shortcoming in the design: water in grooves starts heading the other way when hatch is raised above horizontal.
     
    #4 Mendel Leisk, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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