Roof leak prius prime 2024

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Dany Dan, Jun 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM.

  1. Dany Dan

    Dany Dan Junior Member

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    Someone has already had a roof leak on a Prius Prime 2024. I have 3 water infiltration spots around the roof handle behind the driver. I am looking for possible causes of water infiltration. Thank.
     
  2. CooCooCaChoo

    CooCooCaChoo Senior Member

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    Your usual suspects:

    - Drainage for the sunroof/moonroof getting clogged
    - Seals for the sunroof/moonroof going bad
    - Seals for the glass roof going bad if you have that
     
  3. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    I had to look up 'roof handle' since I'm obviously not cultured enough to know what those are.
    In the deep South region of the USA we call those.....(*)...um.....'Oscar Sierra' handles.

    Either way?
    This should be a warranty issue for a 2024.

    I've had to erase my last 4 comments after that, but I will try to be polite.

    If you cut a large hole in your roof then you 'may' weaken that structure.
    Placing a......um (*) large load on a 'roof handle' may torque the assembly in such a way as to allow for water under pressure to enter into the people compartment - like, while you're driving in the rain.
    AND...yeah.
    I get it.
    This is usually more of an American thing - since they 'grow 'em bigger' down here.

    If you do not have a sun-roof then this is almost certainly a factory defect.
    Even a lard-butt American yanking on the 'OS' handle while trying to haul themselves out of the cramped confines of a Prius-sized car should not cause a windshield (wind screen, in polite company) to leak.