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Help. Water leak in my car

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Kimura, Jan 28, 2020.

  1. Kimura

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    Screenshot_20200128-143010.png j DSC_1348.JPG Screenshot_20200128-143010.png DSC_1348.JPG I have this leak in my car every time it rains. See picture. Is it a sunroof leak or windshield leak?

    Toyota wants 2000$ to fix it and they say it's the sunroof. The sunroof rubber is detoriated and causing the leak (see pic).

    They say I have to change entire sun roof.
     

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    generally the sunroof gaskets. you can find replacement threads here
     
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    Sorry for the bad first post, used a phone doing it. the picture got uploaded twice and the text got formated weird.

    Toyota said they dont sell the rubber as a part... i would have to change the entire sun roof.
    I cant believe this design.

    Also, i removed the same type of rubber on the other side of the sun roof as it was detoriating and didnt look good. This did not cause a leak on the backside of the car.
     
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    I would try a few dealers parts departments and online
     
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    Water does not always drip out AT the point of the actual leak.
    The part you removed might actually be causing the problem.

    Check around your area for some independent body shops.
    Sometimes they can do things for 1/4 the price a dealership charges.

    BUT.....you might end up with just two choices:
    Spend over $1000 to fix it right.
    Tape over all of the sunroof seams with automotive body tape, and remove the fuse from the sunroof.
    Third choice:
    New car.

    Ignoring it is not a good option because eventually mold will develop inside your headliner and STINK.
     
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    Should have done a search first and reply to an existing thread about this issue. You belong to that exclusive group, don’t miss out now.
     
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    If you're not up to doing the task yourself, don't overlook your local body shop.
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    And that bears repeating again.

    My daughter had a small dent in a front fender on her C.
    Toyota shop said $3000.
    And no they wouldn't "fix" it, a new fender would be required.

    A highly respected local body shop agreed that was ridiculous.
    If you really want a new fender, they would do it for half that price......or a bit less.
    BUT they could pop out the dent and likely would not even have to do any painting. Maybe $100.
    The actual fix took about 30 minutes and they charged $50.