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I haven't but there were some early posts on this Website about people with similar problems. You'd have to trawl back to see the outcomes and if they managed to solve the problems.
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I did a couple of weeks ago when we had really heaving driving rain. Found the floor of the boot was wet too but as it lifts out completely brought it into the house to dry through properly.
Suspected I need to krytox all seals, but where would I look for the roof drain seals to see if they are blocked?
Suspected I need to krytox all seals, but where would I look for the roof drain seals to see if they are blocked?
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Yep I have just joined the leak club! As pbrom describes we have found our spare wheel sitting in a pool of water! Also the cover which goes over it is covered in mould so this has obviously been going on for some time. My Eos is 18 months old now so I had thought everything was ok. My husband has just spoken to our dealer and they want the car in for 2 days to check it out. I did explain to my husband that after reading other posts on here the car will probably end up being in for alot longer! Fingers crossed anyway. Its going in the week after next so I will keep you posted!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about troubleshooting VW EoS roof leaks, with photos: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3087297.
Before I purchased, my VW sales rep operated the top when the car was outside with lots of standing water on the roof and it created a wet spot in the back of the trunk. I have not had the problem since I took ownership, I never open the top unless it is dry first, and my top has never leaked in the rain. I bought one of the little bottles of Krytox from a VW dealer that sells parts at a discount on-line and have self-maintained the seals - It is easy to do and saves me the hassle of a dealer visit and saved me paying full retail price for the Krytox at a dealership parts counter.
Good luck.
Before I purchased, my VW sales rep operated the top when the car was outside with lots of standing water on the roof and it created a wet spot in the back of the trunk. I have not had the problem since I took ownership, I never open the top unless it is dry first, and my top has never leaked in the rain. I bought one of the little bottles of Krytox from a VW dealer that sells parts at a discount on-line and have self-maintained the seals - It is easy to do and saves me the hassle of a dealer visit and saved me paying full retail price for the Krytox at a dealership parts counter.
Good luck.
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The roof has only been taken off when its been dry. Im a bit of a fair weather person! The seals have been done with the Krytox so Ive really no idea how the water has been getting in. Hopefully its nothing too drastic and its sorted quickly and easily.
Thanks for the info.
Regards Trish
Thanks for the info.
Regards Trish
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Well my Eos has gone to the dealer and we are now driving round in a new little Polo. Call me a snob but it doesnt look as good sat on the drive! Already we have had a call to say they need the car longer than 2 days (how unexpected - NOT!). The weather is the reason as the car needs to be warmed up. Oh well will keep you posted.
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Latest update.
VW rang this morning. The car is nearly done BUT..... it needs a new boot seal. There are no boot seals in the country. There isn't going to be any until 10th March. Can this be any worse? They want to keep the car otherwise, without the new seals, it will leak again. Apparently we will get a loan car from VW warranty as the Polo we have has to go back to our dealer.
Hopefully it will be another Eos! Im really missing my baby!
Will let you know,
Trish.
VW rang this morning. The car is nearly done BUT..... it needs a new boot seal. There are no boot seals in the country. There isn't going to be any until 10th March. Can this be any worse? They want to keep the car otherwise, without the new seals, it will leak again. Apparently we will get a loan car from VW warranty as the Polo we have has to go back to our dealer.
Hopefully it will be another Eos! Im really missing my baby!
Will let you know,
Trish.
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Its a vauxhall zafira arghhhhhhhhhhhhh! I realise now just how good the Eos is not only for the drop top experience but just for the drive! Im soo missing my car!
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Trish you poor sod I feel for you!
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Thanks Skidoo! Iv just driven the thing for the first time (my husband has been doing the driving since we got it). Wow its bad! Horrible ride, difficult to change gear and you cant see too well due to the front pillars! Im feeling very low!!
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There is fairly new VW Eos Tech Service Bulletin 61-07-11, released December 17, 2007 that provides a dealer techs with an extensive procedure for inspecting the top seals, and for repairing the existing top seals if the inspection finds that they were not factory applied correctly or have factory defects. This TSB provides very large # of time units for both diagnosis and repair actions and directs that it be charged back to VW as a warranty repair.
It does not allow replacing entire seals or the entire top - there is a repair action that is not that drastic for all leak locations discussed in the TSB.
This TSB seems to recognize that there are many more than one root cause for water leaks on 2006 and 2007 manufactured VW Eos.
Some things being inspected for in the TSB is some seals were inproperly installed, seal areas got glued down that should not have been, so the sealing surface is not where it needs to be, it is too low or at the wrong angle. The TSB provides procedure to add butyl cord to get the seals lifted to the right angle to get the sealing surface where it should be if need be.
Lots of other actions in the TSB besides that one, too.
Next time I drive my Eos in a good soaking rain I am going to go over the car carefully to make sure it is not getting water in the passenger compartment on either side or the trunk or in the spare tire well. I suggest we all do the same.
It does not allow replacing entire seals or the entire top - there is a repair action that is not that drastic for all leak locations discussed in the TSB.
This TSB seems to recognize that there are many more than one root cause for water leaks on 2006 and 2007 manufactured VW Eos.
Some things being inspected for in the TSB is some seals were inproperly installed, seal areas got glued down that should not have been, so the sealing surface is not where it needs to be, it is too low or at the wrong angle. The TSB provides procedure to add butyl cord to get the seals lifted to the right angle to get the sealing surface where it should be if need be.
Lots of other actions in the TSB besides that one, too.
Next time I drive my Eos in a good soaking rain I am going to go over the car carefully to make sure it is not getting water in the passenger compartment on either side or the trunk or in the spare tire well. I suggest we all do the same.
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The TSB I reference above does not have a VIN range. I made an assumption that once VW had traced back the problem to incorrect procedure during manufacturing and to some seals being used on cars that did not meet the quality requirements for the seal, that they took corrective action to make sure all cars made after a certain date no longer had the issue. Hopefully the defect causing roof leaks rate on Eos made since last fall is much closer to zero.
If you want to know for sure, you can follow the same procedure that VW would use to determine if your roof leaks: Take a garden hose, no pressure nozzle on the end, and run a large low velocity stream of water out the hose onto all the roof joints, with someone in the back seat with a light looking for any water entry into the passenger area. Also check the trunk and spare tire well. In your case you don't have to isolate you just have to be aware so you can take to your warranty service point (dealer) and let them fix it.
I have never seen any posts from VW on this forum or VWvortex that discussing the Eos roof leak issue other than technical discussion of how to diagnose it and fix it. If it were a huge issue I think they would have done a factory recall. This makes me think that the % of Eos that have had the problem must be in the single digits and they do not want to make this into a bigger problem than it apparently is.
If you want to know for sure, you can follow the same procedure that VW would use to determine if your roof leaks: Take a garden hose, no pressure nozzle on the end, and run a large low velocity stream of water out the hose onto all the roof joints, with someone in the back seat with a light looking for any water entry into the passenger area. Also check the trunk and spare tire well. In your case you don't have to isolate you just have to be aware so you can take to your warranty service point (dealer) and let them fix it.
I have never seen any posts from VW on this forum or VWvortex that discussing the Eos roof leak issue other than technical discussion of how to diagnose it and fix it. If it were a huge issue I think they would have done a factory recall. This makes me think that the % of Eos that have had the problem must be in the single digits and they do not want to make this into a bigger problem than it apparently is.
i have the same...
I have the same problem. I have an EOS 2006, one of the first in the Netherlands. This problem starts of the first week i had the car... Totaly the car has been more than 5 months back to the dealer en VW Netherlands but the couldn't fix the problem jet....They say the can do it now, but i don't wait for that.... I become a model 2008 and the problem would be solved on that model year....
I know cars from model year 2006 and 2007 with that problem.... Model year 2008 haven't heard about the leak problem...
Greetings Erick.
I have the same problem. I have an EOS 2006, one of the first in the Netherlands. This problem starts of the first week i had the car... Totaly the car has been more than 5 months back to the dealer en VW Netherlands but the couldn't fix the problem jet....They say the can do it now, but i don't wait for that.... I become a model 2008 and the problem would be solved on that model year....
I know cars from model year 2006 and 2007 with that problem.... Model year 2008 haven't heard about the leak problem...
Greetings Erick.
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VW rang this afternoon. The boot seal arrived today and has been put in.......................... the boot is still leaking!!!!!!!!
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VW rang this afternoon. The boot seal arrived today and has been put in.......................... the boot is still leaking!!!!!!!!
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Still not got my car back. Three and a half weeks its been gone now. I cant believe it! Im getting more depressed by the day! Does anyone have a magic wand?
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