HELP! Accord trunk leaking

After a heavy rain, the carpet in the trunk of our '93 Accord is
always soaking wet. The trunk gasket appears to be in good condition,
although last winter I did accidentally break off part of the plastic
moulding along the bottom of the back window, and the moulding is now
loose in that area. Could that be where the water's getting through?
Any other ideas? Thanks.

Ben

 

I have a '93 Accord with the same problem. It looks like water is
suppossed to drain off the back window to a channel around the
edge of the trunk and then spill over the top of the tail light
assembly. I noticed a gap between the tail light assembly and the
body where the water entered and went through the light on its way
to the trunk. As a temporary repair, I used some black electrical
tape to cover the gap. I had planned to replace that with caulk
at a later time, but the tape seems to be working quite well.

Andrew

 

While looking at Accords recently ( we have a '92 and wanted another
4th Gen Accord to replace my VW), I looked at a 91 that had the same
problem. The guy explained to me that a couple of clips that hold on
the window molding had broken and water was leaking in there. He
replaced them and the leak was fixed. Look under the front of the
trunk lip, under the window molding, and you will see them.

I didn't buy the car, but I did find a super clean '91 with 100K for
less than 3K.

 

Subject: HELP! Accord trunk leaking
From: (Ben)
Date: 9/3/2003 11:51 AM Eastern Standard Time
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After a heavy rain, the carpet in the trunk of our '93 Accord is
always soaking wet. The trunk gasket appears to be in good condition,
although last winter I did accidentally break off part of the plastic
moulding along the bottom of the back window, and the moulding is now
loose in that area. Could that be where the water's getting through?
Any other ideas? Thanks.

Ben

Greetings Ben,
I had a similar problem with my 90 accord.
The rear floorboard would get wet when I drove on wet roads. It was determined
that a weld joing was not made when the car was built. I don't know if this
could be your problem. My car was new at the time.
Regards,
John