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alwayscode390 · 09-02-2014

My driver side cowl drain seems to be clogged.

My car sits on a slight angle where the driver side is down a little bit , and we got a good rain lastnight.

I got in the car and started it up ... immediately noticed my Air Conditioning turned itself on!

Then I noticed the dash screen wasnt telling me the outside temperature. I got out and saw my shoe print on the ground ... my driver floor board was soaked!

I got out , popped the hood and saw that my cowl vent was full to the top with water ... only on the driver side.

The car runs good still so I took it for a 100 yard drive turning the wheel left to right to see if the water would tip out and 95% of it did!

Whats the process to unclogging that vent at the cowl? I see a bunch of star bolts, should I just get the grate off and see what is in there?

Does it sound like I blew a fuse to the A/C ... the dash buttons are inoperable , I cant even turn the A/C off now and the outside temperature shows ".--" (dot dash dash).

Its not throwing a code, would unhooking the battery and reconnecting it help reset something?

I should mention that when I would turn the car off after noticing the water, I kept hearing a slight buzz sound from around the door hinge area (not sure if it was from under the hood or under the dash). I just checked and that's not buzzing anymore either.

Thanks! ---

09-02-2014	#1
alwayscode390 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: STL Posts: 492	I think my driver side cowl vent isnt draining, wet floor --- My driver side cowl drain seems to be clogged. My car sits on a slight angle where the driver side is down a little bit , and we got a good rain lastnight. I got in the car and started it up ... immediately noticed my Air Conditioning turned itself on! Then I noticed the dash screen wasnt telling me the outside temperature. I got out and saw my shoe print on the ground ... my driver floor board was soaked! I got out , popped the hood and saw that my cowl vent was full to the top with water ... only on the driver side. The car runs good still so I took it for a 100 yard drive turning the wheel left to right to see if the water would tip out and 95% of it did! Whats the process to unclogging that vent at the cowl? I see a bunch of star bolts, should I just get the grate off and see what is in there? Does it sound like I blew a fuse to the A/C ... the dash buttons are inoperable , I cant even turn the A/C off now and the outside temperature shows ".--" (dot dash dash). Its not throwing a code, would unhooking the battery and reconnecting it help reset something? I should mention that when I would turn the car off after noticing the water, I kept hearing a slight buzz sound from around the door hinge area (not sure if it was from under the hood or under the dash). I just checked and that's not buzzing anymore either. Thanks! --- Last edited by alwayscode390; 09-02-2014 at 08:28 PM.