Problem: Water in rear door

[mdifilippo]

Had some pretty heavy rain over the weekend, get in the car yesterday and notice a water sloshing sound. Checked the bed, the ram boxes, under the rear seats, no water anywhere to be seen. Today I noticed it again anytime I turned hard or hit my breaks. Tonight I was able to locate the source of the water. The rear passenger side door. I opened the door and noticed it felt a little heaver than the other door, and then looked down to see water trickling out from the bottom. Pulled away some of the door gasket and water poured out. Heres a short video that shows some of it coming out after most of it had already came out. Just to note, it is coming out of the hole that exists for this trim/gasket to push into place. I'm really concerned that 1) this will totally destroy the door from the inside out 2) because of the electronics and wiring that are located in the door.

Any idea how water could even be getting in the door? I've had the truck a little over a year and this is the first time I can recall this happening.

 

[jaked1500]

Just thinking out loud here but if the seats and floor weren’t wet at all then the window seal is probably good so I’d guess the water is getting in at either the weather strip at the bottom of the window on the outside or the door handle.


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[bigdodge]

The drain holes r clogged. Water will come down the window and into the door. Itsade to drain out through large cut out holes in the door frame. They might be clogged with debris.

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[micbegls1]

Any leaves/debris in your door jamb or around the cowl right were the hood/door/fender meet?



btw, saw you posted the vid on IG this morn. knew it looked familiar

 

[mdifilippo]

Not clogged up, it seems more like the rubber at the bottom of the door was actually blocking the drain hole and the door being closed doesn't allow the water to drain. Really weird that this was the first time I've noticed it but I guess I'll keep an eye on things and get my compressor out to get some compressed air through the holes to open everything up and hopefully dry everything out

 

[Limeybastard]

Not clogged up, it seems more like the rubber at the bottom of the door was actually blocking the drain hole and the door being closed doesn't allow the water to drain. Really weird that this was the first time I've noticed it but I guess I'll keep an eye on things and get my compressor out to get some compressed air through the holes to open everything up and hopefully dry everything out

It is that rubber causing the water not to escape , I noticed this design short coming immediately after taking ownership back in 2015. That rubber flap pushes against the drain holes causing the water to retain. I used to always lift my rubbers and clean under there. Ain't checked mine in a while as I never noticed water trapped like yours.

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