water in trunk

[dcblackbird]

so i was putting my subs in and i was jw what my jack looked like and the spare. so i take off the cover and start losening the wing nut. about half way through it starts getting incredibly tight and squeeking louder than hell. so i finally get it off and all i see is rust and salt. my jack is completley shot. im puttin her up on the ramps this weekend and checking it out. looking for a whole. has anyone else had this problem? idk if its common with gm or what but my brother has a chrysler and he had the same thing.

[HeyDace]

Unknown phenomenon. It just is. :???:

[RedGrandAm2003]

personally i have NEVER heard of that with a grand am... especially one that is only 5 years old.

[sik soundz]

i have an 02 ga and it happens to me to i cant find were it is comming from eather good luck ive tryed everything and it still leaks so i just learned to check it after it rains and get the old wet vac out have fun

[dandragonrage]

Take the stuff out, put water in it and look to see if it leaks out somewhere. If it doesn't leak out, get it out with like towels or a shop vac. If you want to prevent further rust, clean that stuff off and apply like MasterSeries (http://www.masterseriesct.com/wst_page7.html) or Rust Bullet (http://www.rustbullet.com/) or Zero Rust (http://www.zerorust.com/). But obviously those won't fix any holes that you have.

[Tebore]

Have GM fix it, this sounds like it's covered in the "Rust Through" portion of the warrenty which is 6 years and something Miles. It's technically a defect in workmanship. At least bring it to the dealer's attention and the district manager's attention they might fix it to quiet you from causing a ruckus. GM needs good PR right now and they are willing to keep the bad PR down if you nudge them the right way.

[naf821]

I had a problem like that one time with my 95. Apparently someone had removed the back window at one point in time and put the seal in wrong. Every time it rained I would have to go out there and get all the water out and dry it the best I could. Finally i gave up and had the seal replaced.

[coupe]

Originally posted by RedGrandAm2003
personally i have NEVER heard of that with a grand am... especially one that is only 5 years old.

Water leaks are VERY common in GA's.

[rixGAphx]

Mine leaks thru the weatherstrip, where it wraps over the left taillight assembly.
The WS is split, and when driving thru heavy rain, the drainage is 'blown' into the trunk.

As to 'draining' a trunk, and passenger footwells:
These recesses in the body are manufactured with removable rubber or metal plugs especially for draining.
Look underneath, right at the low spots; it's very easy to spot the drains.
In the GA's case, you need to use a utility knife to cut away the gooey black rubbery tar layer, then pop-out the plug.

Good luck.
-Rick

[coupe]

And if that dont work......drill your own hole.

[rixGAphx]

Originally posted by coupe
And if that dont work......drill your own hole.
Or go play 'Jeep' in the rocks and smash a hole in the floor pan! :eek:

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