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12-19-2010, 05:54 PM

#11

scgt652

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Originally Posted by slidai

I had a problem with water in my floorboard. I looked this up on alldata and i thought i had the same problem as nuke posted about. Turns out, the area where the cabin air filter is, was just clogged with leaves where the rubber drain is causing the water to back up and leak through the cabin air filter and onto the floorboard. My airbag light was always on, and other weird stuff electrical related. Check to see if your drain in this area is clogged also. Its simple to check. Just pop off the covers under the windshield wipers on the passenger side of the car. Look in there and see if there is any water.

Thanks! I will take a look once it stops raining. It's been raining all week here in So Cal.

12-19-2010, 06:34 PM

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Nuke

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The cabin air filter is one of the places water can intrude but it's NOT the specific leak that causes the issue with the SJB.

12-19-2010, 08:56 PM

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slidai

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Just pointing out that i had other electrical issues and a clogged drain was the problem I was having. You never know and its a hell of a lot easier to check out yourself then paying the dealership to look at.

12-19-2010, 10:38 PM

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Cusp

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Maybe a near by trucker with a 1000 watt CB keyed down and your PCM when comatose.

12-20-2010, 09:31 PM

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mikemc04gt

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My 04 did that a couple of times before the fuel pump finally died for good. Have you ever run it out of gas or deep into the red zone close to empty? That can shorten fuel pump life.

12-21-2010, 02:50 AM

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scgt652

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Originally Posted by mikemc04gt

My 04 did that a couple of times before the fuel pump finally died for good. Have you ever run it out of gas or deep into the red zone close to empty? That can shorten fuel pump life.

I have never run out of gas. However, I do run it close to empty quite often. Usually when I go to the gas station, there is only a gallon or two left in the tank. Anyway, I am bringing the car back to the dealer in the morning. I will let you know what they say.

12-21-2010, 07:11 PM

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scgt652

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I brought the car back to the dealer this morning. They could not find any stored fault codes. They checked the electrical system, fuse box, battery, and junction box and everything seems to be fine.