Weird Problem....Drivers' seatbelt is wet coming out of the retractor!

ScortLX said:

Hey everyone.....very weird problem. This morning I went outside after it had rained all night and got in to drive somewhere. As I pulled my seatbelt out to put it on, it was almost dripping wet. I pulled more out from the top of the rear panel from the retractor and it was even wetter. There is no water in the car at all. The floor is completely dry and so is the trunk. Where would the water be coming from that is pooling where the seatbelt retractor is located? How come the car isn't wet anywhere else? PLEASE help me out. Thanks!

Nate

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mwcool said:

The exact same thing happened to me, everytime it would rain medium to hard my driver's side seatbelt would get soaked. If you look closely next time you should see water collecting on the inside bottom inbetween the plastic molding of the driver's side small back window, and being channeled right into the hole where the seatbelt retracts thus soaking the belt over time.

Short term solution - everytime it rains, jam a small towel inbetween the plastic of the bottom of the window and the top of the back seat side pannel. This will soak up the water before it runs into the seatbelt hole or leaks anywhere else.

Long term solution - I took it to the dealer and at 1st they replaced the weatherstripping around the window, but it still leaked the next time it rained. They had to actually replace the whole back window and that solved the problem. Luckily mine was under warranty so it didn't cost me a thing, it took a few days though.

I can look at my paperwork and give you the exact details of what they did if you would like me to.

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