Hi,
I have a 2015 Ibeza ST and all four doors fill with water when it rains. It can stand for days after it has stopped raining but when you open the front doors about 2 litres of water pours out of each door, the rear doors hold about half a litre. It's been to the dealers twice and they gave me an invoice saying it is doing "as designed". Now after over 30 years of driving many different car manufacturers veihicles, old ones and new, from American to Japanese and British classics, I have never had a car that had doors that held water.
Has anyone else expierienced this? The dealer said he tested an identical vehicle and it did exactly the same.
It is obviously a design fault. I am now trying to get SEAT to either do something or give me my money back. This involves getting the opinion of a second SEAT Dealer, why I don't know, maybe they don't trust the first one or the don't want to admit the design fault. I have owned another Ibeza mk5 and a Leon neither had this problem and my wifes friend has the same model as us on a 13 plate and its fine.
Apart from being a pain I am worried that the electrics in the door will suffer and the doors will rot out despite a 12 year guarentee. Hot in summer freezing in winter will have some adverse effects on the paint and the metal, especially as water expands when it turns to ice! Humidity is worse as it will penetrate everything, doesn't help being Monsoon Grey. I can't do any home fixes as this would invalidate the warranty.
Any expieriences of this?
I have a 2015 Ibeza ST and all four doors fill with water when it rains. It can stand for days after it has stopped raining but when you open the front doors about 2 litres of water pours out of each door, the rear doors hold about half a litre. It's been to the dealers twice and they gave me an invoice saying it is doing "as designed". Now after over 30 years of driving many different car manufacturers veihicles, old ones and new, from American to Japanese and British classics, I have never had a car that had doors that held water.
Has anyone else expierienced this? The dealer said he tested an identical vehicle and it did exactly the same.
It is obviously a design fault. I am now trying to get SEAT to either do something or give me my money back. This involves getting the opinion of a second SEAT Dealer, why I don't know, maybe they don't trust the first one or the don't want to admit the design fault. I have owned another Ibeza mk5 and a Leon neither had this problem and my wifes friend has the same model as us on a 13 plate and its fine.
Apart from being a pain I am worried that the electrics in the door will suffer and the doors will rot out despite a 12 year guarentee. Hot in summer freezing in winter will have some adverse effects on the paint and the metal, especially as water expands when it turns to ice! Humidity is worse as it will penetrate everything, doesn't help being Monsoon Grey. I can't do any home fixes as this would invalidate the warranty.
Any expieriences of this?