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Hello, I have the only problem that the water falls on the front passenger seat.I will open it and remove the battery to see if the tube is closed Give me some advice if it doesn't pick the problem only with the pipe There are no other problems.

Very nice video. Got the same problem. Thank you for help

Hvala lepo imam isti problem

same thing happened to me, same problems, same bad luck...lot's of work because of poor design by VW engineers

Very informative video!👍 I feel lucky! I watched your video before ripped off the whole carpet to find the leak!

Hvala vam na pomoči i ja imam taj problem i sad ga idem rješiti

Ahoj, děkuji za návod. Mám Škoda Superb a nikde jsem nenašel postup

Jenky... Great video 👍

bravo majstr ;) lepu povedou usje :) jz lih gledm te leake ma imm oa seat leona in je mwokru pr sovoznika -.-

Thanky for this video,great job👍💪

Great thorough video! Respect for getting on with the fix yourself.

Replace the gasket under the engine controller housing, use roofing silicone to seal the place where the hood opening cable comes out of the cabin, seal around the sheet on the door sides, cut the rubbers under the battery and under the brake servo in half with scissors, or remove

Thanks for the video! This is where I’m at with my 1999 Passat. Cleaned all the water and cleaned out the drains. Now to figure out the electrical issue that the water probably caused. No power locks, power windows, trunk or fuel door. Update: my entire footwell was flooded and frozen. Car is totaled and has been sent to the scrap yard. My first and last VW.

Pozdrav dali je bilo kakvih problema poslije sa elektrikom ?

What language is this? At one moment I thought it was Latvian, because it has some Lithuanian words (like Todas Vietu), but then I realised it sounded kind of slavic. Is this Hungarian? Or Czech? Anyway, I had the same issue. The battery is a pain to remove in this car because the plastics get in the way. Mine flooded the ECU, it was this bad, but after four days in the sun, ECU dried and problems went away :D. This is why I love Passat. By the way, I have a little older Passat (1999, 1.9 TDI, 66KW), but the drain hole under the battery is the same. do you recommend removing that rubber in the hole in the drain hole battery? I suspect that the rubber contributes in the accumulation of dirt there.

I have been having this issue with my passat too .Today is my happiest day, watching this video is such relief.

VW says: i'm sorry,guys,it's the first car we make, we'll try to do better the next time.

Perfect thank you very much.i just drained mine before the water started coming in

What stops the water from entering and passing through the fresh air filter and into the vents?

The blocked rubber drains could be the problem but none times out of ten it's not, it is actually the seal under the filter holder which you see at the end of the video. The seal breaks down and the water gets underneath it and runs down into the car. Take the filter holder out,clean of the old seal, silicone sealer around it and refit. Problem solved.

My skoda superb b5 also got same problem

I had similar issue with my passenger footwell being wet ... in my 2003 B5.5 wagon or Estate. It had me so freaked out ..thankfully it was not coming from under the dash or the Cabin air filter area. Both passenger inner door panels were leaking. I had to clear door water drain holes and seal the inner door panels with silicone. It is a know issue as well.

Thank you for the detailed showing in that battery tray area. I've not gotten into mine yet, this will save me headaches!

Great video, I have the same problem! VW Passat 2.0, 2001

I have an 03 passat b5.5, wet in drivers footwell, I check the bungs both were clear, the pollen filter gasket seems ok, I just for the life of me cant find the damn leak!

Great video & thanks for sharing. Same exact problem Audi A6 C5 (basically same setup as your Passat) but the ECU lives in passenger footwell in mine, so this recurring problem is a huge headache! I think I'll silicon seal around the filter now, like you did. Thanks again.

I drive a Passat B5.5 2003 I had no problems with it, it is comfortable and spacious, goes well, accelerates a good engine, consumes no oil, and is a small consumer in terms of fuel. But one day it was raining at night and the next day I noticed water, ie a smaller bar in the back seat behind the front passenger, I thought that it might not be from a window that might not have been closed properly so I cleaned it and did not even pay attention to it .. it started raining again all the windows this time and I closed this time and the next day I had something to see and the water a large amount in the back behind the passenger. I took it off with a sponge and cleaned the cloths and checked the drainage pipes on the car under the battery were visibly clogged, but I cleaned them well both holes and also replaced the climate filter which was quite bad, that is, cabins but water and further away from somewhere so i wonder where the more water can enter is not clear to me? Do you have any explanation and if you can help me with this? Thanks in advance. Greeting!

Same problem. Thank you very much for sharing. If it wasn't for you I'd have never found where the water was sneaking in...

Wonderful video to help everyone. So, I am the only one that is curious what the original language is? I hope you stick with "detailing" because we sure need people who can do this well! For that long floor trim piece on the side you had a hard time with, I imagine a body shop guy would have a good tool for that?

THANK YOU MY FRIEND,i have same trouble in my 2004 passat tdi water in back passenger side,but now you make my life easier by showing how to do a clean and fix.

Had that blockage too. Same as video and if you need to lift carpet etc try little hole at lowest point then seal up and paint. Use heat and plenty ventilation to get rid of the excess water/condensation.

Could you do a voice over in English please as I can't understand. Thanks

You help me a lot, thanks! Hvala ti.

Drill a hole in the floor.

Great video. I cleared my drain hole again yesterday. What a hassle and could only get to one drain hole. But at least the interior of the car is dry. This is a great car with a simple issue that can cause great problems. VW did a recall at one time where they would put your car up on a jack and clear your drain holes from beneath the car. My mechanic told me to take out the rubber grommet and throw it away so the hole will stay clear longer!

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to identify all possible causes of water leaking into my B5. I also read about water from air conditioning process getting into the car and not outside of it. Somwhere under compartment box of the passanger. Do you think that is possible? Edit: draining holes were not blocked in my B5FL. I dried the floor as the author suggested but stll not sure about the cause of the leakage :/

I've do the same thing to my passat. There was over 5cm of water underneath the battery but I didn't know that it can leak through the air vents,

Every now and then I pour water on my windscreen and let it run down and should fall through the hole. Also check for leaves under the bonnet and clear these! After I cleared and cleaned my Plenum chamber I waxoyled it! I remember years ago it was a check that VW did for you while the car was on the jack. They just poked the holes from underneath the car!

I'm just about ready to put my carpets back after doing the exact same thing 🙄

Great video.Thanks a lot!

Great video, Had this issue a few times in the past.... The biggest problem here is water getting in to the brake servo cylinder located in the bulk head or plenum chamber and your brakes locking up.. this was a recall at some point I believe, so it's essential that all Passat owners of this type ( B5 - B5.5) keep up on cleaning the drain holes mentioned...I do mine twice a year now on my 16yr old Passat which is still going strong..

zelo dobr video 👍 imel isti problem pri istem avtu -.-“ hvala

In the passat car manual book it says that you shoud clean or that will hapen

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Same shit :( I mean deep shit

i have the same problem

I'm going to puy passat 2003 170hp 1,8T If any one can give me some tap that I have to look too ? Thank you.

Thanks for video! Ii have water at back and need to clean.... I hate this!

Had the same problem a few times on my vw passat 2002, on mine one hole is under the battery tray the other one is under the brake servo. Another thing you can do is remove the four rubber grommets underneath the floor of the car so if the water does come in to the car due to the holes beaning blocked the water will drain straight out and does not hold in the foot wells, just avoid driving through any deep water has the water might come up. The first time i had this issue back in 2006 the ECU unit got water into it and i had to replace it, but since then by taken the grommets out when the car lets in water it drains straight out through the floor and i know then that it is blocked again and have to clear it out again . Apart from this problem and the door locks this is a great car, i have now had this car for 11 years but i wish i had kept my MK2 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia x