the dealer told me it was going to cost 400.00 to replace the tail light gaskets as they would have to remove the whole back bumper to complete the job. how ever all I did was to silicone both tail light gaskets from the top to the bottom and NO more leak it only cost me a couple of bucks
Jennifer A Smith hey Jennifer what did you tell GM because I called GM today as we talking and they told me I have to go to the dealer to get it done nice and now I have to pay $250 just for them to look at my car my truck was full of water like 4 gallons of water and inside of my car from the front to the back the carpet was salt water no mold is growing inside my car
My trunk leak came in through the taillight. The water runs right down the rear window and into channels that send it right down directly behind the lights. If there isn't a rubber seal, the water will come right into the trunk.
That’s where the leak is. There or the sunroof drains. They completely wasted their time putting sealant over those joints in the sheet metal. Those parts are already sealed on both sides and in between. That is absolutely not where his leak was. There is no way a gallon, or more, of water is going to leak UP into the trunk of the car if it isn’t submerged. Even if it could, it would leak back out. Most dealership techs are idiots. A good one is hard to find.
Tail Lamp Seals. Replace them. Avoid any shortcuts. If you insist on a shortcut, try Flex Tape to seal things up, however every time you need to replace a bulb it'll be a pain to re seal it.
Hey brother thanks for the heads up. It’s happening on mine and I was going crazy thinking maybe the guys that detailed car pressure washed the cover to clean it and just stuck it back in there. Went through the car wash today and same issue water in the trunk. Thanks again.
I have a 2016 impala and have the same exact issue. They said its the tail light sealing. My spare tire whale has water all in it as well as the carpet was wet. Im paying freaking $550!!!! How did you get off paying nothing ?? The car was originally purchased from a Chevrolet dealership as well.
my 2016 Impala had the water leak, it has a bulletin with updated thicker taillight gaskets. Replace both sides, the dealer only did one on mine. I fixed it by replacing both. The 2nd design gasket it thicker.
My second time at the dealership. Dropped it off this past Monday and as of today, Friday, I haven't even received a call from the shop. Love the car but for the price I paid, I am not going to drive around with a new car smelling like mildew.
my sons car leaked rhur the backlights seals were broken.2017.He paid cash for it.Its been at dealership almost 2 months trying to fix mildew smell.Its not coning out.We told them we are not taking it back. Not driving a car with a mildew smell.So they found a 2017 with 2,ooo less miles.They depreciated his car,charge him taxes and was going to charge him 4100 for same car just two miles difference.Is this right?
I just bought a 2020 impala same body style & I’m going through that now. Backseat flooring is wet. Working on how to get it dried & cleaned. Any advice?
Check out Scotty Kilmer's TH-cam channel. He says to get yourself an ozone generator and let it run inside the car for about an hour. Ozone kills everything and all odors will be gone. I priced an ozone generator for about $120. So for tube of silicone and the ozone generator, you can do the job yourself for a lot less than any dealer.
Good to hear man. We just had a bunch of rain where I live and I just went out and checked it and it was bone dry. Hopefully I'm good. Thanks again for the vid. Love those 22's.
+Hiram Caballero Did you ever find out the cause behind your trunk leak? I've been searching and I see some say it was the gasket behind the tail lights.
@@markmorana4135 I didn't even bother to have the dealer look. After doing my own research it seems like it is the tail light gasket. Funny enough the previous owner had it "fixed" at a chevy dealer ( I saw the service history report) but it looks like they did a horrible job. I've been stalling on getting it fixed but I will soon.
From what I under stand is air bubbles in the coolant system you have to park your car up hill while it's cold and take the coolant cap off and start the car till you see bubbles come out the system but dont let it get to hot with the cap off. You have to monitor this closely. Wear eye protection dont fuck around.
i had this same issue and they told me it was a leak coming from my sunroof they have 2 drain tubs that come thru the trunk. I suggest everyone that has this issue to email GM directly cause if the only way they will fix this issue is if they have a lot of complaints. SO i haven't got my car back yet but if your still under warranty i would also recommend that they replace all the carpet and the cover that goes over the spare tire compartment and my spare had rust and so did the jack and they are replacing that too Good luck everyone i hope my issue is resolved :(
+TRAVIA M i think i've solved my issues....i put some silicone around the sunroof drain plugs in the trunk (where it attached inside the trunk/ on both sides of the trunk). Also, for me it was leaking from the tail lights. So i also put silicone around the gaskets of the tail lights (including the seam where the trunk weather stripping is) on both sides of the car.
If anybody still having this issue I fixed mine , I took all the stuff this guy said to take out the trunk (the carpet an side wall stuff, n I seen my sun roof drain hose on passenger side just dangling smh this has to be the issue so I checked the drivers side to see how that 1 was an it was intact so I pushed it back in the hole An now I’m hoping for rain to see what’s up I’ll keep posted an I have pics so hit me if necessary
Warren Tavernia , just discovered this problem on my 2017 Impala today. Trunk was FULL of water. I live in Seattle. You mind explaining more in depth about your solution to this?
I just found out the cause of exactly what your problem was! Tail light seals! Of all things! Had to take both tail light assembles out and replace the gaskets! GM cutting corners as usual!
the dealer told me it was going to cost 400.00 to replace the tail light gaskets as they would have to remove the whole back bumper to complete the job. how ever all I did was to silicone both tail light gaskets from the top to the bottom and NO more leak it only cost me a couple of bucks
What did you buy??
Warren Tavernia you should do a video of that
I called gm and they paid for my leak to get fixed and gave me a $100 voucher for the inconvenience.
Jennifer A Smith hey Jennifer what did you tell GM because I called GM today as we talking and they told me I have to go to the dealer to get it done nice and now I have to pay $250 just for them to look at my car my truck was full of water like 4 gallons of water and inside of my car from the front to the back the carpet was salt water no mold is growing inside my car
Dude huge help, I was going crazy trying to figure out why my floors kept getting wet. Thanks man.
Wow thanks so Mich I had that sane issue such a big help hopefully its covered
My trunk leak came in through the taillight. The water runs right down the rear window and into channels that send it right down directly behind the lights. If there isn't a rubber seal, the water will come right into the trunk.
That explains the water in my taillight too! Same trunk leak issue
That’s where the leak is. There or the sunroof drains. They completely wasted their time putting sealant over those joints in the sheet metal. Those parts are already sealed on both sides and in between. That is absolutely not where his leak was. There is no way a gallon, or more, of water is going to leak UP into the trunk of the car if it isn’t submerged. Even if it could, it would leak back out. Most dealership techs are idiots. A good one is hard to find.
Tail Lamp Seals. Replace them. Avoid any shortcuts. If you insist on a shortcut, try Flex Tape to seal things up, however every time you need to replace a bulb it'll be a pain to re seal it.
Hey brother thanks for the heads up. It’s happening on mine and I was going crazy thinking maybe the guys that detailed car pressure washed the cover to clean it and just stuck it back in there. Went through the car wash today and same issue water in the trunk. Thanks again.
Thank you brother for the info, I had a leak in mine and been wondering how it happened. God bless.
Same problem on my 2018. Tail light gasket. Get the 10 mm thick gaskets.
I have a 2016 impala and have the same exact issue. They said its the tail light sealing. My spare tire whale has water all in it as well as the carpet was wet. Im paying freaking $550!!!! How did you get off paying nothing ?? The car was originally purchased from a Chevrolet dealership as well.
read my coment
my 2016 Impala had the water leak, it has a bulletin with updated thicker taillight gaskets.
Replace both sides, the dealer only did one on mine. I fixed it by replacing both. The 2nd design gasket it thicker.
Thank you for your post. Awesome and informative video!
It's the gaskets in the rear lights that have to be replaced.
Hiram could your full size tire fit in the wheel weld that the donut is mounted.. If so could you make a video
Thanks brother, I'm going to take it to get fixed this weekend.
My second time at the dealership. Dropped it off this past Monday and as of today, Friday, I haven't even received a call from the shop. Love the car but for the price I paid, I am not going to drive around with a new car smelling like mildew.
my sons car leaked rhur the backlights seals were broken.2017.He paid cash for it.Its been at dealership almost 2 months trying to fix mildew smell.Its not coning out.We told them we are not taking it back. Not driving a car with a mildew smell.So they found a 2017 with 2,ooo less miles.They depreciated his car,charge him taxes and was going to charge him 4100 for same car just two miles difference.Is this right?
MY son has had the car for 4 months, this started a month after he had it.
Christopher Patrick what did they do about the mildew?
I just bought a 2020 impala same body style & I’m going through that now. Backseat flooring is wet. Working on how to get it dried & cleaned. Any advice?
Water leak is coming from tail light seals. U will have to drop the bumper cover to access them
Sorry to hear you had to let yourself Impal as go.... but could you tell me how you wired in the head unit?
I had the same problem on my 2016 Impala. I removed all the Trunk lining and Did the water test To find the leak.It was comeing from My Taillight.
thank you, I just left mine at the dealership. Have you had any other problems with the car ?
I would say a full size tire would absolutely not fit . Full size is just to wide., but I have not tried it.
if you have a milldoo problem use vanilla extract to deal with it
Check out Scotty Kilmer's TH-cam channel. He says to get yourself an ozone generator and let it run inside the car for about an hour. Ozone kills everything and all odors will be gone. I priced an ozone generator for about $120. So for tube of silicone and the ozone generator, you can do the job yourself for a lot less than any dealer.
How did u install ur amps man i want to install them to my factory radio and i was told i need a digital convertor not just high low convertor
Ax dspnmost1
Hey man can you post a pic of your radio?
What size rims on your impala
How much did they charge you?
Man I'll tell ya, I had a Honda Accord for 8 years and just bought a 2014 Impala like yours. I hope mine doesn't leak. Poop.
Mine leaked again last week looks like they might have fixed it this time.
Good to hear man. We just had a bunch of rain where I live and I just went out and checked it and it was bone dry. Hopefully I'm good. Thanks again for the vid. Love those 22's.
+Hiram Caballero
Did you ever find out the cause behind your trunk leak? I've been searching and I see some say it was the gasket behind the tail lights.
Hiram Caballero did you get this issue fixed
I have a leak and because my car is used the warranty to have that fixed is done I have to dish out $300+ 😟
I bought my 2015 Impala used too. Did they say what parts were needed to fix the leak. Andy Barker said to get new tail light gaskets.
@@markmorana4135 I didn't even bother to have the dealer look. After doing my own research it seems like it is the tail light gasket. Funny enough the previous owner had it "fixed" at a chevy dealer ( I saw the service history report) but it looks like they did a horrible job. I've been stalling on getting it fixed but I will soon.
He popped the hood 😂
i have a 2014 impala lt
i hear water behind the dash
any help?
Jose Cantu same here, I have a 2010 Impala lt and i hear the same thing. These newer impala's are the biggest piece of shit ever made
Jose Cantu I
Low antifreeze or it could be empty. My impala did it and my Chrysler 300 did it
From what I under stand is air bubbles in the coolant system you have to park your car up hill while it's cold and take the coolant cap off and start the car till you see bubbles come out the system but dont let it get to hot with the cap off. You have to monitor this closely. Wear eye protection dont fuck around.
i had this same issue and they told me it was a leak coming from my sunroof they have 2 drain tubs that come thru the trunk. I suggest everyone that has this issue to email GM directly cause if the only way they will fix this issue is if they have a lot of complaints. SO i haven't got my car back yet but if your still under warranty i would also recommend that they replace all the carpet and the cover that goes over the spare tire compartment and my spare had rust and so did the jack and they are replacing that too Good luck everyone i hope my issue is resolved :(
did your issue get tesolved? was it the sunroof drain lines in the trunk?
I'm having this same problem...they are also saying it's the sunroof..did you find out what was causing your trunk to get wet?
+TRAVIA M
i think i've solved my issues....i put some silicone around the sunroof drain plugs in the trunk (where it attached inside the trunk/ on both sides of the trunk). Also, for me it was leaking from the tail lights. So i also put silicone around the gaskets of the tail lights (including the seam where the trunk weather stripping is) on both sides of the car.
Thanks for responding. ..what year do you have?
+TRAVIA M
2015....what year is yours?
I have a 2018 Chevy impala and my car does the same thing so they know this is a common problem but still trying to charge people for the repair SMMFH
It's the tail light gasket
Same exact issue thx 👍🏾
People are watching so they can fix it themselves not to told to go to the dealer and pay $500.
If anybody still having this issue I fixed mine , I took all the stuff this guy said to take out the trunk (the carpet an side wall stuff, n I seen my sun roof drain hose on passenger side just dangling smh this has to be the issue so I checked the drivers side to see how that 1 was an it was intact so I pushed it back in the hole An now I’m hoping for rain to see what’s up I’ll keep posted an I have pics so hit me if necessary
Did it work
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Yo bro, I am having the same problem with my 2015 impala. My truck is gettin water, couple gallons .. I called the dealership.
Thanks man👍👍
STOP!!! waisting money on the water problem just silicon the cracks in the taillight rubbers.
Warren Tavernia , just discovered this problem on my 2017 Impala today. Trunk was FULL of water. I live in Seattle. You mind explaining more in depth about your solution to this?
man thank you so I was going crazy like wtf and I seen your video and that wht it was
yup 2015 same issue
I just found out the cause of exactly what your problem was! Tail light seals! Of all things! Had to take both tail light assembles out and replace the gaskets! GM cutting corners as usual!
Has it leaked since than
trunk no more leak
Hiram Caballero Im on the third time it is still leaking
That is ridiculous the dealership need to do that correctly I hope you get it fixed quick that has to be frustrating
Hiram Caballero and also everyone don't forget the Lemon Law if they can't fix the problem 3 times that means your suppose to get a new car
K Lhost my 2017 malibu is going in for the third time,,leak in trunk
You never actually stated or showed where it leaked. Only assumptions. Worthless video.