Rear Hatch Water Leak

[schaffer9]

Today I opened the rear hatch of my 2023 Premium and water poured out of the opening shown in the photo below. Before I take it to the dealer I'd like to know if this has happened to anyone else?

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[hybrid2bev]

Yes, there’s a couple threads about this.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/search/1882615/?q=Hatch+water+leak&o=date

 

[schaffer9]

Thanks

 

[sookestang]

Thanks

22 GTPE and I've had this a few times, which I cannot replicate. I've run the car through a high pressure, touchless car wash dozens of time as well as hand washing the car frequently with an at home high pressure washer all over the rear and nothing.

Then, after a rain storm with wind it has occurred no less than 2 times since I've owned the car.

My hypothesis is this. I live in the Pacific Northwest and we get frequent rain and cooler weather from Oct-May and summers are dry with little to no rain.

The times I have experienced this is usually during the first major rain storm in the fall or a first rain after a long spell of hot dry weather.

This leads me to believe that it is a seal of something that tends to shrink or dry out during warm and dry seasons and that during the frequent raining and cooler months it doesn't occur because whatever it is expands and prevents water ingress.

I haven't experienced it since the fall and we are now 4-5 months with many many days of rain and cooler weather.

Only thing I can think of.

 

[schaffer9]

My '23 Premium RWD has been at the dealer for a week, and they can't figure out how the water is getting into the rear hatch. Has anybody had this problem fixed? If so, where did your dealer find the leak?

 

[DevSecOps]

My '23 Premium RWD has been at the dealer for a week, and they can't figure out how the water is getting into the rear hatch. Has anybody had this problem fixed? If so, where did your dealer find the leak?

Mine was finally fixed, I think...

Here's the service order so you can read what they did: https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...the-garage-door-come-on-ford.5149/post-652572

 

[JayBonk]

No promises that water is entering at the same place as mine. Once the water is in the tailgate, the location of the leak (handle, button, etc) doesn't tell you much. But mine was solved by resealing one or both of the rear tail lights. Same fix as the relevant TSB, even thought my car was outside the date range.

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/best-dealer-for-service-in-nova.19647/post-484994

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