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2012 water leak

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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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Anyone with the 2012 have a water leak by the drivers a-pilar?

Mine gets a small amount of water once in a while. it is now like rust color the orange color. I have not taken my freedom tops off at all so they are still in the same spot that the factory had put them in. just asking as it will head to the dealer next monday
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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Take a peek under the dash and see if you can see a water trail. I have a small leak on the passenger side during heavy rains, but I haven't found it yet.
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Old Sep 11, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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While you're "taking a peak" have you thought about spraying your Jeep with a garden hose to try and simulate rain? Maybe this can help you find the source of the leak faster.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 09:13 AM
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took drivers side top off yesterday, what I found looks as if it is coming from the windshield channel, I followed the driping of orange spots from the a piler to the windshield and the part if the gasket that slips onto the lip has the same spots coming out of it. so with luck it will be a very minor fix. I should also not that it has to be raining cats and dogs to get it to leak, so i am not upset with this at all and really do not feel this is a big problem.

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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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I had mine leaking in the middle directly onto the radio. Took it to the dealer and the water specialist ( that's right Chrysler has many that rotate from dealer to dealer as this is a common problem) was able to replace the factory seals which he said were faulty.

So that was July 4th and no issues since. I live in FL and it rains almost every day.
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich6700
Take a peek under the dash and see if you can see a water trail. I have a small leak on the passenger side during heavy rains, but I haven't found it yet.
If its under the dash and dripping on the plastic trim along the floor, and not on the door sill plastic. I would suspect the antenna.
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