Water leak in Hatch

[El Kapitan]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

I changed out my Tail light gaskets and I still have leak inside my spare tire. I gave up. I just pulled the drain plug and leave it open. Water drains out from there now so i no longer worry about hitting the brakes too hard and water rushing to the front of the car.

My car is now in the garage, but I may tackle this mystery after I get it back on the road.

my car leaks from somewhere up high. not the tail lights. i'm still trying to find it but the water stains behind the paneling start well above the tail lights. this could be the case with yours too. i sealed the weather stripping, the strut connections for the hatch, the wiring gromet rubber, the windshild fluid gromet. all that's left is the antenna and the area where the hinges of the hatch are connected to the top of the car. if sealing these last areas works, i'll post back.