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Water Leak in Vauxhall Corsa?

I have recently found that the carpet and sound deadening in the drivers foot well of my corsa is soaked with water. I just wondred if any one had any ideas what may be causing this problem

jimmy, March 2009

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It is for sure the bulkhead plate seal where the servo sits, the servo needs to be removed to clean out the old seal and reseal correctly.
Always good practice to put sealant around the bolt heads and cable grommet for added certainty.
I used Denzo tape which made the job much easier, quicker and in my opinion a better job.

Alan, November 2015

My granddaughter had the corsa leak in drivers footwell had it sealed at garage but still leaked so removed their poor attempt of sealant they put around for pedal plate and sealed it all around with anger an made product called seal fix which is a thick paste you put on with brush is spatula or fingers (but messy) awkward to do at bottom of servo so make sure there's plenty on at bottom,it can be done even if wet and instantly waterproof,brilliant stuff and so far no leak

Arroanne, December 2014

Some of the post are very old but the problems are still the same. Brake servo plate every time, dealers charge a fortune but you could visit.

www.corsaleakrepairs.co.uk

you may get some answers.

bettabob1, December 2014

My 54 plate Corsa has had a windscreen seal repair last year (July 2013) which seemed to work but now (Feb 2014) I'm getting water in again. I rang a windscreen repair service who said no one. even Vauxhall knows where the water gets in but then quoted me £300 for a new windscreen

Mark, February 2014

if your drivers footwell and rear are soaked with water then 99% its the seal behind the brake servo. Its a pathetic piece of foam like material which breaks down after 5 years or sooner. Vauxhall engineers hang your head in shame!

Mike M, February 2014

Same with us 2012 Corsa from new. Driver side and passenger wells (no joke intended!) Not covered by the life-long-warranty it seems More on that later

Robert, January 2014

I have a 52 plate 1.7dci corsa and I have the same the problem water in my driver and passenger side footwells not only that but both passenger and driver side seats are sometimes damp. I have taken it to the garage and at first I thought it could have been the radiator matrix but that doesnt seem to be the case. Any help with this would be appreciated

Abdul, January 2014

my corsa c was soaked inside when I bought it as it had stood for a while so I dryed it all out and put new door seals on and now its dry but when ever a little bit of rain comes down the inside of the windscreen is soaked? and has a horrible smell

richard, December 2013

looking at all of the forums, this seems to be a common occurrence with Vauxhalls- typically Corsa's. Three areas said to be leaking are the Servo seal, fuse box cover seal and lastly (if you get wet rear footwells) the back light seals.

I have a '53 Vauxhall corsa and have pulled the carpet/rubber up. After pouring water on the windscreen and in the compartment around the windscreen wash bottle, a trickle of water appeared inside the driver compartment. This was above the pedals and from the servo area.

The most common fix found online is to clean, degrease the servo seal (engine compartment side) and then completely cover with sealant..

I'm going to try this tomorrow, but looking on all other forums this seems like the best (quick) fix

Dan, June 2013

I found two cracks in the seal which runs around the servo unit. It isn't possible to visually inspect all of the seal without major dismantling but I used my iphone with a flash to photograph inaccessible areas so that I got a clear picture of ever inch of the seal. I was able to get access to the very bottom and invisible section by pushing the phone in through the large drainage trapdoor leading from below the servo unit into the engine compartment

Seamus, May 2013

Ive got a 05 corsa c and my rear drivers side footwell is soaked... The fronts and passangers side rear footwell are fine! Im proper stumped from where its coming from! Any surgestions???

Paul, March 2013

use underseal on the panel behind the brake pedal and round the steering column

jk servicing, April 2012

I have a combo van and I tried everything. The leak was coming in on the accelerator pedal bolts. I followed a previous reply (Thanks). Took the wipers and grills off next to the windscreen, washer bottle out, and painted around the brake servo seal with underseal. You can get to the bottom through the drain in the engine compartment. Its a bit messy but one coat all round fixed it. the next problem is drying out the floor covering.

Roki, August 2011

after having the same problem with my 05 corsa i had the pollen filter changed and it works the leak has gone

kerry, November 2010

try looking at the pollen filter that may need replacing or the seal may have gone

kerry, November 2010

hello all i own a vauxhall corsa 52 plate i have the same problem drivers floor pan soaked, i am a windscreen fitter and i have tested every thing for water leakage and also had 4 customers ringing up stateing there corsa leaking, after looking at them i thought that this is a main accurance with corsa's and after many hours searching i found it,bottom of pedal box under break peddle so i took of the skuttle used like blue tack but really sticky and went over old seal all over very tight on bottom of servo but water tested it and no more leaks. hope this helps.

danstone0780, October 2010

i got the same problem both footwells wet on drivers side had a look at the seal on the door lifteed the plastic panels up seems like the seal closer to the front wheel where the curve is was not propley tooching the chassie gunna try some sealint round that area see if it works. this water leak is really annoying!!

phil, October 2010

I've had my (54 reg) corsa looked at 3 times now and still can't find how the drivers footwell is getting so wet. We have had the steering column seal changed but it's still leaking. Can't be the windscreen as I've had that replaced and this was happening before that was replaced. Help!!

JD, August 2010

have same problem been told seal on pedal box decayed

mb65, November 2009

have you a problem with your engine overheating? It may be that the heat exchanger in the dashboard has gone and will need replaced.

Tony, July 2009

Hi, I too have a V. Corsa 02, and have had a windscreen replaced in October last year. Since then had a leak, but cannot find where it is getting in. The water appears at top of clutch pedel, and runs down on top and behind rubber, and onto carpet, and soundproofing, soaking it all. Have checked drains and they are ok, where else could it be coming in.? Desperate to get it sorted out, as drivers footwell soaking, and also rear footwell behind drivers is soaked as well. Any help would be gratefully received.

Treecott, June 2009

hi thkns for ur info, tryed looking for the middle draniage pipe today but couldnt find it. if ne on got ne more info it would be very helpful

jimmy, March 2009

i dont know if its the same on a corsa, but i know it is for a cavalier. where there water collects below the windscreen, it drains away from both sides, and also in the middle. The middle drain pipe (black flat and flexi)can get blocked, so water has to find somwhere else to go.

Ben, March 2009

thanks for help but sadly i dont have a sunroof

i spent 2 day dryin the carpets completly thn had to go out the next evening and it was chucking it down and next morning i checked carpets and the sound deadening was soaked again. iv looked but only place i could feel water was from around the steering column. dont know if it possible water culd be coming in from there?

jimmy, March 2009

i had a similar problem caused by my drain pipes around my sun roof being blocked if you have a sun roof you could check this.

scott, March 2009

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