Hi all,

I have a P reg 1997 Ford Puma, about 4 months or so after i got it we had 2 days with heavy rain and when i went to get in the car the drivers footwell was like a sponge full of water.
The rest of the car is bone dry and this only happens when it rains.
I have checked under the dash and around the pedals. As soon the carpet starts going up the sides and behind the pedals it gets dry again. There is nothing dripping from above and the pedals themselves are dry too. I've got a feeling it is soaking up from almost underneath in the top right corner of the footwell (if looking at it from above). It isn't from water splashing up from the road while travelling as it happens when the car is parked.
I have looked below the windscreen under the bonnet, there was a bit of leaf debris but not much and it was all dry too so nothing obvious there. I couldn't see any other obvious holes or missing seals compared to the passenger side of the car, altho im no expert on what should be where on a Ford.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Steve, November 2010

Wasn't able to find the exact point of the leak in the end but narrowed it down to the hinge area under the bonnet on the drivers side. Have basically resorted to flattening 3 plastic shopping bags and folding them up and stuffing them in sucurely around that area. Seems to have stopped the leak and footwell is now dry. Not a proper fix i know, but stops my feet getting wet!

Steve, February 2011

Not yet, I'm hoping for some dry weather this weekend so i can have another look and check the wiper seals in the light.
Will let you know if i find anything.

Steve, November 2010

this is happening to my puma too did you find the fault ?

Carl, November 2010

its a ford,check the wiper seals as they have a habit of leaking

mm, November 2010