Does anyone else car leak water?

[twlr]

Frequently I've noticed a pool of water under my model 3 after driving it. Now I'm pretty certain it's not leaking petrol or oil, and I phoned Tesla and they said it's the air con unit and not to worry, but I can't remember any other car I've owned to have this issue.

Does anyone else experience this issue? Do Tesla's really have such a unique air con unit that this issue is specific to them?

 

[Zill]

It's totally normal that especially on warm summer days cars will drip condensation water from the AC system onto the ground. Nothing specific to Tesla. All of my cars have done it (most brand new). If you are conserned you can always try to check the liquid that comes out, does it smell like anything (washer fluid etc), different colour (coolant), oil (if ICE car) or just plain water (most likely AC).

 

[Cardo]

Perfectly normal. More so on hot, humid days. Just the water taken out of the air by the AC.

 

[spooksman]

I would agree that all my previous cars have 'dribbled' water from the air con after parking - especially on hot days.

 

[twlr]

Ok, that's fine. It smells like water, I'm too scared to actually taste it, but reassuring to hear that it's normal.

 

[Jason71]

its not unique to Tesla all cars with AC do this

 

[Peter 224]

As has been said, most cars with A/C are incontinent. Some hold the water and release it when the car stops, others just dribble...

 

[davidmc]

Tesla's like to mark their territory

 

[ChrisSFoot]

One thing to remember is that most cars stop their air-con when you stop the engine. Teslas keep it running till you get out the car and then sometimes for a while afterwards so you are much more likely to see the water than in an ice car. Additionally, it seems that the outlet is close to the side of the car, other cars may have it positioned more centrally so you'd be less likely to notice it.

 

[GRiLLA]

It's the tears of Russians, Saudis and Norwegians, it won't last much longer now.

 

[Sparkeur]

Back in the day when I worked in Saudi Arabia, you could almost swim in the condensate left by American gas-guzzlers with massive a/c units as they departed the car park.

 

[Drew57]

This behaviour is perfectly normal for a Tesla..

When my brain moves to a permanent beta state & becomes infested with bugs I will probably wet myself too.

 

[Foucault]

As other have said this is normal and just condensation from the air conditioning. There's a good explanation here https://youtu.be/N5WeuJ2tuIE

 

[G2bme]

anyone who garages the car, put anything under the car to soak up the water discharge?

 

[M3noob]

I think this has been discussed at length previously