Leaking in trunk but not from the gasket- broken weld or hinge holes leaking?

[emptyspaces]

I have a 2018 Model 3 LR Dual Motor- I used to get a few drips through the passenger side felt liner, where the vent holes are on the underside of the inside of the trunk.. not a big deal, I have a rubber liner. However, after a very dry summer, today started our rainy season and I opened the trunk to find the driver’s side is now leaking really badly. Throughout the day it got worse, until I had about a half inch of standing water on the mat. I had to dry it out with a towel. I got it inside the garage and dried out, and tried to pour water down the sides of the trunk area along the hinges and it’s not leaking through. I have seen others complain about this but I haven’t seen a solution.. It’s going to rain here for the next 2-3 months, so I really need to get this fixed up.

Water is filling up the between the layers of metal on the driver’s side, and then overflowing out of the corner as seen in the second pic.

 

[ThomasD]

If you can get someone to spray water around the back of the car including around the rear window you could get into the trunk with a flashlight and see the leaks. Does the rear seat fold down so you can access the trunk from the rear seat?

 

[emptyspaces]

If you can get someone to spray water around the back of the car including around the rear window you could get into the trunk with a flashlight and see the leaks. Does the rear seat fold down so you can access the trunk from the rear seat?

Yes I’m going to try that tomorrow..

 

[antair]

Here you go.

 

[Gtech]

If you can get someone to spray water around the back of the car including around the rear window you could get into the trunk with a flashlight and see the leaks. Does the rear seat fold down so you can access the trunk from the rear seat?

^This, otherwise if you seal it from the inside out that could get rusty with the years to follow. If the leak is that big it shouldn't be hard to locate the entry point

 

[emptyspaces]

Here you go.

Thanks for this, unfortunately not for my vehicle, I have a 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor.. I sprayed the car all over for 30 min with a strong stream of water and it never leaked.. I’m not sure where to go with it..

 

[GeertAerts]

My trunk full of water. Tesla refuses to fix. Water gets inside the trunk lid and then sloshes into the trunk. Maybe new gaskets needed for tail light like in service bulletin.

 

[nate704]

My trunk full of water. Tesla refuses to fix. Water gets inside the trunk lid and then sloshes into the trunk. Maybe new gaskets needed for tail light like in service bulletin.

get some live fish to make your own mobile aquarium!

 

[GeertAerts]

That's the problem with Tesla: they spend more time making aquarium video games, than making cars that actually have to be driven on regular roads in real environmental conditions with other traffic.