Model X falcon wing door water intrusion when opening doors in rain

[gangzoom]

Anyone still get fobbed off by service centers saying water intrusion is 'normal' in rain with FWDs show them how it should work.

Rain is hard to video but you can hear it and see against the background, no hint of water in the car. Been like this since day 1, 2017 X.

 

[Bamboozle87]

Have any other Model X owners been experiencing this problem?

I recently went in for service for our Tesla Model X wing door seal water intrusion problem. We’ve been experiencing problem from the very beginning and have been in service countless times with temporary fixes (each time, the fixes only last for a few months) Now Tesla service is telling us that there is nothing that can be done and this is a common problem with all the Model X's. I’m still covered under warranty, but now I’m being told it’s going to be a $400 fix to replace the wing door seals and being told that Tesla is not covering it under warranty!!

Hey, just curious if you got this fixed. I discovered this problem yesterday during some heavy rain and really hoping there is a reliable fix. I don’t know how my family can use this car if not.

 

[mbp11]

See my January 2020 posting on the first page- I have not had any problems since I put the bumper strips on in 2018.

 

[grayguy]

I have posted this fix before.

My homemade cure for $15 is here: 2nd Row Rain Water Problem Solved | Tesla

Pictures on my next post

How well did this hold up over time? I'm assuming the additional drag is pretty meaningless.

 

[Mr. Ed]

It's held up fine and works as well as ever. I sliced the ends of each piece of molding at an angle and they are only 1/4" high so no drag that I can notice.

 

[mbp11]

I did exactly like MR Ed did and it still works fine since I had the car in July 2018!

 

[TheFro]

After two years of ownership, I've experienced intermittent rain intrusion via the FWD.

What I observed is that when the car sits in rain and the rain collects on top of the FWD in large drops, that's when I get the worst intrusion, especially when i get rain after a good cleaning of the glass. When I'm driving and come to a stop in rain and open the doors, there's absolutely no intrusion as the water has not had a chance to settle on top of the doors. Same as when the car is dirty as the water doesn't collect up in drops on the glass.

I'll take a closer look at the seals when I go to apply the half round trim but I don't really see a place where the water could be channeled through, thought I have not looked too closely.