Water leak passenger side carpet wet. 2020 St.

[Cdubya]

Holy cow. That's some leafs.

Dayemm.... Sounds like wheel well cleaning needs to be added to regular maintenance lists! That's crazy!

 

[23 Explorer ST]

Holy cow. That's some leafs.

Wow! Looks like a squirrel nest.


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[Stone17]

Wow! Looks like a squirrel nest.


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Just leafs from my tree.

 

[SETXExpSTGuy]

Wow! Looks like a squirrel nest.

Those are live oak leaves, and lots of them. Between the copious amounts of yellow pollen those trees release in spring and the leaves they shed pretty much year 'round, I'm of the opinion they should be declared a public nuisance in this part of the country.

 

[Stone17]

Still have water on the driver side mat.

 

[Jimbo60666]

Did you clean out the bladder that is up higher attached to the firewall?

 

[Jargueta0326]

Hello, I am having the same issue as well. I have my floor passenger side wet and smells. I do not have a sunroof. I changed my filters and had no water in them but my neighbor and i tried to look for a drain but couldn't find one. Does anyone know exactly were it is? 2020 Ford Explorer XLT

 

[Jimbo60666]

Hello, I am having the same issue as well. I have my floor passenger side wet and smells. I do not have a sunroof. I changed my filters and had no water in them but my neighbor and i tried to look for a drain but couldn't find one. Does anyone know exactly were it is? 2020 Ford Explorer XLT

I updated my post with a couple of new pictures. (3) Water Leak When It Rains | Page 2 | Explorer ST Forum

 

[Jimbo60666]

Update on driver side wet floor on my 2022 ST:
-Driver side floor became wet after driving in a heavy rain on 5/2/2025.
-The floor does not get wet while parked or driving in light rain.
-I checked the drain tube 4R33-01523-AC (I called it a drain bladder) and it was clean.
-In the past I have also checked the sunroof drains and they were clean.
New speculation: The pinch opening of the bottom of the rubber drain tube behind the wheel well splash guard is being overwhelmed by the volume of water when operating the vehicle in heavy rains. On the Gen 6 Explorers, both of the windshield wipers sweep rain from the passenger side to the driver side forcing the majority of the rain to the driver side drain.
Solution: 5/5/25 I modified the driver side drain tube by cutting a portion of the bottom of it off in order that the tube is ALWAYS open. I only cut off one side of the pinch opening in order to maintain the original length of the rubber drain.
Status: No wet floor to date.