# 2008 Subaru Tribeca - Water on passenger floor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru\
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474 "2019-09-10T15:24:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![davidpboswell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@davidpboswell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davidpboswell)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474/1 "2019-09-10T15:24:46Z")

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Water is leaking into the passenger side floor and the certified Subaru mechanics cannot fix it. I can hear water hissing and squishing when I turn left, but not turning right. After the shop attempted unsuccessfully to fix it, my stereo died and the illumination lights on the temp/AC went out. Shop said the stereo and lights were related, but the “fix” they attempted was unrelated to the stereo. Feel like I’m getting hosed.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474/2 "2019-09-10T15:26:47Z")

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Sound’s like the heater core is leaking.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474/3 "2019-09-10T15:35:58Z")

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Don’t know about getting hosed but you do need a better shop. This should not be difficult to solve.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474/4 "2019-09-10T17:47:49Z")

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Every shop knows this, but I’d [check the sunroof drains](http://bestride.com/research/tips-and-tricks/clear-your-sunroof-drains) just for the heck of it.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-subaru-tribeca-water-on-passenger-floor/148474/5 "2019-09-10T18:01:18Z")

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If it is plain water and not coolant, the condensate drain for the air conditioning may be plugged. The outlet will be low on the firewall in the engine compartment. Run a piece of weed trimmer line up the opening.