# MAZDA 3 Swimming Pool! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mazda3, mazda, leaks\ **Created:** [August 17, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773 "2021-08-17T01:08:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justin23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@justin23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/justin23)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773/1 "2021-08-17T01:08:21Z")
Hi car talk community, so my 2006 hatchback mazda 3 has a swimming pool in the trunk caused by a leak. It fills up the area where the spare tire is. I can’t seem to find where the water is coming in. I live in Kodiak, Alaska so it rains a lot and the water always finds a way in. I suspected it was coming through the tail lights but when I poured water with a bottle on the tail lights and other areas around where the hatchback seals, I couldn’t see any water coming in the trunk. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with hatchbacks or more specifically, mazda hatchbacks? Thanks:) ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773/2 "2021-08-17T01:18:43Z")
this might help… [Mazda 3 water leaks - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJnp42VKD8) ---
**Author:** ![justin23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@justin23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/justin23)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773/3 "2021-08-17T02:15:03Z")
nice! thanks:) ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773/4 "2021-08-17T02:33:21Z")
hope it helps. good luck ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mazda-3-swimming-pool/178773/5 "2021-08-17T23:46:06Z")
Besides the rear light fixtures, inspect the water channel that diverts water that hits the roof and runs down & around the rear window/trunk area. Anything that penetrates that channel’s surface could cause this sort of leak.