# Water getting into 2001 Honda Insight **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 5, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057 "2008-01-05T22:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoolug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@zoolug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zoolug)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/1 "2008-01-05T22:56:11Z")
Water occasionally gets into my 2001 Honda Insight after a rainy or snowy day. I am worried that it might be going somewhere dangerous. But I am also worried I might spend a lot of money trying to fix it, and I may not know if it is really fixed because the problem is so intermittent. At first I would occasionally see a tiny puddle - maybe 1/4 cup of water below the right rear window. But twice I have found the seatbelt wet in the morning. So now I am worried the water might be going somewhere I don’t know about. A couple of people have asked me if the car was in an accident. I bought it second hand. Car Fax does not find any accident on it. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/2 "2008-01-05T23:41:58Z")
``` Got a sun roof? My guess is the right rear drain is clogged. Not difficult to figure out and usually is cheap to fix. ``` ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/3 "2008-01-06T01:35:47Z")
Which seatbelt is wet? ---
**Author:** ![zoolug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@zoolug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zoolug)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/4 "2008-02-16T21:31:20Z")
Driver’s seatbelt. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/5 "2008-02-16T23:10:34Z")
Does it have a sunroof? Sunroof leaks seldom show up at the sunroof, but they are the #1 source of cabin leaks. ---
**Author:** ![zoolug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@zoolug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zoolug)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/6 "2008-05-03T19:35:04Z")
It does not have a sunroof. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/7 "2008-05-03T20:14:57Z")
This is just a WAG but there MAY be a crack in a weld that allows water in. The crack may open with body flexing when the vehicle is in motion then leak when parked. If you leave the vehicle parked (overnight) during a rain, is the seatbelt ‘freshly’ wet the next day? The complete belt, top, bottom section or what? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-getting-into-2001-honda-insight/9057/8 "2008-05-03T21:00:09Z")
BTW it is not really dangerous. But I would still want it fixed.