'98 golf rear hatch leak

Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear glass is
original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
sugguestions out there?

Tnx,
Dave

Having similar wetness problems with a '98 Jetta. Have been told it's most
likely coming in around the taillights - and to replace the seal. Maybe
similar issues with the Golf??

Try post at vwvortex.com - you'll get much better response that this
newsgroup.

ds

Having similar wetness problems with a '98 Jetta. Have been told it's most
likely coming in around the taillights - and to replace the seal. Maybe
similar issues with the Golf??

Try post at vwvortex.com - you'll get much better response that this
newsgroup.

ds

"Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
...
> Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear glass
> is
> original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> sugguestions out there?

I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is a
rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
had come loose and was letting water in.

-=- Tom

"Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
...
> Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear glass
> is
> original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> sugguestions out there?

I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is a
rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
had come loose and was letting water in.

-=- Tom

Thomas,

I assume you mean the rubber boot over the wires up near the hatch hinge?
I'll take a good look at those tomorrow, It does sound like a good
possibility. Other's have mentioned the tailights not sealing well to the
car but the water seems come in toward the center. It could very well be
coming out the bottom of the hatch and running into the car from there.

Anyway, it is 11 degrees F here in Long Island NY at the moment, so there
isn't much water dripping anywhere!

Thanks,
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Dressel" >
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: '98 golf rear hatch leak


> "Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> > tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> > experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear
glass
> > is
> > original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> > sugguestions out there?
>
> I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
> the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
> same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is
a
> rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
> had come loose and was letting water in.
>
> -=- Tom
>
>

"Thomas Dressel" > wrote in message
news:mSrxd.4379$113.1274@trndny03...
> "Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> > tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> > experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear
glass
> > is
> > original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> > sugguestions out there?
>
> I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
> the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
> same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is
a
> rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
> had come loose and was letting water in.
>
> -=- Tom
>
>

Thomas,

I assume you mean the rubber boot over the wires up near the hatch hinge?
I'll take a good look at those tomorrow, It does sound like a good
possibility. Other's have mentioned the tailights not sealing well to the
car but the water seems come in toward the center. It could very well be
coming out the bottom of the hatch and running into the car from there.

Anyway, it is 11 degrees F here in Long Island NY at the moment, so there
isn't much water dripping anywhere!

Thanks,
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Dressel" >
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: '98 golf rear hatch leak


> "Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> > tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> > experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear
glass
> > is
> > original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> > sugguestions out there?
>
> I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
> the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
> same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is
a
> rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
> had come loose and was letting water in.
>
> -=- Tom
>
>

"Thomas Dressel" > wrote in message
news:mSrxd.4379$113.1274@trndny03...
> "Mister Resistor" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Getting rather wet in the hatch area of my car lately. I haven't really
> > tried tracking it down yet, but I'm hoping others may have had some
> > experience with this issue. No collision damage to the car. Rear
glass
> > is
> > original. The hatch gasket seems to be intact and in good shape. Any
> > sugguestions out there?
>
> I had a leak in my '98 Golf as well. The inside wasn't wet until I opened
> the hatch and water came pouring out of it, so you may not be seeing the
> same thing I was. Anyway, where the wiring goes into the hatch, there is
a
> rubber piece to seal the hole around the wiring, and on my car, this piece
> had come loose and was letting water in.
>
> -=- Tom
>
>

In article >,
Mister Resistor > wrote:
>Thomas,
>
>I assume you mean the rubber boot over the wires up near the hatch hinge?

This would allow water into your hatch skin and it would leak out when you
open the hatch. There should be a hole under the lock where the water
would leak when moving the hatch up.

>I'll take a good look at those tomorrow, It does sound like a good
>possibility. Other's have mentioned the tailights not sealing well to the
>car but the water seems come in toward the center. It could very well be
>coming out the bottom of the hatch and running into the car from there.

Both are very typical leaks. The tailights will leak so bad that the whole
spare tire compartment becomes a swimming pool. :-)

>Anyway, it is 11 degrees F here in Long Island NY at the moment, so there
>isn't much water dripping anywhere!

Also rust doesn't continue below freezing, something like that.
--
Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...

In article >,
Mister Resistor > wrote:
>Thomas,
>
>I assume you mean the rubber boot over the wires up near the hatch hinge?

This would allow water into your hatch skin and it would leak out when you
open the hatch. There should be a hole under the lock where the water
would leak when moving the hatch up.

>I'll take a good look at those tomorrow, It does sound like a good
>possibility. Other's have mentioned the tailights not sealing well to the
>car but the water seems come in toward the center. It could very well be
>coming out the bottom of the hatch and running into the car from there.

Both are very typical leaks. The tailights will leak so bad that the whole
spare tire compartment becomes a swimming pool. :-)

>Anyway, it is 11 degrees F here in Long Island NY at the moment, so there
>isn't much water dripping anywhere!

Also rust doesn't continue below freezing, something like that.
--
Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...

I just started to have the same issue. I fixed the hosing around the
wires in the hatch but this didn't solve the problem.
You think it is the tail lights that is causing this problem?