Is it normal for air conditioner to leak into car?
Water dripping out of the air conditioner drain onto the ground is totally normal; water dripping onto the floor of the car from the air conditioner is not. If you haven’t had any rain, and you have water leaking onto the passenger’s floor, check your air conditioner drain or evaporator drain; it may be clogged or disconnected.
Why is my front passenger side floor wet?
Heater Core Historically, this is one of the most common reasons for finding a wet front passenger floor in a vehicle. The heater core is typically located just above the passenger footwell where it circulates hot engine coolant in front of a fan so you get hot air when the heater is turned on.
How to fix a water leak on the passenger side of a car?
Verify the passenger side front floor or carpet is wet. Check the source of the water leak. As A/C condensate leaves the HVAC drain tube, it may run back along the outside of the drain tube, past the seal, and under the passenger side front floor carpet. If the HVAC assembly drain tube is the cause of the water leak, perform the Repair Procedure.
Why is water coming out of my car air conditioner drain?
If you find your car’s floor getting wet with water whenever you turn your car’s air conditioner on, then it’s time to check your condensate drain. A blocked condensate drain keeps the water from draining outside your vehicle, causing the water to overflow inside the car instead.
Heater Core Historically, this is one of the most common reasons for finding a wet front passenger floor in a vehicle. The heater core is typically located just above the passenger footwell where it circulates hot engine coolant in front of a fan so you get hot air when the heater is turned on.
What causes air conditioner fluid to leak from car?
The three H’s—hazy, hot and humid—are probably the most common cause of fluid leaking from a car, in the eastern U.S. at least. A car’s air conditioner needs to do something with the moisture it removes from the air inside the passenger compartment.
Where does the water from the air conditioner drain?
It drains the water onto the ground under the car, via a rubber hose. On very humid days, the water will pour out of the air conditioner drain onto the ground like from a faucet, until the cabin humidity is almost gone.
Where is the air conditioner drain on a Honda Pilot?
This hose is usually at the front right (near the area where the passenger rests their feet) or in the middle of the cabin. If you have a newer minivan or large SUV with front and rear climate control, it’s possible to have two evaporators and two air conditioner drains, one in front and one in the rear. Dual climate control on a 2011 Honda Pilot.