natefrog2 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) I was curious if anyone has had any issues with rain (or water) leaking to the interior headliner (specifically in the back) of their Journey? If so, any possible solutions? I sealed around the antenna and that was not it. It happens when the car sits outside not so much when it is raining while driving. Any ideas or tips are appreciated. Edited July 18, 2020 by natefrog2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 is your rear window squiters working, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natefrog2 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, 2late4u said: is your rear window squiters working, Yes, it is working. It seems to get wet when I have to park it outside and it rains. I dont feel it occurs if it is raining and I'm driving. Edited July 18, 2020 by natefrog2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 water leaks are a bitch to trace down they usually are from a place you wouldn't think it could be from, since its all the way across the top back side i would say it has to be comiing in from the front and draining backwards,check your rails on top where it attaches to the roof unless you have a sun roof which i assume you dont have,,,good luck on fining your problem natefrog2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natefrog2 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, 2late4u said: water leaks are a bitch to trace down they usually are from a place you wouldn't think it could be from, since its all the way across the top back side i would say it has to be comiing in from the front and draining backwards,check your rails on top where it attaches to the roof unless you have a sun roof which i assume you dont have,,,good luck on fining your problem Thanks! Roof rails is kind of what I'm leaning. Our Journey "does" have a sun roof as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probak118 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Test the sun roof drains with a garden hose and a controlled flow rate. Should drain behind one of the front tire(s) my 2012 has similar lighter coloured marks at top of both A posts from a plugged sunroof drain. I think that is not the cause way at the back of the DJ ? I also noticed the rubber deflector strip coming off of top rear body panel, under my rear hatch upper area runs parallel to the roof line. It looks like it is supposed to deflect any water entering the seem to the sides of the body / rear hatch door. Mine did not leak but I caught it before it completely came loose and attached again using gorilla glue. Just a thought if other suggestions dont work. Edited July 19, 2020 by probak118 spelling error 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natefrog2 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Thanks! Sun roof drains look good; as does the weather strip near the rear hatch. I have a feeling it may be tied to roof rails. I just have to figure out how to dissemble them. Ideally I'd like to find/fix it myself vs. going to dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/19/2020 at 9:22 PM, natefrog2 said: Thanks! Sun roof drains look good; as does the weather strip near the rear hatch. I have a feeling it may be tied to roof rails. I just have to figure out how to dissemble them. Ideally I'd like to find/fix it myself vs. going to dealer. any luck on your water leak,i was just watching a journey repair video and they were chasing down a wire shorting out problem on a 2012 and it ended up being a rear camera wire that had been improperly installed on an aftermarket unit but while doing that he noticed water stains on the headliner like yours, he said the customer brought the journey back later and he fixed it and it was from where the antenna was mounted on the top rear but in this case someone had mounted one of thoes shark antenna and didnt get it sealed correctly,also he pointed out that there is a electrical unit or small box that also was getting wet,so you might want to recheck and make sure that is not where your leak is ,i know you said you check it but that is the most likely place,of course it could be the roof rails spots as well. good luck and please report back on what ever you found to be the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natefrog2 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 9:11 AM, 2late4u said: any luck on your water leak,i was just watching a journey repair video and they were chasing down a wire shorting out problem on a 2012 and it ended up being a rear camera wire that had been improperly installed on an aftermarket unit but while doing that he noticed water stains on the headliner like yours, he said the customer brought the journey back later and he fixed it and it was from where the antenna was mounted on the top rear but in this case someone had mounted one of thoes shark antenna and didnt get it sealed correctly,also he pointed out that there is a electrical unit or small box that also was getting wet,so you might want to recheck and make sure that is not where your leak is ,i know you said you check it but that is the most likely place,of course it could be the roof rails spots as well. good luck and please report back on what ever you found to be the problem We did seal the antenna on the roof as it did appear that was a potential spot, but it still was wet after a night in the rain. I have not tracked it down yet, but my gut is the roof rail or weather-stripping along the sides. I need to figure out or find a video on how to remove the roof rails. I haven't found one yet and don't want to start ripping stuff off without knowing what I'm doing. Once I get the roof rails off, I'll see if I see evidence of water (e.g. rusty screws, etc) and check back in. And if anybody knows how to get the roof rails off or has a video, let me know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 stop by your local body shop and just ask them, they would tell you how to get the covers off the rails themselves should be held on with a bolt that tightens into some nutserts for the threads jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natefrog2 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 It rained over the weekend and as a trial I painters tape around the back roof rails. I had the car out in the rain for 2+ hours and headliner stayed dry. I think I will just seal the roof rails if continues to stay dry. jkeaton and 2late4u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadog9184 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Our 2018 Journey does this as well, exact water spots. Only happens when snow melts or heavy rain. Have you figured anything put. I had checked the seals saw no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 might be what nate was thinking, about using the blue tape might work as he never reported back if that solved his problem i would just seal around the rails real good also make sure your seal around the top hatch is good and not ripped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 i have a dodge journey with the same problem.. has any one found a solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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