Door drips water?

Those would be the door drains, and they should actually drain out faster. Normally they would be more open. If you get down and look up under the door you will see the drain slots in the panel. I would take a small nylon brush and clean them out to improve how it drains.

Here’s a better close up. Also, the car is brand new so I’m not sure if it’s a design thing. I haven’t been in my car for a few days, so it was sitting and when I went out, I opened the door, and a few droplets came out and that was it wasn’t continuous.

Also I’d like to add that Friday I did grocery shopping and had the doors open a little while unloading so idk if that leads to some rainwater build up there.

Here’sa picture of one of the weeping holes.

The outer door seals around the glass on the doors leak a bit by design, if they were very tight it would scratch the glass so they use a felt type material that does let some water through. When it rains some water can get into the door shell and then it drips out the lower door drains. Completely normal. Really nothing to worry about, but if you take it back to the dealer they will likely run a brush through the drains and send you home. As long as the water drains to the outside like that it's fine and after a few months of you using the car and the seals and doors getting better seated and all the build chemicals and sealers getting settled it will likely stop. Now if you were in heavy rain or wind whipped rain that can make it worse because it forces the water in. Then it might take a couple days for it all to get out. When you would worry would be if it rained hard and when you moved the door you heard water slosh in it, then the drains are completely blocked. Have seen a couple cars that way. The one had 4" of water inside it! Cleared the drains and it never had an issue after that.

Thank you I appreciate the advice! So then there’s no faulty seal or anything then ? I noticed only a few drops that roll down and sometimes create a tiny puddle but wasn’t sure if it was normal because I don’t recall my other car (2022 forte) doing that unless I had a car wash or something.

And regarding rustproofing not too sure.

If you live in a place where they use salt on the roads, I would take it in ASAP, a place that does Krown, Fluid Film, or NH Oil type oil sprays. Avoid the rubberized tar like crap (Like Ziebart, Line-X, as it will trap moisture and cause rot faster than if it was left bare. The oil types get into the tiny gaps and work much better.

To my knowledge they don’t salt the roads here. Also, if I park on a little of an incline slope would that retain more water in the weeping holes? Also is what I showed you fairly normal or indicate a defect of some sort.

That is great, no salt slows the rust to a crawl even then I would probably coat it if you tend to keep cars for a long time. Where I am they use the most salt of any state in the US and more than many other countries as well. You can practically hear the metal rusting away. The average life of a vehicle is about 12 years before they are rotted so bad they are unsafe. I've watched vehicles get crushed from rust that the owners were still paying off!
Really discourages you to buy new. As for yours, totally normal for them to leak after a rain, even a heavy dew can make them drip. When you get a big rain and they don't leak, then worry. Where you might see that is if you drive a lot of dirt roads or have a lot of trees that have the fuzzy pollen that blows around and sticks, but normally if you wash it at least once a year or so it will clean out the drains.

Okay great that gives me peace of mind! I just didn’t know if that little puddle was an excessive amount of water or not. I live in southwest Florida so I’m not sure if salt is used but we lease so we only have vehicles for 4 years max.

In that case you shouldn't have a problem. Florida doesn't use salt.

Okay Great!! So the amount of water that dripped out is normal then? It has been nonstop thunderstorms for the past week.

Also another question, is it normal To sometimes to have a little water drip out on one side of the door than another? For example a tad more water dripped from passenger front door than driver side and the rear passenger door didn't have any drip out.

Totally normal. If you were to cut the door open and look at the bottom you would see it has the different panels joined at the bottom. The inner door and the outer skin that covers the edge. The drains are in the inner tub. If the car is setting perfectly level and the doors were made identical so that everything lined up, if the same amount of water falls on both sides you could get identical water release. Since this is the real world, that doesn't happen. What you are seeing is normal.

Okay great! Thanks for the info. Also, in the beginning of the chat you mentioned about over time it won’t do that so is there such a thing as a new car door seal being too snug and capturing water until the door gets “broken in” more and adjusts so water doesn’t get trapped and drip out after rain.

As they break in the door seals and hinges will shift around. However in 4 years you likely won't see any changes.

Okay so if the hinges and door seals break In Does that mean it won’t have water drip out after heavy rain? Or will they always have water drip from weep hole?

There will always be water dripping out. That is how all cars are built. The window felts will always leak some, plus you get condensation in there as well and it drains out, if it didn't drain out it would cause major problems with mold growth and rot inside the doors. So they put a way for it to drain out. 100 percent normal. Heavy rains you will see more water, no rain no water. The seals and hinges will not even start to be worn until the car hits 6-7 years old and they don't let water into the doors if they fail, it would be leaking into the interior of the car. Sort of like those movies of the folks going through a car wash and getting sprayed inside the car. That usually is a sign the seals got damaged, like something drug across them and tore a chunk out of the rubber. The common cause for that is the folks who put roof top carriers on and don't look at where they put the straps.

Thank you so much for all your help!!!!! Question what is this? I saw it on top of my windshield.

Thank you so much for all your help!!!!! Question what is this ? I saw it on top of my windshield .

Hmm, looks like bird poo.

Yeah that’s what I thought I just couldn’t identify it, lol.

Updated question, I noticed my door also drips a little water after a storm. Does back to back rainstorms increase how much water actually comes out of the weep holes? For example it only rained one day this week and it was fairly light rain and only a few drops came out of my weep hole yet last week it rained every single day heavy thunderstorms and more water came out of my grandmas car weep hole. We have the same exact car

The water is going to drip out regardless. They are not identical, there will always be subtle differences is sealers, paint, seal quality and more. Just the nature of mass production. If you were to strip them into all the pieces you might find 20 parts out of the thousands that are actually the same, and then you would need for them to be assembled exactly the same. Never going to happen because everything has tolerances in fit and finish materials and more. That is why the door seals are rubber, why every hole in every panel is slightly larger than the bolts that go through them. All needed to make them all fit and be as cheap as possible to maximize profit at sale.
Then you have location. Her car may have been parked at a slightly different angle, the tires may have had higher pressure due to sunlight or heat. The wind might have pushed the rain at a different angle, if they were parked near each other the air currents around them will influence the rain. What you are seeing is 100% normal. Want an example - Go into any clothing store, pick out 10 items of a garment, compare them, Those are at most 20 pieces assembled to a pattern, find any 2 that are actually the same. Not going to happen. Same thing with cars. There are tens of thousands of variables in them and how they respond to the environment is one of them. The more rain you have, the more water has to get out. There will also be some water that gets trapped because of the vehicles position. The drains are designed to work when the car is perfectly level. Now say the inner panel is crimped just a tiny bit different where it attaches to the outer skin, now the drain might not be in the exact spot to drain out all the water, then the car is moved or the sun shines on it and the materials shift around and now that water can get out. No different than everything else, her radio might be louder, the engine in yours might be smoother, the tires might wear better. All due to those tiny differences. She's your grandmother which means you share her DNA, do you look act and think exactly the way she does? I'm going to bet you don't. No different with cars and car parts.

Thank you! I always like your responses because they're always super thorough. And I believe you're right because her car seems to be slightly more on an incline than mine plus hers sits for a few days so is it possible more water may accumulate in the weep hole and by the time I open the door a tad more drips out? Because my car I use practically every day so it's not really sitting for extended periods of time.

Every day = airflow through the vents and body and that will blow water around and dry it out faster as well. Probably not a bad idea if you have 2 and hers sets around to do what I do. Alternate driving them. Keeps them limber and dries out anything that might get damp. Also confuses the rodents.

Haven't had any rodent situations lately . I'm not sure if the mint repelled them or not but after I did that I hadn't had any more activity with my previous vehicle (the 2022 forte) but now that I have the new k4 I told myself I wouldn't spray a bunch of mint because the smell is awful and I think the problem is resolved. We have the bait traps checked weekly. Shouldn't this be ok?

Also another question, I noticed after landscapers trimmed some bushes that a few leaves were in the lower grille near the radiator is this an issue? Also is this something the dealership can easily remove so there's no debris buildup

Good to hear you have kept the rodents away. Leaves are not an issue, If you want just brush them off. They won't hurt anything. Probably drop off when they dry out anyway. Like many newer cars they don't actually draw much air through the grill, 99% of the air actually gets pulled in from under the front end.

Okay so if there are two leaves in the lower grille by the radiator nothing can overheat or anything? How can I remove them?

Nope, not an issue. You can remove them with whatever you like. I usually blow the bugs and dirt out with an air wand on my compressor, but that isn't something that most people own. But if you can see them a pair of long tweezers or even a feather duster to get them out. That or let them dry out and they will fall out sooner or later.

Hey Steve is there any way I can specifically have you answer a question for me without starting a new thread because I trust your answers most

Found this on my car it’s paper thin and brownish black what is it?

Looks like a discarded cocoon, look in the trees around where you drive for a bagworm nest, they leave ones like that when they hatch. Questions are handled on a first come first serve basis. If a new one pops up someone grabs it.

Oh ok so it’s not a rodent or anything? I was worried when I saw it on the hood of the car. There have been a lot of landscapers around lately cutting grass and trees I wonder if it debris was blown and landed on the car? It was super thin didn’t feel like a dropping

Here’s another picture

It’s the little dot I’m pointing to

Also I don’t know if this is helpful in any way but I have been having a mourning dove constantly resting on the car so wasn’t sure if that was something from a dove like maybe their poo or something.

Probably blew in from the work around you. Just give it a good bath and a nice coat of wax and that would help with anything sticking to it. Just don't use my vehicles as an example, I haven't wash or waxed a vehicle I own in a very, very long time. Usually they rot away underneath long before the paint fades around here. Poo would be solid, not just a husk.