Water leaking inside my car

2008 KIA RIO
100,000 MILES
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LOU20
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I have water leaking inside my car on the passenger side. it's coming from under the glove box.
May 28, 2020 at 3:36 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

That sounds like you heater core located in the HVAC box is leaking.Here is a tutorial showing how to replace a heater core:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-heater-core

I've attached picture steps below on how to remove the HVAC box in your car. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

May 28, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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LOU20
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Is the heater core expensive to get fix?
May 28, 2020 at 8:08 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello again.

Heater cores are a common part to be replaced due to leakage. The shop book calls for 4 hours of labor.Depending on your area most shop labor rates are around $100.00 an hour. Dealerships like Kia while charge more for parts and labor. Kia dealer part is $278.00 as opposed to AutoZone auto parts stores that want $100.00. It just really depends to what kind of shop you take it to.Hope this helps and thanks again for using 2CarPros.

Danny-
May 28, 2020 at 8:27 PM