Rngrs3910
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- 06' Explorer V8EB Edition
Not sure if anyone else has had something like this happen:
I was cleaning my car today and pulled some junk out from under my back seat. Among a few other items (winter gloves, umbrellas, etc.) i grabbed a magazine and noticed it had mold on it as i put it into the trash bag. I flipped up my back seat and found a notebook and a sock, both extremely damp, and the notebook also growing mold.
I have the 3rd row seats in my EX. the dampness we was contained to an area about six inches wide, the widht of the car, running basucally from where the floor drops down from the 3rd row to the second, to the point where the latches in the floor accept the back legs of the second seat. The wells where the 2nd seat lock in to, which are metal, had moisture in them, and the carpet was darker, although not noticeably damp to the touch. The fabric on the bottom of the seat was bone dry and as clean as the day the car was made. I didn't find any empty bottle that may have leaked, and theres no sign of water getting through my windows or sunroof.
I have noticed the past few weeks that an hour or so after i get out of my car, if i go back it feels unusually warm, and slightly humid (just moved from Boston to Florida, noticed in both places) but chalked it up to the summer heat.
Is it possible that some part of my AC system in venting (or worse, draining) into my car? If so, why would it just collect in this one area? I'm not seeing fog on the inside of the windows or moisture collecting anywhere else. Should I just try using some sort of damp-rid type product, or should I bring it to a mechanic?
I was cleaning my car today and pulled some junk out from under my back seat. Among a few other items (winter gloves, umbrellas, etc.) i grabbed a magazine and noticed it had mold on it as i put it into the trash bag. I flipped up my back seat and found a notebook and a sock, both extremely damp, and the notebook also growing mold.
I have the 3rd row seats in my EX. the dampness we was contained to an area about six inches wide, the widht of the car, running basucally from where the floor drops down from the 3rd row to the second, to the point where the latches in the floor accept the back legs of the second seat. The wells where the 2nd seat lock in to, which are metal, had moisture in them, and the carpet was darker, although not noticeably damp to the touch. The fabric on the bottom of the seat was bone dry and as clean as the day the car was made. I didn't find any empty bottle that may have leaked, and theres no sign of water getting through my windows or sunroof.
I have noticed the past few weeks that an hour or so after i get out of my car, if i go back it feels unusually warm, and slightly humid (just moved from Boston to Florida, noticed in both places) but chalked it up to the summer heat.
Is it possible that some part of my AC system in venting (or worse, draining) into my car? If so, why would it just collect in this one area? I'm not seeing fog on the inside of the windows or moisture collecting anywhere else. Should I just try using some sort of damp-rid type product, or should I bring it to a mechanic?
