Which side of the vehicle was this

04 Dakota SXT is leaking from a/c drain tube but my floor board isn’t damp or wet. Picking up some RTV sealant tomorrow and trying that

Thanks for the video great job 👍

Filled a mid size shop vac half way with water. Had to remove entire carpet. Had vinyl mats and didn't notice that the entire floor pad was saturated. Going to check this today. Thanks so much for the info and yes, I'm going to use red since that's right behind a heat shield.

Right on Brother thanks alot see ya later 😊

You're right mine did the same thing. I added a short drain hose and it worked.

you can wrap the wire around the sensor in the same direction as your loosening so IF any issues arise you can replug and reuse if needed. also the rubber kinda helps with grip

Why didn't you just Elbow the hose with a pvc elbow and some gorilla glue?

The hero we all needed

What I used was rhino liner. Gave it a couple of coats and it hasn’t leak yet. It’s been over 1 year 6 months

Is it same on 3.9v6 02 dakota?

just picked up a 02 dakota and im going to be fixing this issue immediately, thank you so much

Thought about a clogged condensate tube but saw it under the inner firewall “mat”Was ready to blame a windshield leak Another GREAT engineering feat.Guess what I’ll be doing latter. Well done. Thanx for a no nonsense post!

Thank you for such a clear and concise video! This is what will fix my problem as well! Like the rest of us commenters here, we really appreciate you spending the time to make such a great video! I think this is the same for my Jeep grand cherokee... (same engine)

Thank you so much for your help now I know how to fix the same problem on the same kind of truck blessings thank you

I've been having an inordinate amount of "condensation" inside my Dakota. Mostly on the windshield. I went to a Dakota forum and all I could find was a pissing match over everything but the actual cause. Your solution appears to make a helluva lot more sense than anything else I've been able to find thus far. Thank you.

Question have you done an update or follow up on this and let us know if this worked for you?

Awesome job. Thank you for a thorough video.

2007 is doing the same

You need to get to the point faster

But why is only the driver side floor wet on my 2003 dodge dakota and not the passenger side is there 2 drain hoses

I have the same issue but on the driver side floor so can there be 2 drain hoses ?

Great video thank you sir for your help

I have an 08 dodge dakota sxt and i can't find the drain hole could it be covered over with fire resistant foam?

I have a 1991 Dakota that has the same problem, we are going to take a look at it now and I will update if this solves the problem

Anyone know if this works with a 2001 dodge Durango ,I have the same problem but I can seem to find the damn drain plug

I have water smuggling from that pipe, should I seal the fence with silicon? dodge dakota 2000

Honestly thanks so much for making me aware of this! Chain reaction of cabin rust, leaks, soggy headliner and weird smell resolved thanks to ac drainage!! You’re my hero. Helpful comments, too.

I’ve been trying to figure this out for years on my 92… at least I’ve a lead now

Thanks I have a Mitsubishi raider doing the same thing! Just use a jack stand. A young boy just died here because his jack gave out in our town

Best video on the subject! thanks. I've been struggling with water under carpeting in my '03 Durango SLT. bypassed heater core, re-sealed weather stripping around the doors but, water keeps coming in. Very poor design and a nightmare to service! Thanks for the video, I'll ck the AC drain soon... drain hose should go straight down towards the ground!

Holy shit thank you

BIG QUESTION [email protected] 2002 Dodge Dakota AC chokes passenger side floorboard however, was your AC also freezing up during this problem? I don't know if I have a double problem or not?

I wonder why these didn't leak starting from day one when they were brand new?

I had the same problem and I did the same thing

Did it work?

So I "barrowed" a lift in one of the stalls at my favorite shop where I have had more than a few repairs as well as maintenance done over the years. After paying a local body shop to "look" for this leak a couple years back, thinking this had to be condensation created by the location of the catalytic converter which caused what seemed to be a basketball sized wet spot under my floor mat in the carpet. No trail of wetness to show that the source was that drain tube?! That was explained by the rubber strip across the floor panel of the firewall. Removed the "tin/aluminum path plate" as you did & filled the area on the "large cell" foam gasket around the drain tube. Apparently, fairly early on, the large cell foam "gasket" is more compressed so no initial leak, but after a bit of jostling (driving) the "compression" releases and the wicking at the straight tube (design flaw from inception) where a lot of condensation drains is pushed toward the firewall & the poor choice of a "gasket" the manufacturer chose. The fix is just as you suggested, blob a considerable amount of high temp RTV around entire tube with as much excess as possible directed to the sides & bottom of this "gasket". Lift carpet up for a day or two, I used 3 towels to soak up residual water & short 2x4's to hold carpet up allowing all the wetness to dry out testing as I drove for almost a week with A/C on, checking for any more water, smelling RTV for a few days. Once satisfied the leak was assuaged the carpet was returned to it original position, dry & no more leak! Dodge should have recalled all vehicles affected! I have owned this 2002 Dakota SLT Crew Cab for the last 14 years, paid to "find" this "leak", told about the "drain hole blockage" when they never found it, (likely never looked). It took me all of about 45 minutes to "fix" (and a fifth of Bourbon to the shop owner for use of one of his racks) & viola! Now moving on to soundproofing the entire cab & custom interior design! Thanks again for your post, helped me & apparently more than a few here too!

Just extend the drip tube. No need to remove everything. Mopar part number 56000724AB. $15 on Amazon.

Well now, did it work & how long? Thanks for the video!

I had the same issue on my 2004 Dakota. What I did was , I bought a 90 degrees hose same diameter and a screen from a kitchen faucet. I use some kind of adhesive to attach both hoses and glued the screen to the hose. I haven’t had a problem since.

I think I would first try to unclog the drain, they do plug. My 06 just started smelling musty, now I know where to look.👍

I have a 1988 Dodge ram Pick up in the water it back up in my floorboard Is the fix the same on the 88

Where do you buy the replacement grommets?

I finally know what is keeping my floor wet on my Dodge 2002, thanks a million.

I had an 89 Dakota that the tube in the same location was clogged. No more water in the floor or swooshing in the dash. Years later I own an 02 Dakota and it retains tons of water on the passenger side. I forgot about the 98th Chrysler Achilles heel. Can’t wait until morning. Total investigating the drain tomorrow.

I had the same issue in my 04 Dakota. I did use red RTV instead of the blue, because of the heat. I also inserted a smaller hose into the existing outlet with an elbow pointing down. Doesn’t hurt to have extra protection from this happening again. Thank you for the video.

the moisture you are seeing is condensation from the a.c. could this also be caused by a heater core antifreeze leak?

Great video, but dude use jack stands, please.

my roof material is coming down but it's not leaking on my floor's just the ground...enough for me to worry...below that exact spot...could that be my issue? I'm not a mechanic. thanks.

I drilled a whole on the floor board before I saw your video. 😒