VW Tiguan Leak from Panoramic sun roof

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Locating water leak into front footwell.
I had water in the front footwell of my VW Tiguan and water marks on the head lining. Water/dampness even when it wasn't raining. The outlets where totally blocked causing water to back up and leak top & bottom.

[@ewoudalexander]

Same location as my octavia from 2014. Saved me some bucks! Thank you sir.

[@AmyDeweve]

Thankyou!! Vw tried to charge me £3000 to get this leak fixed. Half an hour on the drive and I've manged to fix it myself!

[@lukepapa4]

Well done. Pleased it work for you.

[@OldManGaming69]

The 2017 Tiguan R Line has been a disaster since I bought it. Corroding brake discs, leaking sun roof, corroding diamond cut wheels, engine sensor failures. A Friday car at its worst. Back to Audi next. I had an A4 S line for 8 years and it never missed a beat over 120,000 miles. Dealer serviced and the only thing that needed sorting was tyres and brake discs. I know its all part of the same group but the build quality of the Audi was much better and so was the dealership workmanship standards.

[@markbaker7438]

Thank you. I’ve spent so long trying to find the cause of the leak. The pipe you showed in the video had come out completely. All sorted now. You are simply awesome. Thanks.

[@lukepapa4]

Glad it was of help Mark. I know the feeling when you see the pipe just leaking water.

[@TheSweetVillain]

Pro tip, don't bother cleaning that rubber gasket, just cut the part from the end of it. This way it will never get clogged again and will also provide with better drain flow for when it rains strong and for days... Also, put some pressured air ( spray ) in the drain holes on top of the sunroof, and ask a buddy to feel with his hands at the other end ( under the windshield whippers ) if the injected air is getting out at good pressure. That means the entire drain circuit is cleaned and ready to go ! Works on all VW models with regular sunroof or panoramic. This is not something very hard to do and should be considered an every 3 year job in order to keep it safe and clean.

[@richcatalano]

Yes. Exactly

[@EvilAlgo]

Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you for this video. Cheers from Houston, Texas USA.

[@lukepapa4]

Thanks Ryan glad you found it helpful

[@michaelb.3774]

Great! This was the first video where also my tiguan problem was shown.

[@papageorgeblues]

This guy is a master. Great video LP

[@ppploangonewrong3837]

Wow so quick and to the point. Thank you my friend

[@pierredelliste2713]

Excellent tuto, manipulation simple à réaliser, résultat parfait.

[@EdgarsMucenieks]

Thank you for sharing your video; really helped me!

[@lukepapa4]

My pleasure glad it was helpful

[@lukepapa4]

If this works for you, why not push the like button

[@davenaylor8076]

I have a 2016 mk2 Tiguan with the same leak issue. Unfortunately you can’t access the drain tube on these in the same way. There’s basically no access due to the metal brackets in the area. If you lift the bonnet /hood, and ease up the scuttle trim, you can see the end of the drain, but without removing the wiper arm and then the scuttle cover, you can’t reach it. My alternative solution was to insert some thin tubing into the drain aperture in the sunroof. I then used a large syringe to push some cleaning fluid into the tube followed by some water to rinse it through.. once I saw it was running through, I attached an air line and blew it through. Probably not got it as clean as removing and cleaning as the OP did, but does seem to have resolved the problem. Hope this is of some help to mk 2 owners

[@lukepapa4]

Thanks Dave for that info, am sure it will help a lot of folk out. As for me I would never buy another VW with any type of sunroof.

[@winston99999]

You can take off the windscreen side panel (housing the side air bag). You can take the pipe completely out and clean.

[@billyponsonby]

Spectacular! Probably saved me a mint. Wish I could buy you a pint.

[@markwalker2350]

Brilliant 👍

[@xseki]

this helped!!!! THX and i owe you a beer, lot of beer

[@aissajarmoni4994]

very useful

[@waelalioueche2321]

you are the best thank you

[@winston99999]

I had this on the passenger side and used a smaller pipe to poke down and clear the blockage, I now apply a flush of Jeyes Fluid twice a year to stop the furring up!

[@SpudsF42]

Even better fix is to do away with the bung on the end, they are a terrible design, add a short length of garden hose secured with a cable tie, it works perfectly well & doesnt gunk up as its open ended.

[@brykretina]

Muito bom. Também tenho uma Tiguan e estou com esse problema. Foi até agora o melhor vídeo!

[@alissonreal7074]

Conseguiu resolver? Estou com o mesmo problema haha

[@pablomontes5371]

Hola,, i del lado del conductor ??

[@kamj9614]

Am I the only one vining to this music?

[@Raphizzle1]

Was it easy to remove and reinstall that rubber grommet that needed the cleaning? I’m about to do that this weekend. Also what kind of sealant did you use to finish the job? What if it happens again in the future? Would it be better not to use sealant?

[@lukepapa4]

Yes it came out very easily just a slight twist and it came out I used ordinary bathroom sealant. If the downpipe goes back in to it's mark no need for the sealant. good luck

[@Raphizzle1]

Luke Papa thanks bud. Great job btw. Both sides for me seems clogged. I remove the drain tubes from the top by the sunroof and sealed it with Permatex Ultra blue because I noticed there was some gaps there too (saw it in another video). Now with your vid I can finally finish the job that would’ve costed a few hundred at the shop. I’m also assuming it’s the same location on the passenger side as well? Since it’s leaking both sides around the mats.

[@lukepapa4]

@@Raphizzle1 It is the same on the other side I did both. What happens Water backs up the downpipe then leaks at the top,

[@Raphizzle1]

Luke Papa YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! I just did both in under 1 hour. The driver side took a bit more time getting the rubber grommet back in (big hands so had difficulty getting maneuvering it in but finally got it). Also notice that the tubes weren’t connected properly too on top of the grommets being dirty. Did the passenger side in less the 5 mins. Tested it with a bottle of water on each side and water exited right by the tires like it suppose to be. To anyone that has the same problem with water on your mats this is the solution that works. Don’t go to the shop to let them tell you it’s going to cost a few hundred. So happy I got this done before the winter season. Cheers!

[@focknfree]

@@Raphizzle1 I'm going to try this tomorrow! Just had my 2012 leak on the passenger side. It's like watching a small river move when I accelerate or brake. It's a damn shame.

[@jeffl1944]

Cut the end off first

[@jocolananni462]

What about the other three isn't their drains in the back too and one on the driver side

[@lukepapa4]

Yes Sir, there is another three outlets but until they start to leak I will leave well alone. But I imagine they work on the same principle find the outlet and clear it to stop the water backing up and leaking out at the top. Good luck man.

[@suhail7741]

Does the other end of that rubber piece push into anything a pipe etc or does it just let the water run down?

[@lukepapa4]

The pipe into the rubber grommet and that into the body which discharges behind the wheel arch.

[@lukepapa4]

No just comes out in the wheel arch

[@jcloughjnr8384]

Hi, thanks for posting this. Can you help me ? I have removed the side panel and the drainage tube has become separated and I cannot seem to get the two to join. It is a very restrictive area to work in can you give me any guidance. Thanks Jim

[@cebultv2573]

Same for me

[@chrisauret3785]

Are you having the same issues as in this video about the front sunroof drains? kzbin.info/www/bejne/anXHinWkpK6knqc

[@chrisauret3785]

@@cebultv2573 Are you having the same issues as in this video about the front sunroof drains? kzbin.info/www/bejne/anXHinWkpK6knqc

[@lukepapa4]

I have since discarded the rubber grommet, found rubber tubing that fits through exit hole of the car and that downpipe from the sunroof fits into. works perfect.

[@richcatalano]

This is easy to do. Let’s hope it helps.

[@jeffl1944]

That leak is normal

[@jenniferhargrave-hv3kx]

What year is this. My 2016 started this 2 months ago

[@lukepapa4]

2009

[@lukepapa4]

My MG is 1969 a very good year

[@kenclyne4117]

Is this a Mk 1 or Mk 2 my Tiguan (Mk 1) looks different.

[@kenclyne4117]

Kept looking and I found it.

[@kenclyne4117]

Very helpful. The grommet was clean as it has previously been flushed but maybe they did not seat the grommet properly. Is there just two of these (driver and passenger side)? I have the moonroof.

[@Darrint]

You didn’t cut the nipple off to keep it from clogging again?

[@SpudsF42]

If you cut the end bit off its too short, just extend it with a short length of garden hose & cable tie it, works much better.

[@matycee]

yeah, like others are saying. You had it out. You ought to have cut it straight across. You'll invariably wind up with a repeat issue and now, with the silicon seal, you'll have to cut it off, compromising length and then what will you do?

[@lukepapa4]

It took 12yrs to block think the the car will be dead & buried and the scrap metal used to make air fryers by the time it happens again. PS,,, I did cut the end off,

[@jeffl1944]

Lol lol lol lol lol lol

[@jeffl1944]

Lol