Trunk Leak

Hello Fellow Intruigers! I am drying out the trunk of the 99 Intrigue today after the seemingly endless pattern of rain we've had. During one of the storms, I was trying to put someting into the trunk when I noticed water leaking from one of the body seams near the left rear shock tower.

I have read somewhere in here before (but can't find it now :frown:) that this is a known problem with a defninitive fix. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!!!

Smitty's Buick

Hello Fellow Intruigers! I am drying out the trunk of the 99 Intrigue today after the seemingly endless pattern of rain we've had. During one of the storms, I was trying to put someting into the trunk when I noticed water leaking from one of the body seams near the left rear shock tower.

I have read somewhere in here before (but can't find it now :frown:) that this is a known problem with a defninitive fix. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!!!

Smitty's Buick
Type " trunk leaking " into the " search function " at the top of the page and all associated threads in the archive should come up . Good luck !

Hey, oldblu. I tried the search option with quite a few different combinations and didn't find what I was looking for.:banghead: I tried using options with and without "Intrigue", "Grand Prix", etc..

I'm hoping that someone out there remembers this and can point me in the right direction.

Thanks, guys!
Smitty's Buick

Got a picture with the location of the leak?

Smitty -
I clicked on "search this forum" and entered "trunk leak". That gave me 9 results. Give it a try; some of the posts may be helpful to you.

See AF->Jaguar->S Type Boot & Bonnet (Trunk/hood) leak, http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=893556

There's actually a TSB issued for certain years of the Intrigue. Service Bulletin mentions to open the trunk. Looking at the top lid where the trunk strut attaches to the lid, look at the hem seam flange that goes all the way around the trunk lid, this is where the metal is folded over and welded to create the trunk lid. It mentions the cure is to run silicone caulk all the way around the inside of the trunk weld hem flange on the lid. If done carefully you will not see it from the outside.

It specifically mentions that while technicians believe it's the spoiler, 99% of the time it's not.

This doesn't involve the gasket for the trunk, which is NOT part of the trunk lid.

There's actually a TSB issued for certain years of the Intrigue. Service Bulletin mentions to open the trunk. Looking at the top lid where the trunk strut attaches to the lid, look at the hem seam flange that goes all the way around the trunk lid, this is where the metal is folded over and welded to create the trunk lid. It mentions the cure is to run silicone caulk all the way around the inside of the trunk weld hem flange on the lid. If done carefully you will not see it from the outside.

It specifically mentions that while technicians believe it's the spoiler, 99% of the time it's not.

This doesn't involve the gasket for the trunk, which is NOT part of the trunk lid.

Good information. One day I checked my spare tire and the wheel well was full of water. Bailed it all out and checked it again a few months later. Was full of water again. I drilled a small hole in the bottom of the wheel well and all the water drained out and that was the end of the problem. Now I know where the water was coming from. I thought it as from the spoiler. Anyway, the car is now in Las Vegas so I'm not that concerned about rain anymore.