water leaking into passenger side smells like radiator

Asked by hkdavis Dec 02, 2013 at 02:42 PM about the Buick LeSabre

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

water leaking onto floor mat on passenger side smells like radiator weater

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Most likely, you have a leak in your heater core. This is a unit behind the car's firewall that circulates water+coolant through it so that your car's cabin heats up quickly when you turn on the heat in the winter. If there's a leak in your heater core, the engine's cooling water will come into the cabin. You need your dealer/mechanic involved to fix it.

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