Rain Water Leak
I have a 2012 Mazda 3. Recently it got hit on the rear bumper and I had a
local body shop replace the bumper. After that, there happened puddle of
water at the spare tire pocket in the trunk and on the rear floor as well, and
the whole back seat was heavily wet. I asked them to take care of the
problem and they found two reasons for the leak. One was that they didn't
seal properly when putting the taillights back while replacing the rear
bumper, and the other was a pinhole leak at the bottom of door from the
faulty polyshield, which was already present before their bumper repair.
Now, they are blaming the pinhole leak at the door for the significant amount
of water on the floor and soaked back seat. Luckily I didn't have anything
damaged by the puddle of water on the floor or by the wet seat. I think it is
obvious that the leaky seal at the tail lights let the rain water into the trunk
and down to rear floor. They never accept their mistake even though I never
claimed anything against them. They are just like that. BTW, could they be
right? If they are right, how come I had never seen any water on the rear
floor before the bump repair was done? I am really curious.
