Water leaking into footwell VW

[vwber]

We have just bought a VW Passat as a family car [plate 2004] it seems great but just found there is water leaking from somewhere into the driver's footwell. anyone else had this problem - I gather it may be clogged drain holes.

[Crasher]

Hello and welcome. You had me confused there, I was wondering how a 3C Passat (B6 if you must) was leaking as I have not had that yet, your car is a 3B Passat (B5), the up to 2005 model. Yes, it is likely to be the drains under the battery, if you do a search it is probably the most commonly asked question on the forum, that and “what oil do I use?”.

[Sam]

Moved to the 3B section (1997 to 2005)

See the "My Passat" link in my sig and in the first post you'll find a link to water ingress.

[Frank.A]

If it is only leaking into the drivers footwell,it could be the bulkhead bonnet release cable grommet that has come adrift.

Best,
Frank

[richard@thebrae]

It could be coming from the inner door plate seals, check the bottom of the door and the sill with a hose on the window.

[Carliedub]

We have just bought a VW Passat as a family car [plate 2004] it seems great but just found there is water leaking from somewhere into the driver's footwell. anyone else had this problem - I gather it may be clogged drain holes.

Does your heat work? Often this is the result of a failed heater core.