Water stains near roof. Anyone else?

[FTWRS1]

Just noticed what appears to be water stains on the side and near the roof of my S. It doesn’t go all the way to roof so I don’t think it’s a leak there. It is close to the vent on the pillar that circulates air to the 3rd row which makes me wonder if it’s a condensation issue there. I’ve filed a service ticket. Anyone else have this issue?

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[GreenOptimist]

Did this develop recently or did you maybe not notice it before?

When I got my R1T there was a dark, oily stain in the OC headliner. When I pointed it out I was told to file a ticket and they’d replace the headliner. I did that, however upon taking it into the SC all they did was spend 6+ hours (while I was waiting since they said it’d be 2 hours max to replace) scrubbing it to no avail with various cleaners. Just before the end of the day they proudly came out and told me they fixed it… by using a tide stain stick…

There is now a water mark around that area but not quite as pronounced as this.

Edit: Point being - could this have been an overzealous cleaning effort of a stain pre-delivery?

 

[FTWRS1]

Did this develop recently or did you maybe not notice it before?

When I got my R1T there was a dark, oily stain in the OC headliner. When I pointed it out I was told to file a ticket and they’d replace the headliner. I did that, however upon taking it into the SC all they did was spend 6+ hours (while I was waiting since they said it’d be 2 hours max to replace) scrubbing it to no avail with various cleaners. Just before the end of the day they proudly came out and told me they fixed it… by using a tide stain stick…

There is now a water mark around that area but not quite as pronounced as this.

Edit: Point being - could this have been an overzealous cleaning effort of a stain pre-delivery?

Not sure. My daughter noticed it last night while riding in the in the back. I feel like if it came from the factory this way I would have noticed as it’s pretty pronounced. It’s warming up in Texas so I’m using the AC more. I’m wondering if there’s condensation around the vent in that area.

 

[GreenOptimist]

Not sure. My daughter noticed it last night while riding in the in the back. I feel like if it came from the factory this way I would have noticed as it’s pretty pronounced. It’s warming up in Texas so I’m using the AC more. I’m wondering if there’s condensation around the vent in that area.

Could be. I’ll let other R1S owners chime in but might be worth running the AC on max for a while and feeling for dampness as a test.

 

[mikehmb]

Take a look at the factory roof mounting points to see if there’s obvious damage to the underlying moisture barrier (a plastic strip).

I was washing mine a few weeks ago and noticed it was cracked. SC said it was fine, but if I noticed any water intrusion to get back in ASAP.

Recommend not leaving this to a chance of condensation. It looks like more than that (and even if it is, that’s too much).

 

[electruck]

Extremely unikely this is condensation, I doubt the duct work even runs anywhere above the vent. Very strong suspicion this is a roof leak. I would be more inclined to try a car wash or garden hose to test for water intrusion.

 

[Ashtothexo]

Just noticed one in my R1S yesterday. Service ticket made. Scary they just try to get the stain out and not fix the problem.

 

[FTWRS1]

So, they kept mine for a few days and ran multiple water tests around the area and found nothing. When they replaced the area they said there was no sign of water damage. Haven’t had any problems since and I go through the car wash regularly. Hope yours is ok too.

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