Floor Drains / Wildtrak? Update

[Gtrekker]

I was out on the trail off roading and entered a deep puddle. Once out I found water in the cab and actually on my weather tech floor mats!

My question is did the water come through the floor drains or did it come in at the door seals?

Are the drains checked drains or just open?

Both doors were closed. Plastic kick panels were dry and does not appear to be the door seal...

Thoughts?

Btw, Wildtrak's have carpet and wondering about the carpet pad as well....

UPDATE 12/23/2021

Slowly getting useful information. Still haven't been able to confirm where the water came from but pulled the front carpet and it was just marine grade carpet, rubber on the bottom and no pad.

Here is a link on the passive & washout drains for 2dr / 4dr.

https://thebronconation.com/guide-the-washout-flooring-feature-of-the-ford-bronco/

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[BottleShark]

Better pull the carpet and dry the pads. If not, they won’t dry and will start to smell bad

 

[Gtrekker]

Better pull the carpet and dry the pads. If not, they won’t dry and will start to smell bad

Had my floor heat on high and left the truck running while I rinsed the outside of the truck. It has been parked now for a few hours. Floor feels surprisingly dry. Plan to vac / shampoo carpet tomorrow.
Thx for your thoughts....

 

[BottleShark]

Had my floor heat on high and left the truck running while I rinsed the outside of the truck. It has been parked now for a few hours. Floor feels surprisingly dry. Plan to vac / shampoo carpet tomorrow.
Thx for your thoughts....

If it got the jut cloth got wet, the heater and a shampoo won’t dry it.

 

[MNBigfoot]

My understanding is the drains are plugged, not sure if they are removed from the top or bottom.

 

[Gtrekker]

My understanding is the drains are plugged, not sure if they are removed from the top or bottom.

Hey, haven't checked what they look like on BL but, i've spent some time under the WT and the drains were apparent and looked functional.

Hopefully (?) Ford will say No worries, the carpet and pad were designed for water and will just take longer to dry... Thinking my chance are slim to none! LoL

 

[MNBigfoot]

I misremembered....
From Ford Authority (referenced from another thread)

The active plugs in the new Ford Bronco are user-enabled, while the passive plugs are always open and ready to drain. So even if owners forget to remove the active plugs before hosing down the inside, water will still drain out of the passive plugs and prevent it from entering the floor-mounted Bronco A/C vents.

 

[Gtrekker]

I misremembered....
From Ford Authority (referenced from another thread)

The active plugs in the new Ford Bronco are user-enabled, while the passive plugs are always open and ready to drain. So even if owners forget to remove the active plugs before hosing down the inside, water will still drain out of the passive plugs and prevent it from entering the floor-mounted Bronco A/C vents.

Good info. Planning on talking with Ford and I'll post what was said. Thx

 

[da_jokker]

I misremembered....
From Ford Authority (referenced from another thread)

The active plugs in the new Ford Bronco are user-enabled, while the passive plugs are always open and ready to drain. So even if owners forget to remove the active plugs before hosing down the inside, water will still drain out of the passive plugs and prevent it from entering the floor-mounted Bronco A/C vents.

Only the Broncos with the rubberized floor have the passive drains (The ones that drain by themselves). All the other trims have a different pan flooring, and only come with drains that require manual removal.

Knowing the quality of Ford right now, I would look under your carpet to determine if a drain plug was not properly installed, or even missing wouldn't be a surprise.

Chasing water is a ridiculously hard task. One thing you could try, is to put a light coat of baby powder around your door seals. Then when you go through a puddle if the waters coming in through the door seal you'll see where the baby powder is missing/wet.

 

[smahones]

I was out on the trail off roading and entered a deep puddle. Once out I found water in the cab and actually on my weather tech floor mats!

My question is did the water come through the floor drains or did it come in at the door seals?

Are the drains checked drains or just open?

Both doors were closed. Plastic kick panels were dry and does not appear to be the door seal...

Thoughts?

Btw, Wildtrak's have carpet and wondering about the carpet pad as well....

You can see the manual plugs if you look under the car under the floorboard areas. Yes they are covered but they are still there.

 

[Gtrekker]

Only the Broncos with the rubberized floor have the passive drains (The ones that drain by themselves). All the other trims have a different pan flooring, and only come with drains that require manual removal.

Knowing the quality of Ford right now, I would look under your carpet to determine if a drain plug was not properly installed, or even missing wouldn't be a surprise.

Chasing water is a ridiculously hard task. One thing you could try, is to put a light coat of baby powder around your door seals. Then when you go through a puddle if the waters coming in through the door seal you'll see where the baby powder is missing/wet.

Nice idea!!! Thanks....

 

[da_jokker]

Nice idea!!! Thanks....

I had to chase a water leak on my old XJ. You should have seen me, I taped all the doors, I had plastic bags taped around all the windshields gaskets, And then using a garden hose starting from bottom to top would slowly remove sections of tape and trash bags until I figured out where the leak was coming from.

Definitely wasn't fun, but I was so relieved when I found the problem. In my case it was one screw that held the roof rack. So I ended up pulling off the roof rack, sealing the heck out of every single one of the bolts and putting it back. Problem solved.

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