That's a nice presentation, and if you look through all the photos you'll
find the TIB for the water leak at the A pillars.

 

Wow, that scared me off from doing it myself. I'll mention it to my mechanic though. Thank you very much.

 

Just make sure you take the carpet and everything out. My DI had a windshield leak for a little while (less than a month) and its caused $918.00 in damage to the floor. Its rusting/ pealing....

 

It is a fairly easy do it yourself project if you are at all handy.

 

I agree and your step by step pictures are great. How would I make sure this is the problem brfore I dive into a project like this?

 

Well, if you follow along with the pictures, you will see on your own vehicle, just above there the cabin air inlet is, a gap between the rubber and the glass. If you have the problem, the plastic is warped and there will be a gap there. The pictures show the gap.

It is probably about a 30 minute project, not at all difficult.

 

"Do you have full coverage insurance?
If you do, Bring it to the dealer and have it fixed properly, and have your insurance pay for it"

Not really. If you have comprehensive coverage, your auto policy may pay for the water damage to the vehicle (carpets) but won't pay for the cause of the damage (loose A pillars, windscreen, cowl, etc.) Standard auto policies exclude damage caused by wear and tear, mechanical breakdown or defects in design or manufacture. If one of those perils causes a loss that's not otherwise excluded (say a fire, or perhaps the resulting damage from your leak) your policy might cover it subject to your deductible. Suggest you call your agent first before dropping the rig off at a dealer and telling them to "fix it".

The above is based on my 34 years in insurance claims.

 

Is this the TSB for that ingress issue?

 

I did not word that correctly... Thank You for explaining all this stuff

OK.. The damage from the the water IE: carpets, headliner, electrical modules, radios, wire harnesses etc..
may cost thousands of dollars in parts depending on the severity of the damage.
Labor cost to perform the necessary repairs will be costly also.

The actual causal parts and labor may not be very expensive to repair, Depending on the causal part.
Since the vehcile will be apart, some of the time for this repair will be overlap time
(this is where the time for one repair is reduced because another repair requires the same task to be performed)


Also good advice

If you have comprehensive coverage You may want consider this option and contact your Insurance agent.
If it is determined you are covered for any or all of the needed repairs you will need a complete estimate
from a repair facility that You trust will perform the repairs correctly.
Dedutibles, differences in labor rates, diagnostic fees and not covered repairs will obviously be your repsonsibility.

I hope this is a little more accurate.

 

Thanks all for your suggestion. After All, I went to Land Rover South Florida, They changed all drains and now is perfect. Charge = $600 ....