I think I remember a post saying you pop off the plastic covers from the rails and then you will see the torx bolts that need to come out.

 

Damn!!

 

2015 rear leak in my pat, only 40k miles

I just bought a 2015 Pat a week ago and if the 7 days ive had it, 3 of them its been back at the dealer. The back area is leaking like a faucet. Light is burnt out and now its starting to smell a bit. They are trying to fix it and so far they cant stop the leak even after using CTV caulk. So even in older models this seems to be a problem!!!!!!

 

I just bought a 2015 Pat a week ago and if the 7 days ive had it, 3 of them its been back at the dealer. The back area is leaking like a faucet. Light is burnt out and now its starting to smell a bit. They are trying to fix it and so far they cant stop the leak even after using CTV caulk. So even in older models this seems to be a problem!!!!!!

Yikes! Knocking on wood (my head) hoping not to get that leak issue ?

 

I have had to repeatedly clean drain tubes. Mine started leaking a few days ago. Mine only leaks when it rains. Seriously every few years (2008) have to clean it out.

 

Thought I would add to this existing thread. My granddaughter recently bought a 2009 Jeep Patriot Rocky Mountain Edition with a leaking sunroof.

The dealer (used car lot) tried all kinds of hatchet jobs to fix it and finally gave up. They offered to give us our deposit back or knock $1000 off as they stated it needed a new sunroof. I had already researched the issue and was fairly confident I could fix it myself. They did soak the interior 'testing' all of their non-fixes so we had to pull out the entire interior anyway for steam cleaning and baking soda dusting. We vacuumed gallons of water out. Idiots.

Sorry I did not take pics except for the grommet and a bare interior but I fixed the leak for good for about $12.00 and a lot of labor.

What I found upon pulling the drain tubes loose from the sunroof was that both front tubes were clogged. I was going to install the drain tubes and grommets called for in the TSB but there was a delay in getting the parts so I went to the hardware store and bought clear PVC tubing, 3/8" i.d. to make my own drain tubes.

When I removed the old grommets from the firewall they were indeed the 'bad' kind having a 90 degree bend. They also had 'fingers' or whatever inside (to catch debris????, BRILLIANT) further reducing the drain area to a pinhole. They were clogged with seeds and just mush consisting of who knows what. I took a razor knife and cut the 90 off, then I reamed the hole out to fit my entire 3/8" tubing completely through the grommet so there is now a 3/8" diameter hole to drain the water. I turned the grommet around backwards so it could be inserted from the engine side of the firewall first as there is absolutely NO WAY to get the grommets pushed in from the inside. I could not peel back the jute enough to even see the grommet from inside and wasted most of a day trying. I inserted the new tubing from the engine side and was able to grab it and route it properly up to the sunroof. Installed new tubing in the rear although they were easy (and were not clogged).

Ran gallons of water from a garden hose all over the top of the car and it dripped right into the channel as it is supposed to and drained away with ease. I did seal a few rivet holes and other penetrations outside of the main drain channel just as added insurance.

We thoroughly cleaned every square inch of bare interior and upholstery/carpeting and it looks and smells great, and we got a great price.

We also have a 2009 Patriot (without a sunroof) so now there are 2 in our driveway

 

Here is the factory grommet after cutting off the 90 and reaming it out to install the 3/8" i.d. tubing. The long side of the tubing was inserted through the firewall from the engine side and the tapered side of grommet pushed into the firewall from outside also.

The 3/8" i.d. fit firmly onto the sunroof fitting with no clamps.

I cannot imagine this ever clogging again and if it does there should be no problem blowing it out with compressed air.

Hope this helps someone. Sorry about the lack of pics, I am not good at stopping to take them in the middle of projects.

 

Nice work diy, thanks for the info.

 

My 2008 Pat. North JUST started leaking in above the front dome light. It's not heavy rain. We're just having an ugly thaw here ini Montreal. I've had my Pat four years now and this is the first. I applied about half a tube of silicone gel where I thought the rain water may have come in. I went down this morning water had still found it's way in. I applied more silicone window sealer further along the window gutter? Will check again in the morning. I just hung a plastic bag from the mirror under where the water is dripping out of the dome light. I'm glad I put a half a roll of paper towel on top of the dash over the radio. Yeah, when I went down this morning the paper towel roll was saturated.

 

IDK if you have a sunroof or not, but if so sometimes running weed wacker line down it will unclog it.

There's also a seam in the roof ditch that can leak.

 

@Sandstone

Thanks for answering.
No, I don't have a sunroof. Good thing I guess. I'll try the uncloging idea as well. Maybe running some some heavy dental floss would work.
I was just down to my Pat. and the bag had some accumulation at the bottom, which I emptied.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, to the forum.

Gary

 

I have a same front leaking domelight but I have no sunroof how can I fix this??

 

Check the roof ditch seals and the seal around the windshield.