johnners81
New Member
So I’ve got the 8Y 2021 s3 saloon and after washing the vehicle once with sponge and water, having that torrential rain showers early July I noticed midweek once it warmed up that the new car smell was diminished more than I thought it should be.
At the weekend I washed her again with my worx hydroshot and detailing kit bought specifically to keep my s3 looking showroom clean.
Once going to clean the inside and removing the mats I noticed pooling in the near side passenger footwell and same in the rear footwell.
Of course I immediately suspected I had left a window slightly down but inspecting closely in the front passenger well I noticed far under the seat white mould spots and began to suspect the water could not have been 2-4 hrs old!
I’ve contacted audi to report this issue and have been booked in for investigation work.
Interestingly, the service agent making the booking although did not know the cause of the fault I was told there is a recall on my model for the Plenum chamber replacing.
I had to Google this, I’m assuming without confirmation yet, it’s the chamber for the climate system and I’m wondering whether this is the cause of the water ingress.
Has any other 8Y saloon owners of either model type had similar water ingress or has any other owner had their plenum chamber replaced?
New to the group so apologies of this thread exists but my immediate search didn’t find any threads.
Thanks for any responses and or advice and if anyone can reassure me as I’m really worried after a technician rips out the dash/carpets/headlinings etc will she still be squeak and rattle free?!?! (Fingers and toes firmly crossed!)
Thanks, John
At the weekend I washed her again with my worx hydroshot and detailing kit bought specifically to keep my s3 looking showroom clean.
Once going to clean the inside and removing the mats I noticed pooling in the near side passenger footwell and same in the rear footwell.
Of course I immediately suspected I had left a window slightly down but inspecting closely in the front passenger well I noticed far under the seat white mould spots and began to suspect the water could not have been 2-4 hrs old!
I’ve contacted audi to report this issue and have been booked in for investigation work.
Interestingly, the service agent making the booking although did not know the cause of the fault I was told there is a recall on my model for the Plenum chamber replacing.
I had to Google this, I’m assuming without confirmation yet, it’s the chamber for the climate system and I’m wondering whether this is the cause of the water ingress.
Has any other 8Y saloon owners of either model type had similar water ingress or has any other owner had their plenum chamber replaced?
New to the group so apologies of this thread exists but my immediate search didn’t find any threads.
Thanks for any responses and or advice and if anyone can reassure me as I’m really worried after a technician rips out the dash/carpets/headlinings etc will she still be squeak and rattle free?!?! (Fingers and toes firmly crossed!)
Thanks, John
