Leaking when opening boot

[Sootchucker]

Hi guys, I still have this intermittent issue with water leaking out of the inner boot trim when I open the tailgate. It started for the 1st time a few weeks ago and I took all the trim off, and it was soaking underneath. Dried it all off and visually checked the camera drain tube (which seemed OK and fitted at both ends), and re-assembled everything and it's been dry again until this morning.

The car has stood all weekend and we had a lot of rain on Saturday (literally all day). Opened the boot this morning and water poured out between the inner trims and the boot inner metal panels streaming down onto the boot floor (luckily I have a boot protector mat so that caught it).

I've got no apparent leaks under the spare wheel or under the boot area carpet cover (it's dry down to the metal), my headlining  at the rear of the car is bone dry with no "tide" marks, and the rear footwell areas are also bone dry.

Looking at as many posts as I can see online, they all seem to point to the drain tube in the boot. So even though it "looked" OK both ends, is it still probably that it's the cause of the issue, so could it be the perhaps the washer tube to the rear window wash wipe, as I have used that a few times over the last few weeks? Any ideas where the wash wipe pipe feeds please ?

Any other thoughts greatly appreciated.

[Norwich7point5]

Mine does exactly the same. If I've washed it, or we've had heavy rain, the water trickles out of the right hand side and down onto the parcel shelf. I now keep a towel in the boot so I'm ready to catch the flood when I open the hatch
I wasn't sure if there was a cause or it was just a bad design.

Hoping there might be a fix!

[Rob_benton]

Funnily enough I was Googling this yesterday.
I don’t think the rain collects inside my tailgate but after heavy rain, as I open he boot say 30%, water drops down from the top of the tailgate. It’s like water collects on top of the rubber seal near the boot hinges.
I’ve learnt to open the boot slowly after heavy rain.
All the issues online seem to be water collecting in the tailgate then running out of the plastic trim covers for changing the rear light bulbs. I don’t have that issue.

[Sootchucker]

Took the top and side inner trims (that are just held in with clips) from the boot lid at lunchtime, and they were soaking with water. Checked (again) the boot floor which was bone dry, and opened the flaps that conceal the nuts that hold the rear light units on (the outer units fitted in the rear wings) and shining a light in there, all looks bone dry as well.

As it's collecting under the boot inner trims, I think it can only be one of 3 things:

1. The leakage pipe from the rear handle to the bottom of the boot lid has split (most likely ?)
2. There's a leak (split) in the rear washer pipe that goes to the jet in the high level brake light (don't think it's likely this as the water was clean and never smelt of washer concentrate fluid) or
3. The 2 large wiring grommets are leaking at the top of the boot lid (although these have never been taken off or disturbed.)

[Finglonga]

It will be the VW emblem drain pipe, common problem as the pipe is very fragile
e and ill fitting.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=277074.msg2589593#msg2589593

[mcmaddy]

For what it costs Andrew and the fact you're a dab hand at removing all the boot trim pieces I'd just replace the drain tube and see if it cures the problem.

[Sootchucker]

Yeah, already got the new tube Chris, just not got round to fitting it what with all the bloody rain. Will do it this week and see how I go on.

[martin dy]

Had this on my 2015 R since new. Dealer had it in and - no fault found .Soaked it for a week apparently.
When the drain tube grommet disintegrated I had that changed under warranty hoping it would cure it.
Sadly not
What I have noticed is it only happens if I reverse park on my drive which slopes up. If I park nose down it doesn't do it.
Boot floor is never  wet unless I'm not quick enough with a towel when opening the hatch
i've just learned to live with it .

Just noticed you posted on my original VW Roc post Sootchucker!

[carlt69]

My 17 GTi has started doing this I must fix it and watching water pour out of the the light hatch is not nice!   

[rajb]

I'd definitely lean towards the drain pipe as first port of call. Even though it looks ok could be deteriorated inside. I had similar and it was that. After that I'd definitely look at the large rubber wiring cable grommets. I found one of mine had a broken clip, so even though when you just looked at it, it looked sealed, when the bootlid was closed it was lifting it ever so slightly.