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SlingShot · 07-05-2013, 08:45 AM

For the past week we have had tropical downpours here in Florida. My ZL1 sat for three days, and yesterday I had to bail my trunk out. I had to literally bail out about 50 cups of water from the battery area.

This morning I took it in to the dealer, they said I wasn't the first one with the problem. Apparently any Camaros with the brake light in the spoiler is susceptible to this problem. What is happening is the wire harness for the brake light lays across the weather strip along the back edge of the trunk. When the trunk is closed, the wire harness acts like a wick and pulls the water along it and into the trunk.

They said the will need to replace the weather strip and reroute the wire harness in order to fix it.

Just something to keep an eye out for.

sportyb24 · 07-05-2013, 09:07 AM

Thanks for the heads up!! Glad I don't drive mine in the rain!!

kmthor00 · 07-05-2013, 09:20 AM

What are they doing about the carpeting?

SlingShot · 07-05-2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kmthor00

What are they doing about the carpeting?

They are going to disinfect and clean it first, then replace if necessary. Everything is covered under warranty...

NobodyCrossesChuckNorris · 07-05-2013, 10:29 PM

I will keep an eye on this. My radio keeps shorting out and I suspect water near the amp. I have not had a chance to take it in yet but I recently took it to the mountains and it rained a lot and the radio started acting up.

Vroom · 07-05-2013, 11:50 PM

what's rain?

2012-1822 · 07-06-2013, 12:58 AM

Good info

joes407 · 07-06-2013, 07:41 AM

my 2010 had this issue but only after there was some warranty painting done one the trunk deck. I thought I could hear water sloshing and I did when I opened the trunk the battery was in 2 inches of water. it was exactly what you said and to this day they still haven't got it right. everytime I close the trunk on that car I have to be sure the harness is clear of the weather stripping. I even tried cloth taping it up and out of the way.

07-05-2013, 08:45 AM	#1
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	FYI: Trunk Leak For the past week we have had tropical downpours here in Florida. My ZL1 sat for three days, and yesterday I had to bail my trunk out. I had to literally bail out about 50 cups of water from the battery area. This morning I took it in to the dealer, they said I wasn't the first one with the problem. Apparently any Camaros with the brake light in the spoiler is susceptible to this problem. What is happening is the wire harness for the brake light lays across the weather strip along the back edge of the trunk. When the trunk is closed, the wire harness acts like a wick and pulls the water along it and into the trunk. They said the will need to replace the weather strip and reroute the wire harness in order to fix it. Just something to keep an eye out for. __________________

07-05-2013, 09:07 AM	#2
sportyb24 Romanian Outlaw Drives: 13 ZL1 , 14 Silverado Crew Cab Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Baby Posts: 1,082	Thanks for the heads up!! Glad I don't drive mine in the rain!! __________________ [/SIGPIC]2013 Camaro ZL1 M6

07-05-2013, 11:50 PM	#6
Vroom Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 325	what's rain? __________________ 2013 Victory Red ZL1 - 210K+ miles. Mods: Who needs mods...its a freaking ZL1 - Last car: 2006 GTO

07-06-2013, 12:58 AM	#7
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,698	Good info __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

07-05-2013, 09:20 AM	#3
kmthor00 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Black Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Frankfort, Illinois Posts: 248	What are they doing about the carpeting?

07-05-2013, 10:29 PM	#5
NobodyCrossesChuckNorris Drives: 13 AGM ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 6	I will keep an eye on this. My radio keeps shorting out and I suspect water near the amp. I have not had a chance to take it in yet but I recently took it to the mountains and it rained a lot and the radio started acting up.

07-06-2013, 07:41 AM	#8
joes407 Drives: 2014 ZL1m6 red hot #569 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida Posts: 2,422	my 2010 had this issue but only after there was some warranty painting done one the trunk deck. I thought I could hear water sloshing and I did when I opened the trunk the battery was in 2 inches of water. it was exactly what you said and to this day they still haven't got it right. everytime I close the trunk on that car I have to be sure the harness is clear of the weather stripping. I even tried cloth taping it up and out of the way.