First post here. I'm quite familiar with car forums so after introducing myself I'll get into the potential issue at hand.
I currently own an Audi A7 for my wife, an Audi RS6 Avant for me, CTS-V wagon with manual as a garage queen and an '04 Chevy Trailblazer as a daily. The Trailblazer has served its purpose and my wife wants a new daily driver for us. This leads me to an Aviator.
We test drove a CPO 2023 Reserve with 25,000 miles yesterday. Nice car, could "be the one" if we arrive at a mutually agreeable price.
There is one major concern: there is gurgling as we drive. We had 5 inches of rain over 48 hours in NE Florida. At slow speeds we heard nothing, but when we hit the expressway at 60 mph we (salesperson, wife and myself) heard gurgling just above the driver's head about where the sun visor sits. No question it is water. However, no water stains on the headliner..
I'm familiar with sunroof drain and leaks as this is an issue with second generation Cadillac CTS sunroofs. We returned to the dealership and we all had a brief discussion. The salesperson took it upon themself to get the service director. He stated, "We see one or two of these every week", which is BS. But I do believe he has seen a few. He continues saying the drain exiting the front wheel well is somewhat horizontal and doesn't drain well. When the car gets to highway speed the air pushes the water back and up into the sunroof channel. They add an extension to the drain to curve it downward and back.
I have a little difficulty buying into this. It wasn't raining at the time and hadn't been raining much for an hour prior. Therefore, if the drain functions at all then the water should have been gone.
Am I overthinking this? Is the Service Director blowing smoke? Is this a major issue to the Aviator or just this car?
I appreciate everyone staying with me on this post. Thank you.
I currently own an Audi A7 for my wife, an Audi RS6 Avant for me, CTS-V wagon with manual as a garage queen and an '04 Chevy Trailblazer as a daily. The Trailblazer has served its purpose and my wife wants a new daily driver for us. This leads me to an Aviator.
We test drove a CPO 2023 Reserve with 25,000 miles yesterday. Nice car, could "be the one" if we arrive at a mutually agreeable price.
There is one major concern: there is gurgling as we drive. We had 5 inches of rain over 48 hours in NE Florida. At slow speeds we heard nothing, but when we hit the expressway at 60 mph we (salesperson, wife and myself) heard gurgling just above the driver's head about where the sun visor sits. No question it is water. However, no water stains on the headliner..
I'm familiar with sunroof drain and leaks as this is an issue with second generation Cadillac CTS sunroofs. We returned to the dealership and we all had a brief discussion. The salesperson took it upon themself to get the service director. He stated, "We see one or two of these every week", which is BS. But I do believe he has seen a few. He continues saying the drain exiting the front wheel well is somewhat horizontal and doesn't drain well. When the car gets to highway speed the air pushes the water back and up into the sunroof channel. They add an extension to the drain to curve it downward and back.
I have a little difficulty buying into this. It wasn't raining at the time and hadn't been raining much for an hour prior. Therefore, if the drain functions at all then the water should have been gone.
Am I overthinking this? Is the Service Director blowing smoke? Is this a major issue to the Aviator or just this car?
I appreciate everyone staying with me on this post. Thank you.
