Both our 2022 Badlands MIC leak at car wash

[Gtrekker]

Just wondering... have you tried the garden hose at home? It could just be the angle of the pressure.

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[De Brus]

And people laughed at me when I switched to the soft top. No issues with mine.

Yeah but my hard top doesn’t leak, no issues with mine. Plus I got a hard top!

 

[imabadbadlands]

This is true...but sometimes ya gotta when it's 5 above, salt all over it and now place to go inside for a hand job...wash. Either that our you get a 3rd loan for the hand washes. My old ones go through the car wash. New ones I don't drive during the winter.

Yeah, I lived in Iowa for many years, so I feel ya. Fortunately, I live in a place that rarely has a high of under 65 degrees.

 

[555-RGNE]

I have bought 3 brand new Wranglers. 2 of the 3 leaked water when brand new. Jeep's standard for warranty is that car washes are NOT warranted at all. If it leaks, it leaks. They will spray a gentle mist of water from above. If this causes a leak, they will fix it. If it only leaks when being sprayed by a high pressure nozzle, then they will literally laugh you out of the service department.

The reality is that with all of the seams on the hard top and having 3 removable panels, 100% of them will leak when sprayed in the right spot at the right angle with a high pressure nozzle. None of them should leak under normal use, like you know, in a parking lot when it is raining.

I've had 4 door Jeeps ('12, '16, and '20) with hard tops and they all leaked to some degree when run through the car wash. Plus, water would come in the door seams at the bottom on the A-pillar seam. I'd always get a nice ankle misting when I was wearing shorts. It's just part of a removable top / removable door vehicle.

At the end of the day, a few drips really don't matter. My '12 was topless and doorless when a surprise downpour popped up one afternoon while I was at work. It dumped close to an inch of rain in a very short time, then the sky went completely blue again. The interior was flooded - to the point that water was swirling around in the floorboards and blowing out while I was doing 70 down the highway. I got home and pulled out the shop vac and proceeded to fill it up 5 times with all of the water in my Jeep. A few more topless/doorless days with loosened carpet in the sun and it was back to 100% with no signs that it had ever been completely soaked.

 

[MuttonBuster]

I've taken my soft top through the car wash and haven't had any leaks.

Sounds like you both got a bad batch of MICs. You both should check with FORD about getting it replaced.

I disagree that ANY roof should be expected to leak. I didn't own a soft top JEEP, so I don't know. I've never had leaks in any of my cars, so it's unacceptable from a brand new vehicle.

 

[Broncoder]

I will suggest you researching what you bought. EVERY open top 4x4 hard top, and most covnertibles period, will leak water if you drive them through a high pressure wash. It does not mean anything is wrong with your Bronco. You need to adjust your expectations. If you want to be able to power wash the exterior and guarantee not a drop of water gets inside, then you need to go buy a 4 Runner. No Bronco or Jeep will ever meet that standard.

Never once had this issue with my Wrangler. Just sayin.

 

[broncosor]

Never once had this issue with my Wrangler. Just sayin.

I appreciate your comment as well as several other comments in this threads that clearly show several Wrangler and bronco hard top owners have 0 leak issue at a car wash.
Because from other comments it looks as if it’s normal and expected to have a roof that leaks water in my face and how do I dare complaining about it.

 

[CT203]

I will suggest you researching what you bought. EVERY open top 4x4 hard top, and most covnertibles period, will leak water if you drive them through a high pressure wash. It does not mean anything is wrong with your Bronco. You need to adjust your expectations. If you want to be able to power wash the exterior and guarantee not a drop of water gets inside, then you need to go buy a 4 Runner. No Bronco or Jeep will ever meet that standard.

My 2013 JK wrangler has never leaked in a car wash. During winter months, I take it through weekly. Definitely should not be expected.

 

[broncosor]

FYI my dealer got back to me and said this is not expected nor normal. They’ll look at it.

 

[Broncoder]

I appreciate your comment as well as several other comments in this threads that clearly show several Wrangler and bronco hard top owners have 0 leak issue at a car wash.
Because from other comments it looks as if it’s normal and expected to have a roof that leaks water in my face and how do I dare complaining about it.

Not that it's an apples-to-apples comparison, but I never had this issue in either soft top Wrangler I owned either. And just to be clear, I'm not carrying water for Jeep/Fiat (I'm here praying for a Bronco all day every day for a host of reasons), I just thought declaring that you were a fool for thinking this was an issue for this "vehicle type" was uncalled for.

 

[Joez60421]

I will suggest you researching what you bought. EVERY open top 4x4 hard top, and most covnertibles period, will leak water if you drive them through a high pressure wash. It does not mean anything is wrong with your Bronco. You need to adjust your expectations. If you want to be able to power wash the exterior and guarantee not a drop of water gets inside, then you need to go buy a 4 Runner. No Bronco or Jeep will ever meet that standard.

Funny reference, as my 1987 4runner does not leak through a carwash, and the gaskets on that hardtop are 35 years old. Neither did my K5 Blazer. The expectation should not be lowered, the roof should seal.

 

[Markpf189]

So much this. Why are people driving any car through a car wash? I haven't used one since I was a kid. They are terrible for your clear coat and your paint.

If you live in an area with constant salt rotting away at your car..then you’ll understand why. Good luck trying to wash the undercarriage yourself when it’s 10 degrees out

 

[imabadbadlands]

If you live in an area with constant salt rotting away at your car..then you’ll understand why. Good luck trying to wash the undercarriage yourself when it’s 10 degrees out

I mean, I lived in Iowa for 15 years - so I know how bad it sucks.
We had some self service car washes that I went to in full winter gear. Didn’t do a great job making it look clean, but it cleaned off the salt and beet juice.

happy now I love where it isn’t that cold.

 

[Ksjrb03]

I will suggest you researching what you bought. EVERY open top 4x4 hard top, and most covnertibles period, will leak water if you drive them through a high pressure wash. It does not mean anything is wrong with your Bronco. You need to adjust your expectations. If you want to be able to power wash the exterior and guarantee not a drop of water gets inside, then you need to go buy a 4 Runner. No Bronco or Jeep will ever meet that standard.

This is complete utter BS.

And people laughed at me when I switched to the soft top. No issues with mine.

*laughing at you


OP, take a flashlight through the seams and you will see the problem areas. A lot of us got gaskets installed by monkeys. Could be fine in rain, but a touch less car wash will expose the flaws.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I just took my 2dr though a touchless today and bone dry inside. I've had the front panels off 5-6 times now.

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