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I think I have sprung a leak in the floor of the trunk. It seems to be on the passenger side in the corner closest to the outside of the car. The carpet is damp, but only in that one spot. Anyone have this problem? Will Ford correct it? I only have 30K on this thing, and I'm worried about rust.

Yeah I'm having the same problem with my 1999 Contour.... When ever it rains, or I wash my car the passenger side of the truck gets wet... My car iz in the shop having the dash replaced, going to calls them in the morning to check the leak problem out. I fogots all abouts it, thanks.

No prob...have to get mine checked out too..my dash needs looked at also. Good luck to you.

Welcome to the club!! You are now a contique owner!

Here's the fix...

The part number is F5RZ54280B62A. It's called a grille. It's not too much
work. You need to remove the plastic piece covering the trunk lock area
and then remove the carpet on the side of the trunk. To get the plastic
piece off, you need a phillips screwdriver for the four plastic screws (be
gentle with the screws). There are also two plastic pop rivet things you need to
remove. The carpet is held in place by a plastic screw and two plastic pop
rivets. Once you remove the carpet, you will see the black plastic vent that you just bought. Remove the new gasket from the new vent; unfortunately, you
don't use the new plastic vent because you'd have to remove the bumper to
install the whole assembly. The vent snaps into the sheet metal. Remove
the old gasket from the old vent, clean the vent and sheet metal as best you can
(for a good seal), and then insert the new vent seal into the old vent,
making sure that you insert the curved part of the gasket into the curved
part of the vent. Make sure that the new gasket is firmly seated in the
vent. This takes some time to work the gasket into the vent because there is
not a lot of room for your hand, but if you are patient, the whole gasket
eventually will be well seated in the vent. Snap the vent back into the
body, being sure to position the bottom of the vent in the metal first.
You shouldn't see water leaking through the vent anymore.

i would just like to say that i am REALLY impressed with the answer from Mr. todras ! i had that same leaking trunk problem, and the dealer ordered a new trunk seal, without ever even looking at my car. needless to say, it didnt fix it.
i ended up getting pissed off because it was getting my speaker box wet, and 3/4" MDF board doesnt last long after being wet. also, in the winter, the water would FREEZE the box to the floor, and anything else in the trunk. anyways, i fixed it myself.
first, i removed all the interior 'carpeting' or 'covering' on the inside of the trunk. then, i had my uncle spray the back of the car while i climbed in the trunk through the fold down rear seats.
it was easy form that point. i found the leaking vents, and fixed it!
i actually removed the rear bumper when i did it, but i did that for more than just the leaking vents. i had gotten rear-ended, and there was a long horizontal crack on my bumper cover. i wanted to take it apart to see how it works!

just so you all know, the vent fix was very easy once i had the bumper removed, AND it was very easy to remove the bumper. just nuts and bolts friends... piece of cake.
i did not use new gaskets on mine, i just cleaned everything really well, and used a "liberal amount" of silicon. it was actually fun!

ok I have a leak in my Mystique but it's not from the vent thing, mine is actually running in through the back up lights in the trunk. Anyone else have this problem and maybe an easy fix?

ok, i am confused.. who is this "Mr todras" that i mentioned, and where in the heck did i get that name from? it wasnt until the 3rd time i read this thread that i realized it was Racer X that impressed me.
what did i miss here?

TTT