Q: Interior liquid leakage

asked by on January 24, 2018

There is liquid leaking in passenger side by feet under dash. It seems to get worse on certain heat settings and continues to drip when cars off. We confirmed it is not coolant...there is no smell and the coolant level is normal.....my floor is soak from it just happened yesterday.......what can cause this? I did not use the air conditioner at all

My car has 80000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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