Q: water gets into my passenger side floor..i have a 05 chevy impala w/ a sunroof..everything inside my car is dry and shows no water

asked by on March 06, 2018

water gets into my passenger side floor everytime it rains..not while im driving only after i parked my car and i stay in my house for the night..the next morning its there..its happened twice since i brought this used car about 2wks ago..i have a 05 chevy impala w/ a sunroof..everything inside my car is dry and shows no water damage..i checked the sunroof..the sides of my windows..under the panel/glovebox.. the front window too but again there is no problem i can see or feel..water only gets onto the floor of the passenger side and i do not know why..please help!

My car has 181000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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