DrMikeCSI
DrMikeCSI Reader
8/15/23 8:04 p.m.

My wife left the sunroof on her new Subaru CrossTrek open and it rained.  I had a fan in the car trying to dry it out and when I went out to check  everything was lit up. I had to disconnect the battery because the car was pulsing under the hood all and wouldn’t shut off properly. surprise

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) MegaDork
8/15/23 8:11 p.m.

My sister had a 6 month old CrossTrek in Tahoe, Snow slid off the roof of the house, broke through the windshield and the insurance company totaled it.sad

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
8/16/23 4:08 p.m.

Sounds ominous, but if you leave the battery disconnected and get it dry as soon as possible, there may be hope. 

porschenut
porschenut HalfDork
8/16/23 5:04 p.m.

Put the car in a bowl of rice.  Worked for my phone!

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
8/16/23 5:11 p.m.
porschenut said:

Put the car in a bowl of rice.  Worked for my phone!

It may well be that filling the car with rice would help to dry it out, but A) that's a lot of rice and B) it would be a pain to clean up. laugh

Remove floor mats.  How wet is the carpet?  Wet enough to vacuum water out with a wet/dry vac?  Was it a passing shower or an inch of rain?

RevRico
RevRico MegaDork
8/16/23 5:44 p.m.

Remove everything you can, get a dehumidifier in there some how. 

einy (Forum Supporter)
einy (Forum Supporter) Dork
8/16/23 6:17 p.m.

Dry it out, then sell it to Carvana

spandak
spandak Dork
8/17/23 2:58 p.m.

Can't remember if there is a module under one of the seats. Might be. 
 

bummer. 

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
8/18/23 1:57 p.m.
spandak said:

Can't remember if there is a module under one of the seats. Might be.

I would bet money on it.  Located at the absolute lowest point of the floor.

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