Water streaks inside windows

[wcdillard]

When I roll down my window after it rains, I get wet streaks on the inside of the driver and passenger front windows when I roll them up. I understand it happening on the outside, but have never owned a vehicle that had it happen on the inside.

 

Any one else have/heard of this issue?

[enigma-2]

Would it be possible that the outside bottom wipe gets wet and then touches the inside wipe when the window is all the way down (transferring wet from the outside weatherstripping to the inside). Check to see if the touch when the window is all the way down. (My MKX doesn't).

[wcdillard]

Would it be possible that the outside bottom wipe gets wet and then touches the inside wipe when the window is all the way down (transferring wet from the outside weatherstripping to the inside). Check to see if the touch when the window is all the way down. (My MKX doesn't).

I took a look and they aren't touching. It's odd. I just got the car a week ago so I guess back to the dealer we go...

[enigma-2]

Yup. Something inside the door is getting wet on the interior side. Never noticed this on any car I've owned.

 

Porous glass ☔

Edited November 30, 2017 by enigma-2

[Nick Halstead]

2nd gen problem, you wont be able to get rid of it either. I have had panel off wiped the seals, ceramic coated the inside and still get the streaking up and down. Its probably turned into my biggest complaint

[WWWPerfA_ZN0W]

IDK If the bottoms of the doors are still used as rain/drain channels. If so, I would look closely at the weatherstripping there.

[wcdillard]

Thanks for the heads up, though that's disappointing

2nd gen problem, you wont be able to get rid of it either. I have had panel off wiped the seals, ceramic coated the inside and still get the streaking up and down. Its probably turned into my biggest complaint

[enigma-2]

Ok, it turns out that the weatherstrip on the inside has TWO wiper strips. One person reported that he found that the inner wiper strip had folded DOWN and he used a q-tip (think that's what he said) to reach in and force the strip back up to the UP position.

 

A second person in a BMW pulled off the inner door skin and then pulled the inner wiper and trimmed the lower wiper with a razor blade. See video below.