If you own a car with a sunroof, you might be driving around with a ticking time bomb, because thousands of drivers are just now realizing their vehicles have secret drainage tubes that require maintenance and can flood the interior if ignored. A collective automotive panic has swept the internet after one driver’s unfortunate discovery went viral on TikTok, revealing a massive blind spot in basic car maintenance that many of us never knew existed. I will never buy a sunroof now.
The whole public meltdown started thanks to TikTok creator Isa (@bbell1017), who was totally distraught when she found the headliner of her car stained with wet mud. Her car’s interior had basically turned into a swamp, and she had no idea why. This isn’t an issue from the dealership, this is just how cars are made.
It turns out cars with sunroofs have these little drains, and if they get clogged, the water has nowhere to go but straight into your car’s cabin. Isa shared her misery in a video, asking the internet, “So was someone gonna tell me that if you have a sunroof, there’s a sunroof drain?” What followed was a flood of comments proving that this feature is absolutely not common knowledge. People who have driven cars with sunroofs for years were chiming in, confirming that this was brand new information to them, too.
Check your sunroof before it’s too late
Isa, who drives a Subaru Crosstrek, owned up to some ignorance, but she pointed out that this drain hose function simply isn’t something people talk about. She bought her car used, and like most of us, she didn’t sit down and read the accompanying manual cover to cover. Seriously, who has the time? She knew that car doors and trunks have drainage systems, but since she had never had a problem in her 10 or 15 years of driving, she wasn’t worried about drainage anywhere else.
Then, disaster struck one rainy night. She went to sleep and woke up for work the next morning, only to find water dripping right onto her leg when she got in the car. That sounds absolutely awful, doesn’t it? She was completely confused, but after doing some research, she realized the problem was specific to where she lived. Since her area is so densely wooded, her drain hose had gotten completely clogged with leaves, tree sap, and all sorts of other woody debris.
@bbell1017 Distraught is an understatement
♬ original sound – Isa((EDIT PLS READ: I’ve never had a sun roof SUE ME
I now know it’s a regular thing to maintain NOW that this has happened.
We live and we learn my dudes
)) #subaru #sunroof #subarucrosstrek #fypシ #fml
The response from other drivers was overwhelming, with many sharing their own shock and occasional horror stories. One commenter admitted, “I had a huge puddle on my front passenger side floor. The drain was clogged. I’m just a girl who didn’t know.” Another person echoed the sentiment shared by thousands, saying, “Bestie, this is new information to me.”
If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, “Uhhh I’ve had a sunroof for the last 10 years and never heard of this nor had this issue.” That was a direct quote from another shocked user, and it totally sums up the collective disbelief. We thought the Cars future was bad, but this is something that should be more well known.
This isn’t just a minor issue either. A clogged drain can ruin your car’s headliner, damage electrical components, and generally create a gross, moldy mess in your vehicle. That’s a headache nobody wants to deal with.
