Seems to be a pretty common issue with the sunroofs on these cars. The gasket shrinks and that gap opens up. Then you get water intrusion. More than a few threads on this.
Don't know if you are still covered under CPO coverage or not, but it's still a pretty weak move on the part of the salesguy.

 

Thanks Larry. That’s what I was afraid of. Unfortunately not CPO and I imagine the dealer will lean on the all sales final, sold as is clause in the contract.

 

+1 Here's what mine looks like for comparison.


Left Side:

Right Side:

 

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32342701 - Rear Weather-Strip 2016-2024 Volvo | My Swedish Parts

Rear Weather-Strip - 32342701. Genuine Volvo® Parts & Accessories. Manufacturer Warranty. From the Dealership to your Door.

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Not too expensive. Even if it was CPO I am not too sure if that would give me much confidence. Many times they will fight with you on the warranty anyways. That's how a lot of them are I guess. 🤷‍♂️ I found it kind of annoying. I think you should be ok though. They are very reliable cars overall.

 

This is the part I believe you need:

32342701 - Rear Weather-Strip 2016-2024 Volvo | My Swedish Parts

Rear Weather-Strip - 32342701. Genuine Volvo® Parts & Accessories. Manufacturer Warranty. From the Dealership to your Door.

www.volvowholesaleparts.com

Not too expensive. Even if it was CPO I am not too sure if that would give me much confidence. Many times they will fight with you on the warranty anyways. That's how a lot of them are I guess. 🤷‍♂️ I found it kind of annoying. I think you should be ok though. They are very reliable cars overall.

I think you are right on the part.

I checked the front water drains and they appear to be working. Will have to wait until I’m done drying the back with a box fan to get it on a slope to see if rear drains are clogged. I imagine the big gaps in my gasket allowed so much water in at once that even one clogged drain could create an issue. I’d say the temporary solution is to park downhill but there are a bunch of horror story thread about leaking from the windshield into the sensus unit (and I’m in Florida so hills are hard to come by).

Thanks for the help everyone

 

It’s kind of surprising there isn’t a little cut to size rubber Lego-like part with a male and female end that you can just pop into the gap.

 

The more I read here the more I appreciate my dealer, Lehman Volvo in York, PA. When my car was in for a minor software issue I showed a 1/2 inch gap on one side only to the service manager and simply asked if this was a known issue. When I picked the car up a few hours later the gasket had been replaced under the 4/50 warranty.

 

This is a known issue, there should be no gap, I believe this has been mentioned in a couple of TJs as well. Basically, they need to replace the seal and glue the ends to the sunroof panel. Not a horrible job to DIY if you are out of warranty, only need to pull off an interior trim piece and then take off a couple screws to remove the glass panels, you don't need to drop the headliner.

 

That's so stupid you have to glue it like that! haha. At least it's not crazy expensive. Is the replacement seal improved at least?

 

I have a 2020 model and it has the same gap, went through a half hour of driving rain but have not noticed any water intrusion. Does the strip have to have come unglued as well? Have you noticed whether or not the ends are snug or loose? In any case I intend to get it replaced asap.....but should I put some duct tape over it until then?

 

Ya I think so. There looks to be some sort of adhesive and you have to clean it I think for the new adhesive to bond properly. If I do mine I will see if I can upload some pictures on the procedure. It doesn't look too hard to do.

 

I am not sure the gasket gap and water intrusion are related.

Although there are multiple cases of gasket gaps on the forum I don't recall them being related to trunk or passenger area water intrusion.

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Sorry to bother with another pic comparison request, but I was wondering if anyone also had a small gap in the center of the rear portion of the gasket. The pet posted earlier (32342701) appears to be one piece, but I have a small gap/slit in mine.

 

The split is normal but both sides should be touching. Mine looks like this.

 

Pretty common for rear sunroof drains to get clogged. Just had a 23 xc40 bev with pinched sunroof drains due to factory routing wrong. Also to note when testing rears you need to jack up vehicle enough to make sure water goes to back.

 

As others have stated - the gap is not supposed to be there - see my recent thread on this:

Thread here a few months back

 

Based on other SPA threads:
( 1 ) The gap in the seal should be as small as possible to reduce the chance of debris clogging the drainage path
( 2 ) The presence of the gap itself is not cause for water intrusion into the cabin. If a joint in the drainage path somewhere behind the interior trim is disconnected, you could run into this issue. @OP, is the water intrusion more prevalent on one side of the vehicle?

 

Yep that's why I said the go is not causing the water in the back.

The gap can increase chances of clog but without a clog it shouldn't matter if there is a gap or not.

I would investigate way more the drain than the seal!

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I am looking forward to this service.. 😂 Ehh shouldn't be that bad

 

I have rather large gaps on both sides. 2021 V90. Have been through some rough downpours and also just steady slow rain. Both driving and sitting in the parking lot at work. Never had any water get in the car. I also pressure wash at home every Saturday...even if it is raining. I think something else might be going on with the OP's? Maybe something got in the gaps and clogged the channel?

At my first scheduled maintenence I mentioned it to the service writer and he shrugged it off. First time at the dealership for any service in the past 15 years and this along with him grinding his shoe into the door sill in a twisting motion while carrying on a conversation with me about how many miles were on the car... I quickly remembered why I do my own maintenance. That and the $100 tire rotation fee that I did not opt in on. That's pure gold.

For reference, the car is originally from Colorado, spent 1 year there, came with the gaps, and has been here in South Texas for the past year. Yes, it does rain here. And when it does it is a "gulleywasher."

Regardless...I got sick of looking at the gaps and covered them with 3M Super 88 Black electrical tape (even, gasp, Wal-Mart carries it) cut to 1/8" over the exact width (pushed the 1/8th into the channel) and 1/4" over the length to overlap the seal and end piece. The Super 88 is thicker than the regular stuff and I don't even notice the gaps anymore.

 

I had a leak in the back- nothing to do with the sunroof at all. It was the seal under the satellite antenna.
See if you can slide a piece of paper under it or shine a light to see.

Any yeah, I do have the gaps too.

 

Where is it located? On what side? The shark antenna on the roof?

 

this is what happened to my 2008 535xi wagon in march. the water came through the sunroof and fried all the electronics and insurance bought it. just got the v90 CC 2022 two weeks ago and love it. however, not looking forward to having to deal with a leak again. i need to clean my garage and park inside.