1997 Volkswagen Jetta Repair Question
Mileage: 99,745 miles.
My car is leaking water on the passenger side inside under the dash near the firewall
Answer
The condensate drain for the air conditioner is plugged. Look for a 4" long rubber hose hanging down from the passenger side of the firewall under the hood. Squeeze that tube to open up the end so debris can come out. If nothing comes out, pull that hose off and carefully poke a pencil in there to dislodge the blockage.
Apart from above, check to see if the A/C compressor is running all the time with or without A/C being turned on.
Take a look at the first 3 images below... look for the flap
in your engine bay... at the back of the engine against the
firewall.
http://www.fallastarmedia.com/vortex/acfaq/small/drain1.jpg
http://www.fallastarmedia.com/vortex/acfaq/small/drain2.jpg
http://www.fallastarmedia.com/vortex/acfaq/small/drain3.jpg
Images I believe are from an A4 VW, but yours should be similar.
Thomas