Originally Posted by
mariontr
ala_xfire what do you mean by "TCU" in "dry passenger floorboard and possibly replace amplifier and TCU"? With the last storms we had in South FL, the car has sat for two or more weeks while I was out of state and on return I noticed just yesterday when took the car for a spin that I heard slushing water sounds and on checking when I returned home the passenger side carpet was soaked filled. Just use wet-vac to get what water had settled in the carpet on the passenger side. Have damp rid sitting on the floor as well as a portable dehumidifier running. I assume when I remove the panel where you can access the blower motor the rest of the water it what I heard slushing, correct? So I'll most likely have to replace the blower motor and resistor. Thanks for the forum help as always.
George died in 2021.
If you have wet carpet, you should be pulling up the carpet and looking at the TCU (Transmission control module) as well as the audio amplifier for water damage. They are under the 'pan' or shield that is under the carpet. Yank the carpet down from the area under the dash and you will see.
I'd prepare for replacing the TCU, Audio Amp, BLower motor and blower motor resistor, either now, or when they fail. The real threat is failure of the TCU, that can mean walking home. The other items are not all that critical.
FINAL THOUGHT: A car with a manual transmission has no TCU and a Base or SE model has no audio amp, only Limiteds and SRTs have the amp.