Tonneau cover leaks - how much is too much? Pics inside

[Gullzway]

There's a gap in the in the plastic trim on the bed , fill that in with some sealer or some double sided tape that should help.

This. I added extra weatherstripping to mine on both sides, as well as the corners near the cab.

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[Bigbill27]

Question? Did you install it yourself? The reason I ask, if I buy one outside of Ford and have it installed by a thrird party, I would have them run a water test.

I did install it myself. The problem with the maverick is that it has no where for the water at the back window to go. Most trucks have a space between the bed and the cab for the water to drain off.

 

[Don806]

thanks for the reply - my water leak seems like 100x worse than this lol

I wonder if they installed the drain tubes wrong or something?

Both the roll up and the hard trifold let water in near the tailgate. I had to use some plumbers putty on each side of the tonneeau to keep out water near the cab where the indentation is in the plastic trim

 

[Don806]

This. I added extra weatherstripping to mine on both sides, as well as the corners near the cab.

This is where I used plumbers putty

 

[Scupking]

That's a lot more than what I get. I have a gator sfx trifold.

 

[golfguy2020]

so I got an update - not surprised the manufacturer denied the warranty claim
even though their description of the tri fold says:

it mounts flush with your truck's bed rails, it stays tightly sealed and keeps water out.
For even better water protection, the R-Series uses a bed rail mounting system equipped with rubber seals and drain tubes that carry water away and out of your truck bed. That makes sure your cargo is always dry and secure. If you're still not satisfied, the R-Series is backed by a 3-year warranty.

that's false advertising lol
the company - Action car and truck replied with:
"I apologize for the delay of this reply. The supplier has replied with below
"Based on the pictures provided, The water is coming in between the cover and the truck bed. It is not coming through the cover itself."

I suggest bringing it into the London store and get them to take a look at it, we do warranty our work for a year so they should be able to correct the issue. I will give them a heads up to expect you to go in, you would need to go in quite soon as it was installed on August 11th, 2022."

So I went there after work today and they looked the pictures and my bed and basically said 'tough luck it is what it is' and mentioned how they discovered a drain tube going from the roof, under the black trim and goes INTO the bed on the maverick (while they were trying to find a leak in a bed cap) and said no matter what it will never be dry

not sure if i should believe them and live with it and never use the bed or spend $600 on a bison and see if a different cover and person installing it will have a different result

 

[inthecabin]

Ok this will be a little brutal. Get out and either loosen the securing hardware and reposition it or just cinch down the securing hardware a little tighter… yeah I know it should’ve been right in the first place… with the help today sometimes you just have to help yourself resolving issues instead of complaining about them… it really sucks but it’s also a reality.. I have found that resolving issues like this myself takes less time than trying to have someone else do it by complaining. IMHO

 

[golfguy2020]

This. I added extra weatherstripping to mine on both sides, as well as the corners near the cab.

so this appears to be the issue

I took it back when the district manager of the company called me and asked if they did a water test and i said no - then i decided to perform my own water test when we had a storm last night
I thought I had a solid case with proof of the water almost literally pouring in at the front corners so I took it back to the shop that installed it and he removed the tonneau cover and showed me this gap

he poured a cup of water and held his hand underneath up inside and his hand was soaked

I've emailed my dealership with the pictures now seeing if there is an official fix for this and then will try the silicone method - I don't want to do anything too extreme until the dealer replies (so I don't void my warranty in anyway)

if the silicone doesn't fix it then I may think about trading it in while the hybrid value is still high here ( used xl's with 40k kms are selling for 40k cad, mine has 30k, xlt+lux i could easily sell for 45K) - unfortunately having a wet bed is useless and I may as well get an suv where everything is sealed (bronco sport or escape hybrid maybe)

 

[Goose20]

I know it's frustrating but I think these flush fit covers are for looks 1st, waterproof 2nd.
I'd really like a nice looking flush trifold but after hearing about all the leaking issues, drain hose issues and fitment I've decided to go old school. Tyger Auto T3 Soft Tri-fold unless someone want's to warn me about it too.

Got the tiger try fold ...Little water at side of bed about 1/3 back ...gonna tighten again...no big deal . The cover keeps prying eyes away and looks great...

 

[PlantMan]

My $220 gator sfx soft trifold has stayed bone dry, even through the torrential storms that blew thru last week. For me, no leaks are acceptable. Easier to be leak free when the top isn't flush with the rails. Loosing 1/2"-3/4" was no problem for me.

 

[ktbss5]

I have a Real Truck Tonneau which is leaking like crazy. I’ve owned 2 Tygers on previous trucks and hardly had any leaks. So I’m probably dumping this one and getting another Tyger!

 

[Cancunbadlands]

I have a Real Truck Tonneau which is leaking like crazy. I’ve owned 2 Tygers on previous trucks and hardly had any leaks. So I’m probably dumping this one and getting another Tyger!

Try rechecked the screw down clamps in the front corners, and gave them another 1/2 turn

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