Rear door rubber seals worn after 26kM

[Tinnycan]

Just notice the rear door seals starting to wear down. Anyone else have this problem.

 

[Lovemyev]

Is this location, in-line with the rear wheel arch position when the door is fully opened ???.

 

[Kithmo]

Can't make out where this is ?

 

[Lovemyev]

I can see, what looks like the blue stitching on the rear seat swab, behind the inner door seal ?.
On the curve of the rear wheel arch ?.
Which would make some sense ( ish ).
The seal appears to have torn, because you can see the black foam bubble core, that is protected by the smooth black weather resistant outer shell of the door seal ?.

 

[Tinnycan]

Is this location, in-line with the rear wheel arch position when the door is fully opened ???.

Yes

 

[Tinnycan]

Can't make out where this is ?

When you open the back passenger door.
Look above the week arch.
Looks a bit sticky on the rubber.

 

[Lovemyev]

When you open the back passenger door.
Look above the week arch.
Looks a bit sticky on the rubber.

Just sitting outside of the school picking up our grand daughters, popped out and checked both sides of our ZS EV and I can not see any evidence of the seals failing in the way you describe sorry ?.
If I lift up the lower section of the door seal in the wheel arch area to check them, all I can see is a series of small drain holes produced in the seal to allow trapped air to escape when the door is closed !.
Our car is over two year old now and has covered almost 19,000 miles, to give you some reference point to work from.
Now I look at the picture again, the stitching on the seats are white and not blue.
Gen1 ZS EV then ?.
Our rear seats do get used for our grand children and other people etc.
But not excessively.
Do you use / carry a child seat etc in the back of your car that could have caught the seal at some time, by any chance ????.
Just a thought ?.

 

[Tinnycan]

Maybe because mine is getting used more often as it’s a Taxi. My Skoda rubbers never went like this over the years I had it.

 

[Tinnycan]

I can see, what looks like the blue stitching on the rear seat swab, behind the inner door seal ?.
On the curve of the rear wheel arch ?.
Which would make some sense ( ish ).
The seal appears to have torn, because you can see the black foam bubble core, that is protected by the smooth black weather resistant outer shell of the door seal ?.

I think it’s just a bad quality rubber.
It’s like the smooth part just worn out with people getting in and out the back seat.

 

[N2STY]

Has it reacted to a cleaning product?

 

[Lovemyev]

Maybe because mine is getting used more often as it’s a Taxi.

There is your problem alright !.
I doubt it will be covered under warranty, as the car is being used as a taxi.

 

[Dave53]

I think it’s just a bad quality rubber.
It’s like the smooth part just worn out with people getting in and out the back seat.

Is the paint scratched around that area also?

 

[Tinnycan]

There is your problem alright !.
I doubt it will be covered under warranty, as the car is being used as a taxi.

Yes got 120k klm warranty on it.
Will get it replaced on next service.

 

[Tinnycan]

I think it’s just a bad quality rubber.
It’s like the smooth part just worn out with people getting in and out the back seat.

Yes think your spot on.

 

[Tinnycan]

Is the paint scratched around that area also?

Yes
Seat belt seems not to be retracting very well on both sides.
Dropping off seat onto arch and people close door on it.

 

[Tinnycan]

Has it reacted to a cleaning product?

No I havnt used any cleaning materials on the rubber door seals.

 

[Tinnycan]

Just sitting outside of the school picking up our grand daughters, popped out and checked both sides of our ZS EV and I can not see any evidence of the seals failing in the way you describe sorry ?.
If I lift up the lower section of the door seal in the wheel arch area to check them, all I can see is a series of small drain holes produced in the seal to allow trapped air to escape when the door is closed !.
Our car is over two year old now and has covered almost 19,000 miles, to give you some reference point to work from.
Now I look at the picture again, the stitching on the seats are white and not blue.
Gen1 ZS EV then ?.
Our rear seats do get used for our grand children and other people etc.
But not excessively.
Do you use / carry a child seat etc in the back of your car that could have caught the seal at some time, by any chance ????.
Just a thought ?.

The car is just 8 months old. 2021 car.