Owners of first-generation Volkswagen Touaregs have been noticing sloshing noises while driving their SUVs, only to find a crap ton of water stuck in their rocker panels. Just watch how much these owners drain from their cars’ side sills.

Search online, and you’ll find a of forum about the Volkswagen Touareg’s rocker panels, which apparently have a tendency to act as giant water storage tanks. The common solution among owners is to pull a plug or two from the rockers to let water drain. Just look at how much H20 escapes from YouTuber Chris Harris’s rig:

How water gets into those cavities seems to be a , with that the fluid gets in through some trim on the bottom of the door jamb, with saying the plugs themselves let the juices in. The Cayenne—built on the same platform—apparently has a similar issue:

Here’s another video of the water works:

The rockers aren’t the only spots that seem to store water; the cowl drains just ahead of the windshield also tend to get clogged by leaves and pine needs, especially when owners regularly park under trees.

According to owners on forums, if those cowl drains aren’t regularly checked for blockage, water can actually enter through the footwell, and potentially compromise interior electronics. Watch at the violent waterfall gush out of this Touareg’s cowl drain, which is located behind the front wheel liner:

The Audi Q7 has a similar setup that can trap what seems like a whole swimming pool worth of water:

Now, obviously, the Q7, Touareg and Cayenne aren’t the only cars with a tendency to trap water, even if the number of complaints on forums does seem a bit high. No, pretty much any car’s cowl and sunroof drains can succumb to pine needles, and AC evaporator drain hoses can also get clogged with road debris, sending water dribbling onto floorboards. Eric The Car Guy describes a number of different ways a car can trap or leak water in the video below:

So while it’s not surprising that a car’s drainage system can clog up, it’s still amazing to see owners drain so muchwater (!) out of their rocker panels.