Greetings,

We have had our 2021 22 MLE for a coupe of weeks, but after the last rain storm I noticed water on the floor inside the pass through storage area. I went inside and watched as my daughter sprayed water above the hatch. Water was leaking through the thumb and key cam locks.

After taking apart the locks, I noticed something. There is a black plastic spacer through the hole in the door. I guess this is good as it prevents crushing the door should the lock be over tightened. However, in this case, it was slightly longer than the door is thick, so a tightened lock had a small gap under the bezel, allowing water to wick through.

I believe I fixed this by sealing the spacer into the door with RTV. It has rained since the fix and there was no water inside, however, I have not gone in the pass through to observe again. These cam locks have no gaskets to prevent water from wicking through them.

Anyone else have this problem?