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Old 06-09-2015, 07:29 PM
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Washer Fluid Leak

My 2012.25 Vantage ran out of washer fluid. Filled it up with a full bottle of fluid and it dumped out all over the driveway floor. Can't tell where the leak is originating from, looking underneath it's somewhere on the passenger side (same side as the filler and, I'm assuming, reservoir). Anyone else had this happen?
 
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Old 06-09-2015, 10:01 PM
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Sounds like one of the hoses going from the reservoir may have come loose. If your car is no longer under warranty, remove the front passenger wheel and wheel liner. The reservoir is on the trailing edge of the wheel well ahead of the passenger door.
 
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Happened on mine, too. I only keep the reservoir about half full so it doesn't affect me, but if I topped it off it'd leak. Found out when a tire shop did a complimentary top-off and made a small mess on their floor lol.
 
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Old 06-10-2015, 10:52 AM
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That happened to me too, turned out the reservoir had cracked. Believe it or not, a new reservoir is $700(ish)! - I'm long out of warranty - My local dealer's very skilled mechanic simply epoxied the crack - all is well a year on.
 
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Happened to me, too. Aston was kind enough to repair the leak under CPO warranty.
 
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