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I don't think it is possible to flood the interior from condensation on the A/C housing. If it were that, you could easily see the condensation by looking under the dash when the problem is occurring.
I think there has to be an issue with the drain through the firewall. I know you said you had cleaned it 3 times, but that's the only place to get a good volume of water coming in from the A/C, unless there is a crack developed somewhere.
Is the rubber tube on the firewall in place to direct the water downward? If not, air pressure could be forcing the drain water back in.
I have no idea if this has any bearing on your truck, but my '06 Stratus had a flooding problem which was caused by improper design of the drain. My problem was that the drain went through the firewall into a rubber tube that was attached to the firewall. Water would back up in the tube because the hard plastic tube from the housing did not form a seal in the rubber drain. Water then filled the rubber tube and entered the passenger compartment through the foam soundproofing around the drain, so in hot, humid weather I had the same flooding problem. Chrysler had a tsb for a fix, which ImperialCrown kindly sent me, but what I did was to remove the rubber drain entirely, and use rtv to seal the opening where the drain comes through the firewall.
Then, to direct the water down and out, I attached a 1/2" pvc street elbow to the drain, and then used 5/8" id plastic tubing down to the bottom of the firewall.
I think there has to be an issue with the drain through the firewall. I know you said you had cleaned it 3 times, but that's the only place to get a good volume of water coming in from the A/C, unless there is a crack developed somewhere.
Is the rubber tube on the firewall in place to direct the water downward? If not, air pressure could be forcing the drain water back in.
I have no idea if this has any bearing on your truck, but my '06 Stratus had a flooding problem which was caused by improper design of the drain. My problem was that the drain went through the firewall into a rubber tube that was attached to the firewall. Water would back up in the tube because the hard plastic tube from the housing did not form a seal in the rubber drain. Water then filled the rubber tube and entered the passenger compartment through the foam soundproofing around the drain, so in hot, humid weather I had the same flooding problem. Chrysler had a tsb for a fix, which ImperialCrown kindly sent me, but what I did was to remove the rubber drain entirely, and use rtv to seal the opening where the drain comes through the firewall.
Then, to direct the water down and out, I attached a 1/2" pvc street elbow to the drain, and then used 5/8" id plastic tubing down to the bottom of the firewall.