Tail Light Switch problems of the 2015 Dodge Durango - part 2

For a few months now, the bottom right hand section of the led 'racetrack' tail lights on the trunk of my Durango has been burned out. Apparently, this is coming from water filling up in the leds due to weather stripping to keep water out failing too early. This normally wouldn't be a huge concern since tail lights can be replaced, however Chrysler/Dodge/fiat has made it entirely too expensive for anyone in their right mind to even try to afford a replacement. The leds cannot be easily replaced, therefore you have to replace the entire tail light/brake light portion on the trunk. On top of that, this part must come with the back up camera, you can't buy the part without the back up camera. The cost for this is 1,085 usd which is absolutely absurd, and that does not include the cost of labor as well. The brake lights of any vehicle are a huge safety function of the vehicle, both during the day in dark foggy/rainy conditions as well as anytime at night. Chrysler/Dodge/fiat must either make this incredibly cheap to replace, or put in a recall to be replaced at the companies expense. This could cause property damage that the vehicles insurance company must pay for, or even death to any person or animal riding in the vehicle if involved in an accident. Lucky, my entire 'racetrack' led tail light system has not completely failed, yet. Keyword: yet. It's inevitable, it will happen the more water that gets into the led section of the light.

Rear tail light housing center section in the lift gate has water intrusion which has caused led lights to short out. Noticed lights out and water in housing while vehicle was parked but smelled the order of electrical smoke while driving.

Tl-the contact 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while it rains without waring the vehicle tail light accumulate water after it rains and burns out the bulbs intermittently. The vehicle was taken ot the dealer waldorf Dodge ram 2294 crain hwy waldorf, MD 20601 (240) 754-2990 where it was inspected not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. Ck.

Center rear tail light assembly collects water and shorts out. Bulbs no longer light up affecting vehicle visibility. There is no visible damage to the lense.

~tl the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the tail lights failed to illuminate due to moisture from the rain. The vehicle was taken to diehl Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of robinson (6181 steubenville pike, mckees rocks, PA 15136, (412) 722-1800), but was not diagnosed because it exceeded 36,000 miles. The dealer stated that the failure was a weather issue. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

The rear tail light assembly, middle portion, has collected water inside of it which comes in contact with the tail light led's inside causing them to short to ground. They blink/flash erratically but most of the time are not on. Also the license plate lights are affected by this and are not working either. Even after loosening the assembly and draining the water condensation can still be seen inside.

Water is getting into the rear tail lights through the factory seam. There are no visible cracks on the tail light and water is pooling up on the inside and slowly leaking out of the factory seals around the housing. Water is causing the lights to short out.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the tail light assembly was filled with water. The contact also mentioned that the bulbs were burned out. The vehicle was taken to jim butler Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (317 w main st, building b, linn, mo 65051, (573) 298-4377) where the contact was informed that the tail lights needed to be replaced and were not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that water had leaked inside the taillight assembly causing the rear tail lights to malfunction. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer(unknown) and manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000. Jft.

Tail light takes in water and lower right side looses illumination.

My vehicle has a led light bar assembly on the lift gate that includes what Dodge calls a "race track" tail light, plus the reverse lights, and rear license plate lights. These are all in one assembly. This assembly has a fault or short to ground that causes it to not illuminate the "race track" tail light and the rear license plate lights. The dealer indicates the entire assembly has to be replaced at a cost of over $1000. I recently noticed water is also entering this assembly, which may be the cause of the electrical short to ground. Led light assemblies should not be failing in three years. Since this is a complete assembly, there are no simple bulbs to replace. With this assembly failing, my vehicle is not in compliance because the rear license plate is not illuminated, plus all of the factory rear taillights are not illuminated. I am the original owner of the vehicle and it has never been wrecked or had any rear damage.

I have noticed water inside the tail lights. It rained for a couple of days but not hard.

The center tail light (referred to as the "racetrack" went completely out, as well as the two led license plate illumination lamps. It was discovered in early September 2018. The vehicle was in park at the time, and running with headlights on. Since then, I have traveled with no center tail light and no license plate illumination lamp. I have taken my vehicle to the local Dodge dealership (sport Hyundai Dodge, egg harbor township, NJ 08234) for warranty repair. The service adviser states that the tail light has failed, and that he has ordered a replacement, which should be in the week of October 7, 2018.

Water in the tail light eventually burned out the lower left hand side, looks to be faulty sealant.

27,300 miles and I have water pooling inside my led tracks of my tail lights. This is potentially going to cause the lights to short out and possibly blow fuses. This needs to be remedied by manufacturer being this is a very common issue.

The racetrack tail lighting is filling up with water due to leaking seals. The water is shorting out the lighting system and can completely short out leaving no center brake light on the lift gate, leaving you vulnerable to a rear end collision. This affects the whole electrical system. Dodge is aware of the problem and the fix is to have the consumer pay $1100 to replace it even though it will happen again.

Moisture in the rear center tail light caused part of the lights to go out and could cause the entire system to fail, which in turn cause a collision at night.

Racetrack light bar fills with water and causes tail lights to blow out. Following snow storm in April 2018 the light bar had approximately a 1/4 cup of water inside of the two tail lights. It is now Nov 2018 and every time it rains I have to drain the tail lights of approximately the same amount. In 6 months I've had to drain them approximately 8 times and tail lights are showing signs of malfunction and shorting of the lights. I have taken the truck to the dealership twice and complained about the problem and they would not do anything.

My rear tail light has water in it. Told dealership at 36k oil change and they said yes it happens all the time just put a hole in it to allow it to leak out. I said no that isnt what yoir supposed to do and they told me Dodge will not cover it.

I have 2015 dosge Durango rt and iit has racetrack style tail light which divided in to three section right side tail light, center lift gate tail light and right side tail light from this three section the center section which is mounted on tail gate is started to have water building up in it and I couldnt figure out at first than after doing little search on internet I came across lot of peiple's complaint with same problem and no solution and than suddenly the right lower corner of center tail gate tail light just went out. For this particular problem I am definitely blamming Dodge for installing bad defective parts on their vehicles and they should change them out under recall for free because this is really shame to charge 50,000$ for car that has factory installed defective parts and company is not taking steps to change them out.

The center tail light in the Dodge Durango's with the racetrack set up have a leaking problem where water enters through posing a risk to the electrical system and inside of the vehicle. This basically happens whether the vehicle is in motion or parked. When it rains - water enters through the defectively sealed tail light.

Water and condensation on the tail lights.

The center tail light in the Dodge Durango's with the racetrack set up have a leaking problem where water enters through posing a risk to the electrical system and inside of the vehicle. This basically happens whether the vehicle is in motion or parked. When it rains - water enters through the defectively sealed tail light. On facebook social media there's a fan club dedicated to Dodge Durango's where members have reported having the same problem including one person having to have their tail light fixed three times.

Racetrack tail light leaks, trapping water inside and burning out the rear led light bulbs. Very expensive part to replace (I've heard $1000. 00) and based on some online searches, appears to be a very common problem.

Whether it rains or I get my the vehicle washed, water collects in both sides of the tail light and shorts the led out. This poses a risk of night time rear-end collisions if the entire light shorts out which I am afraid it may eventually. The cost is over $1000 to replace it because it is one, big assembly which houses both the left and right lights and also the backup camera.

Water pooling in tail light.

Water in the tail lights. Every time I get the car washed or it rains I have to drain the taillight. I'm so afraid that the water will short out the electrical system or burn out the taillights, then I would have to pay $600 for a new one.