2015 Dodge Durango ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Im again reporting the racetrack tail lights. Im seeing a lot more water intrusion in dodge durangos of many years. We want answers! This needs to be investigated stat! Consumers should not have to pay $1800 for failure on dodges part! They know this is an issue with many years of these durangos. There is already a class action lawsuit against them for this issue. Please investigate this! We want answers....

The rear LED license plate lights are corroded and need replacing. One does not work.

The rear 'race track' tail lights fail to light or are dim in lower sections of the assembly installed on the rear tailgate. Water enters the assembly over time and collects in the lower sections of the assembly causing the installed LED's and circuitry in those sections to fail. This repair is not covered by the extended warranty and would cost drivers approx 800 to install a replacement which would also leak.

Sections of LED brake light/race track light has stopped working due to water intrusion in rear panel. Back panel is not secured properly, allowing water to enter, corrode the harness and lights to fail. Due to this, the license plate harness & connectors are corroded as well. Replacing the tag lights will not fix the problem, you must replace the whole wiring harness for it to work again. The wiring harness is sold as one piece now by manufacturer due to this KNOWN issue, costing $600-$1000 to purchase and install. Manufacturer has stopped selling just the plate light plugs because they know the common issue with water damage, light failure and corrosion. The license plate lights are required by law to be working. Owners cannot continue replacing every year due to the manufacturers inadequate design. This impacts drivers with safety and on a legal level from law enforcement. There were no warning signals on my dash of this issue. Law enforcement has pulled me over for this issue and recommended speaking with the manufacturer.

The contact's daughter owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the middle rear taillight, known as the racetrack light, frequently burned out due to moisture entering the brake light housing. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where the light had been replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The center track light (brake light) is defective; it collects water from the rain or melted snow and has shorted out parts of the light. The shorted area does not light up when braking. With parts of the track light blacked out by the short, it is not as effective in letting drivers behind me know when I am braking. Initially, the shorted light was a small corner of the light, which is not several inches. With the blackened area of the light growing as I an unable to stop the water from seeping in, it creates a safety concern for a vehicle of this size, especially when driving in a the highway. A Dodge dealer/mechanic shop in DeKalb, IL recognized the problem and said it was very common, but was not covered under the warranty. There were no warnings prior to the failure.

Liftgate tail light leaking and holding water causing light failure and electrical shorts. Which cause visibility for other drivers to not see your back end at night.

REQUEST RECALL FROM CHRYSLER DODGE DUE TO REAR TRACK LIGHT FAILURE. TRACK LIGHT CONSIST OF 80% OF YOUR REAR NIGHT TIME LIGHTS. ATTACHED TO THE TRACK LIGHT (REAR BACK UP CAMERA AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. I'M NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL FREELY AFTER 7:30 PM DUE TO NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT AND CONSTANT FLICKERING ON/OFF TRACK LIGHT. DOZENS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND DIFFERENT INTERNET BLOGS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES. CHRYSLER DODGE IS VERY AWARE OF THESE ISSUES BUT REFUSE TO RECALL THE LIGHTS. $1,000.00-$1,200.00 REPLACEMENT COST FROM DEALERSHIPS. USED WITH SOME DAMAGE ON LINE SIGHTS $600.00-$850.00. ISSUES CAUSED BY WATER/MOISTURE DRIPPING INTO THE CHEAPLY MADE DESIGN WITH NO SEAL GASKETS. RECALL PLEASE!

WATER GETS IN THE BACK TRACK LIGHT WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DODGE TRACK LIGHTS . MY TRACK LIGHT COMPLETELY SHORTED OUT INCLUDING MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS . DODGE KNOWS OF THIS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WHICH IS $1000 PLUS LABOR . TOTALLY RIDICULOUS AND A OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD

WATER GOT INTO THE LED HOUSING ON THE TAILGATE AND ALL LIGHTS ON TAILGATE THEN WENT OUT CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR I NOW NEED. I WENT TO MILFORD (PA) DODGE DEALERSHIP WHEN I FIRST NOTICED WATER POOLING IN THE LIGHT. ( NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE) AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. AND THE CPO THEY GAVE ME WON'T COVER THE REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE HAD 18K ON IT WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE WATER!!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE TRUCKS AND DODGE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT! NEARLY EVERY DURANGO I SEE HAS AN LED OUT DUE TO THIS.

WATER IS POOLING IN RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT WHEN IT RAINS.

I HAVE ALREADY WENT THROUGH 3 REAR TRACKLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE (IT IS THE LARGE TAILLAP ON THE BACK OF THE CAR) THE MOST RECENT PHOTO SHOWS A LOT OF WATER IN IT.

2015 DURANGO RT/AWD - WATER POOLS IN THE CENTER TAIL LAMP LED AND SHORTS IT OUT, MAKING NOT ONLY THE "RACE TRACK" PORTION OF THE LED LIGHTING FAIL, BUT THE TAG LIGHTING ALSO, TICKET ISSUED FROM HIGHWAY PATROL. REPLACEMENT MODULE IS $700+ THIS IS A WELL KNOW AND COMMON OCCURRENCE

THE REAR DECK LID TAIL LIGHTS FILL WITH WATER EVENTUALLY SHORTING OUT THE LIGHTS AND IMPACTING THE ABILITY FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. OVER TIME THIS MAY LEAD TO OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS IT IS NEVER GOOD TO HAVE WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE BACKUP CAMERA IS ALSO SHARED IN THIS COMPONENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FCA DODGE APPEARS TO BE IGNORING. THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED IS TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT WITH ANOTHER WHICH INCLUDES THE BACKUP CAMERA FOR $1000.

THE LIFTGATE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ALLOWS WATER TO SEEP INSIDE, POOLING IN THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY. THIS LED TO THE REAR LIGHTS SHORTING OUT AND FAILING COMPLETELY. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT DODGE CONTINUES TO IGNORE; ONLY OFFERING TO INSTALL A NEW ASSEMBLY FOR THE BARGAIN PRICE OF $1200-1600 SO THAT I WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE REAR TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY.

THE TAILGATE LIGHT GETS FILLED UP WITH WATER CREATING A SHORT AND BURNING OUR LED LIGHTS IN THE TAIL LIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES OVER $1000 FOR THE LIGHT AND THE TIME SPEND REPLACING IT. FCU SHOULD PAY FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN AND REPLACE ALL THE TAILGATE LIGHTS FOR FREE.

ON THIRD GENERATION DODGE DURANGO'S (2014-2020), WATER AND MOISTURE CAN GET INSIDE THE RACETRACK LIGHT ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO STOP WORKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, AND IN COLDER CLIMATE, CAN CAUSE THE MOISTURE TO FREEZE AND THE LIGHT TO CRACK. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AT NIGHT, THE RACETRACK LIGHT IS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT IS CONSTANTLY ON. WITH WATER AND MOISTURE CAUSING THE LIGHT TO DISCONTINUE OPERATION, AS WELL CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL/LIGHTING ISSUES, IT COULD BECOME A VERY SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD. WATER IS CURRENTLY INSIDE THE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE, AND FROZEN SOLID, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. ATTACHED PICTURE WILL SHOW EVIDENCE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN LIGHT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. LIGHT HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM VEHICLE.

THE LED BACK TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT PROPERLY SEALED, SO WATER CAN LEAK INTO THEM AND SHORT OUT THE LIGHTS, AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE.HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE CHRYSLER CORP., BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 MODEL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS WAS A BAD SEAL RIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY.

THE "RACETRACK" TAILLIGHT SYSTEM HAS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH WATER INFILTRATING THE ENCLOSED SEALED LED TAILLIGHT SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED PORTIONS OF THE TAILLIGHTS TO BURN OUT AND CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY THAN INTENDED. WARRANTY COMPANIES CONSIDER THIS A "SERVICEABLE" PART LIKE NORMAL BULBS, BRAKES, TIRES, ETC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS "SERVICEABLE" PART IS AN ALL ENCLOSED UNIT AND NOT A SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL AT A COST OF NEARLY $1000!!! OR JUST DRIVE WITH THE LIMITED SAFETY OF A FULLY FUNCTIONING TAILLIGHT SYSTEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONCE ONE SECTION GOES OUT THE REST USUALLY FOLLOW. THIS DESIGN FLAW SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A SERVICEABLE PART AND FC SHOULD BE MADE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT CAUSING THE DAMAGE AND MAKING THE CAR LESS VISIBLE.

WATER AND MOISTURE GET INTO THE REAR LIGHT STRIP AND CAUSES LED LIGHT FAILURE. YOU CANT FIX THE PROBLEM, JUST BUY A NEW LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT $1000 AND PRAY THAT DOESNT GET WATER IN THAT ONE. PROBLEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION AND POSES A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM.

I RECENTLY NOTICED STILL WATER INSIDE MY REAR CENTER TAIL LAMP ON THE LIFT GATE WHILE PARKED BEFORE LEAVING HOME, THAT WOULDN'T LEAVE, AS A RESULT OF THIS A PORTION OF THE LAMP HAD WENT OUT AND NO LONGER WORKED, EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE LAMP STOPPED WORKING NOW CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN AS I AM NOW LESS VISIBLE TO THOSE BEHIND ME AND CAUSING ME TO BE TICKETED SEVERAL TIMES FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE OF THE LAMP BEING OUT WHICH IS NOW TURNING THIS INTO A $2000 PLUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER DURANGO OWNERS FROM 2014 AND 2015 ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLED PART. I ALSO HAVE YOUNGER SIBLINGS THAT USE MY TRUCK FROM TIME TO TIME TO TRAVEL TO WORK AND SCHOOL AND A GRANDMOTHER WHO DRIVES MY VEHICLE AT TIMES AND I CAN NO LONGER LET THEM DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO DESTROY THEIR DRIVING RECORD WITH CONSTANT TICKETS BECAUSE OF THE LAMP BEING OUT NOR MY GRANDMOTHER OR POSSIBLY GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING SEEN FROM BEHIND NOW

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.

WATER IS ENTERING TAILLIGHT UNIT CAUSING ELECTRONICS TO SHORT. WATER IS ENTERING DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED SEAL ON THE TOP BACK OF TAILLIGHT.

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.