2015 Dodge Durango ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS WATER CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF NOT PROPERLY SEALING LIGHT ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A SAFTEY PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THIS CAN CAUSE A REAR END ACCIDENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE USED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CAN CAUSE AN INJURY TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

REAR 'RACETRACK' LED LIGHTING FULL OF WATER FROM CONDENSATION. LIGHTING IS SHORTING OUT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PRICE TO FIX. ALSO IT MAY BE A DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS AT NIGHT. 27,000 MILES AND ALREADY GETTING WORSE.

REAR TRACKLIGHT HOLDING WATER AFTER RAIN AND CARWASH

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.

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.

AFTER ANY AMOUNT OF RAIN ETC. WATER LEAKING INTO LED RACETRACK LIGHTING CAUSING LED TO SHORT OUT. WATER POOLING IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES RACETRACK STRIP ... DEFECTIVE PART NOT SEALED PROPERLY.

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.

THE LED LIGHT BULB IN THE LICENSE PLATE HOUSING GOES OUT. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. DEALER DIAGNOSED NO PROBLEM AND REPLACED BULB. BULB LASTED 2 DAYS. NOW IT'S PAST WARRANTY AND BULB IS OUT AGAIN. ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE CHARGED FOR REPEAT SERVICE VISIT FOR SAME ISSUE AFTER 3 VISITS.

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.

RACTRACK LIGHT ON REAR TAILGATE HAS WATER INSIDE OF IT AND SHORTED OUT. NOTICED BURNT SMELL.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONNECTION BURNT AND MELTED THE CONNECTION SOCKET WHERE THE BULB CONNECTS. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 DODGE CHARGER. THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE CHARGER WAS PART OF A RECALL. THE 2015 DURANGO HARNESS IS NOT ON A RECALL, YET. IT'S THE SAME PART, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

WATER IS INSIDE THE LIFT-GATE RACE TRACK LIGHTING ASSEMBLY. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER "WATER INTRUSION" OF WHICH THIS IS. NEXT MONTH MY VEHICLE WILL BE 2 YEARS OLD SO IF I DON'T IT FIXED AT A COST OF $1,100 THE LIGHTS WILL SOON BE MOLDY, SHORTED OUT OR CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO RUST OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTY FIX REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILES.

DODGE WANTS TO CHARGE $300 TO SWAP OUT THE BULB ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE BLINKER WHICH CAN BE DONE EASILY IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH REGULAR OR LED BULB, HOWEVER IT SEEMS THAT AFTER HAVING SWAPPED OUT THE BULB WHICH SHORTED OUT ON THE TERMINAL CONNECTOR ITSELF (WHY IS MY BRAND NEW CAR CAUSING SHORTS FIRST OF ALL) SO I INSTALLED AN LED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS WELL. HOWEVER, THAT CAUSED PROBLEMS SAYING THE RIGHT BLINKER IS OUT. SO NOW, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I HAVE THE LED OR THE REGULAR LIGHT INSTALLED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER IT NOW GOES IN AND OUT SAYING "RIGHT SIDE BLINKDER OUT" - AND THAT'S EVEN WHEN IT WORKS!??!!! WHY IS THE COMPUTER THINKING THE BLINKER IS OUT WHEN I SEE IT WORKS? GRANTED, THE STUPID LEFT SIDE STOPPED BEING DUMB BUT NOW IS THERE SOME ATTENUATION OR SOMETHING THAT THE COMPUTER DOESN'T LIKE SINCE YOU BURNED OUT MY FIRST BULB AND IT'S CAUSING ISSUES AT THE RIGHT SIDE? DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS A RECALL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE, IT'S NOT A BULB PROBLEM, IT OCCURS WITH ANY BULB AND WHETHER IT I ACTUALLY OUT OR NOT IS NOT ACCURATE PER THE REPORTING FROM THE COMPUTER. SOMETIMES IT SAYS IT'S OUT AND IT IS, OTHER TIMES IT SAYS IT'S OUT AND IT'S NOT... THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOTIFYING OTHER SURROUNDING PEOPLE/VEHICLES OF INTENT TO TURN.