2017 Dodge Durango Exterior Lighting
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Lower portions of rear tail light are failing due to water infiltration.
Rear liftgate taillight assembly seal has failed allowing water to get in. As a result, the led lighting element has failed which dramatically reduces rear visibility by other vehicles.
The rear lights on the tailgate on these vehicles continue to fail due to water inclusion. This affects night time visibility. I've noticed this trend on many Dodge Durango models spanning many different years. My vehicle had this occurrence with roughly 70,000 miles. Many vehicle owners have had much earlier failures.
Tracktail lights water go inside and cost repairs is over 1,500 all cables got burned out fire can happen soon if they don't. Make a safety recall for its 2017 dodge durango rt racetrack tail lights
The “race track light” on the rear hatch of the vehicle has allowed water to get in to the electrical LED components and has caused a portion of the light to fail. It seems to be a common failure and it creates a safety issue with visibility of the vehicle at night. In addition, the component to replace this light is very very expensive, with no hope that the new part will not fail in the same manner.
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the vehicle, he became aware that the taillights were not functioning properly. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the taillight sealant, resulting in water leaking into the casing and short-circuiting the wiring. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 79,000.
The rear center tail light, “Racetrack light” has water in it and is defective now for the second time, this is a well known issue, but continues to fail. Dodge will not cover the repair even with a maximum care warranty, pushing a well documented issue back to the consumer.
Water in tail lights. Complete failure of marker lights
The rear tail light(race track light) has lost its seal and water has protruded the sealed of the LED tail light causing disruption in the light functioning properly. I have taken my vehicle to the dealership, it does have an extended warranty from Mopar on the vehicle, but the dealership will not cover. The replacement cost of repairing the rear tail light. The dealership informed me that this was a reoccurring issue for Dodge Durango‘s. I am concerned that the tail light will completely fail, and I will be involved in an incident due to the driver behind me not being able to recognize my vehicle with the tail light not functioning properly..
Back tail track light has water intrusion from a bad gasket that dodge installed on these durangos and I'm scared that it will cause an electrical fire
Apparent defect in racetrack light. Water gets into the racetrack light and causes it to burn out. This will cause the racetrack light to not fully light up when braking. Multiple people have almost rearended me. Did some research and other owners have reported an electrical smell or possible burning smell. Defect was confirmed with car dealership that water is getting into the racetrack light. Sometimes its part of light sometimes its the full light. Unable to pass inspection in NYS without light being completely lit up so this needs to be recalled as it is a safety issue and should be fixed by Dodge.
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the taillights failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that a circuit chip was burned due to contact with an unknown fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Rear Tracklights has water intrusion. This is a safety hazard and should be a recall asap
All of my lights on the back of my vehicle are out due to water damage. This is a known problem with these vehicles. The vehicle has less than 50,000 miles. The cost for a replacement is $1500. Dodge has known of this issue for many years has done nothing to correct it. It will not pass the state safety inspection with the lights out. It is a safety issue because I have no rear lights. We contacted Dodge. They told us if this becomes a recall, they will reimburse us for repairs. This has been an issue for many years and they have neglected to repair the problem. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
There is a gap between the lift gate lamp and the frame of the vehicle allowing for water build up in the lighting causing for the brake lights to malfunction and go out at random times. Dealer wants to charge 1,500 to replace light but refuses to acknowledge that the issue is cause by the gap between the frame and the light. Constantly have to bleed out water from my brakes until they went out
The rear tailgate lights, which operate in conjunction with the tail lights, fills up with water over time. The water then shorts out the LED lights.
HAVING ISSUES WITH WATER IN RACE TRACK TAILLIGHT AND NOW. THE WHOLE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT IS OUT
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the contact was pulled over by the police and was informed that their rear center taillight was inoperable. Additionally, the license plate light was also inoperable. The contact was able to continue driving back to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be inspected. The contact was informed that there was a cost for a diagnostic test. The contact declined due to the cost. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,506.
The contact owns a 2017 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the headlights would turn off inadvertently after driving for 30 minutes. The contact was made aware of the headlight failure when she was pulled over by the police. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the headlight assemblies were faulty, but only the light bulbs were replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. The Vin was unavailable.
Water in the rear tailgate light(race track)
TAIL LIGHT CRACKED ALLOWING WATER IN LIGHTS CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OUT. NOTICED THIS ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. NO OTHER DAMAGE, LOOKS LIKE IT WAS CUT WITH A LASER. CAR WAS STATIONARY
THE RACETRACK LIGHTS HAS WATER IN IT AND IT HAS FLASHED OFF AN ON. ONCE THE WATER WAS OUT IT CAME BACK ON
THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BAR FILLED WITH WATER AND STOPPED WORKING. THIS PART WAS 1ST REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2018, AND NOW THE 2ND ONE IS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE OR FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT.
THE REAR LIGHTS ARE FILLING WITH WATER. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SHORT OR PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS AND I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR, BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. I SEE OTHER ISSUES STATING THE RACETRACK LIGHT IS FILLING WITH WATER. WE HAVE DRAINED THE WATER NUMEROUS TIMES. I SEE THIS IS AN ISSUED FOR 2014, 2015, 2016 YEARS AS WELL I AM ATTACHING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS
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The 2017 Dodge Durango has 56 Exterior Lighting complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.