NHTSA Complaint #11327897 — 2015 DODGE DURANGO

WATER LEAKS INTO REAR LIGHT ON THE TAILGATE ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED WHEN IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE OR I'M DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER GETS INTO THE LIGHT AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE PORTION OF THE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. AS MORE WATER GETS IN OVER TIME I FEAR MORE OF THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES INSIDE THE TAILGATE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGE DURANGO'S FROM 2014+ THRU THE PRESENT. SOME OWNERS HAVE SHARED THAT AS THIS ISSUE WORSENS THE LIGHTS FLICKER WHICH COULD MAKE OTHER DRIVERS THINK YOU ARE BRAKING WHICH AGAIN COULD CAUSE A MOTOR ACCIDENT AND EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO FIX WHEN A BETTER GASKET AND SEALANT AROUND THE LIGHT HOUSING COULD FIX THE ISSUE FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE. *TR