2014 Dodge Durango: water leaks into the cabin

Filed Jun 12, 2026 · Lights · OR

Water leaks into and pools in the tail lights causing the tail light to go out. Other drivers can't see the back of the car at night thus increasing risk of rear end collision. The problem was confirmed by the dealer and I was told that it is a very common problem on this model and that the manufacturer refuses to cover the $1600.00 repair cost. There were no warnings that the light had gone out, so this is very dangerous because it's possible that you drive around for many months without realizing that your tail light is not working.

Filed Apr 21, 2023 · Lights · NY

Dodge Durango Race track tail light. Whole lower left side bulb out and license plate lights due to water entering that area. When you lift the truck water pours out of the light area. Dangerous to drive not sure when the whole light will give out. This is a defect on tons of Durango’s and is a safety hazard to drive. You never know when the whole light will go out do to this defect. Some will get in a accident because of this. If some can’t see your brake light especially at night this will cause a accident! In addition the police pull you over for a bad light and now no license plate lights due to this water issue .

Filed May 2, 2022 · Electrical, Lights · NY

Rear racetrack lighting fills with water. Could short out causing fire or no lights. Have had replaced in 2017. Now water leaking again. Common issue when searched for. Called dealers said dodge warranty has not been covering issue now. Have max care coverage.

Filed Jan 19, 2022 · Lights · MI

The rear "racetrack" tail light assembly fills with water and disables the lights. Also water gets in to the lights over the license plate and disables that light as well.

Filed Jan 17, 2022 · Lights · PA

Water gets into track lights, short circuiting entire tailgate lighting including license plate light, back up camera, and tailgate panel lighting.

Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Lights · 93,000 miles · IL

The racetrack tail light is not airtight so water gets inside the lamp. This caused an electrical short on the LED boards and smoke filled my car. I contacted dodge and they said there was nothing they could do for me. My insurance accepted it as a claim and I had the lamp replaced. The old lamp was intermittently lit before going completely out.

Filed Sep 1, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · WI

The racetrack tailgate light leaks and a large amount of water gets inside after anytime its left in the rain, or after a car wash. This will build up and cause a short. This also freezes in the winter and will eventually crack the entire expensive tailgate light. This racetrack light needs to be replaced.

Filed May 15, 2020 · Lights · 9,000 miles · MO

Water entered the tail light(not through any cracking but through the seals on the sides of it) and caused portions of the light to burn out. About 3 months after this the tail light was cracked but caused no more water than usual to get in. The crack was completely repaired and water still comes into the tail light through the seal on the sides of it if it is parked outside in heavy rain. It is embarrassing and unsafe to drive at night when portions of the light do not work. We noticed this about 7 months after the car was purchased when it was parked in a parking lot during heavy rain. During light showers, it does not do this or when driving but if the vehicle sits in rain for a long period of time water starts to build up inside presenting the need to remove a bolt and drain the light(which we do). This also happens when washing the vehicle. You can spray right where it was cracked and no water gets in but if you spray around the sides of the light water starts entering. This has been happening since 2016 but we do not know the exact date but it would be about mid january 2016.

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Lights · 110,000 miles · SC

Water leaks into the tail light housing causing it to pool up in the bottom and kill the LED's. Really bad in the snow. You can see where the LED's have started to die in the attached picture, the bottom most LED's on the tailgate.

Filed Jan 30, 2020 · Lights · 51,400 miles · NJ

Rear center taillight shorted out due to water leaking in due to manufacturing defect.

Filed Jan 17, 2020 · Lights · 73,000 miles · MI

A section of the lift-gate racing lights is out. It is a sealed unit so you have to purchase the entire racing light assembly. It is extremely expensive, approximately $1200 just for the assembly itself. After some investigation it appears this is a common problem with dodge durango's. Water enters the sealed unit (apparently because it is not sealed properly) and causes the LED light to burn out. Given the common occurrence of this issue dodge should issue a recall to fix this problem.

Filed Jan 17, 2020 · Lights · 9,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge durango. The contact stated that for the sixth time there has been water entered the taillight on the rear tailgate of the vehicle. The dealer dick's country chrysler jeep dodge 767 sw baseline st, hillsboro, or 97123, (503) 746-9621, replaced the lights for the sixth time. The dealer stated that the parts were covered under a 24 month warranty. The issue recurred again and the vehicle was taken back the dealer. The contact was informed that permission from the manufacturer was needed from the manufacturer to replace the taillight a seventh time. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,000.