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.

- Westminester, SC, USA

My 2014 Dodge durange center racetrack lighting took on water and cause an electrical smell throughout my vehicle. I couldn't locate the trouble area until this light burned out. At 46,000 miles, I feel this is an unacceptable issue to be facing. I wasn't aware of this is until researching just last night. If it is a known issue, I would have watched the trouble area or been proactive to reduce the possibility of reaching this point where it doesn't work with an estimated $1,000 to fix.

- Schenectady, NY, USA

I have water pooling in both sides of my racetrack tail lights which is causing sections of light to fail. On top of that they have gone out completely at times but one small section has never come back.

- Washingtonville, NY, USA

Water in tail light causing lights to not work

- Prentiss, MS, USA

Water pooling in tail racer lights when it rains or goes through touchless car washes.

- Chester, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the rear passenger side brake lights failed to illuminate. Upon inspection it was discovered that the led light bulbs were blown due to water intrusion of the taillamp assembly. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 20,000.

- Rock, WV, USA

Water pooling inside the led tail light housing. Light has already been replaced under warranty once and now the replacement light has the same issue. Internet show this is a wide spread issue with 2014+ Durangos but no recall or action from Dodge.

- Calhoun, GA, USA

Portion of brake light (known as race track lighting) that is located on rear hatch portion of vehicle has been infiltrated by water due to faulty gasket material and rendered portion of light inoperable. Entire assembly must be replaced at a cost of $1100 at dealer. Have mopar maxcare warranty and will not be covered. Also spoke to Dodge customer care and they could not open a case on it due to the age/mieage on the vehicle. This has been a reoccurring issue on 2014+ Dodge Durango's as well as other models that use this racetrack lighting. To reiterate, the light is not damaged on the exterior in any way, was not modified by anyone in any way.....it is an inherent flaw in the design of he lighting and gasket used to keep it water proof that caused this failure.

- Delran, NJ, USA

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

- Westfield, NJ, USA

I am writing to you regarding what I consider to be a safety issue with my 2014 Dodge Durango. I got into my car to go to work, started the car and as it was running I smelled electrical burning. I looked around the inside and outside of the car. I noticed the rear track lights had parts of the lights that weren't lit up. I looked closer and there was water in the lights. When I first viewed the vehicle, I liked the added safety feature of the back being lit. I am experiencing condensation and water collecting inside the lights, resulting in the lights failing. I know that many other Durango owners are experiencing this same issue and have similar concerns. Please see carpcomplaints.com. I am asking that Dodge recognize this manufacturing issue and design flaw, and have the tracking lighting fixed, at no cost to the vehicle owner. I had first contacted mopar/Dodge customer care. The response was that my vehicle was out of warranty and also past some undefined 'small window' when Dodge would assist with the cost of repair. Customer care reference #74976328. Apparently Dodge does not consider this to be a manufacturing defect. Again, I refer to the high number of complaints regarding this issue that are easily accessible on-line. And I have only mentioned one site. I would be interested to know how many such complaints Dodge has directly received. The customer care email indicates that if Dodge's 'on-going internal investigations' show this to in fact be a manufacturing defect, they will contact me. I have no reason to believe that general 'on-going internal investigations' will include an investigation into the rear external light issue. I am hopeful that this safety issue will be looked into. Thank you very much for your consideration

- Wellsburg, NY, USA

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.

- Vancover, WA, USA

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.

- Midland, MI, USA

Due to water intrusion, my lower left corner led of the "racetrack" tail lamp has prematurely burned out.

- Lodi, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact noticed a puddle of water underneath the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The contact discovered that water had leaked into the rear race track light assembly. After removing a bolt from the assembly, the water was drained from the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

The rear racetrack lighting on my 2014 Durango takes on water when raining, causing rear deck lighting to fail. Dealer refuses to address issue and has no knowledge of issue. I am constantly draining water out of rear light racetrack.

- Tappan, NY, USA

My lift gate lamp assembly is retaining water which is causing electrical shorts in my tail lights. This is safety hazard in the state of Hawaii which caused me to fail my safety inspection and I cannot register my car.

- Mililani, HI, USA

Continued and persistent water infiltration into rear 'racetrack' tail lamp assembly. Occurs during all situations, whether stationary or driving. Water can be drained by removing lamp mounting bolts, but damage to internal lamp has already been done and this does nothing to prevent reoccurrence.

- Gales Ferry, CT, USA

Rear taillight led bar went out after water entered the light bar through small openings and defective weather stripping. The lights on the Durango are not sealed good enough to prevent water from entering. The light and the rear camera stopped working for the same reason. This is a defect that originated during production and can cause an accident. The consumer should not be responsible for replacing these parts every couple months because of water damage

- Berwyn, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the tail lights retained water, causing the lights to short out. The vehicle was taken to rairdon Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of marysville (360-653-5664, located at 16610 smokey point blvd, arlington, wa 98223) where the tail lights were replaced; however, the failure recurred 19 months later. The dealer stated that the warranty expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the warranty expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

- Lake Stevens, WA, USA

Vehicle stalled on highway when going over 40 mph. Water gets into left rear light and causes rear lights to go out.

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA