What 1,153 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

WATER LEAKS INTO THE RACETRACK LIGHTING AND POOLS CAUSING BURNOUT OF LED LIGHTING. THIS RESULTS IN REDUCING VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE DUE LACK OF LIGHTING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE DODGE DURANGO'S.

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THIS WINTER WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW. AS THE SNOW MELTED, WATER GOT INTO THE TAILGATE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. NOW THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHT WERE WATER HAS SETTLED IS OUT. I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER DURANGO'S. 2016 AND UP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. EITHER ON ONE SIDE OR BOTH LIKE MINES. WHEN I RAISE THE TAILGATE WATER DRAINS OUT BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS IN THE TAILGATE BACKUP LIGHT OR DAMAGE IN ANYWAY. I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS ISSUE. AS I SAID I NOTICED A LOT OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD LIKE MINES, WITH THIS PROBLEM THE LIGHT HAS NOT GONE OUT BUT MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM OR FAIL WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN A UNWANTED TICKET. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. AND WHEN I DROVE OFF MY HUSBAND SAW THE TOLD ME. ANY INFO ON WHAT CAUSED THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL. AS I AM NOT SURE IF THE SEALS FAILED TO KEEP THE WATER OR MOISTURE OUT.

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THE CENTER TAIL LIGHT HOUSING LEAKED WATER INSIDE AND MADE THE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT AND QUIT WORKING.

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I NOTICED WATER MADE ITS WAY INTO LED TAILLIGHT HOUSING AFTER OPENING LIFT GATE. WATER WAS VISIBLY DRAINING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AFTER DRAINING WATER BY REMOVING BOLT, THE LED HAS A ROUGHLY 6 INCH DARK SPOT WHERE THE WATER WAS RESTING. ITS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH 2014+ DODGE DURANGOS AND REPLACEMEBT PARTS ARE $1,100.00. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE.

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BOUGHT MY DURANGO USED ON 09/27/2018 WITH 44,500 MILES AND ABOUT 20 DAYS LATER NOTICED WATER IN MY TAIL LIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE EVEN THOUGH WATER IS GETTING INTO MY TAIL LIGHT THIS DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT NOW 10 MONTHS LATER AND MY RACETRACK LED LIGHT PANEL STOPPED WORKING THIS ITEM NEEDS RECALLED AND DODGE SHOULD BE REPLACING THEM AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR IT TO HAPPEN

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2016 DODGE DURANGO. THE TAILGATE LIGHTS GETS WATER IN THEM EVERY TIME IS RAINS. THE BULBS BURN OUT AND YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE BULBS YOURSELF. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS PAYING OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BACK LIGHT.

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WATER POOLING INSIDE THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHTS.

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WATER POOLING INSIDE THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHTS, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FAIL.

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TAKATA RECALL THE PROBLEM WITH MY DURANGO IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER DURANGO OWNERS ARE HAVING, ITS THE RACE TRACK LIGHT AND THE POOR MANUFACTURING OF THEM. WATER SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IN TO THEM CAUSING THEM TO BURN OUT. THOSE LIGHT ARE A MAIN PART OF THE RUNNING LIGHTS IN THE DAY AND NIGHT. HERE IN CANADA IT IS ILLEGAL TO NOT HAVE THEM ON AT NIGHT. THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS IF THESE BULBS WERE ACCESSIBLE TO CHANGE, BUT THEIR NOT WHICH MAKES THEM A MANUFACTURED DEFECT. THE DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE ISSUES AT THEIR OWN COST, NOT TELLING CUSTOMERS SORRY LIGHTS AREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY

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THIS DODGE DURANGO IS A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD WATER LEAK INTO WHAT SHOULD BE A SEALED TAIL LIGHT BAR. THE WATER HAS DESTROYED THE BULBS AND MAKES THAT SIDE OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE LESS VISIBLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN A COLLISION OR BACKED INTO ANYTHING. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART EVEN TOUGH I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF THIS DEFECT ON VARYING YEARS OF THESE DURANGOS.

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THE TAILLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT UNIT AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH WATER FROM RAIN OR SNOW MELT AND CAUSES THE TAILLIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION AND ALSO STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IDLE OR IN MOTION.

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WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE CAR THAT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, AFTER A RAIN EVENT AND NOTICED LIFTGATE TRACK LIGHTS GETS WATER INSIDE EVENTUALLY CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE RED LED'S IT'S A WHOLE ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDES LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS & BACKUP CAMERA, THE PART IS EXPENSIVE AND WARRANTY FOR THIS TYPE OF PART IS UP TO 36,000 MILES. ALSO THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE WITH THE SUSPENSION WHILE IN MOTION WHEN YOU GO DOWN OR UP ON A SLOPED AREA (ETC. TURNING IN OR OUT OF A GAS STATION ENTRANCE) DEALERS CANT FIGURE OUT WHY. THESES ARE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES BUT UNKNOWN

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THE REAR TAILLIGHT OR AS IT'S CALLED THE REAR RACETRACK LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER IN THE LOWER RIGHT AND LEFT CORNERS WHEN IT'S RAINING. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND NOW SOME OF THE LED HAVE SHORTED. VISIBILITY OF MY REAR LIGHTS HAS DECREASED BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE INSIDE THE TAILLIGHT. ABOVE ISSUE CAN BE VERIFIED VIA THE FOLLOWING LINKS- HTTPS://WWW.DODGEDURANGO.NET/FORUMS/DURANGO-DISCUSSIONS-2014/42937-POLL-WATER-TAIL-LIGHT-2014-A.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/2015/LIGHTS/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING.SHTML

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PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY/RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT (STRIP) BOTH "BLINK" WHEN RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS USED. ISSUE LINKED TO WATER/MOISTURE FOUND IN A COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS ADDRESSED BY THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP FEBRUARY 2018 BY DISCONNECTING, CLEANING, AND REASSEMBLING THE MENTIONED COMPARTMENT AND ITS ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. AS OF FEBRUARY 2019, THE MENTIONED "DUAL BLINKING" RETURNED.

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PLEASE ADD TO #11183410. LOST COMPLETE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CENTER TRACK LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO INCLUDE REVERSE LIGHTS. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE!

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THE REAR TAILLIGHT OR AS IT'S CALLED THE REAR 'RACETRACK' LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER WHEN IT'S RAINING. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME ELECTRIC ISSUES AND NOW SOME OF THE LED HAVE SHORTED. VISIBILITY OF MY REAR LIGHTS HAS DECREASED BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE INSIDE THE TAILLIGHT, AND IT'S ONLY MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ALL OF THE REMAINING LED BULBS ARE SHORTED OUT AS WELL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE TAIL LIGHTS, WHICH CAUSED THE BULBS TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER (MOORE CHRYSLER INC, 1523 W 3RD AVE, WILLIAMSON, WV 25661) STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE LIGHTS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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REAR TAIL LIGHTS RACE TRACK LIGHT FILLS WITH WATER AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT.

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I HAD SOMEONE RUN A REDLIGHT & HIT MY RIGHT SIDE QUARTER PANEL BEHIND THE TIRE JUST BEFORE THE DOOR. MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENSE WAS CRACKED IN THE PROCESS. THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME IT'S DEFECTIVE PRIOR TO YOUR ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN SEALED. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK IF THERE'S A RECALL. WETHER IT IS OR NOT IT'S STILL THE FAULT OF CHRYSLER'S & I HAVE MOISTURE INSIDE IT NOW. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WILL FIX FOR ME? CAN'T REMEMBER ACTUALL MILEAGE BUT FIFTY NINE THOUSAND SOMETHING. ALSO CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT DATE. NOVEMBER 2018

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TAIL LIGHT BAR ACROSS BACK COLLECTS WATER (BAD SEALS). NOW HAS SHORTED OUT AND TAIL LIGHT BAR AND TAG LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY

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RACE TRACK LIGHT SYSTEM COLLECTING WATER INSIDE THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND CAUSING LIGHTS NOT TO WORK

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WATER IS GETTING IN TAIL LIGHT

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VISIBLE MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION INSIDE OF CENTER RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS CAUSED LED TAIL LIGHTS TO FLICKER (SHORTING OUT). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LED TAIL LIGHTS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO SEE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT NIGHTTIME OR DARK DAYS.

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NOTICED WATER IN BOTH SIDES OF TAILLIGHT LENS OF TAILGATE. HAD TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE AT DEALER AND SHOWED SVC MANAGER WATER. REPAIR TECH FOUND "STRESS CRACK" IN TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY ALLLOWING WATER TO INFILTRATE TAILLLIGHT LENS. SVC MANAGER SAID "STRESS CRACK" COULD BE CAUSED BY CLOSING TAILGATE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE, IE.,AS IN TAILGATE BEING HIT OR IN AN ACCIDENT.

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WATER IS POOLING INTO THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE "RACETRACK " SECTION OF THE TAIL LIGHT IS NOW FLICKERING AND STAYING OFF. THE REPLACEMENT IS OVER $1000. THE "RACETRACK" TAIL LIGHT HAS TO BE REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES BACK UP CAMERA. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THOSE COMPONENTS SEPARATELY. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT I BELIEVED WOULD BE DEPENDABLE AND NOT GIVE ME SUCH BIZARRE ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE WATER GETS IN WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE STATIONARY

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