2015 Dodge Durango Exterior Lighting Problems
- 119
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- tail light · 40 records
- tail lights · 19 records
- light assembly · 16 records
- race track · 15 records
- lift gate · 11 records
- center tail · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 58 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Water gets into the rear liftgate lighting (then'racetrack' light which causes the led to fail. Over time the problem will spread causing visibility to suffer. Once water is in there and leds fail the only option is replacement of the entire assembly.
ODI 11244577
Exterior Lighting
Rear race track lighting works intermittently, causing no lights on the licence plate at night. Led lighting burnt out in areas when working. This is the second time it has happened and very expensive fix!
ODI 11112423
Exterior Lighting
The middle section of my rear "race track led" taillight went out after only having the car for 3 years. There is water in the housing for the light. I have never been rear ended or is there any visible cracks. From what i'm finding on the internet this seems to be a major problem that is affecting many durango owners.
ODI 11104161
Exterior Lighting
Moisture got inside rear 'racetrack' light and now that part does not light up. Many other durangos have reported this issue.
ODI 11104873
Exterior Lighting
Water collects in the rear taillight assembly causing led lighting to short out and become non functioning. Not sure if water collected in assembly while vehicle is moving or stationary.
ODI 11306421
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Water in the tail light eventually burned out the lower left hand side, looks to be faulty sealant
ODI 11100188
Exterior Lighting
There is water getting into my rear 'racetrack' taillight area causing them to short out and becoming a danger to others on the road. Noticed it around june 2018
ODI 11164897
Exterior Lighting
Center tail lamp fills with water from rain / snow. Fails to turn on.
ODI 11142479
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Rear tracklight holding water after rain and carwash
ODI 11101475
Exterior Lighting
Seals around the rear liftgate racetrack lighting have allowed water to enter making the lights fail. This causes a safety issue by having the racetrack lights to fail. State inspections also fail this fault until the unit is replaced for $1120 in parts which will eventually fail again, we are not fixing this issue we are putting a band-aid on a situation needs to be looked at.
ODI 11098278
Exterior Lighting
Seals around the rear liftgate racetrack lighting have allowed water to enter making the lights fail. This causes a safety issue by having the racetrack lights to fail.
ODI 11098415
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge durango. The contact stated that the rear racetrack light filled with water and failed to illuminate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000. *tt consumer stated dealer was noified both times. It was repaired twice.*jb
ODI 11156895
Body · Exterior Lighting
The taillights have standing water in them and i have no clue how water would be able to get in there. The water will not drain and now it has caused a portion of my light to go out. After reading this online, i've seen a lot of durango owners with this issue and i feel this has to be turned into a recall. I have only had my car for one year and i am no longer in the warranty but i feel this should not be an out of…
ODI 11151080
Exterior Lighting
The race track brake lighting on the back hatch has filled with water and failed safety inspection. There are no scrapes, scratches, or any indication that anything is damaged. There have been numerous complaints from other owners with similar lighting and the fix is over $1,000. I bought the car brand new and have contacted both the dealer and dodge corporate who will not accept responsibility for an obvious…
ODI 11099153
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
27,300 miles and i have water pooling inside my led tracks of my tail lights. This is potentially going to cause the lights to short out and possibly blow fuses. This needs to be remedied by manufacturer being this is a very common issue
ODI 11204542
Exterior Lighting · Switch
The racetrack tail lighting is filling up with water due to leaking seals. The water is shorting out the lighting system and can completely short out leaving no center brake light on the lift gate, leaving you vulnerable to a rear end collision. This affects the whole electrical system. Dodge is aware of the problem and the fix is to have the consumer pay $1100 to replace it even though it will happen again.
ODI 11093321
Exterior Lighting
Racetrack lighting on rear hatch burnt out. Moisture inside.
ODI 11090522
Exterior Lighting
Moisture in the rear center tail light caused part of the lights to go out and could cause the entire system to fail, which in turn cause a collision at night.
ODI 11088764
Exterior Lighting
Racetrack light bar fills with water and causes tail lights to blow out. Following snow storm in april 2018 the light bar had approximately a 1/4 cup of water inside of the two tail lights. It is now nov 2018 and every time it rains i have to drain the tail lights of approximately the same amount. In 6 months i've had to drain them approximately 8 times and tail lights are showing signs of malfunction and shorting…
ODI 11151371
Exterior Lighting
Water is collecting in the right hand corner of the ractrack taillight. It has shorted out the led
ODI 11081256
Exterior Lighting
Noticed water & condensation collecting in lift gate raceway lighting system with truck parked in driveway on 3-23-18. Lower right side does not fully illuminate now. Drained by removing lower outside screw & several ounces ran out (thanks you-tube). Bought vehicle in early january 2016 as a new 2015 sxt. Has about 24,000 miles. I drive the truck easy and there was no external damage to the light assembly. A quick…
ODI 11081372
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
My rear tail light has water in it. Told dealership at 36k oil change and they said yes it happens all the time just put a hole in it to allow it to leak out. I said no that isnt what yoir supposed to do and they told me dodge will not cover it.
ODI 11090930
Exterior Lighting
I have 2015 dosge durango rt and iit has racetrack style tail light which divided in to three section right side tail light, center lift gate tail light and right side tail light from this three section the center section which is mounted on tail gate is started to have water building up in it and i couldnt figure out at first than after doing little search on internet i came across lot of peiple's complaint with…
ODI 11092163
Exterior Lighting
Water is collecting in the back taillights. When the back mounting bolt is removed a considerable amount of water drains out. The condensation remains and will lead to failure of the led lights. This is a costly part to replace and is a safety hazard. The issue is well known and there is no solution from dodge.
ODI 11076173
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The center tail light in the dodge durango's with the racetrack set up have a leaking problem where water enters through posing a risk to the electrical system and inside of the vehicle. This basically happens whether the vehicle is in motion or parked. When it rains - water enters through the defectively sealed tail light.
ODI 11084029
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