Water Coming In!
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2019
- The truck smells like a wet boot. I find the leak and FIX IT.
Thanks to the guys on TunedRAMS for the great advice!
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Awesome job dude. Just had this issue hit us a couple days ago when some heavy rains came. I was getting really frustrated until I came across your video. Can’t thank you enough!
Love your troubleshooting of each possible leak spot. Great job man. Tired of mine smelling like a wet dog.
I have a water leak as well, 3 yrs on my truck..disappointing for sure.. thanks for posting what you did.. gonna help me isolate where my leak is! Thank you!
Thank you for being thorough. Great job!
Good job dude. You've done all the work finding the issue making it easy for me to go directly to the fix. I owe ya a beer. Cheers bro
Yance Martin glad I could accommodate!!! Cheers brother!!
Instablaster
I definitely owe you a beer also, have the same issue and was wondering where it was coming from. You just solved my question! Thank you!
2018 RAM Big horn. Same problem. Only 3400 mi. on truck. Thanks Mike. Great video dude. I lucked out . I let my dealer know and they told me 99% of the time, its the 3rd break light. They replaced it for me the same day. My advisor told me that the new body style has back window leak problems ! Get with it FCA !!! Thanks again dude.
Great video! This just started happening to my 14 Ram.
I had that same problem on my 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab. I couldn't figure it out and I took it to the dealer. Luckily it was still under warrantee. The dealer told me that the leak is common after a third break light bulb change. The third break light requires silicone to seal the enclosure after the bulb has been changed. They put silicone around mine and I never had the leak again. Good Video.
Thank You ! This was definitely the mystery leak spot & saved us alot of cash !
Glad it helped!!!!
I have the 17 express and my rear slider leaked, not to mention the rear cab vents. Now I have to order a new carpet since the foam is completely saturated. 🙄
Good job going into detail!
OMG! Thank you for this video. No one had a back roof leak video, only to clear sunroof drains. My 2018 ram has been leaking and I never would have guessed it was from the light 😂.
Glad it helped!! 💪🏼😆
You have solved my mystery leak. Thank you!!!
Thanks for the info.
I'm having some water on my 2017. I'm going to be working on this.
You, my friend, are a fellow bostonian! thanks for posting this, i would not have guessed brake light was culprit
What going on!? Yes that or the vents, I have another video on the vents too, links in description
Thanks! I live in PNW and bought a 2010 ram 3500. I don't drive it that much and the fall rains fell for a while before seeing my storage areas filled with water! I thought at first it was the rear slider and checked that out. No dice. Then we just had a wicked rain event that flooded the southern coast of BC big time and my truck continues to smell like a wet boot! I found a lot of moisture in my carpet in the back but the front feels dry after pulling the trim at the base of the doors. Hopefully I don't have to pull out all the seats to dry the carpet! I am going to reuse my light bvut put on new weather stripping that is better than the stock seal. That will just leak again too.
Got info on MD Building Products 19/32- inch x10 feet premium Auto and Marine Rubber Weather Strip Black. Available at Home Depot as a good fix for the seal replacement.
Thanks for sharing man!! Let us know if it lasted, hope your truck is smelling better 🦶 💪🏼😆
Had the same issue Mike. I ended up purchasing weather strip from homedepot, and problem solved.
M.A.D Ram that’s good it worked!
Thanks brother, got the same problem I even sealed the roof seams and didn't fix
Thanks for this!!
Changing the 3rd brake light gasket in a few days. 2017 BigHorn. Leaking on rear passenger side. I also sealed both sides of rear windows at the corners.
Thanks for the vid. You did an outstanding job.
Thanks boss
I also coated the light seal with dielectric grease/silicone grease. Help prevent the seal from saturating
It will happen again soon. The neoprene seal breaks down with the heat, pressure and weather. You need to remove the neoprene seal and use butyl tape to make a water tight gasket around the third brake light before installation. P.S. You can use the original brake light and save yourself some money.
THANKS 4 THE INFO. GOD BLESS,
Great video. It sucks that you just can’t buy a replacement gasket for the 5th Gens and have to buy the entire light. I just used some auto/marine weather striping and replaced the seal so hopefully that fixed my problem.
Thanks for the video. I have the same problem
Thanks for the vid! That was exactly the problem i had
Great video bro! I'm up in Oregon, it gets wet here if you hadn't heard. had the same issue. Used gutter sealant over the gasket on the light. Then blew out the rear window slider track drains. BOTH were leaking. You're right about one thing bud, my Laramie RAM 🐏 is a nice fucking truck. Smelling like a gym bag is not an option. Plus I didn't want my sub to short out. Best wishes from PNW bro.
What’s up Frank, yeah nice trucks and smelling like a foot or a gym bag isn’t going to happen!! That’s good you figured both out!! Now I got to check my slider, always something!!!! Yeah you guys get some rain up there!!
Life saver brother, thanks for the video
Glad it helped!!
anyone getting ready to do this job, needs to read this first. ignore taking everything apart inside the truck. all you have to do is get a long 24" big screwdriver and push up on the old vent then gently pry the bottom snaps out and pull the old vent off. if you worry about the paint just wrap the screwdriver with tape. slide the new vent up into place using screwdriver to be sure the top end snap is in first, then snap in the bottom by pushing it in. it is not hard to do at all and i was able to do both of my vents in 5 minutes from start to finish.
Thanks! My uncle's ram had the same leak and my ram just started leaking. I'm just replace the foam see if that works, can buy window seal foam tape at home depot. Hope it works.
Good stuff!!
I got the same problem with my ram , thank you for your video
Glad it helped!
this is awesome. thanks
Great video I have same problem with my 2020 ram long horn 10500 miles
Good stuff bruhh
3rd brake light AND both rear vents had leaks on my 2015 RAM. I replaced the vents and doubled up on the brakelight gaskets, and all the leaks are fixed for now.
Nice video. Thanks
Bro this has helped me so much I was about to trade my 2013 longhorn
Mine leaked too. After silicone and more weatherstripping it stopped, but then I also got some leaking in where the middle opening windows lower horizontal seal meets the vertical ones. I went around to all seal junctions with some black silicone RTV.
What did you use for the inside roof material clean and smell?
I have the same stupid issue!!!!
Thanks😊
You can even see at the top of the 3rd brake light hole where the water brought dirt in past the seal area
Cool thanks this helps a lot
Same problem except my truck is 03 model ,going to use sealer as well ,
Just caught water under my back seat and sounds exactly like your problem. Mines a 2015.
My 2013 Ram quad cab I get a drop coming out the passenger grab handle. One month will leak, one month it's fine. Think mine is the windshield seal has small area not sealed. Is not 3rd brake light, took oem off, added aftermarket and thick seal and the headliner looks perfect.
Had the same issue. Ended up using butyl tape, sealed up nicely. Now I have another leak somewhere else. I think it’s the drivers side rear door seal. 🤦♂️
Awesome thank you,
I had the same problem in my 2011 and now with my 2019 aint that some shit
My middle brake was the problem. Just get some 3m clear paint protective tape. Outline the light seam with about 1 1/2 in of over hang on the light and the paint.
You can't even see it and it's dry and been dry for over a year. 20 bucks amazon 3m paint protective tape.
I have a 2017 and the break light leaked. When I replaced it I was still getting a damp spot on my carpet and after taking mine apart like you did I found that my tonneau cover was diverting rain onto my cab vents. Sincei keep it rolled up I have not had any problems with.
Doug Cagle I have a tonneau cover too, I soaked my vents and didn’t get a drip. A few have had issues with their vents
THANK YOU!!! 🍻
You’re welcome!!
My 2011 ram had a leak also but I found the water coming in thru the rear sliding window. I guess the seals went bad. Going to order new ones and see if it works.
Very common. Need to weather strip the light seal.
Thanks!!
Happened on mine i had to bail out my truck cuz there was so much. Ended up replacing the seal with 3/8" weather stripping and its been water tight for over a year now
Awesome video thank you. I have a 2013 1500 and my sirius xm stopped receiving. I noticed stains and wetness in both corners so there's a good chance it's my 3rd brake light as well. I'm hoping this didn't ruin my satellite antenna and I'll get the sign back once the moisture is gone. Have you or anyone had this problem? What was your result if so?
I have a leak and I’m gonna have to do the same thing. Thank you
It’s pretty simple, and well worth it
My Ram is 2 years old too and I just started noticing moisture on the inside. I found both back corner ceiling is wet and stained. Ram is a hunk of poo poo. After it’s fixed I’m going to trade it in.
Great accent. My 2014 is leaking all over..pos..I have yet to find the point of entrance..keeps raining..no garage..looks like dealer..pain in the behind.. keep up the good work..
How do you get something on recall list?????? Thanks guys
Damn! You got to buy a whole new light to solve the problem. I noticed that smell when it rain .
At that time the newer lights had a thicker weather stripping, they’re not that expensive and I kept my old one to test different options
My leak is bizarre. Dealer has replaced the rear windshield twice and the third brake light once. No wet carpets ever. My truck is 3 years old with 34k miles. Looks pristine but like wet laundry. Still trying to figure this out. I air it out constantly as to avoid mold.
My 2019 limited has this issue but I get water stains in both rear headliner corners.
Yep,common problem . A trip to home depot fixed the problem as the factory gasket on that light is pathetically inferior for that position of the truck . The homedepot stuff is almost twice as thick and I have a 14 crew cab
arthur bischoff good idea. The new ones from dealership have a thicker gasket now
@@TunedRAMS really ? Ok , didn't look like it to me but then I'm comparing what I fixed mine with and I can tell you that that stuff they're using now doesn't look any different that the half inch stuff I'm using now . But it is it's great you got it worked out :-)
arthur bischoff the new ones now, like for the past year, my 2017 was so flat. It’s a joke where they put those, how exposed the cabin is at that area. I’m trying to come up with an idea to guarantee a water proof seal
@@TunedRAMS NICE !!! It's been a couple of years since I did mine so , I think I got it licked. Next item on the list is those pesky broken header bolts , think I might get some ARP replacements , you have any ideas ?
arthur bischoff check the headers for warpage that’s usually why they break. I never had any problems so I never needed to find a resolve. But I’m sure it will happen eventually, I heard them ARP are stronger tho
Thank you for this. Just curious, did you install a brand new light? Wouldn't the same thing happen again if so (design issue)?
Yes I got a new one but check the description for the other videos, I ended up going a different method
Thank you. My Ram stays wet.
Hello! I commented on another video of yours regarding the third break light. I took mine out today after it rained last night, and the gasket is dry, and there was no water inside the break light compartment, but my carpet was wet underneath the driver's side rear seat. I do have another break light on order, and I'll prolly do that trick with the zip tape that you have done in your other video. But I have light stains in the inside roof in the back, towards the corners. I'm beginning to believe that my leak is coming from those roof gaskets that go from the front to the back on each side of the roof by the doors. Have you ever heard of those gaskets leaking? Thanks man! Love your videos, good stuff.
What’s up! I haven’t heard of the roofs leaking. Those stains usually are from the third brake light. The water travels toward those spots. But I haven’t heard of anyones roof leaking at the seams no
@@TunedRAMS okay man thanks. I have a new third break light on order. So my other question was on yet another of your posts lol, do you think the flex seal tape would do just as good as the zip tape? Happy Easter!
The foam gasket on the third brake light needs replacing
My 2005 1500 extended cab has water coming out of the screw covers of the passenger side front A-column... anybody else? Also, it seems it doesn't leak unless the rain is wind driven, if there is rain with no wind it doesn't leak.
Pretty sure my third break light is leaking on my 2005 Ram 1500, but I also had a leak around the top of the windshield and will probably have to remove the a-pillar cover to check if any mold is in there. Did you find any mold?
No mold, my truck is fairly new. I did let the carpet dry before reinstalling. I also sprayed 50/50 bleach on the under side just in case.
I did all the steps you did, I've replaced the 3rd brake light twice, first time it was leaking I replaced that fixed for a year then it started leaking from 3rd brake for the 2nd time so this time I bought another new 3rd brake light this time I put rtv silicone on the gasket to be sure this time that fixed it. Then 6 months later yet another leak that time it was the cab vents so I replaced then then here 8 months later I got yet another water leak an it not coming from either. At this point it has to be a window seal in the rear windows. It's very frustrating
It can be frustrating. You got to seal one item at a time, hose it down and find where the water is coming from. Remove the seats and all liners
Oh yes that's pretty much what I'm doing now, fixing each leak at a time. I've got the whole back seat an carpet out now drying. I think this one is coming from the rear window possibly. I won't trade it in, just paid it off I've put to much into this Cummins to now know what I've got now!
My 2010 2500 filled the storage compartments (I had a subwoofer in one) after we had major rain storms in 2013. The stupid service guy told me it was the sunroof and they are meant to leak and the water is channeled out some how. Then they finally said it was the 3rd brake light and did a recall and put a new seal or used some kind a sealant on it. I had to replace the 3rd brake light bulb and it was a little tough to get off but then I just used silicone to seal it back up. Sometimes I thought it smelled musty but did not see water or if it got in and I could not tell. This is a problem for water getting and do any of the other manufactures have this issue or use something else to seal theirs?
Yeah the sunroof drains go behind the rear seats but mine were fine. The third brake light is a pain, also the vents can leak too. I’m not sure if any other trucks have this issue or not
What year is ur car? Mine doing the same. Water in the same area of the carpet
I just found my carpet in the back seat was wet around the threshold so I assume I have the same problem,was the seal on the third brake light foam? It will probably happen again given foam is absorbent,I was thinking on picking up some round rubber gasket and form where the foam gasket was after I remove it,I would like A permanent fix
I made mine leak proof, the link is in description!
I have the same truck was leaking at the same place too
All rams have this problem since the 90s.
So is it a recall or not?
My leak was the vents. Had to tale to the dealer 4 times before they fixed it.
Rude Dawg76 them cents are pretty cool. When you throw the heat on they open right up
Never really checked them out. Let my dealer deal with it when it was under warranty. The dealer thought I was pouring the water on my floors and making a big deal about it. They actually said I was lying about it. After fighting with them the 4th visit they finally found out about the vents leaking. I think my truck was the first one the dealer dealt with the leaking vents. Once they fixed that my truck has been dry ever since. Dam though it was a fight.
Rude Dawg76 always a dam fight with the stealership
Mine leaked too.
Did you notice your interior windows having more than normal condensation on them as a result of the leak? I’m getting that now and I def have a leak in the back and pretty sure it’s coming from the same place
Yes the moisture made the windows worse!
That’s exactly how it started in mine. We even got a little mold build up on the bottom of the seat belts. I have kids so this was really worrisome for me.
How do you clean the inside roof material if it got wet?
The headliner?
Mine is an 18 Ram. The third brake light is licking. You cannot buy a gasket from the dealer. They want you to buy the whole light if it has a camera in that it is over seven hundred dollars to buy that i'm waiting for an aftermarket gasket now
Look in the description, zip tape solves the leaking problem a gasket will not solve the problem.
I have a 2017 ram 1500 express my third brake light just started leaking and the cab vents in the rear are leaking 😭…. I bought the truck in 2019 everything started leaking this week.
Seal it up!! 💪🏼
@@TunedRAMS Yes sir new seals just arrived yesterday I’ll be installing them today thanks for the video it help me identify the problem very quickly👍
My Ram is doing the same thing
Clearly this is a manufacturers defect, have you discussed this with Ram Corporate? This needs to be addressed as the seal should not retain water.
Just like the cams!! They don’t care, keeps the service center busy, every vehicle has flaws
In the long term, has replacing the brake light fixed the leak?
Geno's Garage has an aftermarket gasket that looks like it may work. I just ordered one myself.
Subwoofa
My rear window is leaking
Does it do it on both sides
It can
Mine was leaking at the sliding window to
Coming in from all angles!
Outrageous that we spend all this money buying these things, and Ram KNOWS about these issues, then they make us waste our time and money to fix their horrible design. Even now they offer an “extension” on the warranty for the 3rd light fix, but what about the two days Ram had my truck in their possession?
Not to mention I have a DIFFERENT leak in the front driver floorboard, that they “can’t” find. It needs to burn in their parking lot.
You’re not wrong my friend, unfortunately every other named brand has their issues as well. But they definitely should do more general recalls to fix the problems permanently!
My rain channelwas leaking on the end where the cables go. I sealed them with some black window caulking
Also you can silicon the 3rd brake light
Did you just seal them so they would lay flat? (The rubber channels) I think this is where mine is leaking as well
I pulled the cable up and siliconed the end then put them back in and did the top also
@@crazyscott71 thanks I was curious on how to fix mine, as mine are leaking there as well.
no problem just keep it away from the cable
Scotty Kilmer has saved me a LOT of money over the past 20 yrs.
spraying water in with 3rd brake light out ?wtf of course water comes in
Awesome design isn’t it?
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This only on 1500 or all? I got a 16 2500 and no leaks but if so good to know and I can do the tape and seal before it starts
I’m not sure about the other ones, they’re considered heavy duty so they may have a better barrier
@@TunedRAMS I believe they are still the same cab so better to be safe and do this then to have a leak. I live in Cali don't get that much rain lol but this week and past week been raining alot. Thanks for the post and these tips I appreciate it