Good stuff! Having the same problem and Had the hardest time figuring out where the water was leaking from. I took off the headliner and ran the hose over the truck until I saw any leaking and Boom! It is leaking exactly where your two areas were in the inside window. Going to get some sealant tomorrow and do the same thing. Don’t have time to wait on the dealership and I sure don’t want to be without my truck for weeks just to fix a leak. Thanks!! For the upload. 👍🏿
It's not ice expansion. It's a poorly designed window. I just went through the same thing, with leaks and all. Today the glass company was out installing what will be my third rear window in this truck. The guy showed me the old window. The Ram rear window has a thin plastic frame that goes all the way around the perimeter of the glass. The sealant used to hold the window in place goes against that plastic, not flush against the glass like it should. Plastic gets brittle in heat or cold. So a hot summer or cold winter, or just big changes in temp due to a cold front or something, causes that plastic piece to crack and in comes the water, since the sealant is on the other side of the plastic. It's a terrible design and unfortunately means the leaks will keep coming back. This sealant fix your using is just about your best bet to keep water out, even if it doesn't look the cleanest. There's actually an ongoing lawsuit dealing with these rear windows right now.
@@AK4974U That's not true at all. This is happening on stock windows on every model, from the Tradesman up to the tippy top of the line. It's not a custom order window issue.
@@bodiemcdonald8288 My first window replacement was covered under the original bumper to bumper warranty. When it started leaking again a year later, I was out of warranty, but the glass company my dealer used had a 2 year warranty on the repair, so that covered it. Had to do it again this year, same thing, Glass company warranty covered it.
Thank you for the video.. My 2020 Ram 1500 has a radio control module thats mounted on the wall below the rear sliding window, that gets wet from water intrusion and shuts down my truck.. It has happened twice, at 1k each + towing and its just out of warranty.. Ram just wants to replace parts instead of solving the issue.. After telling me the module is not waterproof, I decided to make a plastic bag raincoat for the module to keep it safe... I originally took my truck to Safelite to have window replaced and they told me it was good and the problem is my 3rd brakelight.. I silicone sealed that up but I still get leakage coming directly below the sliding window, nothing is leaking from headboard area... I am going to try your caulking method before I pay 1300.00 for a rear window.. I hope it works!
was on vacation for 10 days it rained here for about 5 days and boom came home to find same exact issue. but when i lifted my seats OMG the mold on the black carpet!! truck now sits at dealer and fighting them with 36,133 miles on it and fighting RAM CARES
I have a 2016 and I found on the roof there are two black things that look like they drain water away. I followed them to the rear and found what looks like to drain holes. I was looking and found 3 outlets just under the window and can not figure out where the inlet is if it's not where the black roof things end. So I taped them off along with the 3rd break light and now no water leak. I think I am on to something. I'm going to use the black caulk and just go nuts.
Sadly, this didn’t work on my truck, but…Ram just recently extended the warranty on the seals on the fin and lights. I called in and let them know that the seal failed on my back window. They replaced it. I didn’t have to pay a dime. I didn’t go through the dealership, but contacted the Ram warranty service directly. They gave me a code to give the dealership to schedule the replacement.
I'm going to try that hopefully it works. I had mine replaced already and 2 months later it started leaking again. I'm adding sealant after this replacement. The idiots at Ram should have done a recall. Maybe they're waiting for a lawsuit
I checked my 2019 ram and the water does not enter through the stop light, right now it is raining and I removed the light and it is not wet, I checked the inside and on the sides of the speakers it looked wet which seems to get through the trim of the ceiling
Thanks for the vid. Just purchased 2019 5th gen 30k miles and window is leaking after a hard rain. Dealer ship says warranty is not going to cover and it’s up to me to fix it. 🤦🏽♂️ this blows. From Michigan so not excited for when winter hits. Gonna be a recurring problem.
No problem. Yeah they told me they would cover mine I bought mine brand new so I still have the bumper to bumper warrenty! But I was told they don't want to do a recall because it's not safty related!
dude, I hope you went to a different dealer or contacted Ram directly. They absolutely should cover it under the bumper to bumper warranty. Mine cracked the first time at 35k. They replaced it under warranty. You then have a 2 year warranty on that new glass through Ram. So when it cracks again, you get it replaced free again.
When things freeze they don't expand they contract. Things expand when heated, so in this case the sealant contracts and receipts allowing air and water to penetrate into cabin through those points. You're right… Sort of
Good stuff! Having the same problem and Had the hardest time figuring out where the water was leaking from. I took off the headliner and ran the hose over the truck until I saw any leaking and Boom! It is leaking exactly where your two areas were in the inside window. Going to get some sealant tomorrow and do the same thing. Don’t have time to wait on the dealership and I sure don’t want to be without my truck for weeks just to fix a leak. Thanks!! For the upload. 👍🏿
It's not ice expansion. It's a poorly designed window. I just went through the same thing, with leaks and all. Today the glass company was out installing what will be my third rear window in this truck. The guy showed me the old window. The Ram rear window has a thin plastic frame that goes all the way around the perimeter of the glass. The sealant used to hold the window in place goes against that plastic, not flush against the glass like it should. Plastic gets brittle in heat or cold. So a hot summer or cold winter, or just big changes in temp due to a cold front or something, causes that plastic piece to crack and in comes the water, since the sealant is on the other side of the plastic.
It's a terrible design and unfortunately means the leaks will keep coming back. This sealant fix your using is just about your best bet to keep water out, even if it doesn't look the cleanest.
There's actually an ongoing lawsuit dealing with these rear windows right now.
Was this covered by glass protection or general comprehensive coverage?
Yes I have a 2020 RAM and a 2004 Chevrolet and the back after all these years is just fine. Very piss poor design.
Makes sense why those rear windows dont come standard with the truck unless you custom order the truck online
@@AK4974U That's not true at all. This is happening on stock windows on every model, from the Tradesman up to the tippy top of the line. It's not a custom order window issue.
@@bodiemcdonald8288 My first window replacement was covered under the original bumper to bumper warranty. When it started leaking again a year later, I was out of warranty, but the glass company my dealer used had a 2 year warranty on the repair, so that covered it. Had to do it again this year, same thing, Glass company warranty covered it.
Thank you for the video.. My 2020 Ram 1500 has a radio control module thats mounted on the wall below the rear sliding window, that gets wet from water intrusion and shuts down my truck.. It has happened twice, at 1k each + towing and its just out of warranty.. Ram just wants to replace parts instead of solving the issue.. After telling me the module is not waterproof, I decided to make a plastic bag raincoat for the module to keep it safe... I originally took my truck to Safelite to have window replaced and they told me it was good and the problem is my 3rd brakelight.. I silicone sealed that up but I still get leakage coming directly below the sliding window, nothing is leaking from headboard area... I am going to try your caulking method before I pay 1300.00 for a rear window.. I hope it works!
was on vacation for 10 days it rained here for about 5 days and boom came home to find same exact issue. but when i lifted my seats OMG the mold on the black carpet!! truck now sits at dealer and fighting them with 36,133 miles on it and fighting RAM CARES
Mine started leaking last week. I’ll give that a try. Thank you for the great tip!
What kind of weather stripping did you use?
@@2002GTP black window caulk from Home Depot silicone is too hard to smooth out caulking is easy to clean up and smooth out with just water!
I took my 3rd brake light apart this evening. It was wet inside after the car wash. I seriously believe the gasket is the issue. It looks so cheap.
@@2002GTP the whole setup that's why I filled them all the shark fin, the tail light and the back glass
How has it held up for you?
I have a 2016 and I found on the roof there are two black things that look like they drain water away. I followed them to the rear and found what looks like to drain holes. I was looking and found 3 outlets just under the window and can not figure out where the inlet is if it's not where the black roof things end. So I taped them off along with the 3rd break light and now no water leak. I think I am on to something. I'm going to use the black caulk and just go nuts.
Sadly, this didn’t work on my truck, but…Ram just recently extended the warranty on the seals on the fin and lights. I called in and let them know that the seal failed on my back window. They replaced it. I didn’t have to pay a dime. I didn’t go through the dealership, but contacted the Ram warranty service directly. They gave me a code to give the dealership to schedule the replacement.
I'm going to try that hopefully it works. I had mine replaced already and 2 months later it started leaking again. I'm adding sealant after this replacement. The idiots at Ram should have done a recall. Maybe they're waiting for a lawsuit
I checked my 2019 ram and the water does not enter through the stop light, right now it is raining and I removed the light and it is not wet, I checked the inside and on the sides of the speakers it looked wet which seems to get through the trim of the ceiling
Thanks for the vid. Just purchased 2019 5th gen 30k miles and window is leaking after a hard rain. Dealer ship says warranty is not going to cover and it’s up to me to fix it. 🤦🏽♂️ this blows. From Michigan so not excited for when winter hits. Gonna be a recurring problem.
No problem. Yeah they told me they would cover mine I bought mine brand new so I still have the bumper to bumper warrenty! But I was told they don't want to do a recall because it's not safty related!
dude, I hope you went to a different dealer or contacted Ram directly. They absolutely should cover it under the bumper to bumper warranty. Mine cracked the first time at 35k. They replaced it under warranty. You then have a 2 year warranty on that new glass through Ram. So when it cracks again, you get it replaced free again.
Tried tail light with peratex still leaking. Same leak inside as your truck. 2 spots. Bout to get some of the dap
You have to use window silicone black that could withstand the weather!
Thanks Mann, pay for something and ya get pissed on aka rained on. Lol
@@gotRdunnno problem I know the feeling lol
@damianpeters what weather stripping did you use? Thanks
Black dyna Flex window caulk from home depot wait for a warm day and wet your fingers and you can smooth it out it's like 10 bucks
@Damian Peters thanks man for the quick reply I'll give that a try
@@Silver_Bullet_Hemi no problem
Is that a sub box under your back? If so where’d you get it
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How has this held up so far? I have the same exact issue right now.
It's held up perfectly so far.
For a clean look just have a Glass shop seal the window them guy do some serious work with a electric caulking gun
When things freeze they don't expand they contract. Things expand when heated, so in this case the sealant contracts and receipts allowing air and water to penetrate into cabin through those points. You're right… Sort of
umm, water expands when it freezes.....
You might want to revisit your elementary school books or just put a bottle of water in the freezer because your are 100% incorrect.