Back slider window has been leaking for years and filling up the rear compartment with water. Dealer says this is a common problem with Ram trucks and have received thousands of complaints already. Dealer said they can replace it at a cost of approximately $550.00. It's definitely the slider window that leaks because I sealed the glass completely around with Silicone. However, it continued to dump water in the compartment under the rear seat.
I proved my suspicions that it's the slider glass window by buying a $2.49 bicycle inner tube, inflating it around the window and truck cap and stopping the leak. Cheap fix but not a permanent one. Apparently Dodge has been aware of this problem for years but do nothing about it. There should have been a recall but. . .that costs them money. What really ticked me off was the dealer calling in their "window" man to test for leaks - that I already knew. To boot, the dealer charged me over $50.00 for the water test. Go figure.
I have a 2006 ram 2500 Quad cab 4x4 diesel 5.7L 8' bed. She's a beast!
During the recent Hurricane in the north, I left the rear sliding rear window open slightly and the Rt Passenger rear window.
My rear compartment had filled with water underneath the rear seat just behind the driver seat. I just figured it was because I left tow windows open.
Now, some weeks later, we have had a couple more storms. I have made sure that the windows were closed. Again after the rain storm this past week, I noticed again that the same compartment had filled with water.
After reading the complaint of the rear window seal, and now maybe the rear sliding window, I'm destressed on a $42,000 truck that's in beautiful shape and almost paid for.
the rear window has been leaking for some time now. dealer replaced the rear window seal but that was not the cause of the leak. the sliding rear window is where it is leaking. now the truck is out of warrenty and the dealer will not fix it now even though they never fixed it the first time. it is out of warrenty by about 7 months. this will be my last dodge truck. a 37000 dollar truck that fills up with water when it rains. that will keep there customers comming back!
- rogerspa,
Sayre, PA, US
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Back slider window has been leaking for years and filling up the rear compartment with water. Dealer says this is a common problem with Ram trucks and have received thousands of complaints already. Dealer said they can replace it at a cost of approximately $550.00. It's definitely the slider window that leaks because I sealed the glass completely around with Silicone. However, it continued to dump water in the compartment under the rear seat.
I proved my suspicions that it's the slider glass window by buying a $2.49 bicycle inner tube, inflating it around the window and truck cap and stopping the leak. Cheap fix but not a permanent one. Apparently Dodge has been aware of this problem for years but do nothing about it. There should have been a recall but. . .that costs them money. What really ticked me off was the dealer calling in their "window" man to test for leaks - that I already knew. To boot, the dealer charged me over $50.00 for the water test. Go figure.
- spr, Fayette City, PA, US