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abcom

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Purchased my 2020 Ram limited in February. I am enjoying my truck but I am having a couple issues with it. Every time I do a car wash I have water leaking in at the top passenger side of the rear window. Also my passenger side rambox lid cover does not fully shut and it seems to be mostly affected by temperature When it is cold the lid has a good half an inch gap and when it heats up it is tight and flush with the frame So I scheduled a warranty to check on thsee issues and also to tighten the wiper arms.
Brought it to the dealer on 5/29/20. Dealer said it would probably be done around lunchtime and that they would give me a call regardless if it is done to give me a status update. They never called me so I called them around 1 o’clock and they seemed upset that I called them and said they were still diagnosing the truck They called me 2 hours before they closed and said I can come and get my truck. Went back at the end of the day to get my truck back and the truck was parked in the parking lot unlocked. (Luckily before I took it in I took all of my valuable tools out of the truck because I did not trust them to keep it locked). The guy at the service desk told me they tightened my wiper arms. They said they could not get water to come in the rear window and they tried pressure washing it three different times. They also said that they would get me a new seal for the ram box but the seal is not the issue, it is the lid fluctuating through temperature changes.
They then gave me back my keys but it was missing the physical key that is attached in the key fob. I then asked them where my key is and the guy said he was 100% sure that is the way I brought the key fob to them. I told them that I was also 100% sure that I had the key fob with the key in it when I gave it to them, but I guess there’s nothing I can do about that so I started walking out the door, when the guy stopped me and said I am sorry I gave you the wrong keys here are your keys. And the new key he gave me had the physical key in the key fob. Immediately went to the car wash and I was very easily able to get water to stream in the back rear window. When I got home I looked at my wiper arms and noticed the caps had not been put back on.
I am now scared to let anyone work on my truck as they do not seem to care to do the job correctly and I may end up having more problems than when I brought it in before but the water leaking in the rear window it’s a little aggravating especially when I have a camera in my back window that gets wet every time I do a car wash. Not to mention the water damage that could be causing inside the cab.
When I log into Mopar.com it still shows that my wiper arms have not been tightened so now this is a negative report on my truck like I am not fixing the recalls.
 

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Purchased my 2020 Ram limited in February. I am enjoying my truck but I am having a couple issues with it. Every time I do a car wash I have water leaking in at the top passenger side of the rear window. Also my passenger side rambox lid cover does not fully shut and it seems to be mostly affected by temperature When it is cold the lid has a good half an inch gap and when it heats up it is tight and flush with the frame So I scheduled a warranty to check on thsee issues and also to tighten the wiper arms.
Brought it to the dealer on 5/29/20. Dealer said it would probably be done around lunchtime and that they would give me a call regardless if it is done to give me a status update. They never called me so I called them around 1 o’clock and they seemed upset that I called them and said they were still diagnosing the truck They called me 2 hours before they closed and said I can come and get my truck. Went back at the end of the day to get my truck back and the truck was parked in the parking lot unlocked. (Luckily before I took it in I took all of my valuable tools out of the truck because I did not trust them to keep it locked). The guy at the service desk told me they tightened my wiper arms. They said they could not get water to come in the rear window and they tried pressure washing it three different times. They also said that they would get me a new seal for the ram box but the seal is not the issue, it is the lid fluctuating through temperature changes.
They then gave me back my keys but it was missing the physical key that is attached in the key fob. I then asked them where my key is and the guy said he was 100% sure that is the way I brought the key fob to them. I told them that I was also 100% sure that I had the key fob with the key in it when I gave it to them, but I guess there’s nothing I can do about that so I started walking out the door, when the guy stopped me and said I am sorry I gave you the wrong keys here are your keys. And the new key he gave me had the physical key in the key fob. Immediately went to the car wash and I was very easily able to get water to stream in the back rear window. When I got home I looked at my wiper arms and noticed the caps had not been put back on.
I am now scared to let anyone work on my truck as they do not seem to care to do the job correctly and I may end up having more problems than when I brought it in before but the water leaking in the rear window it’s a little aggravating especially when I have a camera in my back window that gets wet every time I do a car wash. Not to mention the water damage that could be causing inside the cab.
When I log into Mopar.com it still shows that my wiper arms have not been tightened so now this is a negative report on my truck like I am not fixing the recalls.

The report is updated weekly The dealer obviously didn’t mark the repair complete. Bug them! As far as your leak, it’s most likely the 3rd brake light seal. If you don’t have cracks in the window frame, it’s probably the 3rd brake light. Take the truck through the car wash and take a video of the rear and catch it coming in and insist they swap the light... OR You could do what most of us did and that is to change the gasket for the brake light to a rubber one. The dealer will replace the fixture with the same foam gasket so eventually you’ll have the same trouble. Those of us who repaired the seal ourselves have not had the problem again.


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Took my truck in for a rear window leak. They came back and told me the frame around the window had cracked. They said they'd never seen this before and had to send pictures off to FCA to see if they would repair it under the warranty. I'm not sure how on earth they could say it wasn't covered but, as I sit and wait for them to get back to me, I have a $65K truck that the d@mn windows leak.....
 

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Took my truck in for a rear window leak. They came back and told me the frame around the window had cracked. They said they'd never seen this before and had to send pictures off to FCA to see if they would repair it under the warranty. I'm not sure how on earth they could say it wasn't covered but, as I sit and wait for them to get back to me, I have a $65K truck that the d@mn windows leak.....
Unfortunately, it's a common issue that they have yet to address. Boggles the mind that they are still rolling out trucks like this.
 

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The report is updated weekly The dealer obviously didn’t mark the repair complete. Bug them! As far as your leak, it’s most likely the 3rd brake light seal. If you don’t have cracks in the window frame, it’s probably the 3rd brake light. Take the truck through the car wash and take a video of the rear and catch it coming in and insist they swap the light... OR You could do what most of us did and that is to change the gasket for the brake light to a rubber one. The dealer will replace the fixture with the same foam gasket so eventually you’ll have the same trouble. Those of us who repaired the seal ourselves have not had the problem again.


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Can I ask a question: How does the CHMSL seal leaking present itself as water running down the right rear passenger window? Just wondering how the water makes it all the way over to that window from the CHMSL.
 

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Purchased my 2020 Ram limited in February. I am enjoying my truck but I am having a couple issues with it. Every time I do a car wash I have water leaking in at the top passenger side of the rear window. Also my passenger side rambox lid cover does not fully shut and it seems to be mostly affected by temperature When it is cold the lid has a good half an inch gap and when it heats up it is tight and flush with the frame So I scheduled a warranty to check on thsee issues and also to tighten the wiper arms.
Brought it to the dealer on 5/29/20. Dealer said it would probably be done around lunchtime and that they would give me a call regardless if it is done to give me a status update. They never called me so I called them around 1 o’clock and they seemed upset that I called them and said they were still diagnosing the truck They called me 2 hours before they closed and said I can come and get my truck. Went back at the end of the day to get my truck back and the truck was parked in the parking lot unlocked. (Luckily before I took it in I took all of my valuable tools out of the truck because I did not trust them to keep it locked). The guy at the service desk told me they tightened my wiper arms. They said they could not get water to come in the rear window and they tried pressure washing it three different times. They also said that they would get me a new seal for the ram box but the seal is not the issue, it is the lid fluctuating through temperature changes.
They then gave me back my keys but it was missing the physical key that is attached in the key fob. I then asked them where my key is and the guy said he was 100% sure that is the way I brought the key fob to them. I told them that I was also 100% sure that I had the key fob with the key in it when I gave it to them, but I guess there’s nothing I can do about that so I started walking out the door, when the guy stopped me and said I am sorry I gave you the wrong keys here are your keys. And the new key he gave me had the physical key in the key fob. Immediately went to the car wash and I was very easily able to get water to stream in the back rear window. When I got home I looked at my wiper arms and noticed the caps had not been put back on.
I am now scared to let anyone work on my truck as they do not seem to care to do the job correctly and I may end up having more problems than when I brought it in before but the water leaking in the rear window it’s a little aggravating especially when I have a camera in my back window that gets wet every time I do a car wash. Not to mention the water damage that could be causing inside the cab.
When I log into Mopar.com it still shows that my wiper arms have not been tightened so now this is a negative report on my truck like I am not fixing the recalls.
I am deeply sorry for the trouble, @abcom. If you are willing to move forward on addressing these items again either with the same dealer or a different local dealer, I am more than happy to escalate a case on your behalf for further support from a specialist through that process. Our team is just a private message away.
Took my truck in for a rear window leak. They came back and told me the frame around the window had cracked. They said they'd never seen this before and had to send pictures off to FCA to see if they would repair it under the warranty. I'm not sure how on earth they could say it wasn't covered but, as I sit and wait for them to get back to me, I have a $65K truck that the d@mn windows leak.....
Just had a chance to respond to your private message on this, @D.Sull!

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Can I ask a question: How does the CHMSL seal leaking present itself as water running down the right rear passenger window? Just wondering how the water makes it all the way over to that window from the CHMSL.
Top of the headliner is plastic, leaks in and flows to lowest point.
 

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Took my truck in for a rear window leak. They came back and told me the frame around the window had cracked. They said they'd never seen this before and had to send pictures off to FCA to see if they would repair it under the warranty. I'm not sure how on earth they could say it wasn't covered but, as I sit and wait for them to get back to me, I have a $65K truck that the d@mn windows leak.....
FCA has to approve all the cracked frames first. They will request a pic of the serial number on the glass, at least that’s what they did on mine.
 

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Can I ask a question: How does the CHMSL seal leaking present itself as water running down the right rear passenger window? Just wondering how the water makes it all the way over to that window from the CHMSL.
Gravity. ;)
 

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