When it rains I get water dripping out of the 2 caps that pop out to hide the bolts holding the A Post cover on the driver side. The headliner also gets a little wet right where it meets the cover. Has anyone had the same problem? If so, what was done to fix it. The only think I can think of is that it's coming in from the top corner of the wind shield.
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Its is the roof running lights. (bad gaskets) My 06' did it. the dealer should be aware of it. DC has an upgrade/ exchange available. MY dealer did it for me free of charge.
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a post leak
My 4. 5 has the same leak, has to rain hard, unknown cause, if you find out tell us. might be a windshield leak?
My 4. 5 has the same leak, has to rain hard, unknown cause, if you find out tell us. might be a windshield leak?
Have same problem with my '06 Mega Cab, will be at dealer on Thursday to diagnose and fix. I was thinking it was from my moonroof, but the clearance lights thing makes sense. I will mention to dealer, and post results after it is fixed.
Well a trip to the dealer confirmed the clearance light issue. They have ordered the part, will be in next week. Checked door seals and they were good, this should take care of it. I wish they had part in stock though, I hate eing without my truck, even for a couple of hours.
Well a trip to the dealer confirmed the clearance light issue. They have ordered the part, will be in next week. Checked door seals and they were good, this should take care of it. I wish they had part in stock though, I hate eing without my truck, even for a couple of hours.
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If it is on the a-post then it is most likely the door seals. There were problems with those & there is a TSB for it. It also fixes the problem where the door rubbing the seal eventually tears it. When you get it done make sure to check the two screws in the inner seal up near the top of the windshield. If they don't get those tight ( like they did mine) it will still leak with the new seal. I tightened those up on my 04. 5 & didn't have any more trouble. I currently have an 07 with factory cab lights that have been leaking. Those seem to leak around the sun visor posts & drip on your leg/seat. If it has been going on for very long you might want to check the headliner for water damage/mold etc.
I had this problem on my '05 the day I picked it up. I told them to check the cab lights but it was the door seals.
Leak at 'A' Pillar grab handles
As an update and the final fix on the water leak problem, I ended up taking my truck back to the dealer after the wife's leg got soaked by the water dripping from the two trim plugs over the screws in the handle on the 'A' pillar. Man, was she mad! There was a cold rain that night here in VA when the leak was discovered, and I'm sure it startled her!
Before my appointment at the dealer, I did read the threads here in the TDR and also went to check any TSB's that might address the water leak problem. I found TSB 23-003-04 on the following website:
http://dodgeram. info/tsb/2004/23-003-04.htm
I noticed that two of the clearance lights on the cab had moisture in them. That told me that somehow, water was leaking into them, or coming up into them in some way. Because of that, it may be possible that water could leak into the cab. I decided to get in touch with the dealer and get some new lights.
My dealer did not have any cab clearance lights in stock, so I called a different dealer close to me, and found out from their parts department that there was an update on the clearance lights on the truck, and if you replaced one, that you must replace all of them with a newly designed light, Dodge part number 5507559AD. They had several sets of them in stock, along with the nylon nuts that press fit into the top of the cab which the screws in the lights thread into. {These "nuts" cost more than the lights, by the time you get 10 of them (2 per light)}. I got the light assemblies for $6. 10 each and the nuts for 3. 50 each and went home to replace them. I printed out the page of instructions from my service manual CD and proceeded to remove the old lights.
The first thing I noticed about the new lights versus the old ones was that the gasket under the lights was different. The new gasket had a "lip" that fit over the light at the bottom... that is the light would fit down into the gasket and possibly seal better against the light. I could not tell if there had been water leaking under the gaskets which would have shown up as a "water line" or "dirt trace" on the cab around the holes. So, I cleaned the top of the cab where the gasket mounts, then replaced the nylon nuts in the holes in the roof. I then "fitted" the light down into the gasket, insuring that the lip of the rubber gasket was even all the way around the lower corner of the light, inserted the light socket into the light, and mounted the assembly to the roof and torqued it down to 15 in. lbs. of torque.
The following week I took the truck to the dealer for the appointment, and discussed my problems and what I had done with the service writer. I also presented them with the copy of the TSB about the cab water leak I had printed from the website. They were amazingly attentive, and told me that they had scheduled a company that works at their shop to diagnose and repair vehicle water leaks to work with my problem.
Two days later, they called and told me that the company had diagnosed and repaired the problem, and the leak stemmed from the problem listed in the TSB. Although I might have had a leak at the clearance lights prior to my replacing them, there were no leaks at the cab lights at this point (which was good).
Following this posting, I will try to upload some pictures of the old lights with the condensation in them, and of the new lights so you can see the difference in the gaskets.
At this point, the leak is fixed. I hope it doesn't return, as I don't want to be disappointed that this truck has lights I really didn't want in the first place.
As an update and the final fix on the water leak problem, I ended up taking my truck back to the dealer after the wife's leg got soaked by the water dripping from the two trim plugs over the screws in the handle on the 'A' pillar. Man, was she mad! There was a cold rain that night here in VA when the leak was discovered, and I'm sure it startled her!
Before my appointment at the dealer, I did read the threads here in the TDR and also went to check any TSB's that might address the water leak problem. I found TSB 23-003-04 on the following website:
http://dodgeram. info/tsb/2004/23-003-04.htm
I noticed that two of the clearance lights on the cab had moisture in them. That told me that somehow, water was leaking into them, or coming up into them in some way. Because of that, it may be possible that water could leak into the cab. I decided to get in touch with the dealer and get some new lights.
My dealer did not have any cab clearance lights in stock, so I called a different dealer close to me, and found out from their parts department that there was an update on the clearance lights on the truck, and if you replaced one, that you must replace all of them with a newly designed light, Dodge part number 5507559AD. They had several sets of them in stock, along with the nylon nuts that press fit into the top of the cab which the screws in the lights thread into. {These "nuts" cost more than the lights, by the time you get 10 of them (2 per light)}. I got the light assemblies for $6. 10 each and the nuts for 3. 50 each and went home to replace them. I printed out the page of instructions from my service manual CD and proceeded to remove the old lights.
The first thing I noticed about the new lights versus the old ones was that the gasket under the lights was different. The new gasket had a "lip" that fit over the light at the bottom... that is the light would fit down into the gasket and possibly seal better against the light. I could not tell if there had been water leaking under the gaskets which would have shown up as a "water line" or "dirt trace" on the cab around the holes. So, I cleaned the top of the cab where the gasket mounts, then replaced the nylon nuts in the holes in the roof. I then "fitted" the light down into the gasket, insuring that the lip of the rubber gasket was even all the way around the lower corner of the light, inserted the light socket into the light, and mounted the assembly to the roof and torqued it down to 15 in. lbs. of torque.
The following week I took the truck to the dealer for the appointment, and discussed my problems and what I had done with the service writer. I also presented them with the copy of the TSB about the cab water leak I had printed from the website. They were amazingly attentive, and told me that they had scheduled a company that works at their shop to diagnose and repair vehicle water leaks to work with my problem.
Two days later, they called and told me that the company had diagnosed and repaired the problem, and the leak stemmed from the problem listed in the TSB. Although I might have had a leak at the clearance lights prior to my replacing them, there were no leaks at the cab lights at this point (which was good).
Following this posting, I will try to upload some pictures of the old lights with the condensation in them, and of the new lights so you can see the difference in the gaskets.
At this point, the leak is fixed. I hope it doesn't return, as I don't want to be disappointed that this truck has lights I really didn't want in the first place.
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Clearance light pictures
I am attempting to attach pictures of the water in the "old style" clearance lights. Then, in the next shots, you'll see the new lights and the gaskets below them...
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This shot shows the water leaking down the a pillar post handle, and the new light:
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View attachment 62837
If you look at the bottom picture of the new light, I have nestled the light into the gasket on the front near the corner so that the gasket comes up and over the corner, sealing the light into the gasket rather than sitting on top of it. You can see the black lip of the gasket up over the light in one small spot. I had to spread that lip of the gasket and push the light down into the gasket all aroung the light so that it would seal around the light. It's kinda hard to do because it wants to come out of the side you're not working on, so you have to try to hold it in while getting the lip over the edge of the light all the way around it at the same time.
So far, I've had no more leaks.
I am attempting to attach pictures of the water in the "old style" clearance lights. Then, in the next shots, you'll see the new lights and the gaskets below them...
View attachment 62834
View attachment 62835
This shot shows the water leaking down the a pillar post handle, and the new light:
View attachment 62836
View attachment 62837
If you look at the bottom picture of the new light, I have nestled the light into the gasket on the front near the corner so that the gasket comes up and over the corner, sealing the light into the gasket rather than sitting on top of it. You can see the black lip of the gasket up over the light in one small spot. I had to spread that lip of the gasket and push the light down into the gasket all aroung the light so that it would seal around the light. It's kinda hard to do because it wants to come out of the side you're not working on, so you have to try to hold it in while getting the lip over the edge of the light all the way around it at the same time.
So far, I've had no more leaks.
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Yea, I know what you mean. My dealer wanted me to drive the truck to them, let them inspect the lights, give me the truck back while they ordered the lights as they did not have them in stock, and then I'd have to go back later and have them install them. Being 25 miles away from them, I'd waste too much of my time and fuel. So that's why I decided to buy them from another dealer, install them myself, and "get 'r dun". I would have liked it if my original dealer had the lights in stock and in one trip I could have gotten them replaced, but I guess sometimes dealers do things differently.
Glad you got yours fixed!
Water in the cab 4.5 Need help...
I have 04. 5 that leaks rain water in the cab which ends up under my brake and clutch pedal and it will slowly seep down to the flat section of the floor board. It comes in with a slow rain or a hard rain. I have not had a chance to track it down. I have replaced the door seal(factory defect) and I checked the screws underneath that one and they were tight. I also do not have any running lights on the roof. Does anybody have any suggestions?
I'm thinking about putting a water sprinkler on the truck to see if I can track it down.
I have 04. 5 that leaks rain water in the cab which ends up under my brake and clutch pedal and it will slowly seep down to the flat section of the floor board. It comes in with a slow rain or a hard rain. I have not had a chance to track it down. I have replaced the door seal(factory defect) and I checked the screws underneath that one and they were tight. I also do not have any running lights on the roof. Does anybody have any suggestions?
I'm thinking about putting a water sprinkler on the truck to see if I can track it down.
rbattelle
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Could be the windshield, although you'd notice a trail along the inside of the glass.
There are a number of rubber plugs in the firewall. I suppose if the weatherstripping for the hood were defective water could leak down the firewall and find a way in one of the plugs or along a brake cable, wiring, clutch rod, brake rod, etc.
Are you sure the water isn't coming from the bottom of your shoes?
Ryan
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