2020 Gladiator rear window leak (so far i suspected the actual small opening window, but actually it is entire top of the window)

[PlayfulBird]

I chose a DIY fix after reading horror stories of damaged vehicles.

that looks clean, prefer this much to the gap in factory. Great work. You did this?

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[jac04]

that looks clean, prefer this much to the gap in factory. Great work. You did this?

Yes. It was a little tedious, but well worth it. I also think it looks better than the factory gap.

 

[JeepTaco]

I chose a DIY fix after reading horror stories of damaged vehicles.

Looks great. I might do the same. Rear window on my truck started leaking also.

Looks like hose or weather stripping of some sort. Correct?

 

[jac04]

Looks great. I might do the same. Rear window on my truck started leaking also.

Looks like hose or weather stripping of some sort. Correct?

I used automotive rubber vacuum hose. I'm not exactly sure what size I ended up using since I had several different sizes 'in stock'.

I cleaned everything thoroughly, then used a mix of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water to act as a lubricant for installation. I used a 2" long piece of roughly 1" OD plastic pipe (wrapped in painter's tape) as an installation tool. Wet everything down, place the rubber hose over the gap, then roll the tool over the gap to push the hose in to a consistent depth. It's kind of a PITA because the side gaps are slightly smaller than the top. I did the top and all the way down both sides, but left the bottom open.

 

[Mball488]

Went to the local dealership today and brought my case before the service department Judge. He had me pull in the inspection bay where I told him I have pictures of the leak. He denied my motion to present the evidence. He then climbed into my back seats looking for "cracks" with a cellphone light. Apparently he found some but no witnesses present. From there the "judge" climbed out and asked if my "factory headliner" was custom. I laughed and said no its actually "factory". He then proceeded to question my response and brought someone over to also inspect the MOPAR headliner. After a bit and the "jury" found me innocent on all charges they calmly and politely said "we have done ton's of JT's and have never seen this". It wasn't until I was driving away waiting on a call hopefully in the next couple weeks when I can drop my jeep off that I realized I'm "totally F%$@ed" and they are probably going to break everything in my jeep. I rest my case.

 

[PlayfulBird]

Went to the local dealership today and brought my case before the service department Judge. He had me pull in the inspection bay where I told him I have pictures of the leak. He denied my motion to present the evidence. He then climbed into my back seats looking for "cracks" with a cellphone light. Apparently he found some but no witnesses present. From there the "judge" climbed out and asked if my "factory headliner" was custom. I laughed and said no its actually "factory". He then proceeded to question my response and brought someone over to also inspect the MOPAR headliner. After a bit and the "jury" found me innocent on all charges they calmly and politely said "we have done ton's of JT's and have never seen this". It wasn't until I was driving away waiting on a call hopefully in the next couple weeks when I can drop my jeep off that I realized I'm "totally F%$@ed" and they are probably going to break everything in my jeep. I rest my case.

Spot on

 

[Mball488]

I’m really debating on just giving them the hard top and keeping the rest of the Jeep away from them.

 

[PlayfulBird]

I will try the 3M flowable silicon.

 

[FLGladiator]

I’m really debating on just giving them the hard top and keeping the rest of the Jeep away from them.

All I can say is thank goodness the headliner was factory.

 

[Axeman]

I used automotive rubber vacuum hose. I'm not exactly sure what size I ended up using since I had several different sizes 'in stock'.

I cleaned everything thoroughly, then used a mix of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water to act as a lubricant for installation. I used a 2" long piece of roughly 1" OD plastic pipe (wrapped in painter's tape) as an installation tool. Wet everything down, place the rubber hose over the gap, then roll the tool over the gap to push the hose in to a consistent depth. It's kind of a PITA because the side gaps are slightly smaller than the top. I did the top and all the way down both sides, but left the bottom open.

Thanks for this tip. After putting off dealership repair for fear of them marring up my top and interior trim panels, it seems this solution has rectified my leak. My Gladiator spends the majority of time in the garage so I was not really worried about it, but it did bother me when I had to drive it in the rain.

I used this 1/8" Vacuum hose from Amazon for anyone else looking to do this. For only $11 and less than a half hour its a no brainer. It also looks better in my opinion with the gap filled in.

 

[jac04]

Thanks for this tip. After putting off dealership repair for fear of them marring up my top and interior trim panels, it seems this solution has rectified my leak. My Gladiator spends the majority of time in the garage so I was not really worried about it, but it did bother me when I had to drive it in the rain.

I used this 1/8" Vacuum hose from Amazon for anyone else looking to do this. For only $11 and less than a half hour its a no brainer. It also looks better in my opinion with the gap filled in.

That's awesome! I'm glad I could help.

 

[Testedone]

Just found my 2021 leaking... ugh

 

[aj93jeep]

My Dodge sales neighbor had the same on his Ram. They replaced the rear window. It’s all trucks.

 

[Testedone]

My Dodge sales neighbor had the same on his Ram. They replaced the rear window. It’s all trucks.

Yep had a 2019 ram with the same issue. They hired a outside company to fix it.

I made an appointment with my dealer for the 17th of this month.

They use some company called the water doctor to diagnose and fix

 

[aj93jeep]

Mine gets a couple of water runs when I wash it. I may do the rubber gasket treatment. I agree it looks nicer. Probably should have had that from the factory.

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