Gladiator 3rd tail light replacement

[Jeeperjamie]

I appreciated your video very much. Just finished replacing mine at 5,248 miles. Your video was very helpful. Thanks

Why not take it to dealership, that is covered under warranty and it's only like a hour wait or less

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[charliez]

Mine was not under warranty, so I fixed it with an 8.99 led strip from Amazon

 

[be77solo]

Mine was not under warranty, so I fixed it with an 8.99 led strip from Amazon

Will probably last longer too

 

[hjdca]

I also had to replace mine. approx. $70 through wholesale Mopar parts online. I believe the problem is not with the connector, but, the connection at the board... I think the connector does not have enough support to keep it well connected to the board. I think all the 4wheeling and bouncing around is what causes the connector separation from the board. The connectors themselves seem fine, nice and tight. Probably just a bad batch with the 2020 models.

 

[charliez]

the problem is not with the connector, but, the connection at the board... I think the connector does not have enough support to keep it well connected to the board.

Spot on. It's really nothing more than a printed circuit on a sticker stuck to an aluminum strip. The solder point foe the pins that make up the plug are about as big as a flea and there is not sufficient support to keep them from breaking loose. Typical home soldering stuff is not the proper stuff to repair it with unless you get lucky. The aluminum strip acts as a heat sink making a home repair almost impossible. I sliced mine ope with a dremel, then trimmed the board with snips to make a place for the wires to exit then applied one of these led strips then glued it all shut. I connected it so the factory plug stayed in place on the tail gate side so it's still there.

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[vicsvx]

I had my 3rd taillight replaced under warranty last month... And boom thr new one is already SOL. anyone have this issue? I have another appointment on Tuesday. I took the tailgate panel off and wiggled the connector and nothing. Put the multimeter to the plug and I was getting voltage... So it's telling me the light is shot

 

[JKJ]

I have done a video on how to replace your 3rd brake light that goes on your tailgate. Hopefully it helps out.

Three years later. Thank you.

 

[Gobi4me]

Found out mine had issues after failing PA state theft/inspection.

It is a 2022 with 18k miles, after tightening the pins and adding some dialectic grease it was working fine until I drove it back to get my inspection stickers again. I’d have to think there’s an issue with connection on the light side. Going to see if my dealer will just order and send me one under warranty and try that. I don’t have patience to wait for them to do the install. What a hassle.

 

[Blade1668]

Damn after reading this thread I checked mine and found it doesn't work.
So now I guess my next thing to fix.

So I pulled everything apart to see what I needed to do. Checked light with 12 battery it worked. Moved to the connector wiring, powered. Plugged light in tested no light. Disconnected fiddled with it tried again no luck. Disconnected and bent pins together in plug with needle tested again worked.

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