My two hour trip was worth it for this amazing dealership. Leak specialist told me that it's a widespread problem. He stated they basically all leak either new or later on like mine. However of the ones they have had fixed none of them have come back with leaks so far. The glass company they use has a special tool to remove the back window without damaging the hard top. Now if the window would just arrive
Thats good to know. I've had mine almost a year and it's just started to leak.
Yep about a year before it started for me as well, then progressively got worse. I just really hope it never leaks after the fix. My rear Prp seat covers aren't going on until they do the repair.
I can confirm my replacement glass is not leaking and my hardtop was not damaged but there was a lot of broken glass from the window they took out…
mine leaked within 2 months and i did the same thing as the glass was 3 months out..4 months later the glass is in but they want me to drop it off at the dealer then have the lot monkey drive it 12 miles to the glass shop for install. I asked if they would just perform the fix at my house since the glass co has a mobile truck...nope it has to be dropped off at the dealer..then I asked If I could just take it there and wait and again NOPE. Over the years I have had very poor luck with dealers when my vehicle has been"dropped off" many incidents from red light camera tickets, hit while parked at the dealer over night, going out to lunch seeing a lot monkey hauling ass thru the mall parking lot in MY VEHICLE (yes I got him firedWaiting on the window. They say it will come in soon. I used the same tube weather stripping that people use to keep rocks out of the fenders today. My leak has steadily become worse I believe the seal is pulling away from the window. This should redirect the water for now. Tempted to put it back in once they replace the window. Sadly I'll have to replace kilroy.
to a vehicle totaled while out on a "test drive" which not sure why a "test drive to SONIC" would be needed in MY car when it was only in for a mirror and oil change- that last one was someone else's fault but STILL. I rather pay Safelight to come out and fix it then let ANYONE at a dealer drive my vehicle more than 100 yards...
I don't think they all do it, because, despite the length of this thread, it would be much longer if everyone on here were a part of this discussion, and if the problem were that universal, it'd be getting addressed on a higher/wider level. Suggest keeping an eye on yours and/or even have someone wash the exterior down with a gardenhose (not deliberately blasting at the window, just showering water on the roof) while you watch from the interior..
Dealership leak specialist told me he believes at some point they will all leak from the factory. Still waiting on my window. That small round weather striping people use for the fender flares fits and will stop leaking btw
Update - glass ordered in June received in July ended up being a back glass for a Ram pickup. So, they tried again. The third attempt at glass arrived in late August. Got the new glass installed this week.
Very useful informative post, thanks for sharingUpdate - glass ordered in June received in July ended up being a back glass for a Ram pickup. So, they tried again. The third attempt at glass arrived in late August. Got the new glass installed this week.
The dealer had the glass company come to my house, so I could watch what happened. The old glass was very difficult to remove. Mopar uses a seal channel that is glued (urethane) onto the glass. That seal channel gets urethane when installing it. If you look at the picture of the full window below, you'll see that the channel makes it very difficult for the glass folks to run their knifes through to cut the seal when removing. The bottom is especially difficult as it is extremely far from the edge of the glass. Also, the window slide frame makes accessing the seal almost impossible from the inside.
The gentleman who worked on my truck ended up breaking a knife which damaged the paint (see pic). So, after the glass was removed, I took the gladiator to a body shop where the top was repaired and the rear section repainted before the new glass was installed. This made the ordeal a 2 day affair.
The old window was leaking in the center of the very top. I attempted to take a pic (see below). When Mopar attached the seal channel they used urethane. But at the top center, they failed to use enough and it created a void between the glass and seal channel. You can see in the pic that the urethane was dirty and dry looking - it did not adhere on both sides. The new glass (which reportedly was a new part number) had a thicker, more substantial bead of urethane. I am confident the leak has been fixed.
Note - first 3 pics are of the new (possibly new part number) rear glass
