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Earl
Dodge Dakota
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6/30/2004
08:50:04
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 Subject: Water in Headlight
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One week ago I purchased my first Dodge vehicle. It was a "programmed" 2004 Dakota, Quadcab, 4.7L V8 with 11000 miles. I live in Mississippi and this past Sat. my wife drove it to Atlanta. She called this morning and said the right front headlight is about 1/2 full of water and the headlight doesnt come on. I told her to see if she can get it into a Dodge dealer to have it checked. Has anyone else had this problem or know how the rain water got inside the light?
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6/30/2004
09:00:25
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Sounds like she drove it into the
mississipi ??
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Bob Lincoln
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6/30/2004
11:40:02
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The K cars are notorious for this - bad gasketing. The bulb probably shattered from rainwater collecting and touching it.
Quick fix is to drill a small (1/16") hole at the bottom of the lens to keep it drained. Making the gasket watertight is difficult.
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Earl
Dodge Dakota
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6/30/2004
11:55:46
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Bob, Thanks for your reply. My wife just called back. She took the truck into, I believe she said Woodstock Chrysler,Jeep,Dodge dealer on Hwy 92, Woodstock, GA. She said they were really nice and said it must have a bad seal or something. She was told they didnt have a new one in stock but they went out and took one off a new Dakota and install it. (the complete assy.) She was there about 1 1/2 hours. It was all under warranty and no charge. I would like to say, it's really nice to have a dealer willing to help a "lady in distress" as these fine people did. They are to be complemented..
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