Rear window leak

econometrics · April 24, 2019

7 minutes ago, eppieguy said:

I run mine through the automatic car was at minimum of 2 times a week and up to 4 times a week and have never seen any water up until 2 weeks ago.

A little off topic, but is this a touchless auto wash you're using?

I've read in another thread that someone with T1 Silverado had the front air curtain ripped off at an auto-wash. (It was not touchless).

eppieguy · April 24, 2019

Nope, not a touchless car wash, I see no paint issues with my Cajun Red and I've had no damage done. I did the same with my 17 Audi Q7 with super dark blue paint and my 12 Lexus GX 460 and have yet to have damage done to the vehicle and the paint holds up quite well. Since my vehicles rarely get very dirty I think my paint doesn't get the scratches and swirls because there is so little dirt on the paint to begin with. Just my theory but it's been working for me.

UGADawgs · April 24, 2019

yeah @econometrics that was me. No more automatic car washes for this truck.

Edited April 24, 2019 by UGADawgs

econometrics · April 24, 2019

12 minutes ago, UGADawgs said:

yeah @econometrics that was me. No more automatic car washes for this truck.

Thanks for chiming in. I couldn't remember who posted that. I'm erring on the side of caution here and manually washing mine for the foreseeable future. Plus, it's a good workout with the size of the T1. LOL

Edited April 24, 2019 by econometrics

TB3546 · April 24, 2019

So I dropped my truck off for round two of the rear window leak..

Who else is embarrassed that you get a nice new truck and you have to explain to people when they see you driving another truck (loaner) that your brand new trucks rear window leaks!

white94rx · April 24, 2019

Ehh, I'm not embarrassed. Maybe when they gave me an Equinox loaner because it was a piece of shit. But not now that I'm in another T1 truck.

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econometrics · April 24, 2019

1 hour ago, Ktapper said:

So I dropped my truck off for round two of the rear window leak..

Who else is embarrassed that you get a nice new truck and you have to explain to people when they see you driving another truck (loaner) that your brand new trucks rear window leaks!

I wouldn't so much be embarrassed as I would be fliching at all the cutting faces my wife would be making at me for "just having to have that NEW truck NOW"... ?

ShamrockShooter · April 24, 2019

So I dropped my truck off for round two of the rear window leak..
Who else is embarrassed that you get a nice new truck and you have to explain to people when they see you driving another truck (loaner) that your brand new trucks rear window leaks!

Trust me when all three neighbors drive F150s and poke fun at you 2 or 3 times a day for 23 days it gets old real quick.

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econometrics · April 25, 2019

2 hours ago, ShamrockShooter said:

Trust me when all three neighbors drive F150s and poke fun at you 2 or 3 times a day for 23 days it gets old real quick.

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Ha! That’s rough.

Not as rough as owning something as boring as an F-150, though... ?

bowtie2007 · April 25, 2019

Make sure you print that TSB out and bring it with you. And make sure they test it with a hose real good after 24 hours to make sure no leaks before you bring it home. Strange that you had that many miles and it just started leaking now?

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I appreciate the advice. I live in Texas near Dallas. We don't have harsh winters so maybe the extreme cold where other owner's live caused the cracks sooner? I had been checking frequently hoping i was a lucky early build. I'm just glad i was able to catch it before i had to worry about the headliner and mildew.

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TB3546 · April 25, 2019

So the dealer called me today and advised they are going to go ahead and just replace the back window instead of trying to reseal it a second time. I guess I was convincing enough on the phone to get them to do that instead of resealing it. Said it will probably take a week or so to get the window.

ShamrockShooter · April 26, 2019

That sounds like a good option.

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ShamrockShooter · April 26, 2019

Rained all night. Still dry in my truck this morning. That's a first

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Smoothie · April 26, 2019

Let’s hope they got it this time. Did they clean the rest of the truck and get it looking good?

eppieguy · April 26, 2019

Picked up mine after the window seal, rained last night, didn't see anything this morning before I left for work. It's supposed to rain pretty hard this afternoon / evening, I'll check a few times tonight and tomorrow morning to see what it looks like. If I don't see anything tomorrow morning I'll run the hose down it and see what happens then. The only thing here is it was a very small leak to begin with, nothing like others have posed with wet headliners and water on the seat, I barely had a drip on the inside glass.