water coming from grab handle

cody mummert · Aug 20, 2018

so i get in the truck this morning and water starts dripping out of the grab handle on the A pillar. the truck was parked nose down on the drive way all night. the grade isnt all that steep. any idea where it is coming from?

crash68 · Aug 20, 2018

Do you have a sunroof? Check the drains inside the sunroof area. It's possible one of the drain tubes could have popped off also

mcaligiuri · Aug 20, 2018

third brake light?

cody mummert · Aug 20, 2018

i dont have a sun roof

brake light thats along trip but i will have to check its out

S0CAL · Aug 20, 2018

Where is your Sat antenna located? Depending on location, it could be the culprit. 3rd brake light is a long trip, I agree. Lastly, your rubber trim (long black strip) on top of the roof may be leaking, but doubtful since you show you're a 2017 in your profile.

I am in the process of replacing every single rubber/plastic on my truck, myself being a 2010 owner.

McBroom · Aug 20, 2018

I’d agree xm antenna or the long black strip on the roof and third could be and just could be the door seals on the cab.

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McBroom · Aug 20, 2018

Wait a min the xm antenna is forward of the A pillar...

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cody mummert · Aug 20, 2018

not sure why my profile was showing 2017 but i have a 2015 . and i looked and the black rubber on the roof line above the doors i loose at the rear of the cab where it wraps down toward the window wtf !!!!!!!!!!!!

tincup · Aug 20, 2018

This happened to me about a week ago and the drains from my sunroof were clogged. I see you don't have one, so I'd look at the third brake light and seal on the door. It's a long way from the back, but as someone told me, water travels, especially if you're parked on an incline.

crash68 · Aug 20, 2018

McBroom said:
Wait a min the xm antenna is forward of the A pillar...

Where the XM sharkfin antenna is depends on where the truck was built. Anything from Mexico (VIN starts with a 3) will have the antenna near the front of the cab(any HD truck and the 1500s). The 1500s built in Warren(VIN starts with 1) will be near the back of the cab.

cody mummert · Aug 20, 2018

so with that seal should i replace or just rtv seal it

H1Chester · Aug 20, 2018

OP

This same things happened to me last year. My previous house's driveway had a downslope and I backed in every now and then. There is a TSB for our 3rd brake light. Dealer was aware of third brake light leaks. Last year I told the dealer about it, they did not find any standing water (from what they could see) and replaced the entire light housing and seal. I was worried there was water sitting somewhere in the truck, never had a smell, never saw any water again.

Black W900 · Aug 20, 2018

My buddy had the exact same problem with his '13, it turned out to be a bad weld in the roof seam above and slightly behind the pillar.
RAM dealer body shop couldn't find it...They sent it to a independent body shop that found and repaired it

Tim7139 · Aug 23, 2018

The first time it happened to my truck it was a bad weld over the driver door.
The second and third times it happened it was 3rd brake light seal.

SYKRAMMAN · Aug 23, 2018

It also happened to my old 02 4.7l, but it turn out to be the top of the windshield. It was coming out from passengers handle bolt holes.

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