2017 Tradesman Crew Cab water sloshing in rear

[osprey92]

I haven't seen this particular question asked. As the title suggests, I have a sloshing water sound somewhere from the rear of the cab. The rear of the cab is dry. About 2 years ago due to water intrusion, I replace the vents, light on the rear of the cab, the seal, and silicon sealed the light and the rear window. Happy happy until about a month ago when after rain I hear water sloshing from rear of cab. Cab and roof are dry. I removed my Switchblade cover and the container was dry. If I had to guess, it sounds like it is between two body panels in the rear of the cab, below the window. Anyone else found this to be happening, and where is the drain port located?

 

[huntergreen]

You sure it wasn’t water sloshing around in the bed ?

 

[NJMOPAR]

Check the rear doors, they might be full of water.

 

[osprey92]

You sure it wasn’t water sloshing around in the bed ?

Bed is bone dry.

 

[osprey92]

Check the rear doors, they might be full of water.

Will do! TY!

 

[GTyankee]

on your rear doors, there are 2 panels
one you can see as soon as you open the door

in the image the first panel is removed

it look like if you remove the speaker , you may be able to see inside

but first check the rubber inspection cover, it is maybe 5 X 5

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just thought of another thing
look under the door, there should be a rubber seal surrounding the doors
The drainage holes are sometimes hidden by the rubber seal

 

[osprey92]

Continuing saga... after weeks of trying to find the source of the sloshing, I am stumped. The rollup for the bed cover was dry - I removed and checked. Not the doors. Rear floor is dry. The ceiling is dry. After 2 weeks of no rain, the water does dry up. Does anyone have a diagram showing all the drainage points in the bed and rear body of the truck? I am convinced this is between quarter panels.

 

[GTyankee]

If you have a rear sliding window
The track for the slider, has one small hole in it

I have not looked for it in mine & i probably should, as i park under a Olive Tree, when ever i am home.

The hole is actually under a black slider piece
the actual water catching body part has the hole in it
The other end of the hole is outside, under the window seal

The Youtube video that i saw, he drilled a 2nd hole on the drivers side of the sliding window.
He stated that after drilling the 2nd hole & cleaning the original hole, the track no longer overflowed & worked as designed.

I will look for that video again

Dodge Ram Rear Window Leak

Slider window leaking into truck, not draining , drain hole location

www.youtube.com

other sliding window videos

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[bigdodge]

Check the body plugs under the doors, on the cab near the pinch weld. There is a cavity there that could hold water if the drains are somehow plugged.

 

[bigred90gt]

I had a sloshing sound as well. When I pulled on the rubber seal on the bottom of the door, water poured out of it.

 

[osprey92]

If you have a rear sliding window
The track for the slider, has one small hole in it

I have not looked for it in mine & i probably should, as i park under a Olive Tree, when ever i am home.

The hole is actually under a black slider piece
the actual water catching body part has the hole in it
The other end of the hole is outside, under the window seal

The Youtube video that i saw, he drilled a 2nd hole on the drivers side of the sliding window.
He stated that after drilling the 2nd hole & cleaning the original hole, the track no longer overflowed & worked as designed.

I will look for that video again

Dodge Ram Rear Window Leak

Slider window leaking into truck, not draining , drain hole location

www.youtube.com

other sliding window videos

Ram 1500 sliding window drain hole - Google Search

TY. No sliding rear window.

 

[osprey92]

I had a sloshing sound as well. When I pulled on the rubber seal on the bottom of the door, water poured out of it.

TY. I didn't find any water in the doors, but next opportunity I will pull seal all the way off.

 

[bigred90gt]

I found it by opening the back door and rocking the truck. Just followed the sound.

 

[osprey92]

Update... had an evening of hard rain. Sloshing returned. Opened and slung doors back and forth - no sloshing. Left the drive way and sound was back. Pulled back in and decided to rip the lower molding off the passenger rear door - viola!
Now - where is the source of the water intrusion? Exterior, lower window molding? Any fix for that besides leaving the lower molding off?

 

[RangerWeaver]

Update... had an evening of hard rain. Sloshing returned. Opened and slung doors back and forth - no sloshing. Left the drive way and sound was back. Pulled back in and decided to rip the lower molding off the passenger rear door - viola!
Now - where is the source of the water intrusion? Exterior, lower window molding? Any fix for that besides leaving the lower molding off?

I would recommend checking all the drain holes in the door to make sure they are not clogged first. And you may need to replace the outer seal around the window.

 

[bigdodge]

It's normal for Easter to enter the door. The problem is it isn't draining. If the holes aren't plugged the your probably just have a really tight sealing door

 

[osprey92]

What are the lower door seal and exterior window seal part #s? Or is there a better fix that ordering OEM parts?

 

[GTyankee]

I have a pix somewhere, it is a stripped door

 

[Forestry_Ridge]

Continuing saga... after weeks of trying to find the source of the sloshing, I am stumped. The rollup for the bed cover was dry - I removed and checked. Not the doors. Rear floor is dry. The ceiling is dry. After 2 weeks of no rain, the water does dry up. Does anyone have a diagram showing all the drainage points in the bed and rear body of the truck? I am convinced this is between quarter panels.

Does your truck have the in floor storage in the back seat? If so I’d check that too. Really unlikely water would get in there but worth at least checking

 

[GTyankee]

water is sometimes found in the compartments under the seats