I have mine out and the light is on back order, as far as I can tell it will be covered by my max care warranty. I had my water pump replaced last month covered under power-train warranty at 55K miles and the pump was back ordered as well. They put in an aftermarket one, but I demanded an oem one once it is available.
You'll find most of these discount places won't sell to you because you're in FL.
I just had my race track center light replaced yesterday under my lifetime MaxCare warranty along with the plastic trim piece in front of rear, driver side window.
You are wrong, as Humy mentioned also, at least in terms of MaxCare. But you'll probably have to "convince" the dealer that it's covered. I mentioned in a different thread how the SA at the dealership told me it was not covered because "bulbs, sealed beams, and lenses" are not covered items. I went to the same dealership's parts guy and asked for the part number to replace the sealed beam, taillight bulb or taillight lens on my D, none of which exist obviously and he confirmed such. Then I went back to the SA and told him his parts guy said there are no bulbs, lenses, or sealed beams on the back of my truck to not be covered. He said he'd look into it then came back with "I gave the part number to MaxCare and it is a covered part." From that incident I learned you may have to push the SA a little in order for them to accept that something is covered. You can also call MaxCare directly and find out if something is covered or not before even talking to the SA.
I have a pretty good relationship with the dealer and they love my DD with the Magnaflow, it always attracts attention from the service guys as the beast shakes the doors when I pull in. Also, the "please do not wash" sign I leave on the speedometer shows how much I care for the truck, because the dealer car wash is all bristles and I only use touchless on her. But then a mile from the car wash I will touch her to wipe off the last water drops. Love this truck
Wow, I would be fuming. You may have missed a few words in your post. The dealer said they took a hose to the lights? Did you try going back to the dealer you bought the DD from?
It was the dealer I bought it from but the service department is horrible and the only one (Dodge) in Lincoln Nebraska. Yep, the mechanic said he saw humidity in the racetrack taillights so he actually took a water hose and sprayed it down (I had just washed it!). That filled up the entire lighting unit like I have never seen before. Even though the part is covered, MaxCare said they made a mistake by not telling me in their email the "intrusion" is not covered and the "seal" is not covered. Then once the stealership filled the entire racetrack housing unit with water up to the white lighted area, they didn't know how to drain it until I showed them the 10mm bolts and we watched the water drain out. I haven't had a chance to check what additional damage their water test did. See my post in the "Poll" section.
Contact Clay Robbins, he gave me a great pricing. There are many posts in the forum about him. I am sharing his updated email below.
