[High Octane]

Washed my new Cherokee 2 days after bringing it home and found all 4 tail lights fogged with moisture. Dealership replaced after they got new parts. A few weeks later noticed the same issue although not as bad. Service advisor tried telling me that "some" water in tail lights was "acceptable" and should burn off after a few minutes from the heat from the bulbs. I argued the fact they were L.E.D lights and didn't generate much if any heat. Got the shop Manager involved. He told me to wait a few months until the "bad" replacement lights were all out of Jeeps inventory and then he would change them for me. I returned a few months later with iphone pics to show they were still fogging. I left the Cherokee and a couple hours later was called to come pick it up. I was told at that time that they couldn't duplicate the issue so they wouldn't replace the lights. I went home and washed it and they fogged immediately for me. Here I am a year and a half later still with fogged tail lights. I have done my own research in parking lots when I see another 2019 model and about 50% have a least some moisture in one of the four lights.
Anybody else dealing with this issue?

 

[sanghill]

I don't have a 2019. Others have posted the problem. The LEDs don't get warm enough to evaporate the water.
The housing is not hermetically sealed. Condensation happens.
When the atmosphere gets dryer the condensation will eventually go away.
If there is a crack in the light housing then you really do have a problem.
Search this site and you should find other reports.

 

[OlivePearlman]

I’m interested. I just washed my 2019(I’ve owned it 2 months) and one of the taillights was completely fog up. Thanks for starting this thread.

 

[AK4wheeler]

Yes, I am having the same issue.

AK4wheeler

 

[BRUIN8124]

Me too!

 

[UN4GTBL]

Its a problem. Try another dealer if yours won't help.

I'm getting mine replaced for the second time soon, as my replacements are fogging up too.

 

[Bellingham Trailhawk]

Mine do that too, being in NW washington its gotten to be pretty much constant and is getting worse. I've been taking pretty regular pictures and hope to bring it up at my next oil change visit.

 

[120377]

I’ve had my 2019 Overland for almost 2 years. Last week, I noticed for the first time, that both taillights have moisture.

 

[sqenixs]

Same with my 2019. I took it to the dealer and they looked at it and they did not fix it under warranty. They have a procedure to determine if it should be replaced under warranty since so many people have complained about it. Basically they take the car inside in the warmth, turn on all the lights and wait an hour. If the condensation goes away after 1 hour they say its normal and don't replace it under warranty. Seems like a total scam in my opinion but nothing you can do other than keep going to different dealers until somebody replaces them. However, no guarantee the new ones will be free of the issue either.

 

[120377]

Yesterday I saw that the moisture had dissipated. It must be one of those issues that comes and goes. I‘ll keep watching, and take it to a dealer if it happens again.

 

[Tunacious]

I had the same problem with one of the tail lights on my 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk. I ended up removing the tail light and separated the outside clear lens from the light to find out that there were gaps in the glue that was used to hold it together. I put it back together using a bead of clear silicon to seal the seam. Six months now and no water.

 

[WASOON]

I had this issue in 1 taillight and they replaced it

 

[Bad Juju]

I had that issue back in 2019. It took several trips to the service department to get the tail lights replaced. At first they couldn't reproduce the issue. Then I was a le to bring a photo of the right side with condensation and they replaced that one. They wouldn't replace them both without proof or reproduction. So, after the next time I washed the car I got a photo of the left side and then they replaced that one. I haven't seen the issue since then. They were replaced under warranty.

 

[67ramfan]

I bought a 2019 a couple months ago and saw that the left taillight had moisture in it. Did not think about it at the time but should have. The left tailight does not work now and I have a replacement for the outer and will need to get on for the liftgate inner. They are not cheap. Hopefully I can fine one.

 

[sanghill]

Refer to: 2019 tail light condensation Post #13.

 

[WASOON]

Washed my new Cherokee 2 days after bringing it home and found all 4 tail lights fogged with moisture. Dealership replaced after they got new parts. A few weeks later noticed the same issue although not as bad. Service advisor tried telling me that "some" water in tail lights was "acceptable" and should burn off after a few minutes from the heat from the bulbs. I argued the fact they were L.E.D lights and didn't generate much if any heat. Got the shop Manager involved. He told me to wait a few months until the "bad" replacement lights were all out of Jeeps inventory and then he would change them for me. I returned a few months later with iphone pics to show they were still fogging. I left the Cherokee and a couple hours later was called to come pick it up. I was told at that time that they couldn't duplicate the issue so they wouldn't replace the lights. I went home and washed it and they fogged immediately for me. Here I am a year and a half later still with fogged tail lights. I have done my own research in parking lots when I see another 2019 model and about 50% have a least some moisture in one of the four lights.
Anybody else dealing with this issue?

I had this issue and my dealer replaced it. I was in extreme snow and ice with my TH and ice formed over the outside of the headlights. They are not warm enough to remove it. This could have been light-distorting and dangerous if I spent longer driving that day. This could restrict/ distort vision and be dangerous. Beware.