Dang,.. My 2004 GT has this problem.. Every since I got it washed, i noticed water leak..

I would think mazda will cover this as a recall since there are so many of us with this exact problem!! Well, I rather not spend couple of hours going to the dealership to get it fixed.. so I'm going to do it tonight..

I never thought about spraying windex to get rid of water spots inside.. interesting.. I guess I'll give it a try..

PHIL

 

Yeah, I just ran into this lovely little issue.....Stealership says since my warranty ran out last month, my only option is to buy an entire new tail light, they say $280. The worst part is that according to Mazda, this dealer is the best one anywhere close to me.

 

That sucks. You're in CO aren't you? I just went to a dealership yesterday and they replaced both of mine, no questions asked. I am still under warranty, though. I was surprised, they never even went out to look at it, just wrote up the service order, two new taillights, and I was out the door. They also noticed the trunk weatherstripping was deformed and ordered that as well.

 

wow must be nice to have a decent dealership like that. Mine basiclly said they didn't care swished some crap around in the taillight that left a white haze to it and sent me on my way. See how things go when I take it in for the center console not staying in place.

 

Wow. I am shocked to find this thread.
My RX8 is barely a few weeks old and I've noticed both front & rear and both driver's side and passenger side with minor condensation on all four of them..
Pretty astonishing... Anyhow, I will check with the dealer to see what they have to say..

 

The center console runner thing is also a TSB. I got that repaired under warranty as well.

1 - tailight condensation (one rear)
2 - console runner
3 - hard start TSB (just a firmware upgrade)

That's all for me, but I may have them do the brake pad one in the Spring.

 

I've now got the aqua tail light mod. I went to the dealership and they're ordering parts.
Do you guys know if they're repairing the lights or if they're actually replacing them? (I've heard different stories)

 

My tailight was replaced (vs. repaired). May of '06.

 

Mine were both replaced, not repaired.

 

i drilled 2 small holes on bottom side of taillights. no water accumulation since done.

 

if there is water inside, it will be replaced.

if no signs of water *yet* and the customer(us) has a concern(complain?), then the gasket will be replaced.

If you ask me I gotta say this is a pretty gay problem.

 

had the condensation, then half full of water. replaced under warranty a year or so ago. now its condensation again. out of warranty now.

i had drilled holes in the original ones to vent the water and may do so again.

anyone have mazda do anything when they went bad again out of warranty?

 

I say get yerself a goldfish.

 

I know its a little late for this thread... but mazda knows about this problem and does not have a fix for it... so all they will do is replace the lights until the warranty is out. Thats straight from mazda... from what it sound like to me is they really don't care about us. And I work for them.. gotta love that

 

thats pretty much what i expected- no warranty no luck.

anyone put a goldfish in their taillight before taking it to the dealer?

 

just bought an 05 gt from a dealer in atl noticed there was a lot of water in the tail lights they said it was normal and they could not do anything about it. I just figured on buying some aftermarkets but if the warranty covers this can i get the lights replaced even though i knew they had probs at time of purchase? Or should i just act like i had no idea and go to another dealer. hate lying but sometimes you have to especially when i got lied to.

 

I've haven't had this problem yet. But then again, I don't know why I would...I live in Phoenix. We supply the heat to hell...

 

Yeah just take it to another dealer and show them the problem. As long as the car is still under warranty, then you should get it fixed for free. Thats what they did for me, as well as many others.

 

ask them how can that be *normal*. Then go ahead and ask is it normal for you guys to be a moron ?

Run away from this dealer for your 8's lives. then GO to another dealer.

 

i had condensation in my tail lights as well, told the dealer, changed them out no problems.

 

I fixed mine by cleaning the gasket and rubbing a thin layer of vasoline on the gasket. Has worked now condensation free for a little under a year. It could have adverse effects to the gasket over time, but it has bought me quite a bit of time so far.

 

New to the club and love all the tail light tips.

Zoom 3X

 

I always bring a paper copy of the pertinent TSB with me to the dealership. Absolutely no argument and I'm typically educating them (which I know is sad, but most car dealerships are like that).

 

This is my third time having to have my tail light replaced. The first time they did it. The second time I had to do it because the condensation made the tail light develop a crack and they said it was physical damage. Now its doing it again and they are asking for proof of purchase from a Mazda dealership before they can replace it again.

 

went to mazda to see if they could replace. Long story short they said no so i drilled out the corners. I had almost 2 inches of standing water in the passenger light. Now my tails look new even after a good spraying. I was trying to get water in with no luck. Thanks for the info guys