2006 Ford F150 Third Brake Light Leak

The third brake light has a history of leaking on most years of these trucks.

2006 ford f150 third brake light leak.

Many ford trucks suffer from an unfortunate problem of leaking rainwater through the third brake light above the rear windshield. The third brake light assembly may also develop cracks or other damage that can allow moisture into the assembly. This may cause the bulb to burn out prematurely corrode the bulb socket or even leak into your truck s cab. It also made my f 150 s third brake light leak water into the roof of the cab.

I have a soft brake pedal problem on my 2006 ford f 150. The foam rubber gasket around the brake light can dry crack and consequently fail causing water to enter the top of the cab. This is a very common problem there is even a ford tsb technical service bulletin issued yet unless you have under 36 000 miles ford will not repair and the leak causes damages to roof liner seats and carpet. The 3rd brake light on the back of the cab is leaking water on newer ford trucks knows this and should do a recall to fix all and make repeat customers smile for once.

Having a functional third brake light on your ford is also required by law in many states. You ll know if this happens because you start to see water accumulating above the rear passenger seat on the headliner. I ve read several posts about the brake actuator rod being the cause. I ve read several posts about the brake actuator rod being the cause.