[Simok]

I bought my car certified pre owned(first owner worked at the dealer). I noticed a few months after that my tail lights filling with water. I took it to the dealer the told me they had already replaced them once on that car. They replaced them again and assured me I would have no problems.

I wanted to get them painted red, but wanted to make sure I didn't spend the money and then have to change them again. I did some research on here and found the gasket ninja thread. I ordered them and put them on when I had the tails painted. Now a few months later sure enough tail lights full of water again.

I called the dealer today and they told me there is no recall on them and the only fix is new tail lights again. And that potentially I will be forced to change tail lights every few months, until my warranty runs out then I have to pay out of pocket for them every few months. Also that there is no way to dry them out and if its not fixed it will be "very bad" I called Toyota's customer service line and they basically told me the same thing, how ever they started a case, I don't really see what they can do except fix it which they would anyway since my car is under warranty. I'm hoping to at least get them to refund me for getting them painted. But then Im either stuck with the ugly(my opinion) stock tails or spending an extra $150 every time to get them painted again.

This is the first new car I have ever owned. So Im not sure how these things work. Is this going to really be an on going issue that can never be solved? Or will they likely do a recall/tsb on them or develop a part that will correct the problem instead of masking it? Or maybe someone on here has another fix for it? Maybe more people should call them and complain lol.