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I go to the dealership this afternoon to have it looked at. More than likely they will order a new upper portion of the brake light assembly, because I don't see them tearing it apart and putting new LED's in, so I'll begin the process of having it fixed.
To answer your questions...
Yes there is voltage supplied to the board. I confirmed this by bypassing the burned out bulbs and completing the circuit, but there are many other ways to test this (test lights, volt-meters, multi-meters etc).
The connector for the 3rd brake light is designed so it cannot be plugged in incorrectly. Only way to reverse polarity would be to switch the wires inside the connector or where they attach to the LED board (slide/spade style terminals that are soldered on).
It would be very easy to tug or pull the wires, especially if you forget to unplug the connector first. Also, the LED board is held into the assembly with some small plastic welds, and the wires are not held in place by anything, so snagging them on something could break some of these plastic welds.
Yes, warranties are nice. It's one of the reasons I bought the car. My previous car was getting close to 6 years old, and had 90k+ miles. I never had a problem with the car, but I wanted something new because it's one less thing to worry about.
Anywho, I'll let you guys know what the end result is... and yes, I hope waiting for the part is not as long of a wait as waiting for the car. I didn't have to wait very long, but I can imagine how frustrating it can be to wait. Extreme86, 3 months and no car? Wow... I'd be making some phone calls and trying to find one somewhere! lol
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