# Condensation in taillights: 2018 Buick Encore **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** encore, buick\ **Created:** [December 17, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016 "2018-12-17T20:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rob21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Rob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob21)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/1 "2018-12-17T20:29:23Z")
Anyone having condensation up high in the rear tailights? Mine is brand new. Both sides have it. Dealer says its normal for the condensation to be able to escape. Anyone else experiencing this? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/2 "2018-12-17T20:47:02Z")
> [@Rob21](#): > > Dealer says its normal for the condensation to be able to escape Sooo it isn’t escaping is it? What did the dealer say they are going to do about it? ---
**Author:** ![Rob21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Rob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob21)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/3 "2018-12-18T03:11:33Z")
Hey thanks. They said they could be replaced but there shop said it happens to all the encores. He did say I could go to my local dealership and get a second opinion. I bought vehicle from out of state ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/4 "2018-12-18T14:06:55Z")
> [@Rob21](#): > > They said they could be replaced but there shop said it happens to all the encores. Then have him put his money where his mouth is and replace them so you can see if “it happens to all encores.” ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/5 "2018-12-18T16:57:29Z")
I’d bump my complaint “upstairs” to GM corporate. See owners manual for how. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/6 "2018-12-18T17:26:10Z")
Go to any dealer, walk out into the lot, find a few new Encores, and check for yourself. Is there condensation inside the tail lights? Let us know. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/7 "2018-12-18T20:20:14Z")
> [@Rob21](#): > > He did say I could go to my local dealership He may have thought it would be more convenient for you to visit your local dealer rather than for him to order new tail lamps and have you drive that distance again to have them replaced when they arrive. ---
**Author:** ![Rob21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Rob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob21)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/8 "2018-12-19T03:56:25Z")
Yeah I’m gonna go to the local dealer and see what they say. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/9 "2018-12-19T04:19:39Z")
No, I’m not experiencing that but I don’t own an Encore. Hopefully the dealership will figure out a permanent fix for this problem. In the meantime you could try using a hair dryer to warm the tail-light unit; that might help the condensation to evaporate. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/10 "2018-12-19T04:23:05Z")
Don’t melt your tail lights with a hair drier. If there is water inside your tail lights they will be replaced, there might be a delay while waiting for revised parts to arrive. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/11 "2018-12-19T13:48:03Z")
I wouldn’t accept this. Sooner or later you’ll probably start to have issues with the sockets corroding. I agree with checking with your local dealer first and then escalating to Buick if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/12 "2018-12-19T14:49:56Z")
We have had our 2018 Encore for just over a year. No sign of condensation whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Rob21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Rob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob21)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/13 "2018-12-19T15:48:17Z")
Thanks for the response I will go to dealership and get replaced most likely ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/14 "2018-12-20T02:00:35Z")
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**Author:** ![Rob21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Rob21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rob21)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/condensation-in-taillights-2018-buick-encore/131016/15 "2018-12-20T02:55:09Z")
Yes oops I meant go to the local dealership. I bought vehicle out of state