7 pin hookup full of water?

[Myothercarsachevy]

Just took my 2025 Telluride SX through the car wash (touchless) and got a bunch of DTCs for the trailer lights. Afterwards I checked the 7 pin connector and when I opened the cover a bunch of water poured out. The pins in my previous vehicle ended up rusting so badly they fell off and I would like to prevent that with this car. Any ideas or mods I could do to prevent it from filling with water? Or to drain water without me having to open the flap and shove a tissue in there?

 

[OldPilot]

I have the factory 7 pin cable. Probably the same 1 you have. Lead connector is no way watertight. What I did to mine after I mounted it was to go on the forward face again, whichh you would probably call the back end of the connector, and add a glob of clear silicon gasket trying to fill the gaps where the wire goes into the connector. Sorry to say I haven't inspected it yet but I would expect some improvement.

Regarding tissue, absolutely not. The additional paper will hold the water in there, keeping it from draining or evaporating -- that would that would just accelerate any corrosion.