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So, recently I found that my tailgate was not locking with power. In addition, it was not locking with the key and there was a lot of resistance when attempting to turn it.
I finally got around to opening up the inspection plate to see what was going on and found this...
If you're not familiar with the tailgate recall, our truck had an issue where the linkage that latches the tailgate closed had too much travel. This excess travel caused the tailgate to open on its own at random times.
When I originally brought this up to the dealership and pointed out that it was a known issue, they said my truck was not affected by this issue. It had already happened to me three times, one of which was a hair away from the hood of the car behind me when it fell.
I decided to fix it myself, the part to fix it is a small rubber spacer that limits the travel of the latching mechanism. 15 minutes and you're done.
The next time I went to the dealership, they said my truck had this recall open (I guess they expanded it's scope). I told them I already performed the fix and it's not necessary. I couldn't drive around with in my truck with a tailgate just waiting to fall. They had me sign a waiver of the recall too.
Instead of doing what I asked, take a real close look at that picture again...
They put a second one in! I honestly should have checked when I left but I assumed signing the waiver was the end of it.
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I finally got around to opening up the inspection plate to see what was going on and found this...
If you're not familiar with the tailgate recall, our truck had an issue where the linkage that latches the tailgate closed had too much travel. This excess travel caused the tailgate to open on its own at random times.
When I originally brought this up to the dealership and pointed out that it was a known issue, they said my truck was not affected by this issue. It had already happened to me three times, one of which was a hair away from the hood of the car behind me when it fell.
I decided to fix it myself, the part to fix it is a small rubber spacer that limits the travel of the latching mechanism. 15 minutes and you're done.
The next time I went to the dealership, they said my truck had this recall open (I guess they expanded it's scope). I told them I already performed the fix and it's not necessary. I couldn't drive around with in my truck with a tailgate just waiting to fall. They had me sign a waiver of the recall too.
Instead of doing what I asked, take a real close look at that picture again...
They put a second one in! I honestly should have checked when I left but I assumed signing the waiver was the end of it.
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