Tailgate struggling sounds ?

[Iroc34a]

Anyone else have a Tailgate that sounds like it's struggling to lift itself up? Works every time, but I still keep an eye on it!

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[FordBookends]

Anyone else have a Tailgate that sounds like it's struggling to lift itself up? Works every time, but I still keep an eye on it!

Yup, same sound of the motor struggling. Occasionally it fails even though it makes it to the latch when the truck is pointing up hill. It always makes it on the second attempt.

 

[Iroc34a]

Yup, same sound of the motor struggling. Occasionally it fails even though it makes it to the latch when the truck is pointing up hill. It always makes it on the second attempt.

Wonder if anyone has had to replace the lift motor yet?

 

[Pioneer74]

It always sounds like it's struggling. Has since it launched in 2021.

 

[Montecarlossfan]

Yep, it sounds like it needs about another 1/16 hp

 

[Iroc34a]

Yep, it sounds like it needs about another 1/16 hp

Lmao. Definitely.

 

[EVmeritus]

Wonder if anyone has had to replace the lift motor yet?

Had my tailgate fail about two weeks ago. It wouldn't open. Thought it might be a common problem and an easy fix. But it turn out it wasn't and took six days for my dealer to troubleshoot and fix the problem. They found that the top tailgate open / release actuators binding internally and ended up replacing both tailgate latch assemblies and the door lock striker.

 

[Iroc34a]

Six days? Jeez. Didn't take that long to get to the moon! Lol. Well at least they figured it out. But lift motor still struggling ?

 

[VAF84]

Glad I'm not the only one. I had my bed sprayed right after purchase. For a while I was wondering if the spray added too much weight, but clearly the motor doesn't have any power to spare.

 

[Henry Ford]

Mine has always struggled. I thought maybe a counterbalance spring had failed but it's normal on F150s as far as I can tell. My buddy had a new Super Duty that has a tailgate that is light as a feather. Maybe it's an improvement for all F-Series?

 

[Stalemate]

Interesting, I wonder if this is similar to what's going on with my tailgate. Ever since I got the truck it takes at least 3 button presses to open. The first two presses result in a lot of clicking and beeping sounds. Kind of like the truck forgot what position the latches are in. After getting it open it behaves better for a little while. Had the dealer look at it the other day but all they did was adjust the tonneau cover and declare it fixed. It's not and it still behaves this way even with the tonneau folded back.

 

[Firn]

Can't you use one of those gas strut kits to give it a little more lift? Might have to change the strut itself out on one of those kits that prevents the tailgate from banging down, but that's pretty simple.

 

[broncoaz]

Mine new Flash tailgate is slow and sounds of struggling. I’m debating on shutting it off and seeing if I like it better.

 

[Henry Ford]

Can't you use one of those gas strut kits to give it a little more lift? Might have to change the strut itself out on one of those kits that prevents the tailgate from banging down, but that's pretty simple.

Nothing is broken. It was designed to act like an old man getting up from his favorite chair.

 

[Henry Ford]

Interesting, I wonder if this is similar to what's going on with my tailgate. Ever since I got the truck it takes at least 3 button presses to open. The first two presses result in a lot of clicking and beeping sounds. Kind of like the truck forgot what position the latches are in. After getting it open it behaves better for a little while. Had the dealer look at it the other day but all they did was adjust the tonneau cover and declare it fixed. It's not and it still behaves this way even with the tonneau folded back.

This is not normal.

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