another tailgate mysteriously pops open
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another tailgate mysteriously pops open
I've intermittently seen peoples comments on the dreadful tailgate opening on its own and thought, glad i don't have that issue.....
Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
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Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
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Its always the bottom line -money- remember the gas tanks that were exploding when hit from the rear ford calculated that it was cheaper to pay some of the people involved rather, than fix the issue. It happens all the time, fixing something or doing a recall is very very expensive.
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Its always the bottom line -money- remember the gas tanks that were exploding when hit from the rear ford calculated that it was cheaper to pay some of the people involved rather, than fix the issue. It happens all the time, fixing something or doing a recall is very very expensive.
Generally, recalls are only done for safety issues (example: The block heater cord. Could cause a fire and burn down your house at night with you in it). Lawsuits by owners due to the manufacturer not doing anything could cost 10-fold more than issuing a recall. A tailgate popping open while driving isn't going to hurt anyone in the vehicle.
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I've intermittently seen peoples comments on the dreadful tailgate opening on its own and thought, glad i don't have that issue.....
Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
=(
Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
=(
Do you know what caused it to open? Where was your key fob? I don’t keep mine in my pocket when in the truck, for exactly this reason.
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I've intermittently seen peoples comments on the dreadful tailgate opening on its own and thought, glad i don't have that issue.....
Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
=(
Today i was returning a rental skidsteer and trailer with adjustable pintle hitch, 100 mile drive. i stop at gas station on arrival and discover tailgate is down, it was resting on the plastic portion right across the camera lense. It broke whatever holds the camera as it was ~jiggly~ at least it wasn't on the metal portion of the tailgate. what i thought was odd, was there was never a dash light to notify me the tailgate was open. Isn't there a dash notification when the tailgate opens while driving?
=(
FWIW, my tailgate does not open with the key fob.
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