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Old Apr 6, 2025 | 06:25 PM
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Tail Gate Release

2016 Lariat. Over the past 3-4 years the tailgate release is getting worse and worse. At first it would mostly release on the first push. When it didn't the second one would do it. Now it never releases on the first attempt. It takes 4-5 tries now before it finally opens. Is this simply a failing mechanism or is there something I can lube?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2025 | 05:08 AM
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Is it unlocking?

By 2015 tailgate lock had died pretty early on. I replaced it myself. There are definitely things you can lube in the whole mechanism.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2025 | 10:26 AM
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I removed the panel on the tail gate and used compressed air and cleaned everything up and then lubed it all. That seems to have fixed it.
 
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