Is there a certain order that things need to happen for the tailgate to be opened using the button from inside of the cab?
When the truck is in park, I hit the button twice and there are times where the tailgate does not drop and sometimes it does. When the truck is in reverse, I hit the button in the cab twice and there are times when the tailgate does not drop and sometimes it does.
I don’t seem to have an issue with the key fob. Especially when I’m sitting in the truck and the cab button doesn’t work, I usually just hit the key fob button twice and the tailgate drops down. There is nothing blocking the tailgate or the sensors behind the truck.

 

Hitting it too quickly can cause it to not open. Try hitting it with a little more time between.

 

Why are you pushing it twice? Push it once.

 

Make sure the doors are unlocked.

 

It doesn’t matter if the doors are unlocked. As long as you are parked and push the button once, the tailgate will go down.

 

It matters on my 23. Doors have to be unlocked and push the button twice.

 

That’s interesting. I only have to push my button once. I can also push it before I ever exit the truck and it opens, while the doors are still locked. The only time it won’t open is if I’m not in park. Mine is a 24. But it shouldn’t matter.

 

That is funny, I’m not sure I have to be in park! It took me a couple years to find out the doors had to be unlocked, because it does not say anything about that in owners manual. Learned it here on the forum list.

 

Only hit the button one time. The FOB button is 2x, but the dash button is 1.

 

...ditto on my '23...

 

my 24 the doors have to be unlocked

 

My 21 had to be unlocked to open. Gear selection was irrelevant. To be honest I haven't tried my 26 enough yet to see. Was just assuming it was same way. My 18 was same as 21 fwiw. Never heard of hitting button twice either?

 

I’ll try all the different variations You guys are mentioning later on today when I have a few minutes. But the little button does show push it twice.

 

My button doesn’t even look like that lol. I’ll get a picture in a little bit.

 

Is your tailgate power or manual? Mine is power.