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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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03 nav. lift gate

the remote or tho overhead switch will not open lift gate it is elec. controled it open buy hand. the dash reads tail gate ajar. somebody told me the motor that controls the tail gate is under the headliner??? what kind of a job will that be. any help out there
 
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ernest russell
the remote or tho overhead switch will not open lift gate it is elec. controled it open buy hand. the dash reads tail gate ajar. somebody told me the motor that controls the tail gate is under the headliner??? what kind of a job will that be. any help out there
This has happened on my '04 a few times. If the dash says the gate is ajar it does not think it is closed and will not operate with the remote or switch. Open and gate a little way by hand and then slam it closed. You should then be able to operate normally. At least that has worked for mine.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rbeitz
This has happened on my '04 a few times. If the dash says the gate is ajar it does not think it is closed and will not operate with the remote or switch. Open and gate a little way by hand and then slam it closed. You should then be able to operate normally. At least that has worked for mine.
Your problem is that you need to spray the latches with WD40 to clean them up. I beleive the OP is talking about the electric open and close feature on Navi tailgates.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Your problem is that you need to spray the latches with WD40 to clean them up. I beleive the OP is talking about the electric open and close feature on Navi tailgates.
I am also talking about the electric tailgate. I have a 2004 Navi with the electric lift. Sometimes it does not close all the way and the system seems to get hung up. To clear it, I open it part way by hand and then slam it tight. Then the switch and remote will start working again.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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Sorry, my mistake. I didn't read your post carefully.
 
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