Power Liftgate Grinding Sound

Grady_Wilson · Jun 13, 2024

intheburbs said:
I think you have a bad lift motor. While you're replacing that, might as well replace the tailgate struts, too. They're cheap. Stabilus brand from Rock Auto are like $12 a piece.

You might try replacing the struts first, to see if that might de-stress the lift motor enough so it doesn't skip teeth.

OP mentioned that he tried replacing the struts first thing with no luck.

spectralen · Jun 24, 2024

intheburbs said:
I think you have a bad lift motor. While you're replacing that, might as well replace the tailgate struts, too. They're cheap. Stabilus brand from Rock Auto are like $12 a piece.

You might try replacing the struts first, to see if that might de-stress the lift motor enough so it doesn't skip teeth.

I did that but it didn’t fix it.
The nylon gears look good, no sign of wear.

Big Mama · Jun 25, 2024

Did you notice if the trim panel on the left side around the strut was loose?

mikez71 · Jun 26, 2024

Could it be the metal serrations skipping? (first picture) Possible clutch mechanism?

Geotrash · Jul 11, 2024

spectralen said:
I did that but it didn’t fix it.
The nylon gears look good, no sign of wear.

That gear and clutch assembly is a pretty common failure item. Many local parts stores even carry the Dorman replacement part. https://a.co/d/0hfT5vWU

It fit my 2012 despite saying it didn't.

petethepug · Jul 11, 2024

Great documentation on what’s going on. Looking forward to seeing what the gremlin is going to be.

Johnjkerr96 · Jul 23, 2024

I have the same problem. The trim is loose on the left side and I've tried to pop it back into place with out any success.
I did not see any comments on how to fix this.
Any help would be great

Big Mama · Jul 27, 2024

My problem was the strut bent and popped off the panel. I never got it to reseat very well so I used a small piece of black gorilla tape where the 2 pieces come together until I get new clips.

Power Liftgate Grinding Sound

Grady_Wilson

spectralen

Member

Attachments

Big Mama

Full Access Member

mikez71

Full Access Member

Geotrash

Dave

petethepug

Michael

Johnjkerr96

TYF Newbie

Big Mama

Full Access Member

Similar threads

Forum statistics

Latest posts