Power Liftgate Grinding Sound

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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.
 
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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.
 

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

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

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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
 

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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.
 

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