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I think this has been mentioned before, but I just shot some WD40 behind the button and that fixed it. I've had it replaced before and the issue just keeps coming back, so I figured $0.002 worth of WD40 was easier than another trip to the dealer.My issue with the stupid liftgate is the button. I disabled the hands free function via forscan, thank goodness but the button is a piece of junk. Already had it replaced twice, and it's sticking again. Only way to get it to work sometimes is to bang on it just to the right of the button to get it to unstick. But you have to do it fast enough that it doesn't try to reprogram the lift height. Guess I'm going to have to take the button apart and try to shave it down or something. Piece of crap and it definitely gets worse in the cold.
My issue with the stupid liftgate is the button. I disabled the hands free function via forscan, thank goodness but the button is a piece of junk. Already had it replaced twice, and it's sticking again. Only way to get it to work sometimes is to bang on it just to the right of the button to get it to unstick. But you have to do it fast enough that it doesn't try to reprogram the lift height. Guess I'm going to have to take the button apart and try to shave it down or something. Piece of crap and it definitely gets worse in the cold.
Where did you buy the replacement button?Reporting back. So today I decided to replace my lift gate button but before I did, I wanted to understand better what was going on. I scarified my original button, took it apart, and realized that this problem is simply a really bad design. The negative pressure or return of the button is not controlled by a spring or anything mechanical, it is truly relying on whatever weak and terrible response is created by the rubber in the switch pad. No wonder these pieces of crap don't work and get stuck, especially in the cold. I sprayed mine with some silicon but I don't think it will matter.
Here's where I got it, at the time the best price with shipping, but you can find them all over.Where did you buy the replacement button?