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Great idea. What's 'liquid tape'? Sounds interesting, but I think just dielectric grease inside the switch should do the trick to prevent water activation. The harness hack looks like a completely unnecessary 'fix', since there's nothing wrong with the truck, except that maybe water can activate the switch by shorting it. I bet that in RedTib's case, the stupid tech cut the wrong wire(s), and now ruined the freaking harness. Geez. I never touch my wiring to avoid any issues, and wouldn't do it unless absolutely necessary, which this is NOT the case.

Finally, I just removed the stupid spare to inflate it, so might have to do that again if I end up buying the mystery liquid tape (ha ha), so I can wrap all of the connectors tucked up above the spare. And also on the tailgate switch. Glad to see it's very easy to remove without disassembling anything.

 

Looking at the wiring harness, there is way more electrical tape than I would expect for a simple splice job, so I think it’s more likely that the splice job is not very secure since it’s a little awkward of a spot. But the good news: it’s Fords problem, not mine.

it all kind of sucks though, because I didn’t ask for the recall to be completed. Got a call and they said “oh yeah and you had a recall, so we did that.”

 

Yea, I will let them replace the button. BUT NO WIRE HARNESS cutting!

 

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The previous post shows all the different brands, but I favor Star Brite because it is a marine product.

I use it to cover bilge pump electrical connections, and it is waterproof. Good stuff.

http://www.starbrite.com/category/li...lectrical-tape

 

I wish they would cover the damage this issue caused to the handle on my tailgate. I have had this issue 3-4 times and 3 of the times it’s hit a wall or garage door.

 

I just got my letter. I am Retired and still have less than 4000 miles on my 2018 so the entire undercarage of my truck is still very clean and dry living in a climate controlled garage. After watching the video in this thread I believe I have a very good solution for us do it yourselfers. Moisture would get into the back side of the connector if it is going to. So I am going to get a can of Flex Seal and lightly spray the back side of all the connectors in that area under the bed. That should eliminate the problem before it ever gets started.

 

Great idea. I just took a look at the 'liquid electrical' tape, which you can brush on. Probably better than spraying, and potentially making a mess, no? And fortunately, although at twice the price, there's a clear version of the Star Brite brand (thanks All Hat No Cattle). Haven't bought anything, so would like to hear your suggestion. My truck has a bit more miles (13K), but basically only use it for trips, and only one time it rained, so also looks almost like new underneath. Removed the spare tire last week to inftate it to 40 psi (it was at 30), so missed the opportunity to do this at the same time. Oh well. Let me know what you think, but I plan to coat ALL connectors I can find under the truck, so we never have an issue.

But before deciding on which product to use (FlexSeal or Star Brite liquid tape), I'd like to know how easy it'd be to remove if needed... although if only applied to the back of the connector, there shouldn't be the need to ever having to remove it. Only in instances like this recall, but I'd never do that splice job, since nothing is malfunctioning. I'm sure it's not even necessary to replace the tailgate switch, so will just do the sealing job, and see what happens. If the switch is cheap, I'd order it and replace it. Does anybody have the part number for that? Thx.

 

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