On my 2017SC Lariat my tailgate straps are very different lengths. Not even close. The dealer shop foreman says these are just "safety straps and really do nothing" So I asked him if I took both of these off would the tailgate hit the bumper and he replied NO! ???
Their parts dept quoted me $102.

 

I have a loose one as well. It looks to be about 1/2" shorter than the other. Is that $102 for a single cable?

 

Tasca sells the cables for $8 each...

 

I looked at Tasca, these are not the removable type, I believe. and yes the quote was for one!!!

 

The right one's loose just like it was on my 2012.

 

Mine is loose on 1 side, I suppose we could all measure our cables and do a swap with members to get matching sets!

Dave

 

Most, if not all cables are like that. Throughout all manufacturers. I worked at dealerships for years. Replaced hundreds of these because of complaints like yours. I put 5 sets on 1 truck once because the customer wouldn't believe me. Always ends the same. One has slack. I had to bring him to our over flow lot with a bunch of brand new, right off the transport, trucks. Every one had 1 cable with slack

 

Not wanting to unscrew them from the tailgate, i measured length of both the best i could and they appear to be the same.
The tailgate in closed position seems just a tad higher on the right side where the loose cable is

 

My passenger side cable is really loose. I believe the cables are the same length. Seems as if the tailgate itself is not comepltetly flat.

Common issue. It’s fine.

 

^^^^ What he said.