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Old Jun 12, 2025 | 03:44 PM
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My 2018 Lariat has the auto tailgate release and until today it has worked flawlessly. Today, I noticed that it took two touches on the button or two touches on the key fob to release it. Now, it won’t open at all. I can hear the sound of it trying to release but it’s not. Any ideas on how to fix it?
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Old Jun 12, 2025 | 04:16 PM
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My 2018 Lariat has the auto tailgate release and until today it has worked flawlessly. Today, I noticed that it took two touches on the button or two touches on the key fob to release it. Now, it won’t open at all. I can hear the sound of it trying to release but it’s not. Any ideas on how to fix it?
thanks in advance
The release solenoids are a known failure point. Your release mechanism probably needs replacing. Its a pretty straight forward replacement. This thread might help.


https://www.f150forum.com/f118/elect...cement-547194/
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