Tailgate Frozen

[Biga]

So I went to the car wash last night and this morning my tailgate was frozen shut. Not a huge deal but it would not budge and the truck thinks the tailgate is open and the interior lights would not turn off. Is thier a way to manually override them so I'm not driving around with the interior lights on?

 

[HSKR R/T]

So I went to the car wash last night and this morning my tailgate was frozen shut. Not a huge deal but it would not budge and the truck thinks the tailgate is open and the interior lights would not turn off. Is thier a way to manually override them so I'm not driving around with the interior lights on?

Chances are theatch is stuck open, which is why it's showing the tailgate is open. When it thaws, or even vibrations from driving might cause tailgate to drop while driving. If you have a torch, might try warming up the latch areas to thaw it out. And don't get car washes during winter when it's below freezing,unless you park in a garage.

 

[805myth1]

Open up the access panel on the inside of the tailgate where there are about 8 torques screws. And you can manually unlock the latches for the tailgate.

 

[Biga]

That would work If I could get into the bed but with the tonneau cover it is locked. I'm just going to wait for it to thaw out now.

 

[Threesuns1]

Can you turn the interior lights off with the dimmer wheel on the light switch?

 

[Biga]

Can you turn the interior lights off with the dimmer wheel on the light switch?

I would not turn them off for me so I had to drive to work in the dark with them on. The tailgate opened on its own once the sun came up and melted it. I had this happen once last year but I was able to poor some warm water down the sides of the tailgate and it opened, didn't work this time.