[Northofu1]

Originally Posted by MagneticTiger View Post
Apparently here isn't a motor in the tailgate. It has an actuator that opens a hook, and the tailgate falls due to gravity and two rubber blocks on the bed, located about 3/4 of the way up on the bed.

I found out that if one or both of those blocks gets rotated 90 degrees up or down, the tailgate won't open..

Push your tailgate. Literally put your hand on the left or right of the handle, push in with some force, and then try to open the tailgate with the fob or the button under the handle, while applying pressure with the other hand. I bet your tailgate will open!

Look for the two blocks. See if one of them is facing the wrong way. Once I fixed that, my tailgate was good as new!
MagneticTiger, Sir one of my tailgate blocks is turned the wrong way as you mentioned. How do I turn the block the correct way?
Found this on a FORD forum