Tailgate full of water !?!

[srnyoung]

We've had a good soak the last few days. I left the tailgate down Sunday night hoping to rinse some of the dirt out of the bed/off the tailgate from doing truck things.

Yesterday morning when I went out to move the T, I could barely lift up the tailgate. I thought maybe it was stuck or trying to stay open (powered open, anyone?). When I put my back into it, it did lift and I quickly realized from the sloshing sound that there were gallons of water INSIDE the tailgate. Once I got it upright and latched, the water came rushing out; below the light bar and from the bottom.

It seems like the electronics were unaffected. Lights and latch still work as expected. I did feel like the latch required a little extra effort to get it to close. I noticed because even after I thought it latched, the warning light on the driver display showed it was open. I gave it another shove and heard a click and the warning went off.

Any thoughts? How worried should I be? I put in a ticket for it to get checked out at some point. Don't really want rust knocking out the function of the tailgate...

I wasn't ready with the camera but I got this pic after most of the water had drained out. You can still see that it was coming out all over.

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[Dark-Fx]

Mine does the same thing. Plug is sealed so there shouldn't be any issues getting water in there.

 

[mikehmb]

When I leave my tailgate down and wash out the bed, water gets in and then rushes out under the rear brake light area - just like in your pic.

I think this is a design feature vs. a bug. But I’d love to hear others’ opinions as to whether I should be a lot more concerned.

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