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The plastic liftgate handle on the rear door is really starting to stick. To the point where I use a flat blade to put it back so the gate latch will lock. Likely the result of Ohio winters throwing crud up into the license plate area.
I have sprayed it w PB Blaster, carb cleaner as a few other things trying to get it to spring back...no luck
My daughter used the handle, left the liftgate ajar and caused the battery to run down...even after I told her to use the key fob or the left door switch that triggers the lift gate...college kids... :o
Was curious if anyone has replaced this plastic liftgate handle or has another remedy to get it to spring back
Mine started sticking a few years ago. Not as bad as yours, but once in a while you couldn't shut the hatch because it thought someone was holding the handle open.
Took off the panel inside and lubed it with heavy silicone grease. Found out that you can actually lube it better from the outside than inside.
I would spray it clean (brake cleaner etc) then put a thick coating of silicone grease on it. Keep working the handle and reapplying till it stops sticking. Then wipe off. After a week do it again and leave a very thin coating on at the end (to protect from water/salt/etc.
It may start working again.
If not, you'll need to remove the interior panel (not hard) and replace the handle. If I recall correctly the handle just had two bolts and then unhooked from the linkage easily. Most of the work was removing the interior panels etc.
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