2015 Silverado Tailgate Wont Lock

[Tthip]

Hi.

Perhaps I am mistaken.

I when I lock my doors with my keyfob I always assumed the tailgate also locked.

I notice today that when the truck is locked the tailgate is not.

Is the tailgate supposed to lock also?

Thanks

[Garykk]

I think that is keyed only, at least mine works that way.

[Arth]

Correct. GM did not add power locking tailgates until 2016.

[Tthip]

Thank you guys.

[harveyfamily]

I don't understand why they didn't add it before the 2016s. It's all of a $50 add on.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Arth]

Just waiting for other manufactures to add it as standard I think.

 

Ram did it in 2013. Ford did it in 2015. GM finally did it in 2016.

 

I am sure the excuse is they didn't deem is a worthy option at the time or some stupid cost excuse.

[redwngr]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. Power lock is that much worse.

 

Clearly, some will disagree.

[BigBadSierra]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. Power lock is that much worse.

 

Clearly, some will disagree.

 

I thought the same way as you but just got tired of unlocking it all of the time.

 

So in went the Pop N Lock.

 

I guess it comes down to just how much you use the bed.

[conundrum]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. ...

When I bought my truck, they mentioned it would be a good idea to lock the tailgate, or it would likely be stolen. Haven't been bothered to add a power lock, though. Yet.

[tnchevy]

The power lock is nice but not nice enough for me to want to add it. My buddies 2016 is pretty loud when he locks with his fob. I have always had a lock on my trucks tailgates, they get stolen in my part of the country all the time. This is the first truck I have owned that came with a tailgate lock, past trucks I had to add them (and keep up with 2 keys).

[TJay74]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. Power lock is that much worse.

 

Clearly, some will disagree.

 

I will disagree then, I mean unless you are ok to coming out with your $5k tailgate missing. Here in the OKC metro area it will happen if you don't keep your tailgate locked. Mine stays locked 24/7.

[Adamrg]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. Power lock is that much worse.

 

Clearly, some will disagree.

Agreed. I got it just because. Now I find it to be an annoyance since I'll probably never have a cover of any sort. It'd be nice if it were a feature you could turn on and off through my link, but since it's not, I'll probably end up pulling one of the wires out on the lock actuator.

Ah who am I kidding- I'm too lazy to do that.

[muddkatt]

 

I will disagree then, I mean unless you are ok to coming out with your $5k tailgate missing. Here in the OKC metro area it will happen if you don't keep your tailgate locked. Mine stays locked 24/7.

 

We had a rash of tailgates stolen from down in the Tampa area and local news reported that it cost $7K to replace each one. I nearly fell out of my chair when they said they cost that much. Mine stays locked 24-7 now!

[15 Z71]

I bought my truck on a Saturday went to pick it up on Monday... Guess what? Dealer called me on Monday morning and said someone stole the tailgate on Saturday night. Needles to say I keep mine locked all the time too.

[Georgia1911]

Tailgate lock is a waste of time and money for many truck owners. Power lock is that much worse.

 

Clearly, some will disagree.

 

Yeah, because around here we have a lot of "if I need it, or think I do, then everyone else also needs it, and you're just silly and a girly-man if you think otherwise." It can be LT tires, 6.2 motors, 4.88 gears, locking tailgates or any number of things one might need or want on a truck.