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And here we go with the whole tail "gate" and "water gate" issue of it opening on its own!

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So taking 30 seconds of my precious procrastinating time to remove the tailgate cover, all looks great.  I'll attach a pic of the mechanism and you can see the drain holes to the right of the pic, they are triangular in shape.  After really looking at where the drain holes are and checking the connections (of which all were dry and corrosion free) this issue continues to confuse me a bit.  Where the drain holes are located the water doesn't just pour on any of the switches or actuator.  I left the cover off because it's going to rain tonight and end in the morning.  So after I get my lazy ass up I'll take another pic and see where and what the water is actually draining on.   To be continued before I "slather" silicone on my holes...lol... @Pryme  What you don't see in this pic is the tailgate release button connector, it is dead center between the drain holes.  It too was sealed and corrosion free.

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Here's a pic of the connector going to the release switch.  It's all sealed up.  It's a little grainy, but you can definitely see it's sealed.  As an added note, I take my truck through a carwash about once a week.  It is parked outside at all times so it's been through pouring rain while sitting and driving.  So I don't know what is causing some to open on their own.  Perhaps someone can post a pic of theirs and see if GM didn't seal up the connectors like mine are.  

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I wonder how many people have had the problem again after having the switch replaced? My tailgate spontaneously opened a couple times in the first month of ownership before the dealer fixed it and it hasn't happened since. They claimed it was a faulty batch of switches shorting out.

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4 hours ago, Jettech1 said:

So taking 30 seconds of my precious procrastinating time to remove the tailgate cover, all looks great.  I'll attach a pic of the mechanism and you can see the drain holes to the right of the pic, they are triangular in shape.  After really looking at where the drain holes are and checking the connections (of which all were dry and corrosion free) this issue continues to confuse me a bit.  Where the drain holes are located the water doesn't just pour on any of the switches or actuator.  I left the cover off because it's going to rain tonight and end in the morning.  So after I get my lazy ass up I'll take another pic and see where and what the water is actually draining on.   To be continued before I "slather" silicone on my holes...lol... @Pryme  What you don't see in this pic is the tailgate release button connector, it is dead center between the drain holes.  It too was sealed and corrosion free.

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Like I've been saying all along...It's not a water issue! 🤨🤨

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Looking forward to seeing pics after rain.  Switches do not look directly below holes but you can never tell where water goes!!  Like electrical… can be difficult to figure out. 

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Ok, I finally got my hungover ass up, we were drinking eggnog last night and watching xmas movies, you know how it is.  Got to keep momma happy.  Anyhow there is no water to take a pic of.  Yes it rained last night but I couldn't find any wetness anywhere.  I'm thinking @mtbadbob and others are right.  This is a switch issue not a water issue.

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13 hours ago, Pryme said:

Whatever you do, don’t post any pictures of you slathering your holes. lol 

Let me start an only fans page just for you!! 🤣

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Jettech1 Senior Enthusiast

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17 hours ago, BuckWallace said:

I wonder how many people have had the problem again after having the switch replaced? My tailgate spontaneously opened a couple times in the first month of ownership before the dealer fixed it and it hasn't happened since. They claimed it was a faulty batch of switches shorting out.

I think that is exactly the problem!  A batch of bad switches.

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3 hours ago, Jettech1 said:

I think that is exactly the problem!  A batch of bad switches.

Even though its potted it could still be bad. If theres a way to make something inferior, todays society will find it.

We had a couple of vehicles with similar air bag sensors that corroded from the inside out. 

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Had My 2022 Custom I had picked up at Flint Assembly in December of 2021 about a year had to have new switch put in opened on its own just sitting parked wouldn't open with Fob sometimes then the Fob just quit working been working ever since new one was put in.

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6 hours ago, T Slave said:

Had My 2022 Custom I had picked up at Flint Assembly in December of 2021 about a year had to have new switch put in opened on its own just sitting parked wouldn't open with Fob sometimes then the Fob just quit working been working ever since new one was put in.

Good to know, thanks for letting us know the new one still works.

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