NHTSA Complaint #11175958 — 2015 FORD F-150

MY 2015 FORD F150 LARIAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC TAILGATE RELEASE. TAILGATE OPENS WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO. OPENS WHEN TRUCK IS STARTED, DURING DRIVING, AND WHEN TRUCK IS TURNED OFF. HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 60 DAYS. TRUCK IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND NO RECALL NOTED. TAILGATE COMES OPEN WHILE TOWING TRAILER, CAUSING ISSUES. WHEN I TOW A TRAILER I HAVE TO PULL FUSE FOR TAILGATE RELEASE SO THAT IT DOES NOT DROP DURING DRIVING. VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. MOSTLY DO HIGHWAY DRIVING. CLICKING NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WHEN TAILGATE IS CLOSED, TAILGATE WILL STAY CLOSED WHEN DOOR IS LOCKED. ONCE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED TAILGATE OPENS. NEED TO STEP OUT OF TRUCK, WHILE DOOR IS OPEN I LOCK THE DOORS, WALK TO TAILGATE CLOSE IT, RUN BACK TO DRIVERS SEAT, CLOSE DRIVERS DOOR AND PRESS DOOR LOCK BUTTON AGAIN TO KEEP TAILGATE LOCKED. WORKS SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE TAILGATE OPENS DURING DRIVING.