NHTSA Complaint #11208792 — 2017 BUICK ENVISION

REAR TAILGATE REQUIRES MANUAL OPERATION TO OPEN, CLOSE, AND LOCK. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER DOOR AND ALSO BY SWIPING FOOT UNDER REAR BUMPER. I HAVE DOCUMENTED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH THAT THE TAILGATE WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. EACH TIME HOWEVER THAT I BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TAILGATE WORKS PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE ACTUATOR, BUT UNTIL I CAN BRING IT TO THEM WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THERE WAS ONE INSTANCE WERE THE TAILGATE WOULDN'T LOCK EVEN WHEN MANUALLY OPERATED. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE TAILGATE UNLOCKED AND OPENING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN. THE DEALER SALES PERSONNEL DID A TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT BY TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND ADJUSTING THE SELECTION KNOB ON THE DRIVER DOOR. YOUR HELP HERE IS APPRECIATED. THE DEALERSHIP IS BEING VERY HELPFUL, BUT CAN ONLY FIX SOMETHING WHEN THEY VERIFY THAT THE ITEM NEEDS REPAIR.