2017 TRD OFFROAD TAILGATE LOCK

My tailgate lock only engages when i use the key. Clicking on the key FOB will only unlock it. Does anyone know why it makea the sound like it locks with the doors, but does not?

 

I can’t answer your question, but welcome to TacomaWorld!

 

Possibly some info available for ya in the 3rd gen.section of the forum.

 

Welcome to TW! Was it always like that since you bought the truck?

 

Unless you got a pop n lock installed at the dealership when you got it your tailgate won't work with your fob. It's only locked or unlocked with your key. That being said, I love my pop n lock tailgate. Highly recommend it.

If you do have it installed, it sounds like one of the wires is open. Check the crimp and wiretap connection points and make sure they're good. And while you're at it, replace them with posi lock and posi tap connections

Or, upon reading again, could be the actuator isn't installed right. Open the cover on your tailgate and watch the mechanism operate while you use your fob.

Welcome to the forum!