Iāve been dealing with the ticking sound for 11k miles now. Itās pretty much my only complaint with the vehicle. I toke the advice from the chat and sprayed white lithium spray everywhere inside the tailgate. Letās see if this helps or not. I also have an appointment to have ford look at the...
Good news everyone that is experiencing this issue. I recently installed the Rough Country tailgate reinforcement bracket. This has helped the issue tremendously. There is still a slight noise but again to be somewhat expected when thereās a 90lb wheel on the back of a aluminum tailgate. The...
Having the exact same issue. Sounds like the tailgate is overly stressed or those bump stops are not seating correctly to the tailgate. To me, the bump stops are very flemsy and should not be able to move around so easily. If you look at a jeep, those are rubber and mounted firmly to the...