Tailgate problems of the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the tailgate would occasionally raise and lower independently even though the tailgate switch was not depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

I purchased this car on 7/15/24 and had no problems until 8/8/24 after I took my car through an automatic touchless car wash. Upon exiting the car wash, I noticed that the tailgate was now down even though I never unlocked it. I parked the car and closed the tailgate and began driving home. Halfway home, the tailgate opened again on its on. The bed was empty so I continued driving home and then closed it again. Later that night, I went out to take the garbage cans out to the street and again noticed the tailgate was down. I again closed it. The next morning, I went to go to work and the tailgate was again down. This would be a serious safety issue if I had items in the bed of my truck and the tailgate opened while driving. I searched this issue online and found that there are recalls for this exact issue in other trims of this truck but the recalls don't cover my trim. I took it to the dealer where I purchased it and they are looking into fixing it. I want you to know that this is an issue as well for this trim.

I have a flex tail gate which is all electronic. The tailgate will not stay up , it keeps on falling and unlocking for no reason. Button the tailgate lever does not work. Took it in to the dealership in July and they had to order the part. It is almost Dec and still not hear. The tailgate fell in my garage and I did not know it when I put the door up it scratched my tail gate. I was driving down the road before this issue and my tailgate fell and I had all my work supplies in the back. Somebody honked the horn and told me. If they didn't this would have been a major accident with all my supplies falling out of the back. This is a major safety issue. . I have read about it on the chevy website and they said they had a problem with the switch on the chevy flex gate from 2019-2022. They said they fixed the problem for 2023.