# Ford ranger tailgate

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-tailgate/10024>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, ranger\
**Created:** [January 30, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-tailgate/10024 "2008-01-30T18:35:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![enolan42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@enolan42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enolan42)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-tailgate/10024/1 "2008-01-30T18:35:18Z")

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my 2001 ford ranger flairside pick-em-up truck has a faulty handle. i cannot lower the tailgate. after buying the truck used, i found the tailgate did not work. i had the mechanism replaced, it worked for about two days, then failed. the mechanic readjusted it, it worked for a few days, then died again. any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-tailgate/10024/2 "2008-01-30T19:32:14Z")

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Here is a link that show the tailgate mechanism. The handle is attached to two rods that are connected to latches on the side of the tailgate. Perhaps one of the rods detached.

[http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en\_us/0900823d/80/0b/ea/3c/0900823d800bea3c/repairInfoPages.htm](http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/0b/ea/3c/0900823d800bea3c/repairInfoPages.htm)