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  1. katmandude

    '2020- Current Explorer / How To Manually Open Liftgate Latch:

    Sure! Here you go.. Ford OEM Part #: FA1Z7443150B I took a chance with this 1/8th the price unbranded compared to OEM. Glad I did, can't tell the difference physically and works like a champ. Time will tell but now we know how to get to it if it croaks down the line...Easy swap out...
  2. katmandude

    '2020- Current Explorer / How To Manually Open Liftgate Latch:

    I re-installed it but it started to buzz before partially releasing to a full release so I replaced it. In other words it wouldn't just pop open cleanly. So, perhaps the glass crumbs did do internal damage
  3. katmandude

    '2020- Current Explorer / How To Manually Open Liftgate Latch:

    Before we start there is a very important obstacle you might want to consider: IF you ever have to do this task, the 3rd row seats in the up position will make it almost impossible, as they will only power down with the liftgate OPEN (for your safety of course!). Or else you will have to contort...
  4. katmandude

    2023 Rear Lift Gate - Latch Jammed Closed

    OK, there is a manual release for the latch. I will post a new thread with pics on how to manually open it as there is no known "How To" out there, and so search query engines will pick it up. Also, I will have a video out on youtube as well.
  5. katmandude

    2023 Rear Lift Gate - Latch Jammed Closed

    I have tried to activate the open button on remote while putting pry bar pressure and tapping on the latch and motor to no avail...I have been a mechanic for 40 years and emphatically curse out the design engineers who make repairs absolutely ridiculous.. Looks good on paper tho...This one with...
  6. katmandude

    2023 Rear Lift Gate - Latch Jammed Closed

    First off, the rear hatch window got smashed out from a tree branch and glass pellets found their way into the latch mechanism . I heard glass crushing as the hatch closed and locked. The glass replacement dude was informed and vacuumed best he could. The hatch worked fine for a while, so I paid...
  7. katmandude

    Ford's Plan for Fixing Quality - CEO Reponds

    Ford cutting corners to save a buck is rearing it's ugly head,, the production line and untrained / incompetent personnel My '23 ST had no heat coming out the vents. It turned out a heater hose clamp to frame was never done at factory and the hose managed to kink and pinch off water flow to...
  8. katmandude

    Auto start stop issue

    What year? Under warranty?


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