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Tell Ford about unequal tailgate cables

ChicoEscuela

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Fellow Mav owners, I recently called customer service re: the unequal tailgate cables on almost all Mavericks.
I was told that the more reports there are, the more likely a fix will be addressed.
So....Ford Customer Service;
800 392 3673
Let's get this annoying (at least to me) issue fixed!
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Fellow Mav owners, I recently called customer service re: the unequal tailgate cables on almost all Mavericks.
I was told that the more reports there are, the more likely a fix will be addressed.
So....Ford Customer Service;
800 392 3673
Let's get this annoying (at least to me) issue fixed!
Don,
The issue has been previously discussed.
Check out this thread particularly start around post #35
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...should-both-be-taut.63155/page-3#post-1062132

Ford Maverick Tell Ford about unequal  tailgate cables 20260620_093705

Issue: Driverside taut.........passenger's 🤏 less taut.
Sit down on the tailgate or put weight on it, they both become tight = non-issue.
 
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Fellow Mav owners, I recently called customer service re: the unequal tailgate cables on almost all Mavericks.
I was told that the more reports there are, the more likely a fix will be addressed.
So....Ford Customer Service;
800 392 3673
Let's get this annoying (at least to me) issue fixed!
I think every truck I have owned this has been the case and I have never had a problem. 🤷‍♂️
 

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I think every truck I have owned this has been the case and I have never had a problem. 🤷‍♂️
Was about to say the same. I had trucks that had those two pieces of flat stock on each side rather than cables, and same deal. One would be slightly loose unless you sat on the tailgate or otherwise put weight on it.
 

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Fellow Mav owners, I recently called customer service re: the unequal tailgate cables on almost all Mavericks.
I was told that the more reports there are, the more likely a fix will be addressed.
So....Ford Customer Service;
800 392 3673
Let's get this annoying (at least to me) issue fixed!
This pony was whipped in 2022, 2023, etc....
 

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Ford explained this in a memo...at least for Texas (San Antonio) owners. The reason is, when the Spurs win a playoff game, the hometown crowd goes crazy driving and honking. The reason one is tight and the second one is loose, when the big Tortas sit on the tailgate to celebrate, if the tight one snaps first...it gives them a split second before the second one snaps to know they are "going down" with the tailgate. This goes for Mavericks and F-150s. Hell...throw in F-250s also. :teehee: :teehee: :teehee:
 

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maybe the MTC 2027 Carlisle round-up can add a tailgate cable trading section.

My lazy driver side cable makes my hard working passenger side cable do all the menial labor. But when the pressures on...the driver side cable does answer the call.
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