Multi-Pro Tailgate Trim Popping

[Cdcd5252]

Hey everyone, have a 2020 GMC 2500HD that I bought last November and noticed that the interior tailgate trim (The plastic piece that covers the inside lower half of the tailgate) was slightly bowed in the middle and when depressed to seat against the tailgate, like when you stepped on it to get into the bed, it would pop loudly when stepping off of it, popping back into place (bowed).  I thought maybe the 10 or so screws were not allowing it to seat correctly, so I removed them to see that this wasn't the case.  Simply, the plastic lip around the trim was not fitting around the edge of the sheet metal, hence the popping on and off.  I just took the truck in for its first oil change at Laura GMC in Collinsville, IL and decided to have it addressed while it was in for service.  The tech just called to tell me that "All of them are doing this and it is what it is"...I find that very hard to believe.  Is there anyone else that has seen this from their tailgate?  I know not all fit and finish will be perfect, but this is a rather loud annoying noise that I think should be fixed...Curious to see everyone's thoughts.  Thanks in advance.

[L8T]

Well I just dropped a 16” piece of wood on mine and it cracked. Not covered by warranty. So I’m just deleting the whole plastic shitteree and replacing with rockguarded aluminum. The Swiss cheese under that plastic is a joke. If I had my way I would have opted for the normal solid tailgate. 

[sdelam]

I have the bow in the center of mine, never had it make a noise though.

[redwngr]

On 1/27/2021 at 12:29 AM, L8T said:

Well I just dropped a 16” piece of wood on mine and it cracked. Not covered by warranty. So I’m just deleting the whole plastic shitteree and replacing with rockguarded aluminum. The Swiss cheese under that plastic is a joke. If I had my way I would have opted for the normal solid tailgate. 

Any trim is available without the multi-pro. 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2021 by redwngr

[L8T]

14 minutes ago, redwngr said:

You could have got it without the multi-pro.

Truck was already built. Dealer wanted money to swap it out. 

[redwngr]

Why wouldn't they want to cover their cost?  

 

Besides, by saying that meant they sold sell it without investing extra time. 

 

 

 

 

 

[L8T]

13 hours ago, redwngr said:

Why wouldn't they want to cover their cost?  

 

Besides, by saying that meant they sold sell it without investing extra time. 

 

 

 

 

 

I said if I had it my way, as in if I had factory ordered the truck in which case the standard tailgate would have been no extra charge, then I would have. As that was not the case, and it would have cost me a significant amount of money to change it out at the dealer level,  I didn’t nor did I expect the dealer to do it for free. So not sure what you’re driving at.

[L8T]

On 1/26/2021 at 11:52 AM, Cdcd5252 said:

Hey everyone, have a 2020 GMC 2500HD that I bought last November and noticed that the interior tailgate trim (The plastic piece that covers the inside lower half of the tailgate) was slightly bowed in the middle and when depressed to seat against the tailgate, like when you stepped on it to get into the bed, it would pop loudly when stepping off of it, popping back into place (bowed).  I thought maybe the 10 or so screws were not allowing it to seat correctly, so I removed them to see that this wasn't the case.  Simply, the plastic lip around the trim was not fitting around the edge of the sheet metal, hence the popping on and off.  I just took the truck in for its first oil change at Laura GMC in Collinsville, IL and decided to have it addressed while it was in for service.  The tech just called to tell me that "All of them are doing this and it is what it is"...I find that very hard to believe.  Is there anyone else that has seen this from their tailgate?  I know not all fit and finish will be perfect, but this is a rather loud annoying noise that I think should be fixed...Curious to see everyone's thoughts.  Thanks in advance.

The clip piece in the picture I just added is probably what’s jacking you around. And no they aren’t all doing it.