OMG! Tailgate problem happened to me when my passenger tried to close it manually without knowing about the auto feature. Funny enough, I fixed it by following the slamming approach. That is ridiculous! Reminds me of the days when my granny would "fix" a TV by giving a good slap on the side. That was 30 years ago in USSR. How come in 2008 a $60K car responds to the same kind of "repair"?