Where is your fob when you try? Pocket? Is your phone covering your fob? I don't use the feature all that often but I just went 2 for 2 after reading your post.

 

I kick about 4 inches behind the small round sensor at either rear bumper side, the kick taking about one-half second and perpendicular to bumper (not front-to-rear). This is done with key detected in my pocket.

There are places where underlying road or gutter makes the kick action less effective or ineffective in my experience. One location I park at frequently my kick only works on left side.

 

I have given up on this ‘feature’

 

This lol

 

I thought it was inop even though I had ticked this option and enabled it "on" in the settings, until i saw a post on social media how to operate it. It's a very specific quick right sweep motion over a sensor on the back left side to the corner of the tailgate. Works sometimes, its just user error imo, has to be done perfectly.

 

It was working great for me, like 10 out of 10 times. But then, it just decided to stop working, no matter what I tried. Then It started working again! So it’s a bit of a hit or miss. It’s not a big deal for me, so I’ll take it to the shop next time I bring it in.

 

Yeah mine has been hit or miss with more times missing. I think I will try what y'all suggest for it to open. I notice even though I have the key on me and I walk up the car, it sometimes does not detect the key, then I have to grab it and when I am starting to pull it out of my pocket, then the car detects the key and unlocks.

 

in my experience, the biggest factor with this is if the key is detected. I you jiggle the key as you walking up, it works more frequently. if the key isn't detected, it doesn't work. so I don't think it's the kick to open that's problematic as much as whether the key has jiggled enough to wake up and the car has detected the key

 

 

I guess half of us been kicking at wrong places 😛

 

As any decent Canadian worth their (road) salt will attest, that specific area has a grey slush stalactite four months of the year. So, good luck with that - the struggle is real.

 

yep gave up on that as well - managed a handful of times

 

It works great on mine...until somebody is watching me

 

The service mgr just showed how to get handless tailgate to open, this will probably come in handy considering they have not been able to correct the issue I have been having trying to get the second row to move forward so I can kids out of the 3rd row!!!!!!