Automatic rear tailgate - design oversight
#1
Automatic rear tailgate - design oversight
I drove a Lexus RX350 a week ago, and it had an automatic tailgate similar to the Aspen. However, Toyota was smart enough to include a large button back there on the interior of the vehicle that you can press to lower the tailgate. Chrysler apparently skipped this step in favor of having the button near the sunroof controls and on the keyfob, but it would have been a nice convenience to have it back there as well.
The other oddity I notice about the rear tailgate is that manually opening it will cause it to spring open with some force. I'm surprised the engineers didn't dampen that a bit before releasing it to the public.
No real question here - just an observation after 5 months of ownership.
The other oddity I notice about the rear tailgate is that manually opening it will cause it to spring open with some force. I'm surprised the engineers didn't dampen that a bit before releasing it to the public.
No real question here - just an observation after 5 months of ownership.
#2
I drove a Lexus RX350 a week ago, and it had an automatic tailgate similar to the Aspen. However, Toyota was smart enough to include a large button back there on the interior of the vehicle that you can press to lower the tailgate. Chrysler apparently skipped this step in favor of having the button near the sunroof controls and on the keyfob, but it would have been a nice convenience to have it back there as well.
The other oddity I notice about the rear tailgate is that manually opening it will cause it to spring open with some force. I'm surprised the engineers didn't dampen that a bit before releasing it to the public.
No real question here - just an observation after 5 months of ownership.
The other oddity I notice about the rear tailgate is that manually opening it will cause it to spring open with some force. I'm surprised the engineers didn't dampen that a bit before releasing it to the public.
No real question here - just an observation after 5 months of ownership.
#4
I agree with you "159..." on both accounts. When I first brought my Aspen home I looked all over for a button to close the hatch. I figured for all that money and their flagship SUV, there must be a button somewhere. Of course I never found one. Also, the hatch does open with quickly and with some force. I make sure that my head and everything else is out of the way when I pull the handle.
#6
Other than that I love my Aspen.
#9
Same with me....I still reach for the button that doesn't exist!
I had a Nissan Quest for 5 years before my Aspen and that was the first automatic gate I'd ever had on a vehicle. I LOVED that feature... it was great to have it open when I was getting closer to the vehicle with groceries and such. Also a fun feature when people were walking absent-mindedly next to my van and I'd just press the key fob to make it start opening and scare folks. LOL! I'm rotten! Anyhow...when I got the Aspen a few months ago, I searched all over the back area for "the button", but alas it was not to be found. I started shutting the hatch with my own darned two hands but found that left freaky handprints on the dust that continually coats my black vehicle so I started to use the key fob instead. Sure would have been a nice, not too expensive touch for Chrysler to add. Duh on their part!
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