Q: on a 2006 ford expedition eddie bauer liftgate window pops open when unlocking and unlocking car with fob key pad

asked by on December 01, 2017

my liftgate window keeps popping open when locking or unlocking car with the fob keypad. I can lock the car and walk away and sometimes you can hear it pop open.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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