lol
happens to mine as well. IDK why either.
if i open it with the dash button, i have to use the dash button to close it. if i try and use the tailgate button, it just alarms.
safety feature?
You mean under normal use or only when the tailgate button activation is malfunctioning? If you are talking about under normal use, what year and model is your HL? My 2009 Sport will open or close using any combination of dash button, remote button or button right on the tailgate, with one caveat, the button on the outside of the tailgate (by the license plate) will not automatically open the tailgate (I don't know if it can be used to automatically close the tailgate because I can't reach that high to try

), only unlock it and partly open it, it needs to be lifted by hand at that point, but closing, I can use any button to auto close the tailgate regardless of how it was opened. I.e., I can open the tailgate using my remote, and close it from the dash button or tailgate button, I can open it via the dash button and close it with the remote or tailgate button, etc. No alarms or anything like that unless the tailgate senses something that keeps it from closing, but that's another issue.