got an 03 with a little over 600,000 miles on it and i found out that the little pieces that connect the linkage to the latches are plastic and dry out and break over time , thus falling out of the end latches when dropped (like we all do with our tailgates) but ebay has the replacement kit for eight or nine dollars and it's am easy swap. good thing about dodges...................................easy to repair. bad thing about dodges......................................... body parts seem to need repair a bit more often than others. but it might be me with the super high milege