Symptoms - manual pull on the handle to the 1st deteant but window opening doesn't occur or inconsistently occurs; manual pull to the 2nd detent the gate opens and forces the window open; often the window glass latch won't close; function seems normal with key fob.
Cause - bad micro switch in the tail gate handle. part number "cenad160" 3.55$ in Canada, don't know in the states. NOTE that part number comes up as a hard to find part but a look in the 2005 & 06 parts manuals suggests 05143017AA is a wiring pigtail with the switch installed and a dealer price of $12 as of 2011.
Fix - replace switch; you need to take off the back door trim, just by pulling it off, there's about 10 body clips holding it, then you take the off two bolts (10mm) retaining the handle,and you have 2 torx screw (size is 27) on the side of the door to remove, to get the handle out. You disconnect the wire, take a small flat head screwdriver and slide off the retaining clip and the little micro-switch from the handle. When you get the new one, fill up the handle insert with dielectric grease, slide in the new micro-switch which comes with the wiring,and reinstall everything back together.
