Need help identifying this ...

My 2018 has oil leaking from center of tailgate and ponding on the bumper...has anyone had this issue before?

 

You got me

 

WTF

 

I know...she be bleeding. Really odd cuz I did not know the tailgate had fluid in it in the first place.

 

Mine did that although not that bad, after I generously sprayed the tailgate latch with silicone spray.

 

It was in the upper 70s today, no ice at any point in time. The oily liquid is clear like water but it feels like baby oil...doesnt really have a smell either. It was not like this earlier like about 5:30pm (that's when I loaded groceries in back)..I would definitely had noticed. I thought my jugs of water had ruptured on way home but..nope, not the case.

 

Maybe you struck Texas gold in your truck



but seriously, what da f*ck

 

Mine does this when it gets around 78 degrees outside.

 

I've spilled oil on my tail gate on other trucks and forgot about it. I just wiped up the visible oil and shut the gate. Days later it looked similar to that because it ran into every damn crevice.

You didn't install any sound deadener or anything in the tailgate?

 

It saw a boy tundra in the parking lot

 

I have been having locking issues with it..as in..it will lock, sometimes the whole truck will lock by itself but the tailgate will not unlock using the fob..I have to use the key to unlock it. I tried taking it to Toyota dealer after it did that the first time..but got the usual "little lady" treatment like I was imagining it cuz they couldn't duplicate problem.

 

seems plausible

 

I'm with @YotaMan .....WTF!!!!

 

No sound deadening needed, I usually make sure they are completely knocked out before putting in the back .
Haven't installed anything and if this is the result..I wont be anytime soon!

 

Are you the original owner?

 

Did you install a pop-n-lock or did the truck come with one? Maybe the lock actuator blew up.

 

If it has a power lock actuator in the tailgate, it is dealer installed. Or you had it installed after purchase. Did the dealer lube it when you brought it to them? They may have done a careless job with silicone spray as suggested above and got it all over.

I installed one on mine and it looked like it could hang up easy if it got dry. I greased it well and it's been fine.

 

The truck came with the locking gate..

 

And yes, original owner

 

My only guess is a careless lube job when you brought it back with the intermittent problem.

 

Pretty sure that is the rear blinker fluid. When mine leaked, it did that. Just go to autozone and ask for DOT4 blinker fluid. Should be fine.

 

I would bet something oily was spilled in the bed and washed out with a pressure washer at some point and it made its way into the tailgate beneath that cover.

 

And did you wear a dress and heels when you went and bought "blinker fluid"?

 

Like an alien encounter?! My truck hasn't been going out without me behind the wheel...I am 100% sure I didn't do that....ever.

 

Was the bed liner installed before you bought it?

 

It was powder coated at dealership before I bought it.

 

That's not powder coat. No clue. Good luck.