'02 2500HD tail gate won't open

[EdHale]

I guess I'm lucky. No problem with mine, but it is an '06. I think I may order a set and keep in the truck. My luck, one will fail when I'm in the middle of nowhere.

I'm glad I saw this thread a couple of months ago and ordered a set of the clips. I had never heard of this issue. Now fast forward to this week. One of my original clips since new broke, but I had a spare set and a few minutes later all was working again.

And Yes, I have another set on order for the globe box.