Hello,
I'm new to this forum. I recently traded my 2005 Lancer RA for a 2006 Endeavor LS. I was just checkin' out some of the threads on here & came across this. A week after I took home my Endeavor, I noticed that the lift does not go all the way up. I waited another week to see if the cooler weather was affecting it. the lift would need a bit of help to go all the way up, however, it seems to hold it's weight.
I eventually took the Endeavor back to Mitsu & had them look @ it. They said that the gas strut needed replacing. It was under the warranty so, I had them replace it right away. However, the new ones doesn't seem to be any different. To the most part, the gate goes up on it's own. But I still need to give it a little push in order for it to crawl up. I'll wait until spring or summer to see if the hotter weather will make much diff.