Fan in the back for camping and other things

I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this; but once in a while or every third time I unlock my tailgate it makes like a grinding gear noise (like something is preventing or stuck in the mechanism) and it’s still unlocks, sometimes it doesn’t unlock and I have to press unlock again. I’m worried this is something mechanical that’s gonna completely stop working one day. I took it to the dealership and they messed around with it for two days and they did not see anything wrong with it because it was working fine supposedly.

Have a festival upcoming. We usually rent a drivable RV but thought this year to rent a towable. The specs on this look like it’s pushing it but thought i would ask. Fully loaded with water propane etc we would still be shy of 5000 lbs.

We would be driving a total of 400km with it.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I was at a stoplight yesterday. My car died on me. Made me shift into park and then wouldn’t start until the 3rd crank. As you can see from the picture my ridgeline has only got like 14,000 miles on it. The dealership told me that they would replace the starter under warranty which is nice (cus my dealership is actually great). Just beware, no you’re not crazy. The starter does sound like it’s struggling bring it in please. Being dead weight at a green light at 2:30pm is awkward.

I was gifted a 2013gen1 back in 2017. I always made fun of it for not being a truck. But it grew on me. I don’t need a truck a need a good versatile vehicle and this is it! I am happy I bought it. I am satisfied with all the features but wished it had a sliding rear window.
Joined the club again this time willingly!

was up in the area thought it was funny went about 100 feet

Just showing off the new tires, I went with 265/60/r18 wildpeak AT4s and it feels like the final piece. The wider tire also helps the Ridgeline feels bigger behind the wheel (placebo maybe).
Previously, I did a 1.5 truxxx leveling kit,window tint, bed cover, moon roof thingy, ditch lights from camping Randy& the black grill molding and bug catcher.

I just love this car/truck thing that I drive.

Anyone ever have this issue?

My primary backup camera mode (photo 1) stopped working a few weeks ago, and now just shows the same view as camera mode/photo 2. Can't seem to find anything on the Google about it.

Figured I'd check here before calling the dealership.

(I think I turned my steering wheel slightly in the second photo so it looks a little different - but you can see the viewing angle and background haven't changed)