liftgate actuator trunkgate

When I bought my Explorer Limited 2017 3,5 it was hit in the back. I repaired it in July. And this sensor with two antennas (all this thing is placed under the rear bumper) was cracked (there is a photo). After a carwash my trunk hands free opening function stopped working. I bought and...

Is there any way to turn off the hands free action on the rear lift gate? I'm not talking about the physical push button on the lift gate nor the button on the fob, nor the button in the front cabin, nor the liftgate enable/disable in the settings menu. I'm talking about the hands free sensor...

I have a 2012 Explorer and my power liftgate does not raise entirely. I noticed this about 2 weeks ago. This weekend its raise has decreased even more. I can manually raise it the rest of the way and it shuts completely manually and when powered. I am thinking it's the hydraulic arms...