Front Carpet Wet (Replace Water Deflector)

This bulletin is being revised to update the model year information and the correction procedure. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 83-16-10 (Section 10 -- Body).

Some customers may comment that the front or rear carpet is wet.

A possible cause may be the front door water deflectors. A molded pocket and three round pockets were installed in the water deflectors to accommodate door hardware. This pocket, over a period of time, may cause the water deflectors to wrinkle at the bottom of the doors and create a water leak. Refer to (2) in Figure 1.

Inspection

1. Remove the door trim pad.
2. Inspect the door water deflector. Determine if the deflector is first or second design. The first design has a molded pocket and three round pockets at the bottom of the door. Refer to (1) in Figure 1. If the water deflector is the first design, replace it using the procedure listed below.
3. If the deflector is second design, check the "wet out" of the butyl bead at the bottom and perimeter of the door. The adhesive bead must be consistently stuck to the door inner panel with no skips or voids. If skips and voids are present, it is likely that the door inner panel surface is contaminated. Replace the water deflector using the procedure listed below. Also, whenever service is performed causing the water deflector to be disturbed, the deflector must then be properly sealed to the door inner panel in order to prevent water leaks.

Procedure

1. Adhesive surface must be clean, dry and free of dirt or contaminants. Clean the door surface (around the perimeter of the water deflector) with one of the cleaners listed below, or equivalent.

•	3M™ General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, P/N 08984

•	Dominion Sure Seal, Sure Solve Stock BSS

•	Kent Acrosol™

Important: The door surface must be at room temperature or the adhesive will not stick.

2. Install the water deflector to the inner panel. Start with the upper corners of the deflector and align the locating holes in the deflector to the holes in the door inner panel at the RH and LH upper corners.
3. Pull the harness connectors through their respective holes or slits.
4. Position the outer perimeter of the deflector to the door inner panel by working from the bottom center outward. Make sure the butyl adhesive is below the drain holes.
5. Using a 50.8 mm (2 in) wallpaper roller, roll out the butyl adhesive. Start at the bottom center and work outboard, up the right and left sides. A 50.8 mm (2 in) roller can be purchased at a hardware or wallpaper store.

Parts are currently available from GMSPO.

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