Front Floor Carpet Wet/Musty Odor (Replace Rear Door Water Deflector)

This bulletin is being revised to remove the Suburban model. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 01-08-64-001 (Section 08 -- Body and Accessories).

Some customers may comment that the front floor carpet is wet or has a musty odor.

The rear door water deflector may not be seated along the bottom, allowing water to enter the vehicle and travel to the front carpet or carpet padding.

Replace the rear door water deflector. Use the following procedure and the part numbers listed below.

1. Remove the door trim retaining screws.
2. Pull upward to remove the door trim pad.
3. Disconnect the power window switch connector and the courtesy light connector.
4. Remove the water deflector.
5. The 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

6. 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.
7. Using a 51 mm (2 in) wallpaper roller, roll out the butyl adhesive. Start at the bottom center and work outward, up the right and left sides. A 51 mm (2 in) wallpaper roller can be purchased at a hardware or wallpaper store.

Parts are currently available from GMSPO.

For vehicles repaired under warranty, use: