[tfrance02]

Just Picked up a New to Me 2009 Malibu LS. This Car runs great and the styling is awesome. Loving it so far Going to get the windows tinted tomorrow morning, And will have pictures up tomorrow.


Just found a picture on my phone

 

[paradism720]

congrats, enjoy it

 

[Yamato]

Welcome! You'll enjoy driving a BU!

 

[Silver LTZ]

Welcome to CMF!

 

[1983zsled]

Welcome.....Listen.... do yourself a favor and tell the window tint guys to cover over the controls on the front pass. side and drivers side doors. I know first hand that if any solution from the process gets inside the electronics on your doors your gonna have lock issues, and from what I've read in here, many people have. I think taping them over with plastic would be best.
Good luck with your car !

 

[tfrance02]

Welcome.....Listen.... do yourself a favor and tell the window tint guys to cover over the controls on the front pass. side and drivers side doors. I know first hand that if any solution from the process gets inside the electronics on your doors your gonna have lock issues, and from what I've read in here, many people have. I think taping them over with plastic would be best.
Good luck with your car !

ya i thought of that so today when i dropped off my card i had them tape off all four doors to make sure nothing happened. When i picked up my car i was talking to the owner and he said almost all the newer card he does he tapes off the doors for that reason

 

[elcompaLalo]

Congrats on the new car! Oh......and welcome to the site.

Are you sure thats the same car you have in your other thread? Or is it just me?

 

[ChicagoMalibu2009]

Welcom to the site and congrats on the purchase!

Is the main issue with the tint solution that it gets inbetween the glass and rubber seal? Or the overspray that gets on the buttons?

Whichever one, how do you solve it? just cover with plastic?

 

[1983zsled]

Welcom to the site and congrats on the purchase!

Is the main issue with the tint solution that it gets inbetween the glass and rubber seal? Or the overspray that gets on the buttons?

Whichever one, how do you solve it? just cover with plastic?

In my case, the solution got in between the electrical contacts inside the power door lock buttons on both doors. This would cause the door locks to fire on their own repeatedly....until I removed the fuse. 4 days later it was mostly gone, but because of the corrosion left behind the door locks would not operate. GM replaced the drivers side and I cleaned the passenger side, after disassembly. It is hard to believe that this happens because of the button design, but the solution traveled uphill and through rubber membranes to get inside the contact area. I should have taken some pics while I had it apart to show anybody how it works but I didn't. Maybe next time
I think the best way is to prevent this is to cover all the electrical controls with tape or plastic.

 

[tfrance02]

Congrats on the new car! Oh......and welcome to the site.

Are you sure thats the same car you have in your other thread? Or is it just me?

ya same car they just threw on new hubcaps for me.

 

[my1stlt]

Got mine repaired by the dealer for this reason. Expect my buttons didn't get ruined. It was the lock actuator for the rear door. When the dealer pulled out the door panel. They where able to see the solution used to clean the windows had dripped on the actuator which caused it to malfunction. Lucky for me the car was still under 36k. So they took care of it. They just wrote it up as a short in the locks.