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Old April 3rd, 2014, 5:44 PM
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Hi everyone. I need help trying to figure out why water is leaking into the interior roof of my 2011 Malibu LT. It is on the driver side and the whole upper left side is saturated. And even a drip from the visor area. It doesn't appear to be the factory sunroof. Everything looks dry inside the track, etc. when it is fully open. And the cloth doesn't look wet or stained anywhere around the interior of the sunroof. The driver door seal looks nice and tight and the wetness is well above it anyways. Inspection of the windshield looks good to me also. The only thing I can think of is the thin black trim piece that runs along the top edge of the roof?? The car had a clean carfax and I am fairly confident there has never been any bodywork. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you so much.
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the sunroof drain tubes that run down the a-pillar would be something I would check
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Thanks. I had heard that, but could not find them. There is a meshing in the front of the sunroof.....are they under or behind this maybe?
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search a-pillar trim on goggle
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Hey mjhjea,

I’m sorry to hear of this water leak in your Malibu. I cannot guarantee anything, but I will be glad to look further into this for you. If any extra assistance is needed please send a PM with your VIN, current mileage, dealership name, and full contact information. I look forward to hear from you!

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