CTS RWD V6-3.6L (2008)
29. Install the lock rod.
30. Install the electrical connector for the door handle switch.
31. Place the counterbalance in the open position and install the handle.
32. With the door handle in the open position, install the door lock cap.
33. Install the bolt that retains the lock cylinder cap.
34. Remove the doc-n-loc bracket from the door and connect the doc-n-loc together on the door trim. A click noise will be heard.
35. Install the door trim.
36. When installing the trim screws, start with number one the closest to the doc-n-loc connector.
Tighten
Tighten the screws to 2Nm (18 lb in).
37. Clear codes.
Correction 3
Correction 3
Check for codes
Left or Right Door Handle Stuck in the Open Position When Door is Closed (apply lubricant to the door handle pivot area - vehicles built prior
to 5/18/2008)
1. Remove the door trim. Refer to Front Side Door Trim Panel in SI.
2. Remove the outside handle lock cylinder cap bolt plug (located on the inside upper door frame).
3. Remove the bolt that retains the lock cylinder cap.
4. With the door handle in the open position, remove the door lock cap.
5. Disconnect the electrical connector from the front of the handle.
Notice
Damage may occur to the handle switch if the counterbalance is not held in the open position when removing the handle.
6. With the door handle in the open position, hold the counterbalance down and pull back on the outside handle to disengage it from the handle
housing.
7. Apply Lubriplate Lubricant to both sides of the front pivot area of the handle and on the rear part of the handle.
8. Place the counterbalance in the open position and install the handle.
