'''Any spill is serious.''' ''Electrons and liquids don't play well together.''
Apparently corrosion has built up to the point where it's now a problem.
''FWIW The indicators don't point to specific problems... they just tell Apple techs there's been an inordinate amount of moisture inside the case'' (steam or high humidity can trigger these - liquid need not be present).
Follow the tags at right for more insight into this problem. If you continue to be lucky a good cleaning may "fix" things for you... if corrosion has damaged or caused a short in the logic board only you can determine if this is a fix or part out machine.
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