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Front doors creaking

Fault diagnosisFront doors creaking

FRONT DOORS CREAKING

When the car is moving, especially on rough ground or during acceleration or braking, there is noise from one of the front doors

1	CHECKING DASHBOARD/DOOR PANEL MATCHING	All OK	Problems met	Operation
		Results of the tests
	Check the door panel and facia fit together properly	Continue to Step 2	Dashboard fixing faulty	Repair the facia fastening
2	CHECKING DOOR FASTENINGS	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check fastening Of the hinges (upper and lower) Of the lock	Continue to Step 3	Hinge fixing faulty	If necessary, lubricate the hinge pin. Repair the fastening Op. 7005A14
			Lock fixing faulty	Refit the lock correctly Op. 7005N21
			Striker faulty	Refix the striker correctly Op. 7005B14
3	CHECKING DOOR PANEL	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Remove the door panel Op. 7005E08and check for foreign bodies inside the door	Continue to Step 4	Presence of foreign bodies	Remove foreign bodies
4	CHECKING INTERNAL DOOR FASTENINGS	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check fastening Of the window opening; Of moving window glass guides; Of the element fixing the moving window; Of the door opening/closing linkage	Continue to Step 5	Window fastening faulty	Repair window fastening Op. 7005M21
			Front guide fastening faulty	Refit the guides correctly Op. 7005D21
			Rear guide fastening faulty	Refit the guides correctly Op. 7005D24
			Fastening element faulty	Replace the fastening element Op. 7005D16
			Linkage fixing faulty	Renew the linkage fastening springs Op. 7005C54
5	CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check that the fault is no longer present		Fault persists	Search for the fault starting from another symptom'

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