23 · Diagnostics

Rear doors creaking

Make: Alfa Romeo
Model: 159 Factory Service Manual
Year: 2005–2011
Section: Noise / vibrations › Rear doors creaking

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Fault diagnosisRear doors creaking

REAR DOORS CREAKING

With the vehicle moving, particularly over rough ground or during acceleration or braking, noise can be heard from the one of the rear doors.

1	CHECK DOOR FASTENINGS	ALL OK	PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED	ACTION
	Check the fastening: of the door opening limiter; of the hinges (upper and lower); of the lock.	Move on to Step 2	1. Faults in limiter fastening	1. If necessary, lubricate the limiter and restore the correct fastening Op. 7010A28 REAR SIDE DOOR OPENING LIMITER - R.R
			2. Faults in hinge fastening.	2. If necessary, lubricate the hinge pin and restore the correct fastening Op. 7010A24 REAR SIDE DOOR HINGES (BOLTED) - REPAIR OR REPLACE WITH DOOR REMOVED
			3. Faults in lock fastening	3. Restore the correct fastening of the lock Op. 7010N21 REAR SIDE DOOR LOCK MOTOR/LOCK ASSEMBLY, LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R
			4. Faults in striker fastening.	4. Check that the striker fastening is correct Op. 7010B14 REAR SIDE DOOR LOCK STRIKER - R.R
2	CHECK DOOR PANEL	ALL OK	PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED	ACTION
	Remove the door panel and check for foreign bodies inside the door. Op. 7010E10 REAR SIDE DOOR INNER PANEL - R.R. OR REPLACE	Move on to Step 3	Foreign bodies present.	Remove the foreign bodies.
3	CHECK DOOR INNER FASTENINGS	ALL OK	PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED	ACTION
	Check the fastening: of the window mechanism (electric or manual); of the moving window guides; of the moving window fastening element; of the door opening/closure linkage	End of diagnosis	1. Faults in window fastening (manual).	1. Restore the correct fastening of the window Op. 7010D36 REAR SIDE DOOR WINDOW MECHANISM - CHECK POSITION AND FASTENING WITH DOOR PANEL REMOVED
			2. Faults in window fastening (electric).	2. Restore the correct fastening of the window Op. 7010M24 FRONT SIDE DOOR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED WINDOW MECHANISM - CHECK POSITIONING AND FASTENING
			3. Faults in the fastening of the guides and fastening element.	3. Restore the correct fastening of the guides Op. 7010D22 REAR SIDE DOOR DESCENDING WINDOW GLASS GUIDE (ONE), LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R. WITH DOOR PANEL (AND SUPPORT FRAME) REMOVED
			4. Faults in fastening element.	4. Replace the fastening element Op. 7010D12 REAR SIDE DOOR DESCENDING WINDOW GLASS FASTENING ELEMENT (ONE), LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R.
			5. Faults in linkage fastening.	5. Restore the linkage fastening clips, see Assembly Op. 7010C REAR SIDE DOOR LOCK CONTROLS

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