Rear creaking
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- GT Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2010
- Section
- Noisy'' / vibrations › Rear creaking
Fault diagnosisRear creaking
REAR CREAKING
When the car is moving, especially on rough ground or during acceleration or braking, there is noise from the rear of the car interior
| Results of the tests | ||||
| 1 | CHECKING REAR SEAT ATTACHMENTS | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check that the seat is fastened correctly | Continue to Step 2 | Fixing faulty | Restore fastenings Op. | |
| 2 | CHECK PARCEL SHELF | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
Check:
| Continue to Step 3 | Fixing faulty | Restore fastenings | |
| Blocks missing | Restore blocks | |||
| Interference between parcel shelf bracket and rear seat squab | Eliminate interference | |||
| 3 | CHECKING SEAT BELT ATTACHMENTS | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check seat belts are correctly fastened | Continue to Step 4 | Fixing faulty | Restore fastenings Op. | |
| 4 | CHECK REAR PILLAR COVERS | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Remove pillar covers and check felt pads are present | Continue to Step 5 | Felt missing | Refit felt Op. | |
| 5 | CHECKING SPEAKER FASTENING | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check rear speaker fastening | Continue to Step 6 | Fixing faulty | Restore fastenings Op. | |
2.0 JTS 3.2 V6 1.9 JTD 16V HI-FI | Check rear speakers and subwoofer fastening | Continue to Step 6 | Rear speaker fastening faulty | Restore fastenings Op. |
| Subwoofer fastening faulty | Restore fastenings Op. 5570T95 | |||
| 6 | CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | |||
Parts & tools for this job For 2003 Alfa Romeo GT
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Alfa Romeo GT
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