22 · Diagnostics

Front door closing defective

Make: Fiat
Model: 500 Factory Service Manual
Year: 2007–2024
Section: Doors › Front door closing defective

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Fault diagnosisFront door closing defective

FRONT DOOR CLOSING DEFECTIVE

1.2 8v, 1.3 Multijet, 1.4 16v

When the door lock is operated with the key or remote control or from the interior, one of the front doors does not close properly.

If one door does not close correctly when the door lock is operated, the two doors may close and reopen after a few seconds.

1	LOCK STRIKER CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
		Test results
	Check that the striker fastening is correct	Move on to Step 2	Incorrect striker fastening	Restore the correct striker fastening Op. 7005A10 FRONT SIDE DOOR - ADJUST STRIKER AND ADAPT SEAL IF NECESSARY
2	DOOR CONTROLS CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check that the door opens/closes correctly by operating the: Spanner Exterior handle Interior handle	Move on to Step 3	1. Lock faulty 2. Fault in the exterior handle 3. Fault in the interior handle	1. Move on to Step 5 2. Move on to Step 3 3. Move on to Step 4
3	EXTERIOR HANDLE CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check the condition of the exterior handle	Move on to Step 4	Exterior handle defective	Replace the exterior handle Op. 7005C11 FRONT SIDE DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE - R.R
4	INTERIOR HANDLE CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check the condition of the interior handle	Move on to Step 5	Interior handle defective	Replace the interior handle Op. 7005C53 FRONT SIDE DOOR INTERIOR OPENING HANDLE (ONE), LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R.
5	LOCK FASTENING CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check that the lock is correctly fastened to the door	Move on to Step 6	Fault in lock fastening	Restore the correct fastening of the lock Op. 7005N21 FRONT SIDE DOOR LOCK MOTOR/LOCK ASSEMBLEY FOR ONE DOOR, LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R.
6	RODS CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check the control and/or safety links are correctly fastened to the lock and handle	End of diagnosis	1. Control rods not correctly attached 2. Control rods attachment not correct.	1. Renew the correct fastening of the control links Op. 7005C43 LINK CONNECTING FRONT SIDE DOOR BARRELS/CATCH - R+R 2. Renew the correct fastening of the safety link Op. 7005C71 LINK WITH KNOB FOR FRONT SIDE DOOR SAFETYCATCH - R+R

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