22 · Diagnostics

Excessive rolling/pitching - at rear

Make: Fiat
Model: 500 Factory Service Manual
Year: 2007–2024
Section: Steering – vehicle behaviour › Excessive rolling/pitching - at rear

Fault diagnosisExcessive rolling/pitching - at rear

EXCESSIVE ROLLING/PITCHING - AT REAR

1.2 8v, 1.3 Multijet, 1.4 16v

The customer complains of an excessive rolling and/or pitching sensation of the vehicle, especially at the back.

1	ROAD TEST TO EVALUATE ROLL/PITCHING	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Carry out a road test to evalute the rolling/pitching of the vehicle See Test 44B ROAD TEST TO EVALUATE ROLL/PITCHING	End of diagnosis	Subjective judgement compared with reference vehicle 6 Subjective judgement compared with reference vehicle 5.5 Subjective judgement compared with reference vehicle 3-4	Acceptable performance of the vehicle Move on to Step 2 Move on to Step 4
2	END OF TRAVEL BUFFER CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check that the end of travel buffer for the rear spring is not faulty carrying out the See Test 4420AA REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS END OF TRAVEL BUFFER CHECK	Move on to Step 3	End of travel buffer deteriorated	Replace the end of travel buffer
3	SHOCK ABSORBER EFFICIENCY CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check the efficiency of the shock absorbers by carrying out manual compression manoeuvres (resting on the wheel arch by the centre of the wheel), which should be carried out on both sides of the vehicle.	Move on to Step 4	Sudden return without damping	Replace the shock absorber that is not working properly Op. 4420A12
4	VEHICLE GEOMETRY CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	After replacing the shock absorbers, check the geometry	End of diagnosis	Geometry values do not conform	Restore the geometry to the correct values

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