22 · Diagnostics

Front door closing defective

Make: Fiat
Model: Grande Punto Factory Service Manual
Year: 2005–2012
Section: Doors › Front door closing defective

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Fault diagnosisFront door closing defective

FRONT DOOR CLOSING DEFECTIVE

When the door lock is operated with the key or remote control or from the interior by means of the safety knob, one of the front doors does not close correctly.

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

1	CHECK LOCK STRIKER	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
		Test results
	Check that the striker fastening is correct	Move on to Step 2	Incorrect striker fastening	Check that the striker fastening is correct 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: - Key - Safety knob - Exterior handle - Interior handle	Move on to Step 3	1. Fault in the key 2. Fault in the knob 3. Fault in the exterior handle 4. Fault in the interior handle	1. Move on to Step 5 2. Move on to Step 5 3. Move on to Step 3 4. 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 5	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
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 attachment not correct 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. 7005C40 CONNECTION LINK BETWEEN FRONT SIDE DOOR INTERNAL OPENING MECHANISM AND CATCH ONE LH OR RH R R

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Parts & tools for this job For 2005 Fiat Grande Punto

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