22 · Diagnostics

Front door closing defective

Make: Alfa Romeo
Model: GT Factory Service Manual
Year: 2003–2010
Section: Doors › Front door closing defective

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Fault diagnosisFront door closing defective

FRONT DOOR CLOSING DEFECTIVE

When the central locking is operated using either the key or the remote control or from the inside using the safety knob, one of the front doors does not close properly.

If one door does not close properly, both doors may close and then re-open after a few moments when the door lock is operated.

1	LOCK STRIKER CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
		Results of the tests
	Check the lock striker is properly secured.	Continue to Step 2	Striker incorrectly secured	Refix the striker correctly Op. Op. 7005A10 FRONT SIDE DOOR - ADJUST STRIKER AND ADAPT SEAL IN NECESSARY
2	DOOR CONTROLS CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check that the door opens and closes correctly by operating: Key Outer handle Interior handle	Continue to Step 3	Key faulty	Continue to Step 5
			Outer handle faulty	Continue to Step 3
			Interior handle faulty	Continue to Step 4
3	OUTER HANDLE CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check the condition of the outer handle	Continue to Step 5	Outer handle defective	Replace the outer handle Op. Op. 7005C11 FRONT SIDE DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE R R
4	INTERIOR HANDLE CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check the condition of the interior handle	Continue to Step 5	Interior handle defective	Replace the interior handle Op. Op. 7005C53 INTERIOR OPENING HANDLE - R R
5	LOCK FASTENING CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check the lock is correctly fastened to the door	Continue to Step 6	Lock fastening faulty	Refit the lock correctly Op. Op. 7005N21 FRONT SIDE DOOR LOCK MOTOR-LOCK ASSEMBLEY-R R
6	ROD CHECK	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check that the control and/or safety rods are correctly attached to the lock and the handle	Continue to Step 7	Control rod attachment not correct	Restore the correct control linkage attachment Op. Op. 7005C43 LINK CONNECTING FRONT SIDE DOOR BARRELS/CATCH - R+R
7	CHECK ON CORRECT OPERATION	All OK	Problems met	Operation
	Check that the fault is no longer present	End of diagnosis

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