NHTSA Complaint #10178963 — 2006 VOLVO XC90

A COLLEAGUE AND I OFTEN CARPOOL TO WORK. SHE PICKED ME UP IN HER NEW VOLVO VAN - PURCHASED FROM DEALER IN LATE 2006. THE COLLEAGUE, GOT OUT TO CHAT WITH MY SISTER WHILE I GATHERED THE THINGS I NEEDED TO TAKE TO WORK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS HALF-WAY OPEN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN A MILD JANUARY DAY IN NJ. THE DOOR, THOUGH, WAS LOCKED, AND I WANTED TO GET INSIDE THE CAR READY TO BE ON OUR WAY. I LEANED MY HEAD INSIDE AND PUSHED THE BUTTON I THOUGHT WAS THE DOOR LOCK. INSTEAD, I ACTIVATED THE POWER WINDOW WHICH CONTINUED TO CLOSE ON MY NECK EVEN AFTER I RELEASED IT. I JUST BARELY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SLIPPED MY HEAD OUT IN TIME. I AM AFRAID PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED. ISN'T THERE A SAFETY FEATURE TO PREVENT WINDOWS FROM CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY? HAS THE FEATURE BEEN DISABLED ON SOME CARS? BAD IDEA! *JB