NHTSA Complaint #10497674 — 2008 VOLVO C70

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10497674
Vehicle	2008 VOLVO C70
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	April 19, 2012
Date Filed	February 10, 2013
Mileage	34,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS , THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN TAKING A TURN. WAS RANDOMLY OCCURRING AND NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS. DEALER KEPT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS STATING DOOR LATCH WAS IN SPEC AND THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE DEALER IF NOT DEFECTIVE PART. FIRST DEALER ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN METAL SPLINTS WEDGED INTO THE FRONT DOOR PANEL FRAME. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FINALLY DEALER REPLACED DOOR LATCH AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED IN 8 MONTHS SINCE. HAVE SEEN SIMILAR REPORTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CAR OWNERS. *TR

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