NHTSA Complaint #11297530 — 2012 VOLVO C70

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11297530
Vehicle	2012 VOLVO C70
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	January 6, 2020
Date Filed	January 6, 2020
Mileage	81,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TONIGHT GOING ABOUT 50 MPH (WITH THE TOP UP) WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON, THE WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPENED LIKE IT DOES WHEN YOU NORMALLY OPEN THE DOOR, AND A WARNING CAME ON SAYING THE DOOR WAS OPEN. IT DID NOT FULLY OPEN, BUT WAS COMPLETELY UNLATCHED, I HAD TO REACH OVER AND HOLD IT SHUT WHILE DRIVING UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE OTHER TIMES, TOO, THOUGH THIS WAS BY FAR THE SCARIEST AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND I SEE OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE,

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