2013 Volvo C70 - STRUCTURE:BODY Failure Complaint (#afd8c8)

2013 Volvo C70

  • Date of Incident: May-19, 2023
  • Date complaint filed: May-29, 2023
  • Failed components: STRUCTURE:BODY

This is not a singular incident; it has been persistent for five or so years at this point. Quite frequently, when i am driving with the top down for at least 20 minutes, one of the doors unlatches (a couple of weeks ago, this actually occurred six times in one hour or so trip, though such frequency is unusual). For the first year or so this occurred, it was only the driver's door, but then it started happening with both doors (though still more frequently the driver's door). To be clear, it unlatches -- it never has swung open, even if pressure is applied to it. Still, this is jarring when it occurs (all the more so at highway speeds), and i am left to wonder if at some point it will "graduate" to full door opening. I am also especially concerned given that i have a child with a driving learner's permit. I mentioned this in passing to a volvo dealer service agent a couple of years ago, and he professed to be unaware of it and suggested i would need to bring it in for diagnosis etc. Which i have not done. However, having been on the nhtsa site today and seen other complaints about this with this year, make, and model, i felt i should add my experiences to the record. And of course, given those observations, i would like to get it addressed without my having to incur the cost of doing so.

Vehicle VIN Info

VIN PatternYV1672MC*DJ******
Drive TypeFWD/Front-Wheel Drive
ManufacturerVOLVO CAR CORPORATION
MakeVOLVO
ModelC70
Model Year2013
Body ClassConvertible/Cabriolet
Vehicle TypePASSENGER CAR
Engine ModelB5254T7
Engine ConfigurationIn-Line
Engine ManufacturerVolvo
Engine HP227
Engine KW169.274
Engine Displacement (L)2.5
Engine Displacement (CC)2521
Engine Displacement (CI)152.559
Other Engine InfoEmission Code: ULEV2, RPM: 5000
Primary Fuel TypeGasoline
Front Air Bags1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
Curtain Air Bags1st Row (Driver and Passenger)
Seat BeltsManual
Other Restraint System Info3 point seatbelt on all designated seating positions
Plant Company NameVolvo Cars
Plant CityUDDEVALLA
Plant CountrySWEDEN
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