Volvo repair / reality check?

February 26, 2024 5:23 PM

Repair question: driver door locked Does this sound right?: on a 2000 V70, somehow the driver’s door has gotten locked and stuck. A mechanic finds that the problem is inside the latch, and ordered a new plastic part to replace the deteriorating one. But that plastic part connects with a metal piece (bar?) that should move but does not. The plan now is to take the driver seat out, take the door panel off, and cut through the metal piece. Make sense? If so, how to replace that metal piece?
posted by mmiddle to Technology (1 answer total)

Best answer: I had this same issue happen on my Volvo. I could open the door from the other side. You might try crawling into the driver's seat from the passenger side and lifting the interior latch and the outside latch and pushing on it. I used to just open the exterior handle by rolling the window down.

I had my mechanic replace it and he ordered a small plastic yellow part that fit right on the metal bar and reattached the door panel. It did not require taking the seat out or cutting the bar inside the door and cost me about forty dollars to replace.

Here is a nice Volvo forum where you may be able to find additional advice to resolve your problem: Swede Speed
posted by effluvia at 5:53 AM on February 27, 2024