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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / June 2004S70 Door Spring Failure - Anyone Else?
Weird thing happened tonight - I opened the (drivers side) door of my 1997 S70, to be greeted with a loud "crack" and the check-strap spring failing (it's now rattling round in the bottom of the door). Anyone else experienced this? I suppose it'll mean a trip to the dealer... J. No ooooo ooooo. You can fix it yourself easily. You just have to unscrew/unclip the door panel (screws under tiny cover in handle e.t.c, remove handle surround), and then unbolt the door check strap. A new one costs ?13 if I remember correctly. My dealer had one in stock, so they must be a common fault !! The new check strap requires some wriggling into place, but it's not difficult. If you're anywhere near Peterborough, UK, I'll do it for free! I replaced mine one lunchtime at work. Don't get robbed for an hour's labour by the dealer! Cheers. Joe. Peterborough UK. V70 TDI 1997. 243,233 miles to date! p.s reply via group in first instance. All E-mail to me get's deleted, except if from those someone in my address book. > Weird thing happened tonight - I opened the (drivers side) door of my 1997 > S70, to be greeted with a loud "crack" and the check-strap spring failing > (it's now rattling round in the bottom of the door). Anyone else experienced > this? I suppose it'll mean a trip to the dealer... > > J. I had a similar problem, but it seemed like the whole inside piece that is welded to the frame of the car came undone. I heard a horrible metal popping sound for months everytime I opened and closed the door. It took two trips to a body shop to fix. He seemed to think it is a design defect. Where else can we find out about volvo repairs. I think there are some defects in these cars that are under reported. My car blew a head gasket at 80K. See post.http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&start=25&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=alt.autos. volvo&selm=a1222f58.0406260901.657e9aa9%40posting.google.com Who else can help out there? alan |
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