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TAKATA RECALL. IT IS NOW 3 WEEKS SHY OF 2 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL OF TAKATA AIRBAGS AND CHEVROLET DEALERS ARE STILL CLAIMING REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEBSITE, TAKATA HAS DEEMED THESE AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE AND GM WAS GRANTED UNTIL 8/2017 TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. WHEN WILL THIS RECALL BE IMPLEMENTED BY GM?
TAKATA AIR BAG - I RECEIVED A NOTICE 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT A RECALL FROM CHEVY AND STILL NO SOLUTION. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER LAST WEEK AND THEY SAY THEY DONT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE NEEDED PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE 3 SMALL KIDS THAT RIDE WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASIS, I CANT KEEP RIDING AROUND WITH THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HOME MOTORS CHEVROLET IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS SLIGHTLY RAISED AS IF IT WERE READY TO DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASH IS CRACKED ABOVE THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL HAVE FLYING PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GRAFF CHEVROLET AT ((989) 684-4411 3636 WILDER RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASH BOARD BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT 4 YRS AGO AND CONTINUES TO, AND HAVE CONCERNS IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHERE THOSE PLASTIC DASH PIECES WILL PROJECT. DASH ALSO RATTLES. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BEING FILED FOR NEW MODELS WITH THE SAME BUILD AND ISSUE, BUT MY MODEL YR IS NOT INCLUDED/ELIGIBLE BECAUSE GM WAS IN BANKRUPTCY DURING THAT YR.
TAKATA AIRBAGS RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL IN 2016 FOR MY 08 AVALANCHE . ITS NOW 2018 NO ONE HAS CONTACT ME ABOUT THE RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WA ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
EVERYONE IS HAVING DASH BOARD ISSUES . IN THE SAME [XXX] SPOTS. DASH CRACKING UP BY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY THE AIRBAG. SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO BE THE VICTIMS. THAT MAKES IT MANDATORY RECALL ETC. I AM A WORRIED PARENT . AND FOR MYSELF . PLEASE HELP PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
SERVICE AIRBAG ON DASH DRIVING AND STATIONARY
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL - I RECEIVED THE NOTICE BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR FOR OVER 1 YEAR. WHAT IS THE POINT OF A RECALL IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION? THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE DEALER IS WILLING TO DO THE REPAIR, BUT THEY CAN'T OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PART.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MAY OF 2016. THE DEALER (KENDALL CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF EUGENE, 846 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE GETTING THE PARTS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I CONTACTED A DEALER TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACE DUE TO A RECALL, AND THEY SAID UNTIL CHEVROLET RELEASE A REMEDY THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT.
"TAKATA RECALL" THIS RECALL IS STILL OPEN AND ACTIVE ON MY VEHICLE! NEITHER GM OR TAKATA ARE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! THE GM RECALL SITE STILL STATES, INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, HOW LONG IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNRESOLVED? THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE!
"TAKATA RECALL" NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE ROLLING THE DICE EVERY TIME WE USE OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE SEEN TV REPORTING WHERE OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN GROSSLY FACIALLY DISFIGURED AND OR BLINDED FROM METAL SCRAPS FROM THESE AIRBAGS. WHY ARE WE BEING PUT AT THIS DANGEROUS RISK? SINCE IT APPEARS, ACCORDING TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER, WE ARE NO CLOSER TO HAVING A REPLACEMENT. THUS, I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU GIVE THE DEALERSHIP.PERMISSION TO DISABLE OR REMOVE THE BAG. WE WOULD RATHER TAKE OUR CHANCES WITHOUT A DANGEROUS AIR BAG THAT COULD EXPLODE IN OUR FACE EVEN IN A MINOR ACCIDENT, AS WE HAVE DONE MOST OF OUR LIVES BEFORE AIR BAGS WERE MANDATED. PLEASE ADVISE!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LONE STAR CHEVROLET, 18900 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065 (844) 891-7243) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT TAKATA FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT LEGAL " TAKATA RECALL"NOTICE THAT MY 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE IS INVOLVED IN A RECALL FOR MY AIRBAGS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOG ON TO AIRBAGS .ORG. I REGISTERED MY VEHICLE . I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A LOCAL AUTO NATION CHEVY DEALERSHIP.. IT TOOK THEM ALL DAY TO GET BACK WITH ME THAT AS OF NOW GM HAS NOT COME TO A DECISION AS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH AIRBAGS RECALL. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN BECAUSE THAT RECAL NOTICE I RECEIVED WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GM SERVICE MGR.TOLD ME I NEED NOT BE TOO CONCERNED. I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH THERE NONCHALANT ATTITUDE. PLEASE LETT ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE PLEASE. THANK YOU, PS MY AIRBAGS HAVEN'T DEPLOYED BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SELF DEPLOY FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER (PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET, 4811 MADISON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95841) STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES INQUIRING ABOUT THE RECALL AND TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM SERVICED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT GM HASN'T MADE A DECISION ON WHAT TO DO YET. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE POSSIBLE FAULTY AIR BAGS.
TAKATA RECALL NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, YET.
TAKATA RECALL: I'VE CALLED THE MADERA, CA CHEVROLET AND WENT IN PERSON. THEY DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE AIRBAG ON THE TRUCK. NOT EVEN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE LADY THAT HELPED US SAID WE NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER TO COME IN BEFORE THEY CHANGE IT.
TAKATA RECALL IS IN EFFECT, BUT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT SENT REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. IF THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT REPLACED, THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO KEEP A DEADLY ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.
JUST NOTICED RIGID PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND COMPROMISED. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE INVOLVING MANY DIFFERENT MODELS. THE CONCERN HERE IS FLYING SHARDS OF A DASHBOARD BECOMING DEADLY PROJECTILES. THIS FAULTY DESIGN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HARMFUL EFFECTS JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE DISCOVERED OR EVEN WORSE, GO UNDISCOVERED BECAUSE THE EXPLODING SHRAPNEL GOES UNATTRIBUTED TO THE ALREADY COMPROMISED MATERIAL IN THESE GM VEHICLES. GAME HAS ALREADY SHOWN A HISTORY OF DENYING PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THEIR VEHICLES,. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT TOO MANY FAMILIES HAD TO ENDURE WHILE GM FAILED TO RECALL FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES SPEAKS TO THE CULTURE AT GM. DENY A PROBLEM EXIST, PAY SETTLEMENTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND ONLY ISSUE A RECALL WHEN FORCED TO, THEN JUST PAY A SMALL PORTION OF OUR PROFITS IN FINES WHILE AVOIDING ANY PRISON TIME FOR DECIDING IT'S CHEAPER TO SETTLE WITH FAMILIES AND THE FEDS WITH CASH THEN FACE ANY REAL CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFETY OF MOTORIST WHO PURCHASE OUR VEHICLES. ALL GM COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOREVERMORE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. THE DEALER (ANTELOPE VALLEY CHEVROLET, 1160 MOTOR LN, LANCASTER, CA 93534) WAS CONTACTED IN MARCH OF 2017 AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE RECALL. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND CRACKING WORSE EVERYDAY. I KEEP VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARE. IT IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AND IF IN A WRECK THE DASH WILL FLY APART INTO PIECES THROUGHOUT THE CAB.
"TAKATA RECALL" TO DATE NO REMEDY HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE AND FAMILIES ARE AT RISK. MY DEALERSHIP MENTIONS THEY CAN DO NOTHING AND AT THIS POINT AND CURRENTLY THERE'S A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OF MY VEHICLE. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SENSE OF URGENCY. PLEASE ADVISE AS I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HENDRICK CHEVROLET SHAWNEE MISSION (8300 SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAY, MERRIAM, KS) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT AND NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CLOSER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FRACTURES ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE RECALL REPAIR NOT BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE DASHBOARD; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THE REMEDY. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JOHNSON MOTORS (1891 BLINKER PKWY, DUBOIS, PA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN JULY OF 2016, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. IF IT IS A SAFETY RECALL, I AM NOT SURE HOW SAFE IT IS TO DRIVE. MY LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT
"TAKATA RECALL" WENT TO MY DEALER TODAY ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I AM CONTACTED BY WHOM EVER BECAUSE TAKATA WENT BANKRUPT AND WHO KNOWS IF MY AIR BAGS WILL BE FIXED. ## VIN FAILED ## CHEVY 2008 ##
TAKATA RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS 'NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE'. I HAVE ALSO CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR WORK AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. IT IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME THAT THIS DEFECT, WHICH HAS PROVEN FATAL TO SOME DRIVERS, IS NOT BEING REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA TO TAKE SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION (OR MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT REPLACEMENT IS NOT NECESSARY)
'TAKATA RECALL" NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE, LIVE IN A VERY HUMID AREA.
DEALER PHILLIPS CHEVY IN FRANKFORT IL REFUSED TO REPLACE BECAUSE NO RECALL FROM GM HAS BEEN ISSUED. ALSO CALLED GM CORP. THEY ALSO SAID NO RECALL. THEY SAID THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SHOULD SIT IN THE BACK VERSUS THE FRONT SEAT TO ELIMINATE ANY INJURY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, WHY HAVE THE VECHILE
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY AVALANCHE LTZ, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHT COMING ON WITH SERVICE AIR BAG, WIRING BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL A PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT RUNNING, STATIONARY, WHEN I START THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. NO FIX AS OF YET. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME FROM MARCH TO PRESENT DAY STILL ONGOING!!!!
TAKATA RECALL. FAMILY SAFETY CONCERNS.
"TAKATA RECALL"
TAKATA RECALL - HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP AND GM NUMEROUS TIMES AND KEEP BEING TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE DUE TO FEAR OF DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2008 MODEL WITH ONLY APPROX. 15,000 MILES. I WANT VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE I WANT TO USE IT MORE AND WANT TO HAVE A SENSE OF SAFETY WHEN DOING SO.
TAKATA RECALL AFTER GETTING 2ND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE SAYING TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT GM IS NOT DOING REPLACEMENTS. MY 1ST NOTICE CAME IN JULY 2016 STATING TELLING OF THE RECALL BUT STATING NOT TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD HEAR FROM THEM LATER. MY NEXT NOTICE CAME FROM TAKATA TODAY ( 10/24/2017 ) TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND SET UP THE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED @ NO CHARGE TO ME BUT I WAS TOLD GM HAS NOT GIVEN THEM APPROVAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENTS, SO WHAT DO I DO NOW.
I AM UNABLE TO GET GM TO REPLACE MY RECALLED TAKATA AIRBAGS. THOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED, I KNOW THE AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND IT CONCERNS ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, I AM NOT SURE THAT I CAN SELL THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (BRIAN HARRIS CHEVROLET, BATON ROUGE, LA, 225-272-6500) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET, RAYVILLE, LA, 318-728-655) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TR
THERE IARE CRACKS ON MY DASH AND AROUND THE AIRBAG, IF I GET IN A WRECK AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, SHARDS OF THE DASH WILL FLY INTO THE BACKSEAT WHERE MY CHILDREN ARE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN A COUPLE OF AREAS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN UNKNOWN ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDS CHEVROLET (5418 GRAND AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO GET MORE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHEVROLET (1233 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROLLER LIFTERS FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAMSHAFT AND THE PISTON RINGS TO COLLAPSE. THE ENGINE MOUNTS ALSO COLLAPSED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER LIFTERS FOR CYLINDERS 1, 4, 6 AND 7 FAILED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE IN THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO COURTESY CHEVROLET WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS WERE CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SPEAK WITH NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,300.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PIONEER CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1315 PIKE ST, MARIETTA, OH 45750, (740) 538-0958) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 3 SPOTS. INCLUDING 2 NEAR AIRBAG ON PASSENGERS SIDE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED LEAVING PARTS LOOSE
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES,ALSO A CRACK GOES OVER TO THE AIR BAG. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DEFROST VENT DUCT. THE TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT.. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED.. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DASH.
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