Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →
TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GENERAL MOTORS OF A RECALL IN JULY, 2016. NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE THIS IS A "SAFETY ISSUE". WHEN SHOULD I EXPECT A FIX FOR MY VEHICLE?
I HAVEN'T EVEN TOOK IT FOR A RIDE YET SO I REALLY CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH ABOUT THE VEHICLE IN TILL I DRIVE IT. IT LOOKS PRESENTABLE BUT I AM SUPPOSE TO CALL BACK TOMORROW ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BUY IT.
TAKATA RECALL. GM DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO HONOR THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM
TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS TO EFFECT THIS RECALL, WHICH COULD APPARENTLY CAUSE THE DEATH OF WHO EVER IS IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS OF THIS VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIRBAG(S) DEPLOY
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO TOD THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (MONUMENT CHEVROLET, 3940 PASADENA FWY, PASADENA, TX 77503 (713) 473-7601) 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 POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 (GEORGE MOORE CHEVROLET, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 904-482-9000) 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.
TAKATA RECALL GM STILL HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS.THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OVER A YEAR.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 DEALER WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RESOLUTION HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED; THEREFORE, THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. I PARKED THE CAR AT WORK AND WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER WORK AND STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A POP AND SAW THE FIRST CRACK HAPPEN. SINCE THEN MORE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED, SOME SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION.
RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM GM JULY 2016 CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND REQUEST NEW AIRBAG DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. THE DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG HAS TWO CRACKS AND VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING. IT IS GARAGE KEPT, 87,000 MILES. IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK OR THAT PASSENGER WILL BE INJURED WITH PLASTIC FROM DASH IF NEEDED IN CRASH.
DASH IS CRACKED ON ALL 3 GM VEHICLES WE OWN. 2 DENALI YUKON XL'S AND 2011 CHEVE AVALANCHE
I, LIKE THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS, HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. AFTER I TOOK ALL THE STEPS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO NO AVAIL, I EMAILED THE CEO OF GM. I IMMEDIATELY GOT A CALL BACK FROM SOMEONE AT HER OFFICE AND, AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, I WAS INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT GOING TO EVEN PARTICIPATE IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH. GM HAS TURNED ITS' BACK ON ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND BASICALLY SAID THEY'LL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THIS HUGE PROBLEM.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM THE AIRBAG OVER TO DOME PART OVER GAUGES. CRACK KEEPS GETTING LONGER. LOTS OF VIBRATION.
MY DASH CRACKED AT 17000 MILES, CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR NO REASON. THE ONLY REASON I KNEW IT WAS CRACKED AS I HEARD A TERRIBLE RATTLING AND MY DASH WAS WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS JUMPING. IN CLEANING THE DASHBOARD ONE AFTERNOON I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM. YES THEY SAID THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE DASH BOARDS AND THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR NO CHARGE, I WOULD THINK SO SINCE THE TRUCK WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT! NOW AT 50 MM THE DASH HAS CRACKED ONCE AGAIN THIS TIME IN A DIFFERENT PLACE, AND THE NOISE AND RATTLING IS UNBEARABLE. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID I HAD TO CONTACT GM, WHICH I DID AND AFTER 4 DAYS OF WAITING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SHE SAID SHE SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY WERE OFFERING 0 ASSISTANCE. NOW I AM ASKED TO PAY $1008.00 FOR A SECOND CRACKED DASH? I WAS EVEN TOLD BY THEIR DEALERSHIP I WAS LUCKY THEY REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET THEIR DASHES CRACKED BY" PEOPLE PUTTING THEIR FEET ON THEM". MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY CHILDREN. IF THAT EVEN MATTERS!! I AM OUTRAGED THAT GM IS TURNING THEIR HEAD TO THIS AND EXPECTING THE CONSUMER TO FIX A FAULTY AND OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES. I WILL NOT PAY TO GET THIS FIXED I WILL GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE AND BUY A TOYOTA OR HONDA SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WILL LAST. MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS WORKED OR HAS RETIRED FROM GM AND TH
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAG.
DRIVING ALONG AND DASHBOARD CRACKED BY AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. NOW THE DASH SHAKE UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING.
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM CHEVROLET, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS FOR ME. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTICE ABOUT THE DEFECT AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS.
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE WHEN ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHTS ALL COME ON. UPON ACCELERATION, ONLY ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WILL REPEAT AT LOWER IDLE.
DASHBOARD HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS CLOSE TO AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I NOTICED A FACEBOOK PAGE AND ONLINE PETITION I'M WORRIED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED I FEEL WITH THE THOUSANDS OF ISSUES IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SAFETY RELATED.
MY 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS THE DASH CRACK FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURE. THERE ARE TWO CRACKS AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WHICH IS AWAITING A RECALL FIX, AT EACH FORWARD CORNERS OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND GO IN DIRECTION OF WINDSHIELD. THEN THE DASH IS CRACKED FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT PROCEEDS IN THE DIRECTION OF WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A SEPARATE FORWARD DASH PANEL, FORWARD OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY, WHERE THE DASH IS CRACKED AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT AREA HAS TWO ANCHOR POINTS THAT HAVE FAILED FROM CRACKING AND THE FORWARD DASH PANEL WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCK AND FULL SIZE SUV MODELS. THE FORWARD DASH PANEL AND PARTS OFF THE DEFECTIVE DASH COULD COME LOOSE IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND CAUSE POSSIBLE EYE AND FACE INJURIES FROM BEING PROJECTILES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE DASH PANELS AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE SEE IF OTHERS HAVE SUBMITTED THIS SAME PROBLEM.
2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE DASH CRACKS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE
DASHBOARD IN MY 2011 CHEVY AVALANCHE CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG WHICH I CONSIDER A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I GET IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS I AM CONCERNED THAT SHARDS OF DASH WILL BE PROPELLED INTO THE CAB AND COULD HARM MY WIFE OR ME. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO EVEN PARTICPATE IN THE COST OF REPLACING THE DASHBOARD.
CRACKS IN DASHBOARD - 2ND DASHBOARD WITH CRACKS AGAIN. DEFINITE DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAW.
LARGE CRACK IN TOP OF DASH AND SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. ONE DAY THE DASH WAS FINE, THE NEXT DAY, WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR I NOTICED THESE CRACKS. IF PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.
FOUND LARGE CRACK ON TOP OF DASH ABOVE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. IT IS LIKE THEY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.
MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED, MOST RECENTLY AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ANOTHER CRACK STARTED EARLIER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER. THE MOST RECENT CRACK TO THE DASH NOW CAUSES THE DASH PANEL TO CONSISTENTLY SHAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THE CRACKS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONCERN NOW INVOLVES THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND WHAT WILL OCCUR WITH THE DAMAGED DASH IF THE AIRBAG MUST DEPLOY. WILL IT PROPERLY DEPLOY AND IF IT MUST, WILL THE DAMAGED DASH HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS? FINALLY, THE DAMAGED DASH IS A DISTRACTION TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WITH CONSTANT VIBRATION AND IS DIRECTLY AHEAD IN THE VEHICLE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. ONE CRACK IS JUST ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE OTHER IS BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. WORRIED THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS, PHOTOS, AND DOCUMENTED CASES, THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM.
"TAKATA RECALL" CRACK DASH IN 2 PLACES ON 2011 AVALANCHE DUE TO HEAT FROM SUN THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE FIX PAIED GOOD MONEY FOR TRUCK! VERY UNHAPPY!! VERY UNSAFE 1 CRACK AT PASSANGER AIR BAG ANG OTHER AT INSTERMENT REAR OF DASH! HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN A FRIEND NOTICE THE CRACKS!
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL IT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. HIGHWAY 99 FROM ATHENS, AL TO SALEM, AL. WE ARE AFRAID THAT, IF ANYTHING OCCURS TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO INFLATE IT WILL SEND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING THROUGH THE CAB.
CRACKED DASHBOARD: I HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS IT MAY HAVE ON THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A ACCIDENT.
CRACKED DASH BOARD ABOVE STEERING WHEEL
DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AND NOW VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND BOUNCES WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING RIGHT ABOVE AIRBAG, SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK, CONCERNED ON THE AFFECT THIS WOULD HAVE IF IN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES AND CONTINUING GROWING LENGTH OF THE CRACK, COULD EASILY SEND SHARP SHARDS IF IN ACCIDENT AND WIFE IS ALREADY SEVERLY DISABLED. GM IS AWARE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A CRACK THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE INCHES LONG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,200.
DASH BOARD CRACKS OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CRACK IN CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG .CRACKS APPEARED AFTER DRIVE FROM FL. TO TN.
A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE DASH. MAY INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR THROW PLASTIC INTO PASSENGER. CRACK SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED ON ITS OWN.
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, ONE IS ON CORNER OF AIRBAG COVER. THE OTHER CRACK IS ON DRIVERS SIDE OF DASH ON LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD AIR DEFROSTER VENT. AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE DASH PANEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AND I AM AFRAID THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG WILL BE SET OFF BY THE VIBRATION.
CRACKED DASH STARTING AT FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. .WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER BY LOCAL DEALER. DASH NOW VIBRATES TERRIBLY .CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON 7/12/16 . ONLY 42644 MILES ON VEHICLE . HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM MANUFACTURER AFTER TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM .VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
WHEN VEHICHLE WAS PARKED NOTICED LARGE CRACK ALONG PASSENGER AIR BAG EXTENDING TOWARD WINDOW IN THE DASH .CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER,WHO TOLD ME TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER .DASH NOW VIBRATES TERRIBLY . CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON 77/12/16 .HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM MANUFACTURER SINCE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
DASH CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE AND BY AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE
LARGE CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARK.
CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK STARTING FROM CENTER SPEAKER IN THE DASH EXPANDING TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. IS SMALL NOW BUT OVER TIME I FEAR WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND COULD BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
THE DASH AREA AROUND AIR BAG ALL CRACKING UP, IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS SHARP PIECES GOING EVERYWHERE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE CHANGING GEARS TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V007000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE CROSS PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AT 40000 WE NOTICED WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AVALANCHE BURNING OIL, WHEN WE ASKED THE TECH AT CHEVY HE TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE NEWER ENGINES TO BURN OIL, AT 130,000 MILE WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH A SPARK PLUG FOULING OUT, I READ THAT THIS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. AT 181,000 MILE AND ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AFTER REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG AND WIRE 3 TIMES THIS COST US $6847. I HAVE READ THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE 5.3 ENGINES AND COULD CAUSE4 MAJOR ACCIDENTS IF THE END UP ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THEY FINALLY GO OUT
THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS EXHIBITING MULTIPLE, CONTINUAL CRACKING AROUND THE AIR BAG COVE PLATE AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACKING IS OCCURRING WITHOUT REGARD TO VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE CONCERN IS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THE CRACKED PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FORM SHRAPNEL WHEN AIR BAG INFLATES AND/OR INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG PROPER OPERATION.
CRACKED DASH....DASH CRACKED SETTING IN MY PARKING LOT. IT PRESENTS A CLEAR SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,273. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ
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