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2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

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 →

Air Bags
Filed Oct 28, 2017SC

TAKATA RECALL- THE DEALER IN AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS AND I STILL GET NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. ABOUT CONTACT MY DEALER TO SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR.. I HAVE LOST VALUE TO MY TRUCK PLUS HURTING MY ABILITY TO SALE THE TRUCK. UNABLE TO RIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I NEED ANSWER WHAT TO DO..

Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 2017SC

TAKATA AIRBAGS: IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT TO THIS DAY NO DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENTS! WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE FAILURE TO REMOVE THIS DANGER FROM MY VEHICLE?

Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 2017GA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. EDD KIRBY'S ADVENTURE CHEVROLET CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED IN DALTON, GA 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.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 201792,651 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL; CALLED CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF GRAPEVINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT PREMATURELY. MY CONCERN IS IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE AIRBAGS DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, LEADING TO MORE LEGAL TROUBLE. FIND THIS VERY UNFAIR AND UNPROFESSIONAL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 26, 201782,000 milesPA

CRACK IN DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH I BELIEVE COULD POSSESS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONE STAR CHEVROLET (18900 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065) AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 201768,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL ; RECEIVED NOTICE IN EARLY JULY 2016 AFTER SERVICE NOTICE CAME UP ON THE DASH IN MARCH,NOTHING SINCE . TODAY'S DATE 10-25-2017 . I PLAN TO SUE IF ANYONE IS INJURED DUE TO THE LACK OF A TIMELY REPAIR . EXCUSES ARE ALL THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM DEALERSHIP . LOST A CUSTOMER

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. THE CONTACT CALLED JAMES WOOD MOTORS DECATUR AT (940) 627-2177 (2111 U.S. 287 SOUTH, DECATUR, TX 76234) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 201770,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 15 MONTHS AGO AND THE DEALER SAYS THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017LA

TAKATA RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017FL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). 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 (CHEVROLET-BUICK OF QUINCY IN QUINCY, FL, 850-875-4200) 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.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017FL

TAKATA RECALL BEEN TRYING TO GET AIRBAGS REPLACED SINCE JUNE 2016, LIVE IN FLORIDA A HOT AND HIGH HUMID REGION. SINCE JUNE 2016, ALL I AM TOLD IS "COMPLETE REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE PER GM

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2017TX

TAKATA RECALL. I OWN A VEHICLE THAT HAS THE TAKATA AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT GMC WILL FIX MY VEHICLE. GMC HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION ON THIS RECALL, THEY FILED A PETITION OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY. MANY MANUFACTURERS HAVE ISSUED RECALLS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS AND FIXED THE AFFECTED CARS. GMC NEEDS TO FIX THESE AIRBAGS TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURY.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 201777,000 milesTX

RECEIVED NOTICE TODAY FROM "TK HOLDINGS INC." THAT TAKATA HAS FILED CH.11 BANKRUPCY IN THE US & MEXICO. STATES TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR. MY LOCAL DEALER HASN'T BEEN GIVEN DIRECTION FROM GENERAL MOTORS ON HOW TO PROCEED. I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM (YET) BUT HOW CAN I KNOW WHETHER I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE AN AIR BAG BLOW AT ANY TIME? IS THE NHTSA GOING TO HOLD THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INCLUDING DANGEROUS/POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PARTS? AND GENERAL MOTORS CAN'T EVEN TELL ME IF MY VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR THIS FEDERAL RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

TAKATA RECALL, THE WARNING SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING ON STREET HIGHWAY AND RESETS, I AM AFRAID THIS WILL ACTIVATE. I INFORMED DEALERSHIP BUT WAS INFORMED THERE WASN'T A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG ACTUATOR.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 201743,000 milesFL

"TAKATA RECALL" CONTACTED GORDON CHEVROLET UPON RECEIPT OF FIRST RECALL NOTICE AND I WAS TOLD NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE. CONTACTED GORDON CHEVROLET TODAY UPON RECEIPT OF THE CHAPTER 11 NOTICE AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE AIRBAGS DUE TO TAKATA HAS NOT CREATED A NEW AIRBAG.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE NEW SAFETY BAGS TO REPLACE DUE TO TAKATA NOT HAVE CREATED A NEW AIR BAG.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

TAKATA HAS NOT COME OUT WITH AN AIRBAGS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS IS PER ALL DEALERSHIPS.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. WIESNER OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017GA

CALLED RON ANDERSON CHEVROLET IN YULEE, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS NOTHING THAY COULD DO.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017TX

TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED SINCE BEING IDENTIFIED IN MAY 2016.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 2017TX

TAKATA RECALL. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 201760,000 milesFL

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL IN MAY 2016 BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. THIS IS FAR TOO LONG TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A POTENTIAL HAZARD.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 2017FL

TAKATA RECALL. ACTIVE RECALL MAY 27, 2016. CALLED DEALER( JIM BROWNE, DADE CITY, FL) WHERE TRUCK PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE YET.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 2017FL

"TAKATA RECALL" I'VE HAD MY RECALL NOTICE SINCE 07/25/2016 FOR RECALL #49151 AND HAVE CONSTANTLY CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE CALLED DEALERS YET THERE IS STILL NO REPAIR AVAILABLE I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE FACTS OF WHAT IS GOING ON ESPECIALLY IF THIS CAN "CAUSE DEATH" ! SO PLEASE INFORM OF WHAT IS THE PROBLEM.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 16, 201734,147 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE HAD THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE GOING ON /OFF SINCE 8/27/2015 @34,147 MILES, GENERAL MOTORS CASE #83119740858 STATES THAT THERE IS (NO ISSUES) WITH THE AIR BAGS, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO STATE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200.00 TO TO CHECK FAULT CODE AND PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG. I GAVE PROVIDED THERE RECALL # 2049151 THEY CONTINUE TO STATE THAT IS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, OUR FAMILY ALSO HAVE A 2013 DENALI, AND A 2016 CAD. ESCALADE. G.M. DEALER {KUNI) CHEVROLET GENERAL AND SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS

Air Bags
Filed Oct 14, 201730,000 milesGA

REGARDING THE TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 49151 FROM GM ON 7/2016 FOR MY CHEVY TRUCK. IT SAID "YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE..." THAT WAS WELL OVER A YEAR AGO! I SPOKE WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY ON 10/14/2017 ABOUT THIS AND ALL THE YOUNG MAN SAID WAS THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. EVIDENTLY GM AND TAKATA ARE IN SOME KIND OF DISAGREEMENT OVER THE AIRBAG ISSUE WHILE MY FAMILY DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT CRACKED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME. PLEASE HELP!

Air Bags
Filed Oct 6, 2017TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. 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. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERS (HENNA CHEVROLET, 8805 N INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35, AUSTIN, TX 78753 AND CHUCK NASH CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 3209 N INTERSTATE 35, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 27, 201790,000 milesVA

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE SITE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. I AM AFRAID THIS AREA OF THE DASH WILL FAIL UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING INJURY. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CRACK STARTED.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 26, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE CHEVROLET OF CERRITOS (18605 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, PHONE NUMBER: (562) 924-1676), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Tires
Filed Sep 20, 2017NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A LUND BOAT TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 185/80/R13 (NA). THE TRAILER WAS BEING HAULED BY A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BOAT TRAILER AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TRAILER TIRE THREAD HAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE BOAT'S FRONT FENDER TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TRAILER TO AN UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TRAILER MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 16, 2017NC

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AND THEN A BIG CHUNK FELL OUT OF IT.

Engine
Filed Aug 31, 201776,000 milesTX

PURCHSED BRAND NEW. TRUCK NOW HAS 76000 MILES ON IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ONE AS WELL AS STABILITY TRACK LIGHT WHILE COMING TO A STOP. TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE A BIT.. DEALERSHIP TOOK A WEEK TO DIAGNOSE SAID MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 6. NEED TO REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT AND ALL LIFTERS. CHEVROLET STATES 100000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP WITH OIL CHANGES ON TIME. CASE NUMBER WITH GM [XXX]. 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).

Air Bags
Filed Aug 30, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. THE DEALER CARROLL BARRON'S LULING CHEVROLET BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 1088 E PIERCE ST, LULING, TX 78648; (830) 875-5425 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 22, 201779,500 milesTN

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM/ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF GM VEHICLES.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 19, 2017TX

TAKATA RECALL , I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF AIR BAG DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS OVER A YEAR AGO. WHEN WILL THEY BE REPLACED?

Air Bags
Filed Aug 15, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARADISE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 27360 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591 951-699-2699) THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO LEAVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE PART ARRIVED IN AUGUST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

Air Bags
Filed Aug 14, 2017TX

I BOUGHT MY 2011 SILVERADO WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT, BEFORE IT EVER REACHED 40,000 THE DASH CRACKED IN THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND NOW ABOVE THE ODOMETER. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO GO OFF AND SEND SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC THOUGH THE VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE GM RECALLING AND FIXING THE ISSUE THAT THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 8, 201761,000 milesMD

CRACK ON DASH AT THE AIRBAG , IT JUST CRACKED FOR NO REASON . ITS RIGHT AT THE AIRBAG , AFRAID THAT IF AIRBAG GOES OFF THE BROKE PIECE WILL FLY OUT AND HIT SOMEONE. OR THE AIRBAG WILL GET A HOLE IN IT . IT WAS STATIONARY.

Steering
Filed Aug 7, 201775,000 milesVA

I HAVE A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LT., VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT MOVE IN START POSITION, ALL PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON FINE. HAD TOWED TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD CAUSING THE IGNITION TO NOT TURN. STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPAIRED. ISSUE LEFT ME STRANDED. DEALER SAID NO RECALL. WITH STEERING BEING A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM, I WAS SURPRISED THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 3, 2017LA

THE DASH IS CRACKING NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NEAR THE AIR BAG. I USE A SUNSCREEN, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. THIS IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF A VEHICLE. I WORRIES ME THAT THERE MAY BE SOME SAFETY ISSUES WITH A CRACKED PLASTIC DASH IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 1, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED 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.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 31, 2017TX

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BACON AUTO COUNTRY INC., LOCATED AT 1033 N JACKSON ST JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/13/17 *BF *JS

Power Train
Filed Jul 28, 2017NJ

ELKINS CHEVROLET OF MARLTON, NJ REFUSES TO COVER SERVICE FOR AN ITEM THAT WAS RECALLED. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE ALREADY RECALLED THE VEHICLE AND MITIGATED THE ISSUE BY INSTALLING A STYROFOAM TUBE AROUND THE PART IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, IF THE TUBE WAS INSTALLED IT FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE AFFECTED. I AM CURRENTLY LEFT TO COVER THE COST OF THIS WHILE THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE DESPITE THE RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 14, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 CONTACT CALLED PREMIER CHEVROLET OF BUENA PARK (6195 AUTO CENTER DR, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (714) 868-4044) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED 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.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 8, 201715,000 milesTN

TAKATA RECALL THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS, AT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Steering
Filed Jun 30, 201727,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE KNUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FRACTURED AND FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER IN AUBURN, WA WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 29, 201724,500 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL. FOR THE PAST YEAR PLUS, THE DEALER (PARADISE/CADILLAC) IN TEMECULA CA. HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG AND INFLATOR ON RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE OF ITS AGE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE WHERE I LIVE. I STOP DRIVING IT BECAUSE OF FEAR FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. IT ONLY HAS 24,500 MILES IN IT.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 26, 2017NC

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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. THE FRANKLIN, NC DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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