THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASH THAT RUNS ALONG THE COMPARTMENT HOUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS CRACK COULD POTENTIALLY TEAR THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT MAKING IT USELESS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IT COULD BE REPLACED BUT THAT THE REPLACEMENT MAY CRACK DUE TO BODY SHIFTING DURING OPERATION AND SUN EXPOSURE. NOW THE DASH IS BEGINNING TO CRACK IN OTHER PLACES (STRESS FRACTURES). NOT SURE WHEN THESE CRACKS STARTED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.
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 →
"TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG LIGHT TAKES OVER INSTRUMENT INFORMATION CLUSTER.THERES NO INFORMATION ON WHEN TO BE REPAIRED OR WHEN THE AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED.2) DASHBOARD CRACKED AND GROWING NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG .I NEVER USED ARMOR ALL ETC...CONCERNED ABOUT THE WIRING UNDERNEATH.TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 80000 MILES .NORMAL USE
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 DEALER (TALLAHASSEE GMC,TALLAHASSEE, FL 32309) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/24/17*LJ *CN
DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG
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 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S PHONE LINE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT FORWARD EDGE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG.
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 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGH OUT, ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX AND NOW IT'S ABOVE THE RADIO. IT STARTED OUT WITH A SMALL CRACK ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX AND CONTINUING IN OTHER LOCATIONS. A COUPLE OF THE CRACKS HAPPEN WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED.
ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK HYDROPLANED. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AS I'M HEADING HOME ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. THE DIC READS SERVICE STABILITRAK AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, THEN IT WILL DISPLAY STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF. I HAD THE CODES READ AND MY TROUBLE CODE WAS P069E - FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE REQUESTED MIL ILLUMINATION AND U0073 - CONTROL MODULE COMMUNICATION BUS A OFF. ALL THOSE LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. I LOOKED UP INFORMATION ABOUT THE FPCM AND FOUND OUT ABOUT GM RECALL 14515, I ENTERED MY VIN BUT THE ONLY RECALL THAT CAME UP WAS FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. AS I READ THROUGH THE 14515 RECALL, I FEEL MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY IT BECAUSE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPS ALL AROUND AND IS NOT STABLE. ALSO, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE STALLS AND THERE'S NO POWER THERE. OTHER TIMES, IT WILL DOWN SHIFT TO INCREASE RPMS, BUT THEN SOON SHIFT GEARS INTO A HIGHER GEAR THEN SHIFT BACK INTO A LOW GEAR AND REPEAT THIS UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL. MY TOW HAUL MODE WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED, AND MOST OF THE TIME MY TRUCK WON'T EVEN START WHEN TRYING TO USE THE REMOTE START, INSTEAD LIGHTS JUST FLASH AS I'M HOLDING DOWN THE START BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. THE TRUCK FEELS REALLY SLUGGISH ALMOST LIKE
THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE BURNS/VAPORIZES OIL AT A RAPID PACE. I HAVE A 2011, 114K MILES, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PISTONS TO THE TUNE OF $5400 - CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HELP WITH COSTS. 6 YR OLD VEHICLE, JUST OVER 100K MILES AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE PISTONS.. I HAD KEPT UP ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAVE A "WARRANTY FOREVER" , LIFE TIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, AND DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE IT WAS DUE TO 'WEAR AND TEAR'. HOW CAN MY 6 YR OLD, 114K MILE VEHICLES ESSENTIALLY NEED A NEW ENGINE? CHEVROLET SHOULD BE DISGUSTED WITH THEMSELVES. I KNOW MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR, SAME ENGINE AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE NOT FAITH IN THE CHEVROLET PRODUCT ANYMORE.
THE ENGINE IN THE CHEVY VEHICLES FROM 2007-2015 ALL HAVE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND REQUIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT ANYWHERE AFTER 500 MILES. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS LATER?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EMIT A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME THAN USUAL TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUGS WERE BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE (REFERENCE NUMBER: 8/2905223479). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,765.
THE DASH IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER THE AIR BAG COULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY OR POTENTIALLY BE DAMAGED. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO VOLUNTARILY TAKE CARE OF IT.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD MEAN HUGE SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLYING AROUND CAB. POTENTIALLY PENETRATING SKIN AND EYES. HUGE PIECES. THIS IS NOT SAFE.
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND AIRBAG. POSSIBLE PLASTIC SHRAPNEL IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN MY TIME OF OWNERSHIP EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED WITH USE OF COVERED PARKING OR SUNSHADE. CHEMICALS HAVE NEVER BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE AFFECTED AREA.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACK AT AIR BAG IS WORRISOME IN EVENT THAT IT MAY EFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "SERVICE STABILITRAK" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGES. VEHICLE SLOWED AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WITH ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 35 MPH IN A FLAT GRADE. ON A STEEP INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 15MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. PARKING THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SEVERAL IGNITION CYCLES HAVE IN THE PAST HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES USING A DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODEL YEARS.
THE DASH IS CRACKING 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.
TOOK IT TO WALKER JONES IN WAYCROSS GA CAUSE THE LIGHT TO THE AIRBAGS WAS STAYING ON. THEY HOOKED IT TO COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS THERMOSTATE WAS THE PROBLEM. REPLACED IT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. ONLY THING THEY WANT TO DO IT FIX EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THE AIRBAG.
I OWN A 2011 SILVERADO. IT HAS THE CRACKS IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA, AND ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER. OF COURSE AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER CRACKED DASHES. IT REALLY MAKES ME UNHAPPY THAT THIS IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL OR TAKEN CARE OF. ONE DAY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND SAW BOTH CRACKS, AND IT HAPPENED 2 DAYS AFTER SOMEONE TOLD ME IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CRACKS. I REALLY WOULD LIKE IT REPLACED.
TRUCK CONSUMES MUCH MORE THAN AVERAGE ENGINE OIL
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS MORNING. ON THE HIGHWAY.
ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, THESE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND AS MY TRUCK SLOWED DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I GAVE IT. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT TRUCK OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES THEN STARTED TRUCK UP . IT RAN FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN THE SAME 3 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE. LIGHT. IS THERE A RECALL OR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID READ THAT THERE MIGHT BE A TSB CAMPAIGN # [XXX] FOR THIS ISSUE. IS THERE ANY PAPERWORK THAT CAN BE EMAILED TO ME TO GIVE TO THE GM DEALER TO HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND JUST WARMING UP TRUCK . THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
A CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH CAUSING A SEPARATION IN THE SECTION BEHIND THE AIRBAG I AM CONCERNED THE PIECES COULD CAUSE INJURY IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, FORCING THE CONTACT TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
DASHBOARD CRACK AT THE TOP LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT.
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS INFORMED OF A TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL,GM NUMBER 49151, DATED MAY 27, 2016, ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE. AS OF TODAY, JAN. 20, 2017, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION AND NO REPAIR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO EXPEDITE THIS REPAIR?
MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REMEDY RECALL IN A TIMELY FASHION.
THE DASH IS CRACKING JUST LIKE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING AROUND AIRBAG.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/18/17 LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HE WAS NOT INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO ADVISED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/07/2017*JS
DASH CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
TL* 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 NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. 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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF UPDATED 8/16/2017*JS
I BOUGHT MY 2011 SILVERADO 1500 WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP OCT 2012. WHILE UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY MY DASH BUSTED AT THE AIR BAG. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER THE TRUCK HAD AROUND 16,000 - 18,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THE DASH WAS MADE THAT WAY SO NO CLAIM WAS MADE. SINCE THEN MY DASH HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. NOW THAT ITS NO LONGER UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THEY ADMIT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST! I'M AM SO FED UP WITH GM'S PRODUCT. I HAVE SPENT THE PAST 4 YEARS TRYING TO GET MY DASH REPLACED AT THEIR COST. ITS CLEARLY NOTHING I DID WRONG TO CAUSE IT. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS ON COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM.. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL LAWSUITS THAT'S BEEN TAKING OUT ON THEM FOR THIS ISSUE. "IF I GET IN A WRECK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL SEND SHARP PLASTIC INTO MY PASSENGERS FACE.. MY FARTHER HAS A 2010 SILVERADO 1500 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HIS IS ALSO BUSTED THE SAME WAY AT THE AIR BAG. THIS IS A HUGE KNOW QUALITY / SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED AT GM'S COST. I PAID $28,000 FOR MY NEW TRUCK AND LESS THEN A YEAR ITS FALLING APART..
DASH HAS LARGE CRACK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL AND TWO SMALLER CRACKS ON EACH SIDE OF AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH.IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED QUICKLY AS I NOTICED IT WHEN WIPING DOWN DASH AND HAD NOT NOTICED IT LAST TIME I CLEANED.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT UPDATED 02/14/17.*JB
DASHBOARD CRACKS AT THE AIRBAG AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
TAKATA AIRBAGS
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE THE AIRBAG SITS IS CRACKED!
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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED TRUCK/ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. INTERMITTENT LOUD THUMP SOUND WHEN TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. UPDATED 7/16/18*JB
DASHBOARD CRACKS AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2014. THE DASH HAS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE. SHOULD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOY, I FEEL IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NORMALLY I WOULDN'T THINK THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BUT I PERSONALLY KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT CRACK AT THE SAME EXACT LOCATION ON THEIR DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2007-2011 SILVERADO AND TAHOE VEHICLES FROM CHEVROLET.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, RUNNING FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE CENTRAL AIR VENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CRACK COULD JEOPARDIZE THE EFFICACY OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY, WHETHER THE CRACK PREVENTS THE AIRBAG FROM FULLY OPENING AND/OR PUNCTURING THE AIRBAG ONCE IT DOES OPEN. FURTHERMORE, SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD COULD CAUSE HARM IF THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE CRACK FIRST DEVELOPED, BUT NOTICED IT EARLIER TODAY.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 01/17/17.*JB
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES DUE TO CHEAP SUPPLIES. ONE OF THE CRACKS IS NEAR THE AIRBAG SO IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY PARTS OF THE BROKEN DASHBOARD WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE PASSENGER AND CAUSE INJURY.
DASH CRACKS AT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS THIS A PROBLEM IF THE BAG WENT OFF WILL THE BROKEN PIECE OF DASH BOARD GO WITH IT. ALSO LOOSE BODY SIDE MOLDINGS HAD REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND CAME OFF AGAIN LUCKILY IT DIDN'T COME OFF WHILE DRIVING.
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER REQUESTS COMPENSATION FOR THE HANDLING OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE SITUATION. *SMD
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