THE DASHBOARD CRACKED STARTING WITH THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CONTINUES ACROSS THE DASH ALL THE WAY TO THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING COLUMN. A SMALL PIECE NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FELL INTO THE DASH AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK APPEARED SUDDENLY AND HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. PARKING/STORING CONDITIONS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE VARIED OVER TIME AND NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF CAUSED THE CRACK.
2010 Chevrolet Tahoe 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 2010 record →
2010 TAHOE LT - GARAGE KEPT SINCE BOUGHT IN 2011 - DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO GET THIS FIXED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WAS FINE, THE NEXT MORNING THE DASH WAS CRACKED.
THE DASH BOARD CRACKED AFTER BEU6NG PARKED OUTSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 4 HOURS.
CRACKED DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2010 25780 MILES ON VEHICLE.OWNED SINCE NEW. CRACKING DASHBOARD. DASH CRACKED AT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PLASTIC AT CRACKS IS SHAPE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. IF AIR DEPLOYS, UNSURE IF REMAINDER OF DASH WITH COME APART EXPOSING OCCUPANTS TO FLYING OR IMPACTING SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC.
THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED SEVERELY ON MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2011 WITH NO CRACKS. TWO YEARS LATER THE CRACKING BEGAN.
GARAGE KEPT TAHOE HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC COULD INJURE PASSENGERS. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN GM VEHICLES. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD.
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2010 TAHOE CRACKED AROUND 55K MILES IN 2015 WHILE DRIVING. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS DEFECT IS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION/USAGE OF VEHICLE, SINCE MOST NOTICE DAMAGE AFTER 50K MILES REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THEY'VE OWNED IT OR ITS EXPOSURE TO THE SUN.
I PURCHASED BRAND NEW CHEVROLET TAHOE IN 2010, THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SINCE PURCHASE, SO VERY UPSET THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. IT STARTED CRACKING A YEAR AFTER HAVING WARRANTY WORK DONE ( DASH HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE ONSTAR SYSTEM).
TAKATA RECALL, THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND SHATTERING INTO SMALL PIECES AND WHEN YOU USE THE DEFROST THE LITTLE PIECES OF DEBRIS START FLYING EVERYWHERE INCLUDING THE DRIVERS FACE. AND IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.
2010 TAHOE LTZ DASH IS CRACKING ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIRBAG SITE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME, THE DASHBOARD BOUNCES UP AND DOWN EVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS.
DASHBOARD CRACKED. CONCERNED THAT IN CASE OF COLLISION, SHARP EDGES WILL BE BROADCAST INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.
TAHOE DASH IS CRACKING ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A JAGGED EDGE TO BE NEXT TO AN AIRBAG.
I HAVE TWO BIG CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. THESE CRACKS ARE NOT FROM LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR FROM SUN-DAMAGE. THIS IS FROM FAULTY PRODUCT INSTALLED BY GMC/CHEVROLET. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER VEHICLES AT MY COMPANY THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IN THE SAME SPOT. YOU CAN ALSO PULL STORY AFTER STORY UP ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM REFUSES TO PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. WITH THE LOCATION OF THE CRACKS WHICH ARE NEXT TO THE AIRBAGS IT IS MY FEAR THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT IT WILL CAUSE SHRAPENAL TO FLY ABOUTH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FLAW OF GM BUT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO A PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE.
LARGE CRACKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDES OF THE FRONT DASH. VEHICLE ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT AND TAKEN CARE OF. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM.
DASHBOARD AROUND AIRBAG CRACKING INTO PIECES EXPOSING INTERNAL COMPONENTS. NO ACCIDENTS, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. ON LINE SEARCH SHOWS " COMMON PROBLEM". LEFT AND RIGHT DASH CRACKS THRU AND THRU PLASTIC.
TAKATA RECALL I JUST NOTICE A CRACK ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE OF MY DASHBOARD A DAY AFTER I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO GET SERVICE AT BICAL CHEVROLET DEALER. I RETURN TO GET ANSWERS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CALL CHEVROLET GM (CASE # 8-2129107909) AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WILL NO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. PERSONALLY I THINK THIS IS WRONG AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR SOME TYPE OF REPAIR FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY CRACK IN THE SAME PLACES ON THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY LONG SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT MY DASHBOARD WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
DASHBOARD ABOVE SPEEDOMETER HUMP CRACKED. 6 MONTHS LATER A CRACK ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BY AIRBAGS CRACKED. THE CRACKS ARE CONTINUALLY GETTING LONGER. A TOTAL OF 3 CRACKS.
TAHOE DASH IS CRACKING IN TWO SPOTS. THE FIRST IS ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT FOR A JAGGED EDGE TO BE NEXT TO AN AIRBAG. THE 2ND IS A MUCH LARGER CRACK IN THE DASH THAT APPEARED A YEAR LATER OVER THE INSTRUMENT HUMP. I SEE MANY CASES OF TAHOE'S AND SUBURBAN'S ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I SEE ANOTHER TAHOE IN A PARKER LOT, I ALWAYS CHECK, AND 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES THEY HAVE THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME SPOTS. WHEN I CALLED GM THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $500 TO FIX. IT'S TIME FOR CHEVROLET TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY MESSED UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR ONE DAY AND NOTICED THAT MY DASH BOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENED OVER NIGHT THERES A HUGE CRACK SPLITTING INTO ANOTHER ONE ABOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND ANOTHER CRACK ON THE CREASE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO LIFT AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD SET OFF THE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AS I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. IT STARTED WITH CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT IS NOW CRACKING FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING ON MY 2008 CHEV SILVERADO, BUT MUCH WORSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $305. THE QUESTION IS, WHY ARE THE DASHES CRACKING AT ALL !
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. IT STARTED WITH CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT IS NOW CRACKING FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING ON MY 2008 CHEV SILVERADO, BUT MUCH WORSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASH FOR $305. THE QUESTION IS, WHY ARE THE DASHES CRACKING AT ALL !
THREE LARGE (AND GROWING) CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. ONE AROUND THE HOUSING OF THE AIRBAG. THE OTHER TWO ARE ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY CONCERNED THAT IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS, DASH MATERIAL FROM BROKEN PIECE MAY BECOME A PROJECTILE OR PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG NOT ALLOWING IT TO WORK. I SEE GM SAYS IT IS A KNOW DESIGN DEFECT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. CHEVROLET DEALER TOLD ME IT IS #1 REPAIRED ITEM ON TAHOE.
DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE CONNECTING TO THE AIR BAG AND ONE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. I NOTICED IT ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO (OCTOBER 2015) AND ATTEMPTED TO GLUE IT...IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE AND THE CRACK OVER THE STEERING WILL IS GROWING.
I HAVE A 20 INCH CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER MY STEERING WHEEL. IT IS SEPARATED ABOUT 2 CM AND IS DANGEROUS DUE TO AIR BAG LOCATION AND POTENTIAL OF AIR BAG MALFUNCTION IN A CRASH.
THE DASH HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS, I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES MUCH OLDER WITH OUT ANY DASH CRACKS. THIS HAS TO BE DUE TO BAD MATERIAL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO AIR BAG INFLATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPELLING A CHUNK OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH.
THE DASH AT THE CORNER OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CRACKED AND NOW THE ENTIRE DASH RATTLES. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HOW THIS AFFECTS THE AIRBAG NOW. THE DASH WAS VIBRATING SO MUCH AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY, I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!
CRACKED DASH COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS
BRAKE WARNING AND STABILITRAX WARNING CUT OFF. LEARNED FROM MECHANIC THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. OUR MECHANIC SEES THIS REGULARLY AND BELIEVES SOMEONE NEEDS TO REVIEW THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE BUT MY SON-IN-LAW'S GMC P/U HAS 38,000 MILES AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AS I UNDERSTAND THE SEAL BREAKS AND FLUID IS DRAINING INTO THE BOOT. IS THERE ANY CONCERN AT THIS TIME WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILING DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MASTER CYLINDERS? ONCE AGAIN, OUR MECHANIC SEES THESE FAILURES REGULARLY AND BELIEVES GMC NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON EVERY TAHOE I LOOKED AT WHEN I WAS IN THE MARKET AND AM SHOCKED THAT GM HASN'T RECALLED THE PART OR THE NHTSA HASN'T FORCED GM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WHAT SCARES ME IS THAT THE BROKEN PLASTIC MIGHT PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG OR BE THROW IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO EVER DEPLOY.
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE GM FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE DANGER IS THE PLASTIC SHATTERING IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC, LARGE SHARP SHARDS CAN BE SHOT INTO THE CABIN AREA IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS (SHRAPNEL).
OUT OF NOWHERE A 1 1/2 INCH WIDE PIZZA-SHAPED CRACK APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OVER THE MAIN INSTRUMENT CONSOLE JUST OFF CENTER TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. WE'VE LIVED IN VERY HOT CLIMATE(VISALIA,CA) WITH EXTREMES FROM 110 DEGREES DOWN TO 32 DEGREES AND LESS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK OCCUR, INCLUDING OUR PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. IT'S NOW COVERED WITH A DASH CARPET. SURE HOPE OUR SAFETY ISN'T COMPROMISED. OUR VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
MY 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASH. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHERE THE DASH PANELS MEET IN THE MIDDLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 64K MILES ON IT, HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED WITH CHEMICALS ON THE DASH, HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, AND IS GARAGE KEPT. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (STILL VALID), OR THE EXTRA PROTECTION PACKAGE THAT I PURCHASED. NO OTHER OPTIONS WERE OFFERED BY THE DEALER. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE DASH PLASTIC IS HARD, IS CRACKING WITH SHARP EDGES, AND COULD BECOME A PROJECTILE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACK WAS OBSERVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
AROUND 40,000 MILES THE DASH CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, I'M AFRAID IT WILL SEND FRAGMENTED PIECES OF DASH INTO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE CONCERNS WHETHER THE JAGGED EDGES OF PLASTIC COULD POTENTIALLY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND CAN BE FOUND WITH COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. HERE IS ONE EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/GM_TAHOE.HTML
MY 2010 WITH 80,000 MILES HAS A CRACKED DASH. A CRACK ABOVE THE GAGE AN ONE THAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT ATTACHED TO MY AIRBAG. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CRACKING IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR GM OWNERS FROM THE YEAR 07-13! MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY THAT THE PLASTIC WOULD BE SENT FLYING AN HURT PASSENGERS. GM HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AN HELPS SOME PEOPLE AN NOT OTHERS! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AN SHOULD BE RECALLED.
CRACKED DASHBOARD FROM THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG. THIS CRACK HAS CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE CRACK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DASH. THE WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER IN THE MIDDLE CONSTANTLY MAKES THE SASH PANEL VIBRATE.
THE PLASTIC DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HUMP THAT ARE LONG AND WIDE.
THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, THERE IS A "PAUSE" IN ACCELERATION. I HIT THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE IT JERKS FORWARD AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I'M MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HIT THE GAS IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND THEN SHOOT FORWARD REALLY QUICKLY. SOMETIMES THE FORWARD JERK IS SO POWERFUL IT WILL MAKE THE TIRES SQUALL AS IF I'M PURPOSEFULLY TRYING TO "BURN OUT." THIS HAPPENS WHEN I STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, WHEN I'M REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY, AS I MAKE LEFT TURNS AND THERE'S A SPEEDING VEHICLE COMING AT ME AND THE TAHOE DECIDES TO DECELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD...DRIVING CONDITIONS DON'T MATTER, WHETHER ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET, DOESN'T MATTER. IT HAPPENS ALL. THE. TIME. I'M AFRAID IT WILL JUST STALL WHILE I'M MAKING A TURN AND I'LL BE T-BONED BY AN 18 WHEELER! I'M AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE!
IN 2013 I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AROUND THE TOP CORNERS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. SINCE THEN, I WILL HEAR RANDOM "POPPING" SOUNDS AS NEW CRACKS DEVELOP ON THE DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE'S ABOUT 3 INCHES LEFT BEFORE THE ENTIRE THING CRACKS OPEN. THERE'S A SEMI-CIRCLE PIECE NOW MISSING FROM THE DASH BECAUSE THE CRACK OPENED UP ENTIRELY AND THE PIECE IS NOW RATTLING SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH... AFTER A PARTICULARLY LOUD CRACK, I NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THIS IS THE LIGHT THAT SAYS WHETHER IT'S "ON OR OFF." MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL NOT COME ON, EVEN WITH A PERSON CLEARLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL EITHER FAIL TO DEPLOY OR RANDOMLY DEPLOY...
THE DASHBOARD HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT THAT RANDOMLY SHOWED UP, 1 IN AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE PASENGER SIDE BY THE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE INSTUMENT PANEL AND ITS GETTING LARGER BY THE DAY.
MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ HAS A CRACK RIGHT ABOVE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. GIVEN THAT I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PIECES OF PLASTIC COULD INJURE SOMEONE.
THE DASHBOARD IT IS CRACKED WITH TWO MAJOR CRACKS. FEAR THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT COLLISION.
DASH CRACKS IN TWO PLACES: OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
THIS THE 2ND TIME MINE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON PAASSENGER SIDE OF MINE 2010 TAHOE. THE 1ST TIME SERRA CHEVROLET FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. THIS TIME THAT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE OVER A $1,000 DOLLARS. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THIS, I PARK IN MINE GARAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO GET IT CORRECTED AT NO COST TO ME. I JUST SAW THAT IT HAD HAPPEN, THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS.
HAVE A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND BY THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. COULD PUNCTURE AIRBAG IN EVENT OF A CRASH.
CRACKED DASH BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG
I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. ONE IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG AREA. THE DEFECT IS JUST VISIBLE AND SO FAR HAS NOT IMPACTED THE TRUCK'S PERFORMANCE WHEN IN MOTION. I SAW WHERE A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS OF GMC, CHEVROLET, AND CADILLAC SUV OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT MAY BE AFFECTED. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE FOR GMC TO ISSUE A NOTICE AND/OR RECALL.
MY DASH IS CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES. ONE CRACK EXTENDS TO THE AIRBAG AND I AM AFRAID IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BREAK OFF AND POTENTIALLY HIT SOMEONE. IT IS ALSO VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE IT RATTLES CONSTANTLY.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKED ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AT PASSENGER AIR BAG. I FEAR THAT IF AIR BAGS WERE TO DEPLOY FRAGMENTS OF DASH WILL BE SENT THROUGH CABIN CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. CRACKS ARE SO BAD THAT CENTER OF DASH WHERE SPEAKER IS LOCATED JUST FLOPS WHILE DRIVING. TAHOE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE BOUGHT FROM DEALER IN 2011 AND I AM ORIGINAL OWNER.
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