CHEVROLET ALUMINUM AND CHROME PLATED WHEELS ARE CORRODING IF ALUMINUM OR RUSTING OF CHROME PLATED. IN MY CASE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE CORRODING AROUND THE VALVE STEM HOLES AND I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IF THE CORROSION GETS INTO THE WHEEL TIRE BEAD AREA THEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO PUT REPLACEMENT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING AIR PRESSURE CONSTANT IN MY WHEELS BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I SUSPECT THE WHEEL CORROSION IS GETTING INSIDE THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF THE AIR PRESSURE ISSUE. THERE ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEEL CORROSION IN A GREAT MANY INTERNET FORUMS AND THE REPLACEMENT WHEEL MARKET IS THRIVING FROM ALL THE TRUCKS HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR WHEELS LONG BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO. I TOOK MY 2011 TAHOE LT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND CHEVROLET SAID THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE CHROME WHEELS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAR MORE ISSUES THAN PEOPLE WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. SINCE THIS COULD REDUCE TIRE PRESSURES TO UNSAFE LEVELS I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS. I BELIEVE ALL MODELS OF GM TRUCKS FROM AT LEAST 2011 FORWARD HAVE THIS ISSUE.
2011 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 2011 record →
TAKATA INFLATORS. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER A YEAR THE AIRBAG ON MY VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED. I WAS PUT ON NOTICE IT COULD CAUSE ME HARM YET NO REMEEDY HAS BEEN FOUND. CLEARLY THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SO THAT MY FAMILY IS SAFE. NOW I GET NOTICE THAT TK HOLDINGS HAS FILED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND OUR SAFETY. WE NOW HAVE A 40K VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAVE NO RECOURSE? CHEVROLET SHOULD BE LIABLE AN REQUIRED TO REPLACE MY AIRBAGS SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FEAR IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG MAY KILL ME OR MY PASSENGER.WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED? EVERY TIME I CALL THE DEALER THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING CAN BE DONE I WANT THIS FIXED NOW.
TAKATA RECALL. THE CHEV DEALER CLAIMS THEY DO NOT HAVE REPAIR KITS. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. DO WE HAVE TO BE INJURED FIRST ? THEY ARE NOT PUSHING THE ISSUE, THE GOV NEEDS TO ADD PRESSURE
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED GM TWICE SINCE AUGUST 26, 2016, AND THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET. THANK GOD, NO ACCIDENT YET.
TAKATA RECALL. NHTSA EXPIRATION DATE ON GM'S FILING OF INCONSEQUENTIALITY HAS PASSED WITHOUT FURTHER INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO OWNERS. UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT SCHEDULED THROUGH ANY DEALERSHIP. UNABLE TO GET AMPLIFYING INFORMATION. GM SAYS IT IS SAFE, BUT THE RECALL IS STILL OUTSTANDING WITHOUT RESOLUTION.
DEALERSHIPS DON'T HAVE THE AIRBAGS FOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE COMPANY TAKATA DOES NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION.
NO AIR BAGS AVAILABLE
TAKATA RECALL: DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT TAKE ACTION AND FIX THE AIRBAG.
TAKATA RECALL. MY 2011 VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE VERY HIGH HUMIDITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ITS ENTIRE LIFE. NHTSA AND GM SAID THERE WOULD BE A DECISION BY AUGUST 2017. I CALLED MY CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY (10/19/2017) AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND A REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE CONTINUING TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE IN A VERY HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENT. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A DECISION AND REMEDY?
I HAVE A LARGE CRACK GOING DOWN THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK THE STEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AS WELL AS CHEVROLET REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MY DASH WOULD EITHER IMPROPERLY SUPPORT THE AIRBAG AT EXPLOSION OR PIECES OF SCRAP PLASTIC WOULD FLY AROUND THE CABIN
RECENTLY, I HAVE NOTICED A RATTLE COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. I NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASH TO THE UPPER LEFT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG. THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PLACE ON THE DASH THAT HAS CRACKED AND CAUSES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I CANNOT PINPOINT EXACTLY WHEN THE CRACKED HAPPENED. BUT, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN CERTAIN GMC VEHICLES FOR YEARS 2007-2014. I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO PEOPLE THAT OWN GMC/CHEVY SUVS THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT CRACK ON THE TOP AREA OF THE DASH. I AM MAINLY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT MY AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY, THERE COULD BE SHRAPNEL BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION AND SEVERITY OF THE CRACK. ALSO, THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS CRACK WOULD AT ALL INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
WE HAVE A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET GM TO FIX THE CRACK AND THE 1ST OPTION FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS TO REFER US TO A MAN THAT COULD FILL IT IN CAN PAINT IT TO MATCH. A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD USING SILLY PUDDY COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB AND THE CRACK WAS STILL THERE. OUR NEXT TRY WAS TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND REFERRED US TO A COMPANY DOWN THE STREET TO REPAIR IT. THAT COMPANY WAS A CAR ACCESSORY STORE THAT SAID THEY DIDN'T DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. THEN I EMAILED GM BECAUSE MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL GM MODELS. SO I EMAIL GM, WHO FIRST TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTER I EXPLAINED I WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR SOME 30+ YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASED THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, WE ALSO BOUGHT A SILVERADO PICKUP AT THE SAME TIME. THEN I WAS REFERRED TO SOMEONE ELSE AND OVER A PERIOD OF 3 WEEKS, I FINALLY GO TO SPEAK WITH A PERSON WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM GET AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. THEY FIGURED THE COST AT $800.00 AND TOLD US WE HAD TO PAY $500.00 AND THEY WOULD COVER $300.00. I CAN'T SEE WHY WE MUST PAY FOR A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED FROM HAPPENING. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR FLAWS IN THE DESIGN OF ANY CAR
THE ENTIRE DASH IN MY 2011 CHEV TAHOE IS IN DISINTEGRATION. DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS IT IS CRACKING INTO MANY PIECES. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL OWNERS UNTIL 2016. WHAT IS GM DOING ABOUT THIS FACTORY DEFECT IN MATERIALS?? THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IS GETTING WORSE AND CRACKING ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASH. MY SON HAS SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2012 GMC YUKON. GM WANTED $2000.00 TO REPLACE DASH UNIT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IF DASH COMES APART WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR 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 (LONE STAR CHEVROLET OF HOUSTON, TEXAS) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT 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.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.
TAKATA RECALL -I WOULD LIKE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED DUE TO THIS RECALL.
THE DASH BOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. WHEN ASKED A DEALER ABOUT IT THEY SAID THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR CHEVYS. IT'S INTERESTING THAT THIS INFORMATION IS POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WHY WOULD CHEVROLET COMPROMISE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. ALSO THE SIDE TRIM IS FALLING OFF
MY FRONT DASH BOARD CRACKED. IT WAS NOT MOVING. NOTHING HAS BEEN SET ON THE DASH. I NOTICED ONE AFTERNOON, THE FRONT CRACKED.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES (JOINT NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG & SEVERAL PLACES ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE). WE'RE CONCERNED THAT A FRONT END IMPACT ACCIDENT COULD CAUSE A PIECE TO SHEAR OFF AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO EITHER THE AIRBAGS OR THE PASSANGERS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT. DASHBOARD HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT OUR EXPENSE. VEHICLE HAS MOSTLY BEEN GARAGE KEPT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 CALLED SCHUMACHER AUTOMOTIVE (3720 NORTHLAKE BLVD, LAKE PARK, FL 33403; 561-622-8220) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,905. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ *JS
TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS NO RESOLUTION AND IT EFFECTS THE RESALE VALUE AS WELL. I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS DEEMED AS POSSIBLY UNSAFE AND GM HAS NO SOLUTION. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THEY CAN NOT RESELL MY VEHICLE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE 2011. IT WAS REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS AT ED MORSE SAWGRASS CHEVROLET IN SUNRISE, FL IN APRIL OF 2014 DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIAL CAUSING THE DASHBOARDS TO CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. NOW THE NEW DASHBOARD THAT WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE IN 2014 IS CRACKING IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE ORIGINAL DASHBOARD. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND ED MORSE SAWGRASS CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT, BUT REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, WHICH IS NOT TRUE. WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING, IT IS CAUSING SHARP LOOSE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT CAN IMPALE THE OCCUPANTS IN A SUDDEN STOP AND/OR COLLISION. THE PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED DUE TO WEATHER EXPOSURE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND LAWSUITS ARE PENDING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES DUE TO THE PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.
DASH BOARD CRACK. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT HAS CRACKED AGAIN AND COME LOOSE FROM THE PANEL UNDER THE WINDSHEILD.
DASH HAS CRACKED IN 4 SEPARATE PLACES. ONE CRACK IS AT THE AIR BAG, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR DEBRIS FROM DASH BREAKING OFF IF AIR BAG DEPLOYED.
MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ IS GARAGE KEPT. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN MARCH 2017 FROM UNKNOWN INJURY/ACCIDENT AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. NOW, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD MAKES NOISE AND "FLAPS" REPEATEDLY. WHEN THIS BEGAN, MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES AND NOW MY CAR IN AUGUST 2017 HAS 85,000 MILES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V868000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); 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. AN UNKNOWN DEALER 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. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *TR
GOT INTO MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ ON A SPRING AFTERNOON, STARTED THE TRUCK, PUT MY TRUCK IN DRIVE, STARTED MOVING AND HEARD A VIBRATING NOISE. LOOKED AROUND MY DASH AND NOTICED 2 CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. WHICH HAS NOW TURNED INTO 2 CRACKS ON MY DASH. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN SO FAST? NOW I AM READING ONLINE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN MODELS. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING HANDLED BY GM? NICE TRUCK WHEN I FIRST GOT IT BUT NOW I AM THINKING ABOUT TRADING IN FOR ANYTHING BUT THIS. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK 4 YEARS AND HAVE A CRACKED DASH AND SMELLS OF MOLD THAT MY CAR DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN YOU GM.
DASH HAS CRACKED IN (2) PLACES THAT COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES WITH AIR BAGS IF BAGS WERE NEEDED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS 38K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, SO SUNLIGHT DAMAGE AND ARMOR ALL PROTECTANT ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. 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 CONTACT CALLED (BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET, 711 SW LOOP 820, FORT WORTH, TX 76134) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. SEVERE RATTLE AND NOISY WHILE OPERATING. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS I HAVE READ THIS ISSUE IS BEING SEEN IN 1000'S OF VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO CHEVROLET DEALERS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO HELP OR ASSISTANCE. GREATLY EFFECTS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.
CRACK ON DASH NEAR AIR BAG - THIS HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO SO I STARTED DOING ONLINE RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH GMS DASHES. FOUND THIS FACEBOOK GROUP "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS" AND REALIZED SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. SHE TOLD ME IN THE MEANTIME TO MAKE SURE I KEEP A CAR SHADE ON WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE (WHICH I ALREADY DO). SHE ALSO SAID THERE IS A CHANCE I WILL SEE ADDITIONAL CRACKS OVER TIME. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY, WOULD THE CRACK CAUSE MY DASH OR PARTS OF IT TO SHATTER AND/OR MAKE THE AIRBAG LESS EFFECTIVE.
TAKATA RECALL, MY DASHBOARD HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT,,,,OVER THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN OVER THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS A DIAGONAL CRACK FROM THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE AIR BAG COVER TOWARD THE DRIVER AND WINDOW. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG AND .060 WIDE. THERE IS ALSO A CRACK ON THE DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND SOME WHAT THIN AND JAGGED. IT STARTS SLIGHT LEFT OF THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT WHERE THERE IS A TRANSITION RADIUS AND RUNS TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH OF THESE CRACKS OCCURRED DURING FREEZING OUTSIDE TEMPERATFURES.
DASH CRACKED IN 2 SPOTS......1 OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL.... 1 AT THE AIR BAG
MY DASH BOARD HAS SPLIT FROM MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE DEFROST VENT. DASHBOARD IS PULLING AWAY AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. THERE WAS NOR ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE ONE DAY. THE DATE SELECTED IS JUST AN GUESS.
THE DASH ON MY GARAGE KEPT TAHOE IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT DAMAGE COULD BE DONE IF IN A WRECK AND THE SHARP PIECES ARE FLYING IN OUR FACES. THE FIRST CRACK BY THE AIRBAG HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY..I HEARD A LOUD POP AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. THE SECOND CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT AS LOUD.
MULTIPLE CRACKS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD HAVE FORMED, IN SOME CASES COMPLETELY BISECTING THE DASHBOARD PIECES. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED OR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THESE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL BECOME PROJECTILES. I WAS JUST QUOTED A PRICE OF $1400 BY MY DEALER TO REPLACE THE DASH, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
MY DASH IN MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE HAS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE CLUSTER ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. DASH WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING,THATS WHEN I NOTICED CRACK
CRACKED DASHBOARD. MULTIPLE CRACKS INCLUDING ONE BY PASSENGER AIRBAG.
THE DASH BOARD OF THE TRUCKS IS CRACKING. IT HAS FIVE CRACKS NOW AND GETTING LONGER. IT STARTED TO CRACK WITHIN THE FIRST 4 YEARS.
CRACKS APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD. TAHOE IS GENTLY USED AND GARAGED. SEVERE VIBRATIONS OF THE DASHBOARD, WHEN DRIVING, IS CAUSING THE CRACKS. THE CENTRAL SPEAKER ON THE DASH ALSO VIBRATES.
DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING AND RATTLING NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG
SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD CRACK, ORIGINATING FORM PASSENGER SIDE UPPER RIGHT CORNER TO CENTER OF WINDSHIELD; APPROX 8" LONG. CRACK IN DASH PERPENDICULAR TO PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA, APPROX 2" LONG. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN COVERED GARAGE FOR 72 HOURS, DISCOVERED UPON NEXT USE.
DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
MY STABILITY TRACK LIGHT WILL COME ON AND MY TAHOE WILL DECREASE IN SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT MADE A LOUD POP SOUND WHEN IT SPLIT. THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I HAVE TO TURN A CORNER.
GETTING BASEBALL EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE, THE POWER LIFTGATE ROSE ALMOST TO THE TOP AND THEN STARTED TO AUTO CLOSE ON MY SON. THE FORCE COULD HAVE KILLED HIM IF SOMEONE WASN'T THERE. I'M A PHYSICALLY FIT MAN AND I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING UP THE LIFT GATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED THROUGH TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PENSKE CHEVROLET 3210 E 96TH ST INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 317-846-6666) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *JS
60000 MILES AND THE DASH CRACKED IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN FROM SIDE TO SIDE.IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NOW IT'S CRACKING NEXT TO THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC WILL COME FLYING IF THE AIR BAGS INFLATE.
THE TOP OF DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DASHBOARD CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE ARE 2 CRACKS. ONE IS ABOUT 4 INCHES WHILE THE OTHER IS ABOUT TWO INCHES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES.
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