THE DASH HAS CRACKED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASH IS CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SEE ATTACHED PICS.
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 →
I PURCHASED MY TAHOE DECEMBER 31ST 2016 AND I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING BIGGER.
THE DASH IS CRACKED GOING FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER TO THE DEFROSTER VENT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD EXTENSIVE CRACKS ON THE FRONT DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE GLOVE BOX ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PARTS HAD NOT YET BEEN SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO THE DEALER SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE AIR BAG RECALL MAY BE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
CAME OUT OF WORK IN JANUARY AND FOUND THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL.
CRACK IN DASH NEAR INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. CRACK IS STILL GETTING LARGER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V86800 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/13/17*BF *CN
CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TO RADICALLY THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF DOOR LOCKS WON'T ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS. HAND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK BATTERY ALTERNATOR BY GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. I AM CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLES AND I DO UNDERSTAND SOME CHEVROLET SUVS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE RECALLS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
DASH CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNDER NORMAL OPERATION CONDITIONS.
MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE HAS CRACKS THAT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE. IT HAS LOW MILES AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE DASHA AND I AM CONCERNED IF IT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT DEPLOYS.
DASHBOARD RIGHT BY PASSENGER AIRBAG CRACKED. DASH VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND I'M WORRIED IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THAT PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL BREAK OFF AND BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE CABIN.
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED, BUT I'M WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKE TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIRS REPLACED, BUT HAD THE NEW ONE CRACK TOO. I FEEL IF I WERE TO EVER GET INTO AN ACCIDENT SHARDS OF FLIMSY PLASTIC WILL BE BLOWN ON ME.
TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET IN JULY 2016, CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND CHEVROLET AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A DATE OR A REPAIR GM RECALL NUMBER 49151
DASH CRACKED AT DRIVER SIDE OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON DASH AT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHILE VEHICLE NOT IN USE PARKED AT RESIDENCE.
THERE IS A RECALL, NO GM HAS NOT ISSUED A SOLUTION TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. SAFETY ISSUE PLUS DASHBOARD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AT THE SEAM WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. 1 LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT AFFECT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.
DASH CRACKED BY AIRBAG MAY CAUSE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG ISSUES
I ATTEMPTED TO TRADE IN MY TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY CAR HAS AN OPEN RECALL, THE VALUE IS GREATLY DECREASED. WHY IS THE GOVERNEMENT ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ME HARM AND NOT PROPERLY PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK
DASH PAD CRACKED OVER BOTH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIR BAG. OCT 1 2016 SELECTED AS HAPPEN DATE HOWEVER, THAT IS AN ESTIMATION FOR THE APPROXIMATE TIME.
THE DASH IN MY CAR CRACKED FOR NO REASON. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT THE CRACK IS NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IF THIS AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IT COULD CAUSE THE BROKEN PIECES OF DASH TO TURN INTO PROJECTILES CAUSING A DANGEROUS IF NOT DEADLY INJURY. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ON ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,200 MILES ON IT. WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS NOW THAT DEVELOPED BY THEMSELVES. I NOTICED ONE CRACK ONE DAY AND A FEW WEEKS LATER, I NOTICED OTHER CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD.
DASHBOARD CRACKS. IN 2 DIFFERENT AREAS OF MY DASH, CRACKS START FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE RUNNING BACK TOWARDS THE FRONT SEATS. THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CONNECTS TO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, IT SEEMS PLASTIC SHARDS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO ONLINE POSTS. I HAVE 1989, 2006, 2008 YEAR VEHICLES THAT THE DASH IS FULLY INTACT.
CRACKING DASH
MY DASH BOARD IN MY VEHICLE IS CRACKING FOR NO REASON! IT IS CRACKING IN 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS. ONE IN FRONT OF DRIVER BUT THE ONE THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS THE ONE ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK GOES TO THE AIR BAG AND I'M SO SCARED MY BAG WILL DEPLOY RANDOMLY LIKE THE CRACK APPEARED OR IF IT DEPLOYS UPON IMPACT SHARP HARD PLASTIC EDGES CAN BE HARMFUL! THIS IS NOT JUST COSMETIC AND EVEN IF IT WERE CHEVROLET NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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.
VEHICLE DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE PLATFORM INCLUDING THE GMC YUKON, GMC YUKON XL, GMC SIERRA, CHEVY TAHOE, CHEVY SUBURBAN, AND CHEVY SILVERADO ALL WITHIN THE 2007-2013 MODEL YEARS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS THREADS POSTED ONLINE AS WELL AS SOCIAL GROUPS IN WHICH OWNERS ARE INFORMING THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD COULD FRAGMENT AS THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED CAUSING PROJECTILES WITHIN THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS MATERIAL DEFECT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE AS TO WHY THESE DASHBOARDS ARE CRACKING. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED BY INSTRUMENT PANEL - GOT IN ONE DAY AND NOTICED IT
DASH CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IN FOUR SEPARATE LOCATIONS. THEY JUST GETTING BIGGER.
DASHBOARD CRACKING AT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SIDE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE BEGAN CRACKING AT APPROXMATELY 70K MILES. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH I'M CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFEFTY AS THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK IN A SPIDERWEB FASHON. I'VE CONTACTED MY CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VEHICLES ORIGINAL 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I CAN CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS VEHICLE WAS $55K BRAND NEW AND IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT FOR THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK AFTER 4 YEARS OR ANY OTHER TIME AND EXPECTING CUSTOMES TO PAY OVER $1000 TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT NO COST TO VEHICLE OWNERS.
1) REAR WINDOWS HOLD WATER WHEN IT RAINS CAUSING DOORS TO RUST 2) DASHBOARD DRIVER SIDE AT SOME TIME CRACKED ITSELF ALL OVER CHEAP FLAWED DESIGNS AND DEFINITELY THE LAST GM I'LL OWN
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL 07/2016, STILL HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS RECALL. MEANTIME, ANYONE RIDING IN MY VEHICLE IS AT DANGER. WHEN WILL A FIX BE AVAILABLE NOW ESPECIALLY WITH TAKATA THREATENING BANKRUPTCY?
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONLY HAVE 82000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT IS ALSO CAUSING A RATTLE. IT KEEPS GETTING LONGER.
AIRBAG RECALL BUT GM IS NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. DASH IS CRACKED AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. THE FIRST CRACKS APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. THESE CRACKS MAY HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THEY MAY AFFECT THE AIR BAG OPERATION. THE TAHOE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS' LIFE IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. I TRIED TO GLUE THE FIRST 2 CRACKS.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. HARD PLASTIC KNIFE LIKE STRUCTURE ARE EXPOSED TO PASSENGERS. ALSO CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. CHEVROLET STATES IT IS COSMETIC. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS.
TAKATA RECALL - RECALL WAS ISSUED MAY 27, 2016 FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG - 16V381. GM HAS NO INFORMATION WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE NHTSA TO APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND PARTS. WHEN WILL THE PARTS BE AVAILABLE? I ALSO HAVE A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ANSWERS. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND WE HAVE NO ANSWERS FROM NHTSA! PLEASE ACT.
CRACKED DASH - THE DASH ON THE CAR HAS CRACKS IN MULTIPLE AREAS NEAR AIR BAG AND OVER THE ODOMOTER. VERY COMMON ISSUE ON THIS CAR. CHEVY EVEN IMPROVED THIS PIECE FOR FUTURE CARS BUT WONT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS A DEFECT TO BEGIN WITH.
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON DRIVER SIDE. UNSURE IF RELATED TO TAKATA INFLATORS.
TAKATA RECALL - MY DASH IS CRACKED FROM DRIVERS COLUMN TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. OTHER CRACKS IN THE SURFACE ARE STARTING TO FORM...I HOPE MY FAMILY IS NEVER IN A CRASH IT BOTHERS ME TO THINK THE DASHBOARD WILL CRUMBLE, BREAK APART AND COULD CAUSE OTHER INJURIES.
DASH CRACKING IN 2 SPOTS AND CRACKS KEEP GETTING LONGER.
TAKATA RECALL. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG AND I HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS
TAKATA RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS RECALL AIRBAGS. GM FOOT DRAGGING CLAIMING "NO PARTS" BUT OTHER MANF APPEAR TO HAVE. ENDEMIC PROBLEM WITH CRACKED DASH ON GM VEHICLES MAKES DANGER AIRBAGS EVEN MORE THREAT FOR FRONT SEAT PAX. THIS VEHICLE DASH REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. GM REFUSES TO PAY BUT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
CRACKED DASHBOARD: LARGE CRACK ON DRIVER SIDE AND SMALL CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE.
THE DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIR BAGS
PURCHASED A USED 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 56,000 MILES AND IT HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. SPOKE WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD.
THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS IN THIS YEAR. I AM IN FEAR THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THE DASHBOARD COULD FLY OFF AND INJURE A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE CONCERNING THESE DASHBOARDS WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS...... I GUESS IT TAKES SOMEONE TO BE KILLED FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION!!!!!!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. 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 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 TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE DASHBOARD FIRST BEGAN CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG HOUSING. IT THEN BEGAN TO CRACK DIRECTLY ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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