THE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND IS SPREADING TOWARD THE STEERING COLUMN(ABOUT 8-10 INCH CRACK). THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE FIRST NOTICED THE CRACK IN AUGUST/2017. WE WERE TOLD OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE BILL. WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES. IT HAS NOW GROWN CLOSE TO 8-10 INCHES.
2013 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 2013 record →
I HAVE A 2013 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF THREE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE OTHER TWO ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE DASH MYSELF AND PAY OUT OF POCKET.
MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED.
I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASH ABOVE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER A YEAR AGO. IT HAS NOW GROWN TO SEVERAL CRACKS ABOVE BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAG. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE, EVEN PURCHASED THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND THE POOR QUALITY OF THE DASH COULD PREVENT THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING CORRECTLY.
DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO THE STEERING COWLING AND NEXT TO THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL GM TRUCKS AND SUVS FROM 2007 THRU 2014. THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG FROM DEPLOYING AND INJURING THE DRIVER WITH SHREDDED PIECES OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD. GM REFUSED TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES, THE RADIO SCREEN TURNED OFF, AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I COULDN'T TURN IT BACK ON AND HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS COMING WHERE MY CAR HAD STOPPED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ASHEVILLE CHEVROLET (205 SMOKEY PARK HIGHWAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806, (828) 348-7326) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I DO NOT KNOW IT THE CRACK STARTING WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. I KNOW IT HAPPENED IN MAY 2018. IT IS CRACKING MORE EVERYDAY. THIS IS MY DREAM CAR AND I THINK IT'S A SHAME TO PAY THIS KIND OT MONEY FOR SUCH A EXPENSIVE CAR AND IT STARTS FALLING APART. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOTHING BUT CHEVY BUYERS WE HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF BLAZERS AND TAHOE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM . MY HUSBAND'S TAHOE IS A 2004 . LOOKS GREAT. ALSO ON THE 2013 TAHOE THE DOOR PULL IS BROKE AND THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO BUY THE HOLD DOOR PANEL THST WOULD BE OVER $500. I ONLY NEED THE THE PULL HANDLE NOT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS NONSENSE. IS CHEVROLET GETTING CHEAP ON THEIR QUALLTY . THIS WILL MAKE BE LOOK INTO OTHER VEHICLES (FORD, TOYOTA, JEEP , ETC. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY TAHOE 2013 ##
DASH BOARD CRACKING, CAUSED SMALL FIBER TO GO INTO MY EYE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH WINDOW OPEN
AFTER 50000 MILES ON VEHICLE I BEGIN TO HEAR ENGINE NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE VALVE LIFTERS. THIS HAPPEN AFTER A TRIP WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE WHERE I BOUGHT IT TO HAVE IT REPAIR BUT WAS DENY REPAIR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIR WITH WARRANTY, BUT WAS ALSO DENY REPAIR.
MY DASH HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER. IT ALSO VIBRATES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH UP & DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING SITTING STILL OR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.
CRACKED DASHBOARD LEFT CORNER AIRBAG IN MOTION ON CITY FREEWAYS
DASH CRACKED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, ABOVE AND INTO LEFT SIDE OF AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED OR SHADE IN WINDOW, WAS STATIONARY & UNOCCUPIED WHEN THE DASH CRACKED.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED FOR NO REASON.
MY DASH HAS TWO CRACKS: ONE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ONE ON THE RIGHT MID POINT OF THE CURVE OVER THE CONTROL SECTION OF THE DASH. I HAVE SEE WHERE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME CRACKS. I NOTICED THE FIRST CRACK MAY 5, 2018 AND THE SECOND CRACK MAY 25, 2018. I NOTICED THEM WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS IS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND POSSIBLE FLYING DEBRIS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
TWO LARGE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. THEY VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING, I AM CONCERNED THEY MAY FRACTURE IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY.
TAKATA RECALL. WHILE MY TAHOE WAS IN A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE NEW AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. . IN ADDITION, I NOTICED THE DEPLOYED SIDE AIR BAGS DO NOT COVER THE FRONT DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THEREFORE, IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT IN ADDITION TO ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT, THEY DO NOT PROTECT PEOPLE IN THE FRONT SEATS.
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES. THE FIRST CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD IS AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE SECOND CRACK IS LARGE IN SIZE AND RUNS FROM THE BACK OF THE DASHBOARD ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DASH THAT COVERS MY INSTRUMENT PANEL.
I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT MANUFACTURED IN CHINA. IT HAS A DEFECT THAT REQUIRES THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS BE INSTALLED FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE NORMAL ORIENTATION (REARWARD RATHER THAN FORWARD). HOWEVER, I SUSPECT THAT MAY AFFECT AIR BAG SENSOR FUNCTION AND POSSIBLY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING AN ACCIDENT. ONLINE CHATS WITH THE SENSOR MANUFACTURER RESULT IN EVASIVE ANSWERS DUE TO POTENTIAL LIABILITY. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THE CHINESE MANUFACTURED RADIATOR CORE SUPPORTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JS
MY 2013 CHEVROLET LTZ TAHOE BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT WARNINGS THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE OFF AT AROUND 60K MILES. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE TIT 65K THE FAILURES BECAME REGULAR AND ARE NOW LIT CONSTANTLY. THESE ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT SAFEGUARD THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS DURING HARD/EMERGENCY BRAKING OR DURING WEATHER WITH SNOW, ICE AND RAIN. THESE KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS NOW ARE NON FUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE IS RATHER UNSAFE WITHOUT THEM. THIS IS A $70+ K VEHICLE AND IT HAS KEY SAFETY FEATURES FAILING VERY EARLY INTO ITS LIFE. IT IS UNBELIVABLE THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT HELD TO ACCOUNT BY FEDERAL REGULATORS FOR SUCH SIGNIFICANT SAFETY FAILURES. HOW MANY TAHOES ARE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR DUE TO LOSS OF ABS BRAKING AND TRACTION CONTROL LOSS?
THIS IS A SERIES OF CRACK ON THE FRONT DASHBOARD. STARTED FROM THE COWLING OVER INSTRUMENT PANELS AND HAS SPREAD TO A SECTION BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME DASHBOARD CRACKING BUT GM DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. I'M ONLY A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES.
ON MY 2013 TAHOE A CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED ON MY DASH BY THE PASSAGES AIRBAG. I AM A TRUE AND FAITHFUL USER OF A WINDSHIELD SHADE AND DASH CONDITIONER THAT PREVENTS CRACKS IN DASH. THIS CRACK APPEARED 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE IT AND HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET CHEVROLET TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WITH NO LUCK. NOW THE DASH IS CAVING IN WHICH IS GOING TO AFFECT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS WITH ME AND IT CAUSE HARM TO MY PASSENGER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW DASH THAT HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH DASH CRACK PROBLEMS IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE.
TAMARA RECALL DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN.
THE DASH HAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK STARTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND CONTINUES UPWARD. STARTED SMALL AND SEEMED TO GET LARGER OVERNIGHT. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT. NO REASON FOR THIS. SCARES ME IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS WILL PLASTIC EXPLODE INTO SOMEONE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ , THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CRACKED AREAS COULD BE COVERED. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ON THE STEERING COLUMN.
DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. THREE AROUND THE AIRBAG BOX WHICH ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNING! I TRY TO ALWAYS HAVE MY TAHOE IN COOL PLACES TO PREVENT EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND FURTHER DAMAGE BUT STILL NOTICE THE CRACKS GROWING. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GM OWNERS HAVING TO DEAL WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.THERE MUST OBVIOUSLY BE A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL OR THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS PART. BEING BOTH A SAFETY CONCERN AND A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ISSUE, I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO OPTIONS FOR RESOLVING THIS MATTER.
APPROACHING ANY RIGHT HAND TURNS COMING DOWN IN SPEED ON A HIGHWAY EXIT THE STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS APPEAR AND SWITCH TO OFF. FELT A JERKING FEELING WHEN I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE WAS STALLING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LIGHTS COMING ON.. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I FELT A JERKING BUT THE LIGHTS HAVE NOW COME ON A FEW TIMES USUALLY WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY AND GO OFF ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND COMES BACK ON.
DASHBOARD- CRUMBLING APART. TWO CRACKS, ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A 9 INCH CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GARAGE PARKED WITH 26,000 MILES. VERY CHEAP MATERIAL USED IN A $65,000 DOLLAR CAR. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED.
MY DASHBORD CRACKED AS I WAS SITTING IN IT PROGRAMMING MY BLUETOOTH TO MY PHONE. MY TAHOE IS ALWAY GARAGED KEPT AND IT ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES. IN NO WAY HAS IT BEEN EXPOSED TO EXTRAME HEAT OR SUNLIGHT. IT CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED ON IT TOO. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS MORE THAN JUST AN ISOLATED ISSUE, AS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD PREMATURE EXTENSIVE CRACKS THAT COULD AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS. THE CRACKS EXTENDED ON BOTH SIDES, BUT PRIMARILY NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET, 925 N ELECTRIC RD, SALEM, VA 24153, (800) 813-5960) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THE DEALER'S REPAIR TO REPLACE THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
THIS VEHICLE HAS 55,680 MILES AND THE UPPER LEFT CORNER NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS CRACKED. BECAUSE OF THIS DASH CRACK, THE AIR BAG COVER IS LIFTED. CHEVY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. WELL, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT OF 2007-2013 CHEVY DASHED CRACKING.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CRACK WAS FOUND
THE EXTERIOR MOLDING HAVE SEPARATED, OR STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE DOORS. OUT OF WARRANTY AND PAID ALMOST $300 TO REPAIR ONE (DRIVERS DOOR) MOLDING, AND OTHERS ARE STARTING TO PULL AWAY ON OTHER DOORS.
THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE LITERALLY FELL OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. HAD TO PAY $250 TO REPLACE. THE PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT USED DAILY, AND WAS NOT BEING PULLED HARD, WAS BEING OPENED BY A 50+ YEAR OLD WITH AVERAGE TORQUE FOR THAT AGE.
DASHBOARD CRACKING IN TWO AREAS, ONE STEMMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA AND THE OTHER COMING UP TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS STARTED JUST PAST THE 3 YEAR MARK, SO IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER IT COULD IMPACT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAG, AND/OR THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURING ANY POTENTIAL IMPACT OR CRASH.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A KNOWN PROBLEM. IT CAUSED INTEGRITY ISSUES WITH CRACKED PLASTIC IN EVENT AIR BAGS DEPLOY.
THE PURPOSE FOR THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO LET YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD ON MY CAR THAT MECHANICS BELIEVE WILL EFFECT THE AIRBAG. AT THIS POINT I'M AT A BIT OF A LOSS FOR WORDS AND UNDERSTANDING WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THROUGHOUT. THE CAR HAS 87,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR ITS ENTIRE OWNERSHIP AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE BIGGEST ISSUE SURROUNDING THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD IS THAT THEY'VE FORMED AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG, WHICH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THAT BEING SAID, THE DEALERSHIPS AND THE ASSOCIATE I SPOKE TO AT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TEAM HAS SAID THEY'VE SEEN THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY'RE SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUED. I HONESTLY WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT THE CRACKS IF THEY WEREN'T SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG. PICTURES OF MY CAR INCLUDED. VIN NUMBER [XXX] AFTER RESEARCHING THROUGH MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND ONLINE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THERE ARE CURRENT LAWSUITS PENDING AGAINST GM, PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK: HTTP://WWW.ABCACTIONNEWS.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/TAKING-ACTION-FOR-YOU/ANOTHER-BIG-AUTO-MAKER-GETS-HIT-WITH-A-SUIT-OVER-CRACKING-DASH-BOARDS HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/RECALL-2007-2013-VEHICLES-DUE-TO-THE-SAFETY-OF-CRACKED-DASHES IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH CONCERN ON YOUR END TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND ISSUE A RECALL I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL
THE DASH ON MY TAHOE IS CRACKED OVER THE AIRBAG. I WORK AS A SERVICE ADVISOR FOR A DEALERSHIP AND SEE EVERY TAHOE BETWEEN 2007 AND 2013 COMEIN WITH A CRACKED DASH. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH NO CRACK-ALWAYS USE A DEFLECTOR TO KEEP THE VEHICLE COOL-THE DASH JUST CRACKED ONE DAY WHEN IT WAS PARKED
AUTO HAS A CRACK IN DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL
MY 2013 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING ON THE OUTTER EDGES AND APPEAR WORN OUT. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED, BALANCED, AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE STRUTS BE REPLACED EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT LEAKING. I PROVIDED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH ORIGINAL RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT I HAD TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO TWO OTHER SHOPS PREVIOUSLY. I ALSO PURCHASED A SERVICE WARRANTY PLAN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND ALTHOUGH THIS REPAIR IS INCLUDED, THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
CRACKING OF DASH
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DARK NEAR THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CRACK IS IN THE FRONT DASH,LOCATED NEXT TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AREA.
CRACKED DASH
DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS CRACKING AND EXTENDING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE DRIVER. CONSISTENTLY RATTLES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CRACK IS ALSO VISIBLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEADING TOWARDS THE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS WERE NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
CRACKED DASHBOARD BOUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. HAS ONLY 98000 MILES ON IT. JUST NOTICED A CRACK AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD, RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER CRACKED APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD AND CONTINUED UP AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HUMP. BOTH CRACKS APPEARED WHILE STATIONARY. THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY GARAGED AND HAS A WINDSHIELD COVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED, SINCE THE NEW RETAIL OF THIS VEHICLE IS CLOSE $50,000 BRAND NEW AND COSTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER. NOT TO MENTION, THIS IS OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE, WHICH MY WIFE, 7 YO, 4 YO AND 6 MONTH OLD RIDE IN ON A DAILY BASIS.
GM CASE # 8-316-7114203. CHEVY TAHOE LTZ DASH DASHBOARD CRACKS HAVE APPEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRBAG AND RIGHT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKING UPWARD TOWARD THE DRIVER. GM WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSES TO HELP WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. IT APPEARS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE BUT DO NOT FEEL OLBIGATED TO HELP THE CONSUMER/ THIS CAR IS TO NEW AND EXPENSIVE FOR THIS TO OCCUR.. THERE ARE MANY INTERNET LINKS AND EVEN CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE LOOK AS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN JUST FROM THE STAND POINT OF POTENTIALLY LOSE INTERIOR PARTS THAT COULD DISLODGE FOR ANY REASON THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE ONE OWNER CAR 33K
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 DIFFERENT LOCATION MOST IMPORTANTLY AROUND THE FRAME OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. ONLINE OVER 15,000 COMPLAINTS FILED, NO HELP FROM GMC. THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HAD IT REPLACED AT $2900.00, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
THE DASH OF MY 2013 TAHOE WHICH I PAID 48,000 CRACKED IN TWO PLACES SOON AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRED! ALL OF MY DOOR HANDLES ON OUTSIDE HAVE FALLEN OFF AND BEEN REPLACED ED AND THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF HANDLE BREAKING . TOO MUCH OTHER MESS TO EXPLAIN. JUST A VERY CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLE. VERY DISSATISFIED !I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT FOLLOWED UP WITH A FORMAL INVESTIGATION
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