2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Other Problems
150 owner-reported other complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (150)
Your tailgate opens by itself repeatedly, even when the vehicle is parked. This has been happening for several months and could drain your battery since it occurs constantly. You're concerned it might open while you're driving. The fix will likely involve inspecting and replacing the tailgate latch mechanism or the electrical switch that controls it.
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Your dashboard has developed multiple cracks, including around the airbag area. You're concerned that in a crash, the cracked dashboard could shatter and send pieces toward you and your passengers, or the cracks could damage the airbag during deployment, potentially making it ineffective. Fixing this will likely involve replacing the dashboard panel.
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Your dashboard has cracked on the passenger side near the airbag. You're worried that if the airbag deploys in an accident, the cracked plastic could break apart and injure the passenger. Fixing this would involve replacing the dashboard panel or having it repaired by a professional.
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Your dashboard has developed cracks in multiple areas, and you're concerned it may break further while driving. Additionally, your trunk door stopped opening, requiring a $900 dealer replacement to restore function. Fixing the dashboard cracks may require dashboard repair or replacement, while the trunk latch mechanism may need inspection or replacement to prevent recurrence.
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Your dashboard has developed cracks in two places despite being stored in a garage with a cover and no sun exposure. Your repair shop confirmed this is a known defect affecting 2007-2014 Tahoes rather than a result of wear or environmental damage. There's an ongoing class action lawsuit related to this issue. Repair would involve replacing the dashboard panel.
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THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES TWO ARE WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ON THE DASH. THE WORST ONE IS ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT CRACKED BAD SPLIT A PIECE FELL DOWN INSIDE. WE HAVE TAPE OVER IT TO KEEP IT TOGETHER. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF A COLLISION HAPPENS. THIS TAHOE IS KEPT IN OUR GARAGE. UPON RESEARCHING YOUR WEB SITE I SEE 45 COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. I STOPPED ON PAGE SIXTEEN. THAT SEEMS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURE TO REPLACE THE DASH AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE QUALIFIED DEALERSHIP CHARGES OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. PLEASE HELP.
ITS THE DASH THAT KEEPS CRAKING FOR NO REASON
THE STABILTRAK TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND LAUNCHED OUR VEHICLE TO THE SIDE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 55 MPH.
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND HAS AN IMPACT ON THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE.
DASH IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES ON PASSENGER AIR BAG, ABOVE DRIVER CONTROL PANEL AND RIGHT OF GLOVE BOX
MY 2011 STARTED MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE. THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE BELTS SO HE REPLACED THEM. STILL CHIRPED. HE TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS THE LIFTERS. WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ON THAT TYPE OF ENGINE. BECAUSE IT GAS 135,000 MILES THEY SAY ITS NOT COVERED. MANY REPORTED ISSUES ON LINE BUT NO RECALL
2011 TAHOE - DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT. CRACK ON DASH IS LOCATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL. FROM VIEWING DATABASE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH GM HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS - ESPECIALLY IF A CRASH OCCURS AND FRAGMENTS OF DASH COULD CAUSE FURTHER INJURY TO DRIVER/PASSENGERS AND/OR CAUSE AIRBAG ISSUES.
DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES INCLUDING CLOSE TO AIRBAG LOCATION
THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE AREAS AND IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH IS BOUNCING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 INCHES AND WORRIES ME THAT IT WOULD SEND PIECES OF PLASTIC FLYING IF EVER INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
DASHBOARD HAS 2 CRACKS. ONE BY THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG AND THE OTHER OVER THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE. I WROTE A LETTER TO GM AND THE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION OR HELP WITH REPLACEMENT.
FRONT DASH CRACKING AND SMALL PIECES ARE LOOSE AND COME LOOSE AND CAN HIT THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER IN THE EYE
CAME OUT TO MY PARKED VEHICLE ON THE CITY STREET AND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED UP. THERE ARE THREE CRACKS CAUSING AN EAR ACHING SQUEAKING. TWO OF THE CRACKS ARE OVER THE STAIRING WHEEL GOING TOWARD THE FRONT VENT AND THE OTHER CRACK IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, LEFT HAND FRONT CORNER OF THE AIR BAG HATCH TOWARD THE FRONT VENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION YOU HAVE TO TURN THE VOLUME UP ON THE RADIO TO TUNE OUT THE EAR DRUM PIERCING SQUEAK. THE CRACKS CAME ON A HOT SUMMER DAY, I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED......
DASHBOARD CRACKED NEXT TO THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER. NOTICED WHEN I GOT IN TAHOE WHICH IS GARAGE KEPT IN THE NORTHEAST.
DASH HAS TWO CRACKS RIGHT ABOVE THE DRIVER'S STEERING SECTION NEAR THE MIDDLE. IT SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A TREMENDOUS DISTRACTION DUE TO THE WAY IT FLAPS. THIS IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON INTERSTATES AND NORMAL STATE ROADS. THE MOVEMENT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT, TIRES ALIGNED AND BALANCED, IT DOES NOT HELP. THIS IS A DANGEREOUS DISTRACTION AND A DASH SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING THIS QUICKLY, THIS IS A WIDE PROBLEM ACROSS MANY GM TRUCKS AND SUVS.
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE CRACKED AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THERE'S NO DOUBT PIECES OF THE DASH WILL BECOME FLYING DEBRIS IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN AFTERMARKET COVER ON THE DASH TO HOPEFULLY KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING. ALSO, THE RATTLING OF THE DASH WILL ABSOLUTELY DRIVE YOU CRAZY ON ANY LENGTH OF DRIVE TIME. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO AN EPIDEMIC FOR 07-13 MODELS AND CHEVROLET SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL COWL AND BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND CRACKED WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF PURCHASE (LIKE MAYBE 3 YEARS).
MY DASH SPLIT AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE 'HOOD' ABOVE THE GAUGES. IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW WIDE SPREAD OF A PROBLEM THIS IS ON THESE YEAR MODEL, YET CHEVROLET CHARGES $360 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TO PEICES
DASH BOARD CRACKING IN TWO PLACES- BY PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE ODOMETER. THE CRACKS ARE PROGRESSING TO LARGER CRACKS AND CAN BE OF SAFETY ISSUE.
DASH BOARD CRACKED BY PASSENGER AIR BAG POSSIBLY COMPROMISING SAFETY. FEARFUL THAT AIR BAG STABILITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.
THERE ARE TWO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD: ONE IS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FROM FRONT TO BACK STARTS UNDER THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDS TO THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL; THE OTHER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTS UNDER THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDS TO THE AIR BAG COVER. I'M CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS MAY COMPROMISE EITHER OR BOTH AIR BAGS SHOULD THEY BE DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE CRACKING DASHBOARD. CRACKS (3) APPEARED OVER THE COURSE OF 12 MONTHS (SPRING OF 2018 START). FIRST OCCURRED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, SECOND OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (CENTER), THIRD CRACK RECENTLY OCCURRED LOWER LEFT OF DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN CRACKS OCCURRED (HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING). VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABUSE. THE CRACKING DASHBOARD MAY BE THE RESULT OF A POOR ENGINEERING AND/OR MATERIAL COMPOSITION DESIGN THAT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT/SECURE THE DASHBOARD AND SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THAT ALLOWS FOR VIBRATION (CRACKING FAILURES). CRACKED DASHBOARD COMPONENTS MAY CAUSE INJURY AND IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.
CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD. ONE NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
THE UPPER DASHBOARD ON MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AND IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE A CRACKED DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY ONE THAT IS DAMAGED AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG, CAN YIELD FLYING PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE BUT GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL OR OFFERED TO INVESTIGATE AT ALL ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
CRACKED DASHBOARD. - SEVERELY CRACKED IN 3 LOCATIONS (OTHER SMALLER CRACKS). DASHBOARD UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING, RATTLES, VIBRATES IN CRACKED LOCATIONS.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS AND IS NOT A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE ITS ENTIRE LIFE.
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT AND IT HAS TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH. ONE ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE OTHER ABOVE THE ODOMETER. AS I SEARCH THE WEBSITE I AM SEEING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GMC YUKON, CHEVROLET TAHOE, AVALANCHE AND SUBURBAN
CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO BIG CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG I'M AFRAID IF DEPLOYED MAY HAVE FLYING OBJECTS
DASHBOARD SPLIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG
MY DASH BOARD . MY DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR THE LAST YEAR I'M SCARED THE AIRBAG MIGHT POP . I SEE THE COMPLAINS ALL DAY ONLINE , I LOVE MY TAHOE BUT THAT DASH IS CRAZY TO HEAR CHEVY DOESN'T WANT REPLACE IT . IF ANY ONE KNOWS WHO'S I NEED TO CALL PLEASE REPLY .
CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED AT THE SEAM AND IS CREEPING TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER.
MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED DASH DIRECTLY ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HEARD A "POP" WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HWY 41 IN KENNESAW, GA AND SPOTTED THE CRACK AFTER STOPPING TO INVESTIGATE.
MY DASH CRACKED OUT OF THE BLUE ONE DAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. IT STARTED OUT AS TWO SMALL CRACKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TOP CENTER VENT BY THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE THE 2011 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ VERSION WITH A SPEAKER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. THE SPEAKER DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY SUPPORT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SPEAKER AND THE DASH CRACKS HAVE NOW GROWN TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALSO BY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACKS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTER SPEAKER AND NOW THE SPEAKER JUST CONSTANTLY FLOPS UP AND DOWN WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THE FLOPPING SPEAKER WITH NO (SUPPORT) IS CAUSING THE CRACK TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. THE CRACKS ARE SPIDER WEBBING NOW AND GETTING MUCH LONGER EVERYDAY I DRIVE IT TO WORK. WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE I DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT MULTIPLE GM MODEL VEHICLES HAVING CRACKED DASH BOARDS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2007 AND 2014. THE DASH COVER OPTION BEING SUGGESTED TO HIDE THE CRACKS IS IN NO WAY A SAFE AND RELIABLE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT INTERFERES WITH THE MANUFACTURERS AIRBAG SAFETY DESIGN AND AND SPECIFIED ASSURED CLEARANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE COVERS DO NOT ADHERE TO THE RATED SPECIFICATION OF THE AIR BAG. ANYONE WHO HAS EVER WORKED IN A PLANT WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE MANUFACTURED KNOWS HOW PRECISE AND SPECIFIC THESE STRICT GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE HELD TO.
MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. BETWEEN DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT, THE CRACKS CREATED A LOOSE, FLOPPY DASHBOARD.
THE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK ALONG THE AIRBAG DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLORE THE CRACK IS COMPLETE ACROSS THE NARROW DASH. IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY CONSIDER THIS TO BE A HIGHLY UNSAFE CONDITION REQUIRING PROPER REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN GARAGE UNLESS TRAVELING THEREFORE FEEL THIS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
THE DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON DRIVER SIDE ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALSO IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL, I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, OF PIECES FLYING FROM DASH IN CASE OF A FRONTAL COLLISION. GM NEEDS TO RECALL DUE TO PROBLEM
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING
THE DASH ON MY 2011 IS CRACKING. IT STARTED OUT WITH A LITTLE CRACK AND IS SPREADING ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL.
THE DASH IS BREAKING APART IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES. MY WIFE AND I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYED, EITHER FROM ACCIDENT OR FAULT, THE SHRAPNEL WILL KILL US. I WILL POST PICTURES IF APPROACHED...TO LARGE FOR YOUR SPECIFICATION.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I'VE SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AND IT JUST CRACKED.
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ - THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. INCLUDING NEAR BOTH AIRBAGS. IT NOT ONLY MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY NOISY AND ANNOYING RIDE, IT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS AND PARTS OF THE DASH ARE THROWN IN THE DIRECTION OF PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
DASH BOARD HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS IN IT. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND RATTLES. CRACKS ARE OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIR BAG.
THE UPPER PART OF THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AROUND THE DEFROST OUTLETS AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT
DASHBOARD HAS 3 CRACKS. ONE NEXT TO PASSENGER AIRBAG, ONE THAT STARTS CLOSE TO WINDSHIELD AND MOVES TOWARDS THE DASH GAUGES STRAIGHT AT THE DRIVER AND THE LAST ONE IS NEXT TO THE GAUGE CRACK BUT SMALLER. IT SEEMS THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GM. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT BEING NEXT TO AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF DRIVER AS WELL. THESE CRACKS APPEAR BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP PLASTIC AND NOTHING ELSE.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING A SAFE RISK .THE CRACK IS ALL THE WAY DOWN BY WINDSHIELD AND GOES ALL THE UP TO ATOP OF STAIRING WHEEL .FEELS LIKE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE
DASH CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES WITHOUT ANY FORCE NOR INTENTIONAL DAMAGE. A SUNSHADE HAS BEEN USED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THERE COULD BE HAZARDOUS DEBRIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE DASH RATTLES AND CAN BE VERY LOUD. SECONDARILY THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE PUMP CONSTANTLY STOPS ITSELF NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS TO SEE IF THE ISSUE IS ISOLATED AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE. NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION YOU CHOOSE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP THE PUMP AFTER A GALLON OR TWO.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED OVER THE AIRBAGS AND OVER THE GAUGES IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIR BAGS WERE TO GO OFF AND SEND PLASTIC SHARDS FLYING. DASH WAS ALREADY CRACKED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED.
THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT I FEEL THAT THE DASH WOULD CRACK MORE AND THROW PIECES INTO THE FACE OF THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGER.
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.
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.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
DASHBOARD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
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
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.
THE DASH IS CRACKED GOING FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER TO THE DEFROSTER VENT.
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.
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.
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.
DASH CRACKED AT DRIVER SIDE OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON DASH AT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHILE VEHICLE NOT IN USE PARKED AT RESIDENCE.
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
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 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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN NOVEMBER 2015. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ADJACENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT CURRENTLY HAS NOT GOTTEN WORSE. IN THE LAST TWO DAYS A NEW LARGER CRACK SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSING ON THE HUMP OF DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SEEMS THIS IS A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR YEARS 2007-2011. MY COWORKER HAS A 2007 AND HAS SUFFERED WITH SAME PROBLEMS. ANOTHER COWORKER WHO OWNS A TOYOTA RECEIVED OFFICIAL INFORMATION TELLING HER THAT THERE ARE ISSUES RELATING TO CRACKING DASHBOARDS AND IF IT IS NEAR THE AIRBAG THE AIRBAG CAN SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOY AND NOT TO LET PEOPLE SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. IF THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE TAHOE I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO RIDE WITH ME. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS APART OF AIRBAG RECALL AND IS WAITING TO BE FIXED. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. EARLIER IN THE WEEK WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A CRACKING SOUND BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS AT THE TIME.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
VEHICLE NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES AND HAS 3 CRACKS SPIDERING OFF ONE ANOTHER ON DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD
2011 TAHOE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED, BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS OVER TIME. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRST CRACK WAS NOTED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE VEHICLE'S GAUGES THAT ARE USED TO DETERMINE SPEED, RPMS, ETC. SECOND WAS NOTED ADJACENT TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD COULD PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG RENDERING THE AIRBAG UNUSABLE AND ALLOWING FOR MORE BODILY HARM AND POSSIBLY FATALITY. ALSO, IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING PUNCTURED, THE CRACKED DASHBOARD COULD THEN BECOME SHRAPNEL CAUSING MORE BODILY HARM AND POSSIBLY FATALITY TO ANYONE THAT IS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. I URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND RESEARCH IT HEAVILY. CHEVROLET AND GM ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES OF THE '07-'11 MODELS, YET REFUSE TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. I OBTAINED A REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR $761.63.
VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED DASH NEXT TO THE PASS ANGER SIDE AIR BAG
I HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASH THAT IS NEAR THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF MY AIRBAG PANEL. ALSO, THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK THAT GOES OVER THE TOP OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF WRECK. THE CRACKS WERE POINTED OUT TO ME WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE APPX. SIX MONTHS AGO. I AM TRYING TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM GETTING $1,000 HIT ON THE TRADE-IN AMOUNT OFFERED. THE MORE I INVESTIGATE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL????????????????
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT!! THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL AND THE NHTSA HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING!!!! I GUESS YOU GUYS AREN'T DOING YOUR JOBS THAT THE AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE PAYING FOR!!
DASHBOARD OF SUV HAS SMALL CRACK THAT IS GROWING AND STARTING TO SEPARATE THE DASH INTO TWO SECTIONS.
DASH CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES FORCING US TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER OVER SAFETY CONCERNS IF IN ACCIDENT. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE AS OUT OF WARRANTY
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS IN MULTIPLE AREAS WHICH HAS CREATED A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PLASTIC THAT IS CRACKED COULD FLY/HIT DRIVER/PASSENGER IN THE CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
FRONT DASH HAS 2 CRACKS, ONE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE OTHER IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WHERE THE AIRBAG PANEL IS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
PLASTIC DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG SHARP CRACKS WHICH HAVE BROKEN OFF FROM MAIN DASHBOARD. DISCONTINUED DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO WORRY OF PLASTIC DISLODGING AND CAUSING HARM IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT OR BUMPY ROAD.
DASHBOARD HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS AND THE CENTER OF THE DASH IS FFALLING IN BECAUSE OF IT.
DASH HAS CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (15 INCH CRACK) AND JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHCIH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
MY VEHICLE IS PARKED UNDER A SHELTER. THE DASH CRACKED AT THE CORNER WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET, THERE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME EXACT LOCATION.
DASHBOARD CRACKING
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS CRACKED AND MY CONCERN IS IT WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND NOW IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
A RANDOM CRACK, ABOUT 2" LONG, APPEARED IN DASH JUST ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT OF STEERING WHEEL. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODE DURING 2007-2011 AND GM IS AWARE BUT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
DASH CRACKED THEN THE PIECE FELL OUT FOR NO REASON
TAKATA RECALL THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALONG THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OVER THE DRIVER SIDE TACHOMETER. MY CONCERN IS WHEN AND IF THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY, THERE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE PROJECTILES FROM THIS DEFECTIVE CRACK. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE CRACK ABOVE THE TACHOMETER KEEPS GETTING LARGER. THE DASH IS CRACKED ALL OF THE TIME WHEN STATIONARY AND MOVING. I WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE CRACKED DASH WAS A DEFECT FOR SURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN WE CALLED GM ASSISTANCE, THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE DASH. THIS IS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET. I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THE DASH FIRST CRACKED BECAUSE MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND IS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO SEE OVER THE DASH IN A SEATED POSITION. I DROVE HER CAR AND NOTICED IT MARCH OF 2016, BUT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED SOONER.
2011 CHEVY TAHOE 24K MILES DASH COVER IS CRACKED. VEHICLE IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED. WORRIED ABOUT FURTHER DEGRADATION ESPECIALLY AROUND AIR BAG AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.
CRACKED DASH BY PASSENGER AIR BAG, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES. CONCERNED BOUT DEBRIS OR PROJECTILES AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE NOT RUNNING. I OPENED THE LIFT GATE. IT OPENED FINE THEN WHEN I WENT TO PUT SOMETHING INTO THE CARGO AREA THE LIFT GATE STARTED SLOWLY CLOSING. I BACKED OUT FROM UNDER IT AND IT SUDDENLY CRASHED CLOSED NEARLY HITTING ME. THE STRUTS HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE LIFT GATE AND PROP IT OPEN WITH A BROOMSTICK HANDLE.
THE DASHBOARD HAS 3 CRACKS IN IT THAT RANDOMLY SHOWED UP, 2 AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYING, SHARDS OF CRACKED DASH CAN BECOME PROJECTILES. MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT SAME ISSUE, NO RESOLUTION FROM GM.
CRACKED DASH BOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AROUND AIRBAG.
DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG AND OVER THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
ON 1-24-16 I WENT TO GET IN MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DASH WAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANELS. 1-27-16 I NOW NOTICE A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE AIR BAG. I AM WORRIED IF IN AN ACCIDENT THE CRACKED DASH IS GOING TO CAUSE MORE INJURIES. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO PRETTY MUCH BLEW ME OFF. I ALSO EMAILED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER NO ONE WANTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR NO REASON.
I HAVE A 2011 TAHOE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN A COVERED PARKING GARAGE DURING THE DAY AND IN MY COVERED CARPORT IN THE EVENINGS. IT HAS 58,000. MILES AND WHILE CLEANING THE TRUCK I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 INCHES LONG AND ANOTHER CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE, IN THE CORNER OF WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THESE CRACKS COULD JEOPARDIZE THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAGS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO INCURE THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. THIS TRUCK IS STILL IN ABSOLUTE PERFECT CONDITION OTHERWISE.
MY DASH HAS CRACKED AND I'M WORRIED THAT IF I'M EVER IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I MAY BE INJURED IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY AND SEND PIECES OF THE DASH AT ME. SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH GM SUV'S AND TRUCKS. THERE IS EVEN A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH A COUPLE THOUSAND MEMBERS: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/GMDASHCRACK/
I WAS WIPING DUST OFF THE DASHBOARD AND SAW A SMALL CRACK ON THE CORNER OF THE DASH THAT MEETS THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS A CRACK ON THE SAME DASH PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD BUT A FEW HUNDRED MILES PAST WARRANTY. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SEVERAL OF THOSE THAT HAD THEIR DASH REPLACED WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. AFTER SEEING THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS AND THE CRACKS ON MY DASH CONTINUING TO SPREAD, I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY CONCERN IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CRACKS CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND INFLATE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING INJURY. EVERY PERSON I KNOW THAT HAS THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A REPLACEMENT WITH A DASH THAT IS MADE OF A MORE DURABLE, SAFER MATERIAL.
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I10 SEPT 2015, NOTICED A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON DASH OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HUMP. INITIAL CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3" AND HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND EXTEND TOWARD THE DRIVER POSITION. DASH CRACK IS NOW 7". CONCERNED THE SHARP PLASTIC DASH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS 68,000 MILES.
ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL COVER.
MY DASH HAS A LARGE CRACK JUST ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
DASHBOARD CRACKING OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG.
MY DASHBOARD STARTING CRACKING ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. YOU CAN HEAR IT CRACKING AS YOU ARE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO CRACK DEPENDING ON HOT AND COLD TEMPS.
REPLACED CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 2013 AND NOW THE NEW ONE IS CRACKING. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME.
FRONT DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE DASH BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PASSENGER INJURIES NOT TO FORGET THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR $53,000 AND EVIDENTLY HAS CHEAP AND POOR QUALITY MATERIALS . I HAVE REPLACED 2 DOOR HANDLES THAT BECAME SO LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING. A GM PRODUCT MADE IN AMERICA WITH THIS POOR QUALITY! MAKES ME WONDER WHAT IS NEXT!
MY 2011 TAHOE HAS YET ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASH. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS CHANGED BECAUSE I HAVE LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOW I HAVE 60000 AND IT HAS CRACKED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO PAY AT 250 OF THE COST OF REPAIR! NO SIR! I'M DOING NOTHING TO MY VEHICLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO CHANGE IT YET AGAIN. THIS IS NOT FAR! I USED TO LOVE CHEVY BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE!
WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT A LUBE SHOP IN MARBLE FALLS TEXAS AND THE PERSON THAT CHANGED THE OIL TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK TUBE WAS LOOSE SO HE COULDN'T CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE LEFT THE LUBE SHOP AND WAS DRIVING DOWN 1431 IN MARBLE FALLS WHEN A GENTLEMAN STOPPED US AND TOLD US THE TAHOE WAS ON FIRE. WE POPPED THE HOOD AND INDEED THERE WERE FLAMES IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME TO OUR CALL WITHIN 10 MINUTES. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TUBES BUT MY ISSUE IS THAT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND THE WAY THE RECALL IS WRITTEN DOES NOT CONSIDER FIRE FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS HAPPENED ON 10/13/2015.
I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT MAKES THE DASHBOARD FLOP, AND I'M WORRIED IT MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAGS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK, NEVER PLACE ANY ITEMS ON THE DASH, AND I USE A VISOR TO PROTECT THE DASH DURING WORK, AND THE TRUCK IS GARAGED WHEN I'M AT HOME. THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST APPROX. $1,000 TO REPLACE! WHY WOULD I REPLACE A DEFECTIVE DASH? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON TAHOE. NUMEROUS PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT. GM (CHEVY) REFUSE TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY TAHOE Z71. I WAS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AND SEEN THAT THE DASH HAD A CRACK. I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING, HAD AN ACCIDENT, NOR SPEEDING PRIOR TO SEEING THIS. I SEE THAT ITS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY.
I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THAT CRACK BECAME TWO CRACKS AND NOW THERE IS ONE FORMING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS JUST UNDER 18,000 MILES AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME CRACKS. I AM WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO REPLACE THIS (AND IT WILL COST ME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR PART OF THIS) BUT HIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT AND I THINK A RECALL MIGHT BE WARRANTED.
I PURCHASED THE ABOVE USED VEHICLE LAST SUMMER AND THE DASH AT THAT TIME HAD TWO CRACKS ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE FRONT AIRBAGS ONE CRACK HAS NOW RAN MORE THAN HALF WAY UP OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND THEN HAD SPOKE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM GM THEY PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. WELL I JUST FEEL LIKE THE CRACKS POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DASH IS THAT WEAK THAT IT HAS CRACKED THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I WAS IN ACCIDENT THE DASH GOING TO EXPLODE OR MAYBE EVEN MAKE THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION. GM REFUSES TO FIX THE DASH I AM SORRY THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THIS PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN GOING ON FOR A GOOD WHILE. WHY WOULD A COMPANY NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND AVOID POSSIBLE LAWSUITS. IT'S KINDA LIKE A WELLNESS PROGRAM DO PREVENTATIVE CHECKUPS TO SAVE MONEY IN THE FUTURE. THESE VEHICLE COST WAY TO MUCH TO HAVE SUCH WEAK AND UNSUPPORTED DASHES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AT ALL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THOROUGHLY EXAMINED. THIS TAHOE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE OTHER ISSUES IT RIDES LIKE A LOG WAGON AND PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT LAST AUGUST. NOW THE FRONT CAP IS PEELING OFF AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK SOMETHING AND JUST PUT BLACK SPOTS ALL OVER THE FRONT. THE TAHOE IS NOT DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS AND IS NOT MISTREATED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SUV'S AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE I HAVE OWNED AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY A SUV MADE BY GM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AT HAND.
I NOTICED SEVERAL TAHOE OWNERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR THEIR VEHICLE. MY IS ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAVE SPREAD DOWN ABOUT 12 INCHES. I ALSO AGREE THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED WITH CRACKED DASH THAT CAN CAUSE PLASTIC FRAGMENTS. IN ADDITION, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF 2011 CHEVY TAHOE WHEN IT IS WAS PRICED IN UPPER $50'SK WHEN NEW. I HAVE OWNED 2 OTHERS IN THE PAST WITH NO ISSUES. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE 2011 TAHOE DASHBOARD IS TOO THIN. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, WHAT HAVEN'T CHEVY PUT OUT A RECALL?
I'M NOT SURE WHY I REC'D THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2011 CHEVY TAHOE. I TRADED THAT CAR IN BACK IN OCTOBER 2014. PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MAILING FOR THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR
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