2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" RECALL DATE WAS MAY 27,2016 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2016. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH PARKWAY CHEVROLET (25500 HIGHWAY TX- 249, TOMBALL, TX 77375, PHONE (832)-534-0197) SEVERAL TIMES TO REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT PART AVAILABILITY; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

POSSIBLE DASH FRAGMENTS IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. DASH HAS POINTED PLASTIC FRAGMENTS FALLING THROUGH DASH AROUND AIRBAG AREA. DASH HAS MANY COMPLETE THROUGH CRACKS AROUND AIRBAG AREA. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS SHARP PLASTIC FRAGMENTS MAY BE PROJECTED TO PASSENGER. NOT ONLY IF METAL FRAGMENTS FROM AIRBAG THAT MAY HIT WINDSHIELD AND THEN TOWARDS PASSENGER OR GAS PRESSURE FROM IGNITER FORCE PLASTIC WITH POSSIBLE METAL THAT ULTIMATELY CAUSES AIRBAG TO HIT PASSENGER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (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 DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TOWARDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WOULD IMPACT THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS. THE DEALER (RIVERSIDE CHEVROLET, 8200 AUTO DR, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504, (866) 849-7117) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEALER REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

CRACKED DASHBOARD. CHEVY WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT IT IS A FLAW IN DESIGN. IT IS UNSAFE SHOULD THE AIRBAG BE TRIGGER BY A COLLISION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT CALLED J&R CHEVROLET OF OAKLEY AT (785) 672-3102 (611 S FREEMAN AVE, OAKLEY, KS 67748) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKTA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (RON CRAFT CADILLAC, 4114 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX 77521) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PREMIERE CHEVROLET, 4990 PREMIERE PKWY, BESSEMER, AL 35022) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.