2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WORRY THAT, IF NEEDED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY OR THE DASH PEICES WI'LL BE PROPELLED AT THE PASSANGER CAUSING THEM ADDITIONAL INJURY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. HERE IS A LINK TO A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/251892298253/

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2007 AVALANCHE HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND THERE ARE MORE APPEARING ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS TO BE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX FOR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS OTHER THAN A WET TOWEL TO CLEAN MY DASH. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD AFFECT MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND CAUSE INJURY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB

I HAVE A TRUCK WITH A AIR BAG RECALL BUT, ON TOP OF THAT I HAVE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR AIR BAG WILL CAUSE DASH TO COME OUT A STRIKE PASSENGER WHILE RIDING.

WITH NORMAL OR LIMITED USE OF VEHICLE, TOP DASHBOARD CRACKED IN LARGE AND SIGNIFICANT AREAS, STARTING OVER THE DRIVER'S WHEEL WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF BRAND NEW, AND THEN CRACKING AT SIDES OF TOP DASH OVER AND APPURTENANT TO PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, CAUSING EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING RATTLING, BANGING AND CRACKING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. FULL DASH NEEDS REPLACEMENT OR PARTS MAY FALL INTO ENGINE OR INTO VEHICLE INTERIOR AND CONCERN THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT MAY BE AFFECTED BECAUSE OF CRACK NEXT TO THAT.

RECEIVED A NOTICE ON A RECALL THAT STATES THAT AROUND THE END OF MAY 2016 GM BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATORS THAT MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME ESPECIALLY IN HOT AND HUMID CLIMATES. THAT THEY POSE A RUPTURE RISK AND FROM RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IF THIS HAPPENS METAL PARTICLES COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS...BUT GM STATES THE VEHICLE IS SAFE? AND THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR YET. SO MY QUESTION, IT'S LATE AUGUST 2016 AND I LIVE IN DALLAS, TX WITH HOT HUMID DAYS FOR MONTHS, WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO RESOLVE? AND HOW IS THIS NOT A CONCERN AND CONSIDERED SAFE??? MY IRRITATION IS THAT IF I HAVE A SUSCEPTIBLE PIPE BOMB HERE, WHY ISN'T THERE AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION HAPPENING??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE DASHBOARD SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS FRACTURED AND CAUSED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,108. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT DRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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.