2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

DASH IS CRACKED WITH PIECES OF PLASTIC BEING LOOSE. CONCERNED ABOUT PROJECTILES AND OR PUNCTURING AIRBAG IF DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS SLIGHTLY OVER 60K MILES ON IT NOW. CRACKED AROUND 45K TO 50K MILES. DATE THAT I SHOW BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.

WHEN DRIVING MY AVALANCHE ON A HIGHWAY, AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I PUSHED MY BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I PUMPED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND I FELT A PULSATION AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND I COULD BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE CHEVROLET WANTS ME TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A LARGE CRACK RUNNING FROM THE DRIVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IF WE'RE IN AN ACCIDENT.

DASH CRACKED WITH 3 LARGE CRACKS AT 30,000 MILES AND CHROME TRIM ON DOOR HANDLES ALSO PEELED WITH SHARP EDGES. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AND CRACKED AGAIN WITH < 10,000 ADDITIONAL MILES GM REFUSED TO REPLACE UNLESS I PAID 1/2 THE COST OF $1200 SO NEVER GOT FIXED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTS. I WORKED FOR GM AND SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY WERE USING TOO MUCH TORQUE WHEN THE DASHES WERE INSTALLED BUT GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS FAR AS THE AIRBAGS MIGHT GO OFF ACCIDENTALLY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT!

VEHICLE HAS BEEN AND IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND IS ACCIDENT FREE. CRACKS TO DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT'S AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT, OTHER GM OWNERS ARE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THE CRACK MAY INFLICT UNNECESSARY INJURY OR FURTHER INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I'M HOPING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THIS DEFECT DOES NOT CAUSE HARM TO A PASSAGE TAKES A PROACTIVE STANCE AND INVESTIGATES THIS ISSUE. THANKS - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. IT EXTENDS NEARLY HALF WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD.

DASH BOARD AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO START BUT IT STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK THEN IT BEGAN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE DASH.

PASSENGER AIRBAGS CONCERN - MY DASH, ALONG WITH FRIENDS THAT OWN GM TRUCKS FROM 2007 - 2014, IS CRACKED DUE TO WHAT I AM ASSUMING IS A WEAK MATERIAL. THE CRACKS ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS (AND OTHER AREAS). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE JAGGED EDGES AND SHARP POINTS CREATED BY THE CRACKS COULD POTENTIALLY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THE DASH COVERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A STRONGER MATERIAL TO PREVENT CRACKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE BRACKET ON THE RACK AND PINION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.