2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

MY 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE HAS THE DASH CRACK FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED IN MANUFACTURE. THERE ARE TWO CRACKS AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WHICH IS AWAITING A RECALL FIX, AT EACH FORWARD CORNERS OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND GO IN DIRECTION OF WINDSHIELD. THEN THE DASH IS CRACKED FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT PROCEEDS IN THE DIRECTION OF WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A SEPARATE FORWARD DASH PANEL, FORWARD OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY, WHERE THE DASH IS CRACKED AT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT AREA HAS TWO ANCHOR POINTS THAT HAVE FAILED FROM CRACKING AND THE FORWARD DASH PANEL WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCK AND FULL SIZE SUV MODELS. THE FORWARD DASH PANEL AND PARTS OFF THE DEFECTIVE DASH COULD COME LOOSE IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND CAUSE POSSIBLE EYE AND FACE INJURIES FROM BEING PROJECTILES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A DEFECT IN MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE DASH PANELS AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE SEE IF OTHERS HAVE SUBMITTED THIS SAME PROBLEM.

GENERAL MOTORS DASH CRACKS ON VARIOUS AVALANCHE MODEL YEARS. MY RESEARCH SUGGEST OTHER GM VEHICLES SIMILAR TOO THE AVALANCHE. MY METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AVALANCHE IS TYPICAL. COMPARING TOO OTHER GM VEHICLES OF OTHER OWNERS. CRACK ARE NEAR IDENTICAL IN LOCATION. PRESENTLY ONE AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. SECOND CRACK ON THE INSTRUMENT DASH HUMP. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF A DESIGN FLAW. CRACK PICTURE ARE THE BEST I CAN DO. AIRBAG CRACK IS NEAR THE QUARTER. TWO PICTURES SHOW THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABUSED. GENERAL MOTORS CONTACT HAVE PROVED USELESS. "IF I WANT THE CRACK REPAIRED, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FROM MY OWN POCKET."

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD IN MY 2011 CHEVY AVALANCHE CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG WHICH I CONSIDER A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I GET IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS I AM CONCERNED THAT SHARDS OF DASH WILL BE PROPELLED INTO THE CAB AND COULD HARM MY WIFE OR ME. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO EVEN PARTICPATE IN THE COST OF REPLACING THE DASHBOARD.

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD - 2ND DASHBOARD WITH CRACKS AGAIN. DEFINITE DESIGN/MATERIAL FLAW.

MY DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE THE DRIVE SEAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS A LARGE CRACK AND GETTING BIGGER. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRAVELING THE VIBRATION OF THE ROAD INCREASE CRACKING

FOUND LARGE CRACK ON TOP OF DASH ABOVE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. IT IS LIKE THEY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.

LARGE CRACK IN TOP OF DASH AND SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. ONE DAY THE DASH WAS FINE, THE NEXT DAY, WHILE CLEANING THE INTERIOR I NOTICED THESE CRACKS. IF PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY, DEFECTIVE DASH COULD BREAK APART AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY.

MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED, MOST RECENTLY AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ANOTHER CRACK STARTED EARLIER DIRECTLY ABOVE THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER. THE MOST RECENT CRACK TO THE DASH NOW CAUSES THE DASH PANEL TO CONSISTENTLY SHAKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THE CRACKS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONCERN NOW INVOLVES THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND WHAT WILL OCCUR WITH THE DAMAGED DASH IF THE AIRBAG MUST DEPLOY. WILL IT PROPERLY DEPLOY AND IF IT MUST, WILL THE DAMAGED DASH HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS? FINALLY, THE DAMAGED DASH IS A DISTRACTION TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WITH CONSTANT VIBRATION AND IS DIRECTLY AHEAD IN THE VEHICLE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. ONE CRACK IS JUST ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, THE OTHER IS BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. WORRIED THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS, PHOTOS, AND DOCUMENTED CASES, THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM.