2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AUTO FEATURE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,884. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION METHODS DIRECTLY RESULTED IN DEFECTS IN THE DASH BOARD AND ASSOCIATED SUB ASSEMBLIES. THE MENTIONED HAS BEEN RECORDED WITHIN 4 YEARS OF MANUFACTURE DATE AND HAS PROGRESSED TO ITS CURRENT STATE WITH LARGE HOLES DEVELOPING WITH MAJOR CRACKING AND TO THE EXTENT CAUSING SUB ASSEMBLIES SUCH AS THE STEERING COLUMN COVER AND UPPER GLOVE BOX TO DISINTEGRATED AND FALL OFF OF ITS MOUNTING LOCATIONS. THE CONCERN IS THAT UPON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, PLASTIC SHARDS CAN BECOME SUB SONIC PROJECTILES CAUSING SEVER INJURY, EVEN DEATH .

TAKATA RECALL- GOT RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016, ALWAYS CHECKING WEBSITE BUT NO HELP. DRIVERS AIRBAG STOPPED WORKING PER TRUCK COMPUTER. STILL NO HELP ON RECALL WEBSITE, SO CALLED CHEVOLET CUSTOMER PHONE NUMBER ON RECALL SHEET. BUT AGAIN NO HELP. TOLD THEM I NEED IT FIXED BECAUSE I SOMETIMES HAVE MY GRANDKIDS WITH ME. THE MAN [ED} SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT HASNT BEEN DETERMINED YET.

TAKATA RECALL - THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED IN 2016, AND "A REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE". I LIVE IN A HOT AND HUMID REGION AND AM HIGHLY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY RISK BROUGHT FORTH BY THIS SIGNIFICANT DELAY. AS GM HAS RECOMMENDED, I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO A SERVICE PROFESSIONAL, THOUGH A REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER 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 SILVERADO 1500. 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 AUGUST OF 2016. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MASTER CHEVROLET (3625 RICHLAND AVENUE W, AIKEN, SC 29801, 830- 220-3594) NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,056. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

TAKATA RECALL- CONTACTED GM AGAIN ABOUT AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR MY FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO CLUE AND ADVISED ME TO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE DIRECTLY AND THE REP TELLS ME THAT IT HAS NOT BE PROVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS. I FEEL VERY UNEASY HAVING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE AND GM SEEMS TO HAVE TO PLAN OR TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THEY CAN HELP ME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (RON CRAFT CHEVROLET, 4114 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, (281) 427-9525) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DISPLAYED 'SERVICE AIR BAGS'. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CRACKED DASH. READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET'S OF THIS TIME FRAME. DASH HAS NEVER HAD ANYTHING THROWN, BOUNCED, SET, ETC ON IT. NO REASON FOR THIS OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.