2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFF AND ON AT RANDOM TIMES. SEAT NOT USED OFTEN AT ALL. PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM SHORTED. COST 775.00 + 125.00 PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. FAILED INSPECTION. SHOWS RECALL ONLINE BUT IN GM DATA BASE NOT ON OUR VIN. PASSENGER SEAT AND IT IS HARDLY TO NEVER EVEN USED.

I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB AND AFTER 37,000 MILES OF DRIVING MY TRUCK I NOTICE THREE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND TWO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT ABOVE THE RECALLED AIR BAG. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME MODEL AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT HIS TRUCK. HE HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. I HAVE ASK THE DEALER ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR CRACKING AND THEY SAID THAT'S A NORMAL THING THAT HAPPENS ON TRUCKS. REALLY! I SPEND $28,000 ON A TRUCK AND NOW I AM TOLD IF I WANT MY DASH FIXED I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT! THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY BAG. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE PASSENGER BAG DEPLOYS AND PIECES OF DASHBOARD GO FLYING WITH THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG OR IF THE CRACKS ITSELF DEFLATES THE AIR BAG. I HOPE A RECALL IS DONE SOON FOR THE DASHBOARDS!

THIS IS THE SECOND DASH BOARD THAT HAS CRACKED BY THE AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FIRST WAS COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND NOW ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WORRY THAT HAVING A DASH THAT IS COMING A PART WILL BLOW APART IF THE AIR BAG GOES OFF AFTER ALL THE AIRBAG COVER IS ALSO THE SAME PLASTIC..THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT AND THE DASH COME A PART.

TAKATA RECALL. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER RECALL NO. 16V381 STILL NOT FIXED. CALLED DEALER BUT THEY SAID TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER. ANSWER WAS NOT SATISFACTORY. FIRST LETTER DATED 07/2016

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COPY OF AN EMAIL TO SENATORS JOHN CORNYN AND TED CRUZ REQUESTING ASSISTANCE REGARDING A TAKATA AIRBAG. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK TOO LONG, FOR GM TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS ABOUT THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING NOT TO GIVE GM ANY TYPE OF EXTENSIONS, REGARDING THE AIR BAG ISSUE, UNLESS IT IS WITH RESTRICTIONS. UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPDATED 02/09/17.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE FRONT END AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. A CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, BRUISES TO THE ANKLES, KNEES, AND WRISTS. A SECOND CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND MINOR BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTING. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE FAXED AND EMAILED CEO AND EXECUTIVES OF GENERAL MOTORS SEVERAL TIMES EACH DAY REGARDING THIS MATTER. I AM GOING ON VACATION AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THESE AIRBAGS. THE NOTICE THAT WE JUST RECEIVED THIS MONTH, STATED THE VEHICLES ARE CURRENTLY SAFE TO DRIVE. IT DOES NOT STATE ANYTHING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE (I.E. NEXT MONTH, NEXT WEEK, ETC.). THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT JUST DECIDED TO SEND OUT RECALL NOTICES LATE LAST MONTH. I WANT A RENTAL CAR FOR THE WEEK I NEED TO DRIVE OUT OF TOWN, AT THEIR EXPENSE, BECAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED EARLIER AND THEY WILL NOT VERIFY (THE EXECUTIVES) NOR BACKUP THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAT THE VEHICLES ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT A LETTER FROM THE CEO THAT VERIFIES THIS OR A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. WE LIVE IN HOT TEXAS AND THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS EXPOSED TO HOT AND HUMID TEMPERATURES! THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LINE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

DASH HAS A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE UPPER LEFT OF A AIR BAG. MAY CAUSE A HAZARD TO PASSENGER IF AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED IN A COLLISION