2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

THE DASH ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE CRACK ACTUALLY MET ANOTHER LARGER CRACK AND A PIECE OF THE DASH HAS FALLEN OFF LEAVING A HOLE.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED JULY 2015 AND HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF PARTS AVAILABLE AS YET. WITH DEATHS BEING REPORTED FREQUENTLY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT REPAIRS TO BE DONE.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED MY NOTICE FOR RECALL JULY 2015 AND HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE RECALL AND THE FACT INJURIES AND DEATHS ARE STILL OCCURRING HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE BEFORE THEY MUST REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART

THERE IS A CRACK JUST IN FRONT NEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IN MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 94K MILES THIS IS A CONTINUED PROBLEM AS I OWNED A 2009 TAHOE Z71 THAT DID NOT EVEN HAVE 30K MILES ON IT PRIOR TO THIS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIR BAG IS TO DEPLOY IT WILL THROW THAT PLASTIC AS A PROJECTILE THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE FIXED MY GM AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH THIS PROBLEM

FOR THE PRODUCTION YEARS 2007 THROUGH 2012, GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD EXTENSIVE ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARDS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE A 2008 SILVERADO WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY (HUFFINES CHEVROLET IN PLANO, TX) TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE DASHBOARD. THEY WERE VERY KIND (AS USUAL) AND OFFERED TO EXTEND ME A COURTESY DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FOR $500.00 VERSUS THE FULL PRICE OF $1,168.00. WHILE THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN SILVERADO'S, SIERRA'S, AVALANCHES, AND SUBURBAN'S FOR 7 PRODUCTION YEARS. BESIDES THE EXPENSE, THESE CRACKED DASHBOARDS REPRESENT MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. IF THE AIRBAG WAS EVER DEPLOYED, BOTH PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO INJURY BY HARD PLASTIC SHRAPNEL FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THESE DANGEROUS BROKEN DASHBOARDS.

FRONT IMPACT SENSOR FOR AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO POOR PLACEMENT, INFERIOR PRODUCT AND LACK OF INITIAL QUALITY INSTALLATION.CORRODED INTERNALLY.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD. ONE OF THEM IS A SMALL CRACK NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ANOTHER MUCH LARGER ONE IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE GAUGES. I'VE ALWAYS KEPT MY DASHBOARD COVERED WHEN IT WAS PARKED WITH A COVER THAT GOES ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND USED A PRODUCT PROTECT AND KEEP THE DASHBOARD NEW. TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM IMPROPERLY PLACED SCREWS AND CLASPS OR POSSIBLY AN INFERIOR MATERIAL FOR THE DASHBOARD.

"TAKATA RECALL"I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2015. STILL NO REMEDY YET IS UNACCEPTABLE! WHAT IS GM WAITING ON? I SUGGEST THEY BE ORDERED TO STOP PRODUCING CARS UNTIL THEY FIX THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD ALREADY. PERHAPS THAT WOULD GET THEM TO PRODUCE A REMEDY FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING SAFETY PROBLEM!

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS STARTED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 60.000. IF I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT WOULD THE DASH FLY TO PIECES AND INJURY OCCUPANTS?

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTUATE BACK AND FORTH WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHING. EVENTUALLY CAR LOSES ALL POWER, ENGINE DIES, AND HAVE TO PULP TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR PROPULSION. I WAS PERSONALLY ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI AT APPROX 60 MPH. FURTHERMORE, IT IS KNOW THAT ALL DOOR PANELS IN THIS VEHICLE RETAIN MOISTURE. THIS HAS KILLED ALL SPEAKERS AND I GUESS IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE AFORE MENTIONED PROBLEM.