2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, DASH BOARD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG, DASH RATTLES AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING, CRACKS APPEARING WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE ALL AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THE DASHBOARD WILL BECOME FRAGMENTED AND LAUNCH PLASTIC SHRAPNEL INTO THE FACE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER, IN MY VIEW THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE DASHBOARD CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND POTENTIAL DISABILITY AND POTENTIALLY BLIND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THERE RE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES ALL WITH THE SAME RELATED PROBLEM OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS

MICHELIN LTX M/S2 SIZE 275/55R20. I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 NEW TIRES ON JUNE 26, 2015 FROM NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. TWO OF THE 4 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. WEEKS 28 AND 31. THE OTHER 2 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2015. THE TWO TIRES MADE IN 2013 ARE EXPERIENCING THE TREAD COMING OFF, PEELING, AND CHUNKS MISSING OUT OF THE TREAD. THESE ARE NOT IN THE MICHELIN LTX RECALL BY A FEW WEEKS. THE 2015 TIRES ARE FINE. HOW THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL 2 YEAR OLD TIRES AS NEW IS BEYOND ME BUT THESE OLD TIRES ARE NOT SAFE IN MY OPINION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT DOORS WERE EQUIPPED WITH A PLASTIC PART ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR, WHICH ASSISTED WITH THE DOORS BEING ABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NUMBER FOR THE DRIVER SIDE WAS 84053434 AND 84053436 FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PARTS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND REMAIN CLOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET AMARILLO (2200 I-40 EAST, AMARILLO, TX 79103; 806-553-5681) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXCEEDING THE WARRANTY MILEAGE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8/339/520-5303. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL, REQUIRING IN EXCESS OF 5 QUARTS TO BE ADDED BETWEEN 3,000 MILE OIL CHANGES.

INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE "GRAB BAR" IS BROKEN. RIGID PLASTIC PIECES UNDER THE UPHOLSTERY BROKE AND NOW THE HANDLE IS FALLING APART AND LOOSE. THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARMREST. HANDLE BROKE USING NORMAL CLOSING FORCE, AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A LARGE, WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN REPLACING THE WHOLE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AND THE COST IS AROUND $600.

TAKATA RECALL DASH CRACKED AT PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CHEVY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME DASHES IN SAME YEAR MODEL IN 2 SILVERADO'S 1 SUBURBAN AND 1 TAHOE AND ALL HAVE CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT. THE SUBURBAN DASH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND CRACKED AGAIN. MY DEALER SAID IT WAS OLD AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THWY WILL NOT FIX IT. MY VEHICAL DASH CRACKED RIGHT OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. I DO NOT EXPECT A $52,000 VEHICAL TO HAVE A DASH CRACK AND CHEVY NOT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DASH AND NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT. IT CONCERNS ME SINCE THE CRACK IS AT THE AIR BAG. I AM NOT SURE IF WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS IT COULD BRING A PIECE KF THE DASH WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EQUIPPED WITH MICHELINE TIRES, TIRE LINE: LTXM/S2, TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 N/A, AND DOT NUMBER: M3KP494X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE OBSERVED THREAD SEPARATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH A TIRE TECHNICIAN ON JULY 12, 2017. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONCE THE TIRES WERE DIAGNOSED TO CONTACT THEM BACK. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

CRACKED DASH BY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE ONE BY THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STARTED OFF AS A HAIRLINE CRACKED AND GOT WORSE VERY FAST. I USED EPOXY TO TRY AND STOP THE CRACK. THE ONE BY THE AIRBAG JUST APPEARED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE SLOWLY HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V112000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONLY NHTSA HAD THE ABILITY TO ADD THE VIN TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,139.

THERE IS A CRACK IN PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, THIS WILL BE A JAGGED PROJECTILE IN THE CAR.