2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. SEVERE RATTLE AND NOISY WHILE OPERATING. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS I HAVE READ THIS ISSUE IS BEING SEEN IN 1000'S OF VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO CHEVROLET DEALERS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO HELP OR ASSISTANCE. GREATLY EFFECTS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED (BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET, 711 SW LOOP 820, FORT WORTH, TX 76134) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CRACK ON DASH NEAR AIR BAG - THIS HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO SO I STARTED DOING ONLINE RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH GMS DASHES. FOUND THIS FACEBOOK GROUP "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS" AND REALIZED SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. SHE TOLD ME IN THE MEANTIME TO MAKE SURE I KEEP A CAR SHADE ON WHEN IT'S OUTSIDE (WHICH I ALREADY DO). SHE ALSO SAID THERE IS A CHANCE I WILL SEE ADDITIONAL CRACKS OVER TIME. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY, WOULD THE CRACK CAUSE MY DASH OR PARTS OF IT TO SHATTER AND/OR MAKE THE AIRBAG LESS EFFECTIVE.

TAKATA RECALL, MY DASHBOARD HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT,,,,OVER THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN OVER THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

THE DASHBOARD HAS A DIAGONAL CRACK FROM THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE AIR BAG COVER TOWARD THE DRIVER AND WINDOW. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG AND .060 WIDE. THERE IS ALSO A CRACK ON THE DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND SOME WHAT THIN AND JAGGED. IT STARTS SLIGHT LEFT OF THE DRIVERS LINE OF SIGHT WHERE THERE IS A TRANSITION RADIUS AND RUNS TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH OF THESE CRACKS OCCURRED DURING FREEZING OUTSIDE TEMPERATFURES.

MULTIPLE CRACKS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD HAVE FORMED, IN SOME CASES COMPLETELY BISECTING THE DASHBOARD PIECES. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED OR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THESE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL BECOME PROJECTILES. I WAS JUST QUOTED A PRICE OF $1400 BY MY DEALER TO REPLACE THE DASH, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

THE DASH ON MY GARAGE KEPT TAHOE IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT DAMAGE COULD BE DONE IF IN A WRECK AND THE SHARP PIECES ARE FLYING IN OUR FACES. THE FIRST CRACK BY THE AIRBAG HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY..I HEARD A LOUD POP AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. THE SECOND CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT AS LOUD.

MY DASH BOARD HAS SPLIT FROM MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE DEFROST VENT. DASHBOARD IS PULLING AWAY AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. THERE WAS NOR ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE ONE DAY. THE DATE SELECTED IS JUST AN GUESS.

MY DASH IN MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE HAS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE CLUSTER ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. DASH WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING,THATS WHEN I NOTICED CRACK

THE DASH BOARD OF THE TRUCKS IS CRACKING. IT HAS FIVE CRACKS NOW AND GETTING LONGER. IT STARTED TO CRACK WITHIN THE FIRST 4 YEARS.