2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

HELLO, THERE IS A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE THAT MAY VERY MUCH AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAG. I REALLY AND TRULY FEEL THAT IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR THEY AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I JUST PURCHASED FROM BMW IN MACON ON 1/6/2016 AND I HAVE AN EXPENDED WARRANTY.

DASH CRACKED WHILE STATIONARY. VERY COMMON. POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILE DURING ACCIDENT.

I STARTED UP MY 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ ON SATURDAY AND THE DASH CRACKED ON THE HUMP OVER THE GAUGES. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT. SECOND OWNER TO VEHICLE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IF AIR BAGS WERE TO DEPLOY COULD BE EFFECTED. I HAUL MY 3 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE DAILY AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL PLACES, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,398.

THE DASHBOARD HAS A 6-8" CRACK, VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT & SUNSHADES. NO DAMAGE CAUSED TO VEHICLE TO CAUSE THE CRACK.

DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. FIRST CRACK IS ON RIGHT SIDE OF DASH, TOP LEFT OF THE AIR BAG PANEL. SECOND CRACK IS ON LEFT SIDE OF DASH OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT A CRACKED DASH BEING DANGEROUS. HOWEVER, IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED, FRAGMENTS COULD BECOME PROJECTILES THAT CAN HARM PASSENGERS. CHEVROLET/GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.

DASH HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ANOTHER ONE AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. DURING OPERATION, STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, DOORS BEGIN LOCKING/UNLOCKING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER, RADIO GOES OUT AND CLOCK RESETS, LIGHTS FLASH, AND BATTERY DIES AS SOON AS IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. NUMEROUS CALLS TO GM AND VISITS TO DEALERSHIP. NO FIX AS OF YET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. NOW ODOMETER HAS RESET TO ZERO.

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN VERY GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND REALIZED THAT MY DASH HAD CRACKED. THE CRACK ORIGINALLY STRETCHED 6-7 INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE DASH CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER TOWARD THE DRIVER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO LENGTHEN AND MY CONCERN IS THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT INCREASES AS THE CRACK GETS LONGER. ANOTHER CRACK IS FORMING WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED WHICH WILL PRESENT A CONSIDERABLE HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS ANY SHARDS OF PLASTIC COULD BECOME POTENTIAL PROJECTILES THAT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG LOYAL GM CUSTOMER AND I DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS COMPONENT. I BROUGHT THIS CONCERN TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE OBVIOUS FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD.

MY DASHBOARD RECENTLY CRACKED ON ITS OWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS CONSOLE. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IT SPLIT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE PIECES NEXT TO THE AIRBAG MAY BECOME PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO EVER BE DEPLOYED. GM AND CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 69K ON THE DASH BY THE TIME I GOT TO 80K I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRES UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE LIFTERS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CALLED GM THEY OFFERED NO REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND AKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER THEY HAVENT RELEASED A RECALL TO HELP OR REIMBURSE THE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.