2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. AFRAID IT WILL EASILY DEPLOY. JUST NOTICED THIS 2" CRACK ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NO REASON TO HAVE CRACKED.

THE DASH IN MY VEHICLE CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY LAST WEEK AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, GM INDICATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT AFTER READING INTO IT, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE QUITE PREVALENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

DASH HAS CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (15 INCH CRACK) AND JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHCIH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

MY VEHICLE IS PARKED UNDER A SHELTER. THE DASH CRACKED AT THE CORNER WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET, THERE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME EXACT LOCATION.

2 ISSUES--- 1ST--DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS IN IT, WHICH 1 CRACK IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO EXPLODE CAUSING GREAT HARM TO A PERSON. THESE CRACKS ARE IN THE SAME POSITION AS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS. 2ND--ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING; NO STEERING OR BRAKE CONTROL. RADIO SHUTS OFF & ON, ALL DASH COMPONENTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, GAUGES TURN OFF, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE & DISENGAGE. THIS HAPPENS FOR 3-10 SECONDS AND THEN WILL "RESET" AND FUNCTION NORMAL. I'VE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT FORUMS TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED BETWEEN THE AIR BAG AND THE DASH VENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE SECOND CRACK, ABOVE THE DRIVER CONTROLS OCCURRED WHILE THE DEFROSTER WAS RUNNING AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-MPH.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS CRACKED AND MY CONCERN IS IT WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND NOW IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

A RANDOM CRACK, ABOUT 2" LONG, APPEARED IN DASH JUST ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT OF STEERING WHEEL. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODE DURING 2007-2011 AND GM IS AWARE BUT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

TYPICAL CHEVY TAHOE DASH CRACKING ISSUE. IT WORRIES ME THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC MAY CAUSE MORE HARM TO SOMEONE INSIDE THE CABIN THAN IF IT WAS ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED. GM IS AT FAULT FOR USING CHEAP MATERIALS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY. IT ISN'T CAUSED BY ANYTHING THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS OR ISN'T DOING. PURELY MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. WE PAY $50K FOR THESE TRUCKS EACH THE LEAST GM COULD DO IS SPEND THE $500 IF THAT PER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT.

DASH ON 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE AIRBAG PANEL. DASH HAS ALSO CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. CONCERN IS THAT IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY THE DASH BOARD MAY BREAK APART AND BECOME SHRAPNEL CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY, PERMANENT DISABILITY, OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGER.