2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

DASH BROKE AT THE AIR BAG, IF IT WAS TO DEPLOY WILL SEND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC AT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER.

I HAVE A COUPLE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 300 DOLLARS.

CRACKED DASHBOARD THE DASHBOARD OF MY GMC SIERRA AS A VERTICAL CRACK RUNNING DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY WHILE AT A STAND STILL. MY CONCERNS IS WHAT HAPPENS SHOULD MY TRUCK ENDURE A CRASH. I WORRY THAT THE BROKEN DASHBOARD COULD INTERFERE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DRIVING 67 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A WRECKING YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 67 MPH CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD, BRUISES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND HIPS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SAFETY ISSUE WITH CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD IN THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG GOES OFF, EITHER IN ACCIDENT OR IN ERROR, PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL DISLODGE AND BE A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS.

THE DASH FORMED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG I AM WORRIED IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY IT WOULD CAUSE THE DASH TO BREAK, SHOOTING PIECES THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK AND CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY CAUSE WITHOUT A CRACK.

THE DASH FORMED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OVERNIGHT. IT CONTINUES TO GROW DAILY. I AM WORRIED IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY IT WOULD CAUSE THE DASH TO BREAK, SHOOTING PIECES THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES, SIZE: P275/55R20. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY'S LOT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,458.

THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT APPEARS TO BE IN THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG WHERE, IF DEPLOYED COULD POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE AIRBAG CAUSING A MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. AS OF NOW, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS FOR THIS HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND AN ARTICLE WHERE GM IS NOT CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRACKED DASHBOARDS.