2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND OUT SIDE AIR TEMPERATURE SAYS 55 AND ITS 92 OUTSIDE WHEN MPVEING OR STILL

THE PLASTIC DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG WHICH MIGHT INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAGS OR BECOME PROJECTILES FROM THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING.

DASHBOARD CRACKED AT CORNER OF AIR BAG . MAY BE DANGEROUS IF DEPLOYED . CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY .

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (NIMNICHT BUICK GMC 11503 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256 (904) 638-7686) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASH PLASTIC CRACKED BY THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LID. SHARP EDGE COULD PUNCTURE A DEPLOYING AIR BAG. CRACKED APPEARED WHILE DRIVING.

CRACKED DASHBOARD. CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. ONE NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ONE ABOVE THE STEREO.

IVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LEAF SPRINGS IN THE BACK, THERES A PEICE OF MY LEAF SPRING THAT HAS BROKEN OFF, I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT I COULD OF BOUGHT IT NEW LIKE THAT, I HAVE 7 OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME KIND OF TRUCK THAT HAVE ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE, CONTACTED GM ABOUT IT AND THEY STILL HAVE FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WAS TOLD THAT IF I HIT THE END BAD ENOUGH THE TRUCK END COULD FALL APART. ITS GETTING BAD TO THE POINT WERE MY LEAF SPRINGS ARE STARTING TO BEND. IM NOW MISSING THE PEICE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA CORPORATION ('TAKATA') HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2007-2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, GMC SIERRA 1500, YUKON, YUKON XL, AND 2009-2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500/3500 AND GMC SIERRA 2500/3500 VEHICLES. THIS IS BASED UPON TAKATA'S DECISION THAT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS IT SUPPLIED TO GM ARE DEFECTIVE. GM HAS SUBMITTED TO NHTSA A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND NHTSA HAS GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION. IF THE PETITION IS DENIED, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE AIRBAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA'S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV AND SEARCH FOR DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124. SAFETY RISK: THE PROPELLANT IN SOME TYPES OF TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER LONG TERM EXPOSURE IN HOT AND HUMID REGIONS. IF THE PROPELLANT DEGRADES TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, THE INFLATORS MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES. REMEDY: THE NECESSITY OF A REMEDY IS DEPENDENT UPON NHTSA'S DECISION ON GM'S PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING THAT DECISION. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL AT MY.GM.COM/RECALLS. GM CONSIDERS YOUR VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE MANUFACTURER NOTES: VISIT MANUFACTURER WEBSITE AT HTTPS://MY.GM.COM/RECALLS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ESPECIALLY BY THE AIRBAG.