2011 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL GM RECALL SIERRA AIRBAGS, WITH SPECIAL NOTE THAT I LIVE IN AND PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN A HIGH RISK HIGH HUMIDITY AREA SOUTH CAROLINA BUT ARE FIGHTING BASIS OF TAKATA RECALL UNTIL THEY DO THEIR OWN TESTING. I CALLED DEALER AND GM DIRECTLY: NO FURTHER INFO. GM KEEPS STATING PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND ARE NOT ADDRESSING CONCERN- THEY ARE FIGHTING THE REALITY TAKATA AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. FROM GM'S WEBSITE: SAFETY & NON-COMPLIANCE RECALLS WHAT'S THIS? 'GM RECALL #: '2049151 'NHTSA # '16V381 'DATE ISSUED: 'MAY 27, 2016 RECALL TITLE: PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS RECALL DESCRIPTION: 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. ACCORDINGLY, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF ITS AIRBAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA'S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT, UNLESS GM IS ABLE TO PROVE TO NHTSA'S SATISFACTION THAT THE INFLATORS IN ITS VEHICLES DO NOT POSE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO SAFETY. SAFETY RISK DESCRIPTION: 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. REPAIR DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY YOUR VEHICLE. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL AT MY.GM.COM/RECALLS. GM CONSIDERS YOUR VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. ________________________________________ RECALL STATUS: INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE AIR BAG, I AM CONCERNED THAT PLASTIC PIECES OF DASHBOARD WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FLYING OBJECTS IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT THAT DEPLOYS THE AIRBAG. I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH GM AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS NOW AND THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A CONTINUING SAFETY ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY GMC SIERRA OWNERS

IN ONLY 600 MILES THE SUSPENSION WAS BEGINING TO FEEL LIKE A BUCKBOARD, AND IF A GOOD ENOUGH SIZED POT HOLE WAS RUN OVER TRHE SOUND WAS SO LOUD AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT BELL GONG RATTLE. THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING PECULIAR, BUT FOR A TRUCK WITH 6000 MILES ONLY AND 1 YEAR, IT FELT 10 YEARS OLD, THIS PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY, AND INFACT GOT WORSE, MUCH WORSE

BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR MANY ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE SIDE MOLDING STARTING TO COME OFF ON ALL 4 DOORS, THEY HAD TO ORDER AND PAINT THE MOLDINGS SO IU RETURN OVER A HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR THEM TO REPAIR. WHEN I SHOWED UP, THEY HAD ONLY DONE ONE SIDE AND IT WAS CROOKED, AND NOT THE SIDE THAT WAS WORSE. THAT WAS 2012 AFTER ONE YEAR, THEY SOON CAME OFF IN 2014 CURLING OFF THE TRUCK, THE REPLACED ONES, I TOOK CARE OF THE OTHER TWO AND THEY LOOKED GREAT.

FOR THE FULL TERM OF OWNERSHIP, WHILE IN THE ACT OF REFUELING, THE GAS FILL WOULD TRIGGER AND SHUT OFF GAS 10 TO 20 TIMES DURING FILL UP, AT EVERY MANUFACTURERED PUMP, NOZZLE OR GAS STATION IN CREATION, JUST AN ABSOLUTE JOKE.

DASHBOARD CRACKING ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS GROW WITH EVERY CRACK IN THE ROADWAY AND ARE SEEMINGLY NOT ABLE TO BE PATCHED AS THEY GLUE THEY USE JUST WEARS OFF FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

GOT IN MY TRUCK FOR WORK AND DISCOVERED THE DASH WAS CRACKED!! SITTING STILL OVERNIGHT AND THE DASH CRACKS!!! IF A LEMON LAW IS FOR LEMONS, IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE OR NOT AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM!!! IT'S TIME FOR GM TO STEP UP - WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THEM?

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THE DASH CRACKED AT THE LEFT HAND TOP CORNER OF THE AIR BAG, COULD THIS BE A PROBLEM IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED TRUCK ONLY HAS 40K MILES

DASH CRACKED FOR AROUND AIRBAG AND THE CENTER SPEAKER FOR NO KNOWN REASON ALWAYS GARAGED NEVER PARKED IN SUN WITHOUT SUN SHADE I FEEL THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED DUE TO THE CRACKED PLASTIC AROUND THE AIRBAG...

I AM AFRAID IF THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WERE TO EVER DEPLOY, FLYING PLASTIC FROM THE DASHBOARD WILL CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD. MY DASH HAS A CRACK IN IT ALREADY AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DESIGN FLAW ON GM'S PART.