This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Dashboard cracked in multiple places. Cracking up to the edge of the airbag. If airbag is deployed the shrapnel from the dashboard could cause airbag to deflate rendering it useless and cause injury.
Dash has continued to crack - over 4 cracks that has affected the defrost vent, dash and now I receive periodic airbag warnings upon starting ignition and/or parking. I am concerned as a driver, mother of 3 and caregiver of elderly mom that the air bags will deploy at anytime and/or not function correctly upon a crash or collision.
Dash cracked and totally inploded. Loose parts everywhere. These parts fly everywhere when moving vehicle. Airbag loose and probally could implode without wrecking accident. Definately a hugh safety factor. Maybe nahta would like to drive my vehicle with couple top execs from GM over country roads and Dodge loose scraphnel.05/07/2019
The dashboard cracked in two places at around 50,000 miles. There is a crack between the passenger side airbag cover and the front edge of the dashboard and one over the instrument panel to the front edge of the dashboard. I was told initially that this is simply a cosmetic issue, but subsequent reports suggest that these cracks may cause the dashboard to splinter with airbag deployment, causing preventable harm to passengers.
Dashboard is cracked in several places from driver side to passenger side. It has cracked all around the passenger side airbag. In the event of an accident I'm very concerned the dash will interfere with the airbag deployment. I am also concerned it will become like pieces of flying shrapnel. The dash is defective and should have a recall.
On three (3) separate occasions in the past year, the vehicle enters what appears to be an "electrical system reset" of sorts. This has occurred on long distance trips during operation at highway speeds. The entire electrical system will suddenly power off and on repeatedly, the electric door locks will unlock and relock, the engine will lose power (quite scary at highway speeds) and the vehicle must be removed from the road, powered down, let sit idle for 5-10 minutes and then can be restarted to a normal operating condition. It is almost as if the computer system is resetting itself while the vehicle is in operation and moving. This has happened three (3) times in the past year - all on long trips - March, July, and November. The most recent, instance occurred about three hours into a return trip home and recurred again about 1-1/2 hours later (10 minutes from home) during the same trip. By restarting/resetting the vehicle, I was able to get home. I took to advanced auto and the diagnostic came up negative - no codes, battery and startup all good. I have a large family and use this vehicle to Transport them around town and for vacations and such. This is quite a dangerous situation when it occurs and I am afraid it may leave us stranded at some point in time, or worse.
The driver side temperature control is very distracting while driving. The setting stays at maximum heat / hot and does not change with the ac running. The driver is always extremely uncomfortable and distracted by trying everything to over and over. Keeping the upper vents closed still hot air comes through. You must keep the system completely off the floor vent, the driver side is extremely hot and causes distraction. Is this a new or unknown report for this vehicle" what has failed to create this problem" is this a safety problem, only while driver is in the vehicle and driving for more than 15 minutes and even worse during summer season.
Takata recall in addition the dash has split leading right up to the inflator cover. Vehicle was stationary when split appeared. Got in the car (parked in garage) one morning and split was noticed leading right up to the inflator over.
Dash cracks: The dash of my Suburban 2009 has a big crack on the side of the driver, it seems that this is a common issue with other owners oh Chevy trucks bought on specific years. The big concern is that in an event of a collision plastic pieces of the dash will easily break and hit driver or passenger causing bad injuries.
I bought a new 2009 Chevy Suburban in Nov. 2009 and eventually traded it in for another vehicle in July 2015 as the cracked dashboard concerned me. It had 2 cracks, both very close to the airbags. To the best of my knowledge, it started to crack in 2011. However, other defects followed, such as front row center seat lid breaking, drivers and front psgr seat rear pockets breaking, interior door handle started to peel and cut my wife's fingers a few times, liftgate's struts failed in Sept. 2012, got it replaced (paid out of pocket about $200), but broke again in Dec. 2013. On the exterior, the side molding started to curl up in 2010, very embarrassing to see.
Dashboard is cracking in several locations. First crack appeared several months ago near passenger airbag, new crack appeared on driver side above instrument panel. Contacted Chevy, and they will not cover any part of the repair. This problem is well documented on the internet (search GM cracked dash).
When you engage vehicle in drive, there is a very jerky, push-pull when accelerating until traction control sensor flashes and turns stabilitrak off. This can be very dangerous when pulling out into traffic and the vehicle does not want to smoothly accelerating to a safe merge in speed. I also have an issue with the dashboard cracking and causing the speaker built into the dash to rattle uncontrollable - this is very irritating and a safety issue as it causes me to take my eyes/hands off the wheel to try and stop the rattle!
2009 the Suburban has a center mounted dash speaker. The weight of this speaker, over time, has caused the dash to crack near the passenger airbag and the steering wheel. I am concerned with the safety of the passenger in the case the airbag is deployed and the dash explodes?
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