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The upper dashboard on my 2011 Chevy Tahoe has numerous cracks and is literally falling apart. It should be noted that it is also a major safety hazard, because a cracked dashboard, particularly one that is damaged around the passenger-side airbag, can yield flying projectiles in the event that an accident triggers the airbag to deploy. Apparently this is a well-known and documented issue but GM has yet to issue a recall or offered to investigate at all on a case by case basis.
Dash is cracked in tow seperate areas. One above the steering wheel, and one above the passenger side air bag. This causes a major safety concern, in that if I was in an accident and the air bags deployed, flying debris could harm myself and my children. This cracks happened for no apparent reason, other than being cheaply made and installed. The vehicle was stationary and not touched when these cracks occurred.
The dashboard is cracked in several places. This has occurred over a period of years and is not a result of an accident. The vehicle has been stored in a garage its entire life.
- Columbiana, AL, USA
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I have a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe lt and it has two cracks on the dash. One above the passenger air bag and the other above the odometer. As I search the website I am seeing more and more complaints about the same issue, especially with the GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe, Avalanche and Suburban
My dash board. My dash board has been cracked for the last year I'm scared the airbag might pop. I see the complains all day online, I love my Tahoe but that dash is crazy to hear Chevy doesn't want replace it. If any one knows who's I need to call please reply.
Ignition lock actuator bind making turning the key difficult and causing the ignition to get stuck in the start position even when turning the car off.
Cracked dashboard. The dashboard is cracked on the passenger side from the airbag towards the windshield and on the drivers side started at the seam and is creeping toward the steering wheel above the speedometer.
My vehicle has a cracked dash directly above the instrument panel and over to the passenger side airbag. I heard a "pop" while the vehicle was in motion on hwy 41 in kennesaw, ga and spotted the crack after stopping to investigate.
My dash cracked out of the blue one day about two weeks ago. It started out as two small cracks on each side of the top center vent by the windshield. I have the 2011 Chevy Tahoe ltz version with a speaker in the middle of the dash. The speaker doesn't appear to have any support for the weight of the speaker and the dash cracks have now grown towards the instrument panel and also by the driver side airbag. The cracks are on both sides of the center speaker and now the speaker just constantly flops up and down with normal driving. The flopping speaker with no (support) is causing the crack to get worse and worse. The cracks are spider webbing now and getting much longer everyday I drive it to work. While researching what to do about this issue I discovered that several thousand complaints have been made about multiple GM model vehicles having cracked dash boards between the years of 2007 and 2014. The dash cover option being suggested to hide the cracks is in no way a safe and reliable solution to this issue because it interferes with the manufacturers airbag safety design and and specified assured clearance for deployment. The covers do not adhere to the rated specification of the air bag. Anyone who has ever worked in a plant where the air bags are manufactured knows how precise and specific these strict guidelines and specifications are held to.
The dashboard has a crack along the airbag door. This is a safety hazard if the airbag should deplore the crack is complete across the narrow dash. In an accident the air bag may or may not operate properly consider this to be a highly unsafe condition requiring proper repair. Vehicle has always been kept in garage unless traveling therefore feel this a factory defect that needs immediate attention
The dash is cracking in multiple places on driver side above instrument panel and also is cracking around the airbag on passenger side as well, I am worried about the safety of myself as well as my passengers in case of an accident, of pieces flying from dash in case of a frontal collision. GM needs to recall due to problem
I bought my 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe about 4 years ago (used, but in great condition) - within a month my dash had cracked. Nothing that I did at all! my normal driving everyday keeps me with 20-30 miles maximum, on very well made roads (nothing extreme). I paid to get it fixed (the first time) and now 4 years later and it has cracked again. After the first time I paid to get it fixed, they actually didn't install the dash correctly and then said that it was my fault that it was messed up and demanded that I pay for it. I refused and said that I was done with it. It's a safety hazard because it's right above my airbags, and like I said, this is the second time in 4 years that my dashboard has cracked.
The dash is breaking apart in at least 4 places. My wife and I fear that if the air bags are deployed, either from accident or fault, the shrapnel will kill us. I will post pictures if approached...to large for your specification.
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- Flowery Branch, GA, USA