2010 Chevrolet Tahoe UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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MY DASH STARTED CRACKING SMALL AT FIRST, BUMPS AND VIBRATIONS WOULD INCREASE THE LENGTH AND SEVERITY OF THE CRACKS, ALL THE CLIPS BROKE OFF, SIMPLY WIPING THE DASH OFF WOULD BREAK CHUNKS OFF. IN 2017 WHILE CLEANING MY TAHOE I WAS WIPING THE DASH AND A SHARD CAUGHT THE SIDE OF MY HAND REQUIRING STITCHES. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH HAS NO SUPPORT AND VIBRATES. DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF ROAD THE VIBRATIONS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK CHUNKS OFF THE DASH OFF THAT FALL DOWN INTO THE CONSOLE. MY DASH IS BUSTED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY FEAR IS THAT A FRONT IMPACT CAR WRECK WILL TURN MY BRITTLE DASH INTO SHRAPNEL CAUSING INJURY TO FIVE KIDS, MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND. IT CONTINUOUSLY JUST GETS WORSE. I HAVE SAVED ALL THE PIECES THAT I FIND. IT'S HORRIBLE TO THINK THAT IF A SHARD CAN CUT MY DEEP ENOUGH TO REQUIRE STITCHES WHAT COULD THEY DO IN THE EVEN OF A WRECK?
'TAKATA RECALL' IT'S BEEN A CONSISTENT DOWN FALL OF MY DASH AROUND MY AIR BAG. THEIR IS A GAPING HOLE ABOVE MY AIRBAG NOW. THE SERVICE GENTLEMAN AT AUTONATION STATED IF THE SHRAPNEL FROM THE AIR BAG DOES NOT GET YOU, YOUR DASH BOARD SHRAPNEL WILL! LAST JANUARY I SIMPLY WIPING MY DASH DOWN SLICED OPEN MY HAND REQUIRING STITCHES. I MADE A APPOINTMENT FOR MY AIRBAG REPLACEMENT THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHY I WAS DRIVING THERE TO DROP MY VEHICLE OFF BUT ONCE I ARRIVED I WAS TOLD THERE IS STILL NO PART AVAILABLE. THE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISARM THE ARM BAGS. IN MOTION THE ENTIRE DASH VIBRATES, THE SMALLEST BUMP CAUSED PIECES TO FALL OFF, GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS A CHUNK BROKE OFF AND HIT ME IN MY RIGHT EYE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN WHICH MY 4 YEAR OLD ALSO CUT THE SIDE OF HER ARM ON MY DASH. THE DATE BELOW IF AROUND WHEN I RECIEVED THE AIRBAG RECALL.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COVER TO THE AIR VENT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2018 BUT HAS SINCE APPEARED AND GROWN AS OF JULY 2018 DURING REGULAR CITY DRIVING. WE HAVE CONCERNS THE CRACK MAY INTERFERE WITH NORMAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG OR CAUSE PIECES OF THE DASH TO BECOME PROJECTED THROUGH THE CABIN UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
DASH COVER IS CRACKED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG
THERE IS A LARGE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. IT IS BY THE AIRBAG. THIS CAUSES THE ENTIRE DASH TO VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISES. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED. THIS JUST OCCURRED ONE DAY. MY TAHOE IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROAD OR 4 WHEEL DRIVING TO CAUSE THIS.
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE DAILY. JUST LIKE ALL OTHER GM MODELS OF THIS BODY STYLE. FOR WHAT THESE VEHICLES COST, THE DASH SHOULDN'T BE FALLING APART. VERY SAD ON GM'S PART.
BIG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL
THE DASH HAS CRACKS IN IT ON THE TOP NEAR THE AIRBAGS, NEXT TO THE SPEAKER, AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT MAKE MAKING NOISE. HE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE PANEL IS WEAK AND MAY EXPLODE IF AIRBAG GOES OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE.
THE DASH HAS CRACKS IN IT ON THE TOP NEAR THE AIRBAGS, NEXT TO THE SPEAKER, AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE, I'M CONCERN IF IN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIR BAG COME OUT THE DASH MAY SPLINTER OFF IN ALL DIRECTION, OR WHERE ONE PIECE IS BROKEN THE AIR BAGS MAY GET PUNCTURE BEFORE IT DOES IT'S JOB THE DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ON A 50,000 CAR OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ HAS 35K MILES WITH THE SAME CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD AS EVERY OTHER OWNER ALL OVER THE WEB AND ON THE FACEBOOK GROUP SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT 2 YEARS AFTER $60 BILLION OF TAXPAYER/CONSUMER MONEY BAILED THEM OUT. GM REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE AIRBAG AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD.
LARGE CRACK DEVELOPMENT ON DASH AT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND DRIVER SIDE ON TOP OF CLUSTER THIS IS A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100 MILES A MONTH SINCE PURCHASING.
THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2010 TAHOE IS CRACK INTO PIECES. I AM TRULY AFRAID THAT IF I HAD A ACCIDENT THAT PIECES OF THE DASH CAN REALLY DO MORE DAMAGE!
I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY TAHOE AND I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY THAT THE DASH WOULD SEND SHARDS OF PLASTIC.
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE CRACKS OCCURRED OVER TIME DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS THAT OCCUR WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS STARTED AS SMALL CRACKS AND GREW INTO THE CRACKS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES BELOW. I KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY GM MODELS THAT WERE BUILT AROUND 2010. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL REVEAL MANY GM OWNERS THAT ALSO HAVE CRACKED DASHES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF MY AIRBAG GOES OFF THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THE DASH BREAKS APART AND ONE OF THE DASH PIECES BECOMES A PROJECTILE, ENDANGERING THE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, OR SLASHES THE AIRBAG AS IT INFLATES (IF IT INFLATES BECAUSE NHTSA HAS NOT YET REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON MY TAKATA AIRBAG). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH MYSELF. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PRODUCT THAT THEY PUT IN MY CAR, WHICH IS NOW A DANGER TO MY ANY MY PASSENGERS' SAFETY.
THE PLASTIC DASH HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG WHICH MIGHT INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAGS OR BECOME PROJECTILES FROM THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BIG TIME.
THE DASH HAS CRACKED
IN DECEMBER OF 2013 I DISCOVERED TWO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER, THE DASH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND I PAID $100 PLUS $9.25 IN TAX FOR THE REPLACEMENT. IN JANUARY 2017, THE REPLACEMENT DASH HAS CRACKED AS WELL. THE CRACK IS ALLOWING THE DASH TO BOW AND YOU CAN SEE THE MECHANICS UNDER THE DASH.
THE DASH BOARD HAS 4 DIFFERENT SPOTS THAT IT IS CRACKING AND KEEP FORMING NEW CRACKS ALL THE TIME WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS COULD THE SHARP PIECES FROM THE DASH PUNCTURE THE AIR BAG AND NOT LET IT PROPERLY INFLATE TO SAVE A PERSONS LIFE OR IS THIS NOT A CONCERN TO CHEVROLET
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND SPREADING BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT THIS MAY CAUSE PIECES OF THE DASH TO COME OFF AND CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY.
2010 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TO PLACES AN I'M WORRIED THAT ONE OF THE NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT
OUR DASH CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS; SURROUNDING THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN FRONT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THERE WILL PLASTIC SHRAPNEL THAT WILL FLY OUT. IT WAS NOT CRACKED DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, IT IS A WELL KEPT VEHICLE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN OFFROAD. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHEVY IS HAVING.
I OWN A 2010 CHEVY TAHOE, WHICH IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND TAKEN CARE OF REGULARLY. THERE IS A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD THAT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THEY WANT $450 TO REPAIR! THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
DASHBOARD HAS TWO CRACKS ONE LOCATED ABOVE STEERING AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE Z71. I LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT RECENTLY, THE CRACK THAT WAS ONCE A SMALL MINUTE CRACK ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS DRAMATICALLY BECOME LARGER. WHEN I START MY CAR, THERE IS ALWAYS A POPPING SOUND OF THE PLASTIC AS THE DASHBOARD CRACKS. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH CONCERNS ME. I RECENTLY WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY TOLD ME TO "CONTACT GM AND EXPRESS YOUR CONCERN". THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO SOLVE A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF INTERNET SEARCH HAS SHOWN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY A RECALL BY GM.
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The 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe has 100 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.