49 complaints reported

2011 Chevrolet Tahoe AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
49
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2016

AIRBAG RECALL BUT GM IS NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. DASH IS CRACKED AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Nov 2016

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. HARD PLASTIC KNIFE LIKE STRUCTURE ARE EXPOSED TO PASSENGERS. ALSO CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. CHEVROLET STATES IT IS COSMETIC. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Oct 2016

TAKATA RECALL. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG AND I HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2016
Sep 2016

CRACKING OF DASH AT AIRBAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2016
Aug 2016

CRACKED DASHBOARD. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE DEADLY PLASTIC DEBRIS FLYING ABOUT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2015
Aug 2016

MY DASH IS CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND MY AIRBAG. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CRASH. I'M WORRIED THAT EITHER THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD OR IF IT DOES, THERE WILL BE SHARDS OF PLASTIC DASH FLYING AROUND IN THE CAB. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE DASH, IT JUST STARTED CRACKING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2014
Jul 2016

THE DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. AND THE CRACKS KEEP GROWING. THE ADD WASHER FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON AND THERE IS FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Jul 2016

THE DASH ON MY VEHICLE HAS BROKEN 2X AND IS BROKEN AGAIN CAUSING THE DASH TO ALLOW AN OPENING WHERE ITEMS CAN FALL INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE BAG TO MALFUNCTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2016
Jul 2016

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. NO CHEMICAL OR CLEANER HAS EVER BEEN APPLIED TO THE DASH. IT LOOKS LIKE A STRESS CRACK OR MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015
Jul 2016

MY TAHOE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED 2 CRACKS ON THE LEFT HAND CORNER BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON MY DASHBOARD. I ALSO HAVE A REALLY LARGE CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL . I AM CONCERNED THAT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Jun 2016

CRACK APPEARED YESTERDAY (06/21/16) IN THE DASH - AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2016
Jun 2016

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT!! THIS SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL AND THE NHTSA HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING!I

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2014
May 2016

TOP OF DASHBOARD CRACKED - NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AIRBAG WORKING PROPERLY NOW. DEALER WANTS $1,000 TO FIX IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015
Jan 2016

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYING, SHARDS OF CRACKED DASH CAN BECOME PROJECTILES. MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT SAME ISSUE, NO RESOLUTION FROM GM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Jan 2016

HI I CURRENTLY OWN A 2011 CHEVY TAHOE LT MODEL WITH 78,547 MILE ON IT AND THE DASH IS CRARCKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WHICH I THINK MIGHT COMPRIMISE THE AIRBAG ON DEPLOYMENT WHICH WOULD PUT MY CHILDREN AND PASSENGERS AT RISK OF A FATALITY IN THE EVENT THAT AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM ITS NOT JUST MINE BUT MOST ALL GM MODELS 07-13 ARE AFFECTED BY THIS AND WE AS THE CUSTOMERS ARE CONCERNED WITH OUR PASSENGERS SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL DOES OCCUR THANKS .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2015
Dec 2015

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WIT ONLY 53000 MIKE MORE LESS AND WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING ONE OF THE CRACKS IS SO CLOSE ON THE EDGE TO THE AIRBAG THAT I HAVE A FEAR THE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT FAIL OR EVEN GET CUT ON DEPLOYMENT DUE TO A ACCIDENT AND SOME CAN GET VERY HURT DUE TO FAILURE ON DESIGN OF DASHBOARD AND DEALER WON'T EVEN COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55000 MILES FOR THIS TO BREAK AND WITH TIME IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2014
Nov 2015

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CONCERNED THAT IF AIRBAGS WENT OFF DASH PIECES WOULD IMPALE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2015
Nov 2015

CAME OUT TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY DASH NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. CRACK APPEARED OVER NIGHT, CAR WAS PARKED IN OCEANSIDE CA. CONCERN FOR PASSENGER AND FLYING DEBRIS OR IF AIRBAG WILL EVEN WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2015
Nov 2015

THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AT SEVERAL PLACES, INCLUDING WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS IT HAPPENED SOMETIME IN SEPT'2015, EVEN THOUGH THE TAHOE ALWAYS IS PARKED IN SHADE (UNDER THE PORTE COCHERE) OR IN THE GARAGE. I HAVE CALLED GMAC AND THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $800 FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, ON CHEVY DASHBOARDS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2015
Nov 2015

THERE IS A MAJOR CRACK THAT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AT THE BASE OF THE STEERING SECTION, CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Oct 2015

THREE DASH BOARD CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASH OVERNIGHT. ONE CRACK NEAR DRIVERS DASH AREA UNDER WINDSHIELD, TWO OTHERS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BY THE AIRBAG. CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CAUSE PROPER OPERATION ISSUES. THIS TAHOE WAS PERFECTLY FINE, CAME OUT TO CAR OVERNIGHT AND NOTICED THE CRACKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2015
Jun 2015

I PURCHASED A USED TAHOE IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 42K MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD A SMALL CRACK, APPROX 1.5 INCHES. SINCE THEN THE CRACK SPREAD TO ABOUT 2 INCHES AND I HAVE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASH AS WELL. THE DRIVER SIDE CRACK STARTED SMALL BUT EXTENDS ABOUT 4 INCHES. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNS A TAHOE OR SILVERADO MANUFACTURED IN 2009 - 2011 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING REPAIRED AT DEALER COST? THE CRACKED DASH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY. THE PLASTIC THEN BECOMES PROJECTILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2015
Jun 2015

I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG INJURY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2015
Sep 2014

I TOOK MY TAHOE TO HERNDON CHEVROLET TO BE DETAILED. WITHIN 24 HRS AFTER THE DETAILING, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASH TOUCHING THE AIRBAG AND TO OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2014

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Quick Summary

The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe has 49 AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.