2011 Chevrolet Tahoe AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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AIRBAG RECALL BUT GM IS NOT MAKING ANY EFFORT TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG. DASH IS CRACKED AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
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.
TAKATA RECALL. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG AND I HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS
CRACKING OF DASH AT AIRBAG
CRACKED DASHBOARD. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE DEADLY PLASTIC DEBRIS FLYING ABOUT.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CRACK APPEARED YESTERDAY (06/21/16) IN THE DASH - AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT.
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
TOP OF DASHBOARD CRACKED - NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AIRBAG WORKING PROPERLY NOW. DEALER WANTS $1,000 TO FIX IT.
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.
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 .
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
DASH IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CONCERNED THAT IF AIRBAGS WENT OFF DASH PIECES WOULD IMPALE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS.
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.
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.
THERE IS A MAJOR CRACK THAT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AT THE BASE OF THE STEERING SECTION, CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD.
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.
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.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG INJURY.
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
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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.