2011 Chevrolet Tahoe UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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DASH HAS TWO CRACKS RIGHT ABOVE THE DRIVER'S STEERING SECTION NEAR THE MIDDLE. IT SHAKES WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A TREMENDOUS DISTRACTION DUE TO THE WAY IT FLAPS. THIS IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE WINDSHIELD DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON INTERSTATES AND NORMAL STATE ROADS. THE MOVEMENT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT, TIRES ALIGNED AND BALANCED, IT DOES NOT HELP. THIS IS A DANGEREOUS DISTRACTION AND A DASH SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING THIS QUICKLY, THIS IS A WIDE PROBLEM ACROSS MANY GM TRUCKS AND SUVS.
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.
MY DASH SPLIT AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE 'HOOD' ABOVE THE GAUGES. IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW WIDE SPREAD OF A PROBLEM THIS IS ON THESE YEAR MODEL, YET CHEVROLET CHARGES $360 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TO PEICES
DASH BOARD CRACKING IN TWO PLACES- BY PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ON DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE ODOMETER. THE CRACKS ARE PROGRESSING TO LARGER CRACKS AND CAN BE OF SAFETY ISSUE.
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE CRACKING DASHBOARD. CRACKS (3) APPEARED OVER THE COURSE OF 12 MONTHS (SPRING OF 2018 START). FIRST OCCURRED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, SECOND OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (CENTER), THIRD CRACK RECENTLY OCCURRED LOWER LEFT OF DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN CRACKS OCCURRED (HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING). VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR ABUSE. THE CRACKING DASHBOARD MAY BE THE RESULT OF A POOR ENGINEERING AND/OR MATERIAL COMPOSITION DESIGN THAT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT/SECURE THE DASHBOARD AND SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS THAT ALLOWS FOR VIBRATION (CRACKING FAILURES). CRACKED DASHBOARD COMPONENTS MAY CAUSE INJURY AND IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.
CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD. ONE NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
DASHBOARD SPLIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG
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 .
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.
THE UPPER PART OF THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AROUND THE DEFROST OUTLETS AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT
MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. BETWEEN DRIVER SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT, THE CRACKS CREATED A LOOSE, FLOPPY DASHBOARD.
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
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING
THE DASH ON MY 2011 IS CRACKING. IT STARTED OUT WITH A LITTLE CRACK AND IS SPREADING ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL.
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
CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO BIG CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG I'M AFRAID IF DEPLOYED MAY HAVE FLYING OBJECTS
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.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I'VE SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD AND IT JUST CRACKED.
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ - THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. INCLUDING NEAR BOTH AIRBAGS. IT NOT ONLY MAKES FOR AN EXTREMELY NOISY AND ANNOYING RIDE, IT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS AND PARTS OF THE DASH ARE THROWN IN THE DIRECTION OF PASSENGERS INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
DASH BOARD HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS IN IT. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND RATTLES. CRACKS ARE OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE AIR BAG.
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
DASHBOARD HAS 3 CRACKS. ONE NEXT TO PASSENGER AIRBAG, ONE THAT STARTS CLOSE TO WINDSHIELD AND MOVES TOWARDS THE DASH GAUGES STRAIGHT AT THE DRIVER AND THE LAST ONE IS NEXT TO THE GAUGE CRACK BUT SMALLER. IT SEEMS THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH GM. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT BEING NEXT TO AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF DRIVER AS WELL. THESE CRACKS APPEAR BECAUSE OF THE CHEAP PLASTIC AND NOTHING ELSE.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING A SAFE RISK .THE CRACK IS ALL THE WAY DOWN BY WINDSHIELD AND GOES ALL THE UP TO ATOP OF STAIRING WHEEL .FEELS LIKE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE
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The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe has 149 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.