The dash is cracked in three spots, over the instrument panel, vent area and at the corner of the air bag.
Takata recall dash cracked over instrument panel and at air-bag on passenger side of vehicle. as far as i know the truck was stationary as it is garage kept. i noticed crack when i heard rattle shortly after leaving my driveway. concerned about airbag deploying and throwing shrapnel on me.
I just noticed that there are 2 cracks in dashboard of my 2008 chevy avalanche. one above the instrument panel, and the other on the passenger side. as reported numerous times here i am concerned that the cracked plastic could be dangerous and potentially damage the airbags on deployment.
Cracking dashboard over the instrument panel and passenger side airbag. contacted gm and they refused to acknowledge the defect as a safety issue.
The issue i have is with the dash pad on our 2008 chevy avalanche. we bought it used and paid $525 to have it replaced and approximately two and a half years later it cracked again in the same area others have mentioned. it seems to be a quality issue and gm would help the owners.
Dash cap 2 cracks above instrument cluster and left upper corner of airbag cover. appears , with some research , that this is a common problem with this model year of gm products . dash cap has been covered with dash mat entire time . there is a definite defect from the manufacture because it is happening to a large number of vehicles 2008-2010 .
The chrome on the interior front door handles is cracking and has caused minor razor like cuts. the problem is identical to oid id no10429541. the local chevrolet dealer immediately recognized the problem, but indicated the tsb only applied to model year 2007. i believe this should be expanded to cover all affected years and models. consumer cancelled request 04/13/12*lj *js