There is a crack on the drivers side dash, at the upper left hand corned of the airbag. the vehicle has not been in a collision since i purchased it nor do i do any kind of offroading on rough terrain. vehicle is always parked in my driveway. i woke up one morning, got in the truck and the crack was there. the evening prior, there was no crack in the dash. i do not know the specific cause of this crack. while doing research, i noticed that other vehicles like mine have experienced airbag failures which have resulted in accidents and at least one fatality. the crack tends to expand when the weather is hot and contracts to almost an unnoticeable state when cool.
The top dashboard piece has multiple cracks in it similar to other reports made by consumers. one crack is next to the passenger airbag compartment, and another is at the base of the dashboard behind the steering wheel. no impact or accident cause these cracks; they simply appeared on the car and have continued to grow in size.
Cracked dash in passenger side beside airbag
Dash is cracked over instrument panel, and 2 spots over the passenger side airbag. the cracks get bigger everyday and makes the dash rattle. bought in 2016 and the cracks just keep getting worse. along with the drivers side door handle that cracked inside.
Dash cracking near electrical system on driver's side and near air bag on passenger side. i've called gm and dealerships. they said there's no recall. this is a very dangerous situation and i don't want the airbag exploding while my 1 year old grandbaby is in the vehicle with me. there's several people that have complained of the same issues online. please do something about this!
Dash has cracked within last month into the passenger airbag door. concerned that deployment of passenger airbag would result in defective deployment or further breakage of dash causing danger to automobile passengers due to shards being broken during deployment.
Dash board on drive and passengerside are crack
Vehicle was stationary, cracks in dash developed next to airbag and over instrument panel, many owners have complained regarding having the same cracks in the same area, concern with crack near airbag - will airbag deploy properly when needed and/or will dash shatter when/if airbag is deployed
Dash above instrument panel just split. also discovered crack on dash above passenger airbag.
There is a crack in the dashboard next to the passenger airbag.
I bought truck certified by carl's buick gmc. jan 30th 2014 with 40 something thousand miles, also paid 5k for extended warranty. alternator went bad, service department sucks, and also had them check my dash bc cracks started, and deemed defective by service manager bc truck kept like new, i only drive on trip to family and dr's, i'm handicapped, i pd cash. and charged me thru extended warranty, if the air bags go off pc of dash going everywhere. no way everyone has same exact cracks and trouble with my motor burning oil which is changed before really due, calipers locked up, and burnt up abs wiring, and i forgot i went through 3 alternator before fixed an having issues again. i pay this much as a good gm customer and this is how we're going to be treated. i'm not o.k. with this.
Dash has split into the passenger airbag container and now into the cowling that covers the instrument panel. this has all happened since 10-3-2015 with less than 80000 miles on car that is garaged and dash protected from sun when out of garage. splits occurred overnight in both cases when car was parked and weather was not extreme; got in car in a.m. and discovered split #1 (image 1)and same with split #2 (image 2) on 11-16-16 that has now forked (image 3) in the past month. i have never used armor all on the dash. it has never sat out in inclement weather.
Dash continues to crack and rattle. makes wife nervous when driving, makes her feel it may come apart.
The dashboard on my 2012 tahoe started cracking on the passenger side near the airbag. as a few weeks have gone by, the driver's side has started cracking too. the dash looks horrible and i have only had the car 1 month. i am worried that if i were in a wreck, the broken dash will fly off when the air bag deploys.
2012 chevrolet tahoe. broken dash near the passenger air bag and drivers odometer.
Dash cracked from corner of passenger side defrost vent to airbag, and again from the defrost vent to over dome over driver cluster and any thing wet can get into components of the speedometer and rest of stuff in there. trucks never been kept in sun, and had one dealership already confirmed that its a defect in product not caused by elements or lack of care, or anything done to it. its parked most times and it's getting worse, im handicapped and vehicle only used when im driving or in it. i'm not happy about this bc it's not like this was a cheap vehicle and im on fixed income, and paid cash and extended warranty will not cover cosmetic. its almost splitting at top now on driver side to go around the front of dash. also had to replace battery and alternater only at 50k miles and warning light never came on, noticed dimming of lights when applying brake pedal and while driving the voltage gauge kept going to 0 and back to 14 back and forth, got to dealer and again tried sending me home but finally tested original altenater and it wasn't working so replaced and cost me $100 but still no warning or engine light and then dealer had to tow my vehicle again bc system no updated found problem by another dealer, under coating coming off and rust on top by rack on roof on each side. this was a $68k vehicle and because of defects and not a recall we're responsible for half cost, dealers want over $500 for something that is a design or product of poor quality, this is how chevy/ gm buyers are treated when buying one of the top luxury vehicles. what company does this, i paid cash for this dream vehicle and the product is all over internet and lawsuits bc of product defect, cheap products used but sold as top of line. wow.
My dash is cracked in two places on my 2012 tahoe with a manufacture date of 9/2011. the dash cracks are located on the passenger side at the location of the airbag and on the dash above the instrument panel. this is the largest crack at 6 inches in the shape of a "v". this crack has grown over time. the dealer has indicated there is no fix other than replacing the dash. due to proximity to the airbag i am concerned that in an accident, the dash might be dislodged and become a hazard. the initial crack happened at approximately 60,000 miles. it has grown worse. the car now has 90,000 miles on it.
We own two chevy tahoe's, one is a 2008 and the other is a 2012. both of them have cracking dashboards. i am highly concerned as the effect this could have on the airbags. both vehicles are in very good condition except for the cracking dashboards.
Two cracks in the dash, 1 on top in the middle of the instrument panel & the other along side the passenger air bag; which i assume is not very safe in case of a situation where the air bag may be deployed.
Cracked dashboard-cracks all above the instrument panel and around airbag
Cracking dash by passenger air bag closet to the windsheild.
Severely cracked dash over the instrument panel and multiple cracks around the passenger side airbag.