This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
This dashboard is literally falling apart on a daily basis. I keep windshield coverings on the windhsield when in the sun. the design is terrible, and the plastic (if you want to call it that) is very brittle almost if it's made of some sort of plant based material. this IS a safety hazard as the pieces that are coming off are sharp, and large. There is also an airbag recall to be completed in which they will absolutely add to the damage of my dash. GM as a company is cowardly in hiding from this issue. you know this should be a recall, and is costing YOUR customers a lot of unnecessary funding to fix an issue that you absolutely are responsible for. do the right thing. WE pay your salaries.
The security system engages while driving and the vehicle locks all doors and prevents the windows from opening dash stops working cant tell how fast your going and when you stop the vehicle and shut it off none of the electric locks work or the fob you have to unlock the vehicle manually to get out.
Multiple cracks throughout instrument panel around airbag and directly over steering wheel. Possibility of pieces becoming a projectile if airbag deploys.
Two cracks on front dashboard at approximately 7 years. A mechanic had to remove the dash for a repair and the small existing crack grew into a jagged ten inch crack up onto the dash cowling.
The plastic dash board has been cracking over the years. It is now breaking into jagged pieces that are free to fly around the passenger cabin. Cracked pieces around the air bag pose a potential problem to the eyes and face of passengers in the event of a crash. Electrical wires are also exposed to uv light causing premature failure. This vehicle has been meticulously cared for with no other major failures to speak of. I believe that the potentially dangerous dash situation has been caused by substandard materials used in manufacturing.
The dash busted around the airbag and has also cracked on the driver's side which is probably caused by the airbag. I have had this car for 5 years and still can't get the airbags replaced"???"
Warning bells start chiming, 5.3 engine with afm starts running rough, service traction control, service suspension system, ABS lights come on. These symtoms occur within seconds of starting. Diagnostics says different things each time such as misfires, worn cam, etc. The engine only has 140K miles. There are numerous complaints on this engine. GM did offer numerous customers replacement engines under 150K miles. I can't get the dealer to own up to this.
Dashboard has been cracked since I bought it used (was only 2-3 years old at the time); ditto regarding door handles--the silverish cover has been peeled back since I bought it, occasionally causing cuts to hands on driver and passenger side when opening the door.
Dash is cracked above the passenger side air bag as well as driver side above dash cluster, potentially causing high velocity projectiles in the event of airbag deployment. Vehicle was stationary when cracks occurred.
Major cracking in dashboard -- large crack front to back over instrument cluster; other serious cracks in middle rear of dash; more around passenger airbag cover. This dashboard is completely defective and must be made of cheap plastic... as an unintended consequence, my passenger airbag compartment is now surrounded by loose pieces of plastic shrapnel... not safe. I have read online and become aware that this is a widely known common problem on these GM dashboards... please don't wait for casualty statistics to kick in... this is a common sense issue that is clearly defective and GM should be made to recall these unsafe dashboards before the personal injury statistics build up.
Takata recall, my dashboard on my 2007 GMC Yukon is cracked all over and I can literally lift parts up and see under it. We bought the vehicle like this from the used car dealer. So the date it happened in unkown but am wanting to know what I can do about this.
Takata air bag has been reported to dealer, no action taken to date. Cracked dash at passenger airbag and at driver dash instrumentation. Dealer made aware, no repair offered.
Dash cover cracks and eventually disintegrated. All dealers know about this problem. The dash pieces themselves can become projectiles in an accident. This vehicle has been parked under a car port most of the time we have owned it.
Dash cracking in around the passenger side airbag area, presenting potential danger if the airbag deploys. Dash also cracking on the driver's side. These cracks hinder the overall strength and cosmetics of dash along with decrease the overall value of said vehicle.
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- Dallas, TX, USA