Dashboard Crack problems of the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche - part 1

Typical dashboard cracks at the right upper corner of the airbag panel, the dome over the instrument cluster cracked in 3 places. Concerned about the safety of the airbag if/when it is needed. Vehicle hit a deer this past week, luckily the airbags did not deploy.

The dashboard has numerous cracks that will send shrapnel flying when the airbags deploy. The pieces of the dash could be deadly in an accident with propelled by the force of the airbag.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact noticed premature cracks on the dashboard that extended towards the front passenger side. The contact was unable to determine if the failure would impact the air bag components. The dealer (riverside Chevrolet, 8200 auto dr, riverside, CA 92504, (866) 849-7117) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and recommended that the dealer replace the dashboard. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked near the air bag area. The contact was concerned that the air bag would deploy unexpectedly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The manufacturer also stated that the dashboard was not covered by a recall, although the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

After driving in the summer went inside my house, when I came out the dash had cracked above the airbag area. Also cracked above the instrument cluster. The truck was not moving. The dash has no structure under the center of the dash to keep the dash from flexing. If parking with dash half covered in shade then the dash will be different temps on opposite sides.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal noise was coming from the dashboard. The contact then noticed a crack was on the dashboard near the passenger side air bag. The contact was concern that the passenger inadvertently deploy. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v388000 (air bags). The manufacturer was ot notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 100,000. Ak.

Tl takata recall. The contact owned a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the passenger side dashboard was cracked. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked. The contact stated that the failure of the dashboard started as a single crack and progressively worsened over time. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. While driving 35 mph, the contact noticed an abnormal noise coming from the dashboard along with a large crack running from the driver to the passenger side. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that there were cracks on the dash board near the front passenger's air bag area. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the hard plastic dashboard developed cracks near the steering column and the passenger side air bag. In addition, while driving over bumps in the road, the dashboard shook and vibrated violently. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the dash board of the vehicle cracked last week without any warning indicator. The contact stated that the crack was above the front passeger's frontal air bag. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle had not been in any accident. The failure mileage was 180,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked on the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,796.

Dash board cracking , around passenger airbag and above drivers dash.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked open on both the driver and passenger sides. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Cracked dashboard around airbag.

Dash is cracked on passenger side by air bag and on driver side.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was severely cracked along the passenger air bag area. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front component on the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. Consumer writes in regards to a cracked dashboard. The consumer stated the dashboard was replaced at 40,000 miles, and it has since cracked again.

Dash board cracked on top left corner next to airbag and above the instrument panel. This appears to be a very common problem with all 2007-2013 chevy Avalanches, tahoes, suburbans, silverados, and GMC yukons, sierras, and denalis.

My truck has developed 2 large cracks in the dash, one over the instrument cluster and the other surrounding the passenger airbag. The cracks developed around 30,000 miles. The truck has been garage kept, and now with 55,000 miles the cracks are getting bigger and much worse. The major concern is the crack around the passenger airbag. With the dash being this brittle and weak, we are afraid of what may happen in an accident where the front airbags deploy. The dash appears that it may shatter into pieces or at least come apart and potentially allow shards of plastic to be thrown around in an accident. This issue is effecting a large amount of these model vehicles, so there is an obvious defect in the design. A new design for the dash should be developed and then replaced in our vehicles to unsure our safety, and to address the cosmetic defects of a vehicle with a purchase price well over $50,000. The dealer says that gm is not going to help cover the cost, or offer a replacement part for free at least. All they said was they could replace it for $1,300. This is the 2nd big issue I have had with this vehicle, recently we had to have $2,500 in engine repairs done due to the faulty displacement on demand system is the these 5. 3l engines. Another common failure in these vehicles that gm is ignoring.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked above the passenger's side air bag and the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked above the passenger's side air bag. The contact was concerned that the passenger's side air bag may deploy without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 63,000. Dr.

My dash has cracked in the same place as others have reported. The crack starts at the upper left corner of the air bag lid and continues up the dash to the vent opening. The air bag could possibly rip if it were to catch on the sharp edge that is exposed.

Cracked dash above passenger airbag. Potential safety issue when airbag is deployed.

My dashboard has cracked. It extends nearly half way across the entire dashboard.

Gm has a safety issue with dashboards cracking near where the airbag deploys on the passenger side of the vehicles. There is also cracking on the left side of the instrument pod. All cracks are in identical areas of these same model years and newer. I have 2 vehicles (2007 tahoe and 2007 Avalanche with same cracks and will file 2 complaints).

Dashboard crack on passenger side next to airbag.

The dashboard has multiple cracks in it. Two of the cracks go straight to passenger air bags. 1 is on the corner of drivers side dash and the last one is in the center of the dash.

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche. The contact stated that the dashboard had developed a crack on the passenger side, next to the air bag. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would contact him at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 31,000.

My dash is cracked right at the top left of my passenger airbag. My dash is also cracked on the left side of the dash near steering column. The are hundreds of online forms with the same issues with the same vehicle all you have to do is type in Avalanche dash board cracks in a search engine. My big issue is I can not get any chevy dealer to tell me the crack will not affect the deployment of the airbag. This a big safety concern if I get in a accident.

Around the may 2012 timeframe I had to take my 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche in to a local dealership for service to the cracked dashboard near the passenger side air bag. The dealership agreed that this was a defective issue through out a number of other gm models. The dealership agreed to replace the dashboard at no charge. This week on 9 December 2013 I noticed another crack in the new dashboard. Just slightly over a year this has happened again but this time in a new location. This crack is on the drivers side near the front of the windshield near the VIN number plate to the base of the instrument cluster. This crack in the past two days is opening more and more everyday. On 10 December the crack has now formed a "v" shape and has split to towards the drivers door. I took the vehicle in today and the dealership, the same dealership that replaced the dashboard the first time, said no and that they could no longer help me and recommended to me that I just get a "cover" to not see it and bother me. I paid nearly $40,000 for the truck and keep very good care of it. I feel that these cracks are a safety concern that should be addressed and fixed. The dealerships around the country have acknowledged that this is an issue and they will no longer help. Other owners like me are having this issue and we need help to get our vehicles fixed. Please help all of us in getting this issue fixed as soon as possible.

Dash panel is cracking in numerous areas.

Cracked dashboard directly above airbag on passenger side on 2007 z71 Avalanche (original owner). This is apparently a manufactures defect and is apparently happening on numerous gm vehicles for this model year. Gm is unwilling to fix saying it is not a defect and is only cosmetic and will not fix.

The dash cracked on my Avalanche as I was sitting at a light right by the passenger airbag. This truck is very well taken care of, and it happened just outside of the 36,000 mile warranty. The dash is only cosmetic, but I am concerned about the stability of the airbag at this point, and if I get into a crash that the airbag will come loose or the dash break into many pieces. These cracks are an issue on Avalanches, tahoes, and suburbans, and there have been many complaints so far. Gm is not helping and considers this cosmetic only. There are very serious potential safety issues with the airbag.