Side/window Air Bag Problems of Chevrolet Avalanche - part 2

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.

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Dash board around the instrument panel to the passenger side airbag is cracked. I don't know what caused it to start but it started as a small crack then it began to spread across the dash.

Initially the dash board cracked in one corner on the passenger side, at the right upper corner of the inset for the passenger airbag. Now the dash board has split in the center and the left upper corner at the passenger side air bag. It seems if the passenger side air bag were to deploy the broken sections of the dash would become projectiles inflicting serious injury. I have notified the local chev dealer, vester chev, svc manager johnny davis, but they state it is a "normal" wear item! they refuse to address the issue. I have noticed in google searches and vehicles I look at the problem is widespread on gm tahoe and GMC yukons for several years of production. Please make this note a subject of concern.

The dashboard of my 2007 chevy Avalanche has been cracking for years, I did let my dealership know and they said that was not under warranty and they didn't offer me a discount to repair it. My dash has several cracks from the drivers side to the passenger side airbag, a large hole is directly in the middle of the dash where the pieces just vibrated apart exposing the equipment under the dash. The pieces of plastic are a little heavy and sharp I feel the whole dash could break into pieces if the air bag is deployed. I do not have any record of receiving a quote or being denied the repair, but I don't think they will deny that they've been saying it's not covered. And, I'm not sure of the exact date, but I think it started to crack in 2010, now it's kind of a wreck, I've attached a picture of the big hole!.

The passenger side airbag is defective and needs replaced Chevrolet said there was no fix for the airbag problem what should I do with the vehicle is it safe to drive where can I get a new airbag for the vehicle????.

While driving on highway, consumer's vehicle skidded from the right to the left lane. Without warning the driver's side air bag fully deployed while the passenger side air bag partially deployed. Consumer's visibility was completely blocked resulting in car crashing into the guardrail. Both air bags deployed and were fully deflated before impact.

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While parking passenger's side air bag deployed. Dealer was unable to detect the cause of the problem.

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