general problems of the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe - part 2

Cracked dash right where the airbag is. I park my car in the garage and use sunshades when not parked inside. My Tahoe is not that old. I take excellent care of it, and there should be no reason for the dash to crack. It almost seems like there may be too much pressure from the airbag being inside there causing it to crack. It's definitely a manufacture defect. I'm not sure the airbag will work properly if needed.

April of 2016 the dashboard on my 2012 Tahoe had crack to show up at my airbag. I took it to my dealership to ask if this is a hazard. They agree that the location made it a hazard. They also told me that I was not the first to come to them with this same problem in the exact same area. The dealership said that there was a lawsuit in place to have the dashboard replace by GMC. They then told me that other cracks would form over time because that is what is happening to other vehicle owners with this same vehicle. Unfortunately, they were correct. A few months later another crack showed up on my driver side. I took it back to dealership and they once again said that this is exactly what is happening to everyone else. I asked if there was anything they could do for me. They could replace it but then said, that GMC should really step up and make this a recall. As I research this online, I found where this is happening to a lot of people that have 2012 GMC Tahoe. This is hazard to anyone that is in the car. According to the experts at my dealership, the crack at the airbag could get cut or mess it up from deploying. Plus if I was to get into a wreck the pieces could easily break off and cause more physical harm. We have spent a lot on buying this top of the line 2012 GMC ltz Tahoe. We understand that over time different parts of the vehicle will need to be replace like rubber seals around the door, door handles & other things that come with normal wear and tear. However, replacing a dashboard should not be on this list. Especially when this is happening to thousands of other vehicles. The cracks are happening in the exact same spot in both places. The cracks are getting worse. I really would hope that GMC would step up & do the right thing to place a recall on the dashboard before someone gets injured. If they care about peoples lives, there should not be a problem.

I noticed crack in dash on Jan 2, 2016. Tahoe is barely over 3 years old. I am concerned crack is next to airbag and could cause safety issue if air bag is deployed.

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.

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.

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.

Dashboard cracked above instrument panel on drivers side and at airbag on passenger side.

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.