23 complaints reported

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
23
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2021

ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKING VEHICLE ALSO INVOLVED IN GM RECALL N212328760

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2017
Feb 2021

HAVE A RECALL ON PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG, ALSO HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2017
May 2020

MY DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND COMPLETELY BROKEN APART IN SOME SPOTS. I HAVE MANAGED TO INSTALL A DASH COVER BUT I FEEL WITH THIS BEING SUCH A COMMON ISSUE AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Feb 2019

ACCORDING TO NHTSA MY VEHICLE HAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL . WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET ? I'VE ASKED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2019
Sep 2018

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND AIR BAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2014
Oct 2017

DASH CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
Aug 2017

I BOUGHT MY 2011 SILVERADO WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT, BEFORE IT EVER REACHED 40,000 THE DASH CRACKED IN THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND NOW ABOVE THE ODOMETER. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO GO OFF AND SEND SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC THOUGH THE VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE GM RECALLING AND FIXING THE ISSUE THAT THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2017
Aug 2017

TAKATA RECALL THE DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS, AT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION OTHERWISE. THERE MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Jun 2017

TAKATA RECALL. FOR THE PAST YEAR PLUS, THE DEALER (PARADISE/CADILLAC) IN TEMECULA CA. HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG AND INFLATOR ON RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVEN HIGH PRIORITY BECAUSE OF ITS AGE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE WHERE I LIVE. I STOP DRIVING IT BECAUSE OF FEAR FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. IT ONLY HAS 24,500 MILES IN IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2016
Jun 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" AIRBAG LIGHT TAKES OVER INSTRUMENT INFORMATION CLUSTER.THERES NO INFORMATION ON WHEN TO BE REPAIRED OR WHEN THE AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED.2) DASHBOARD CRACKED AND GROWING NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG .I NEVER USED ARMOR ALL ETC...CONCERNED ABOUT THE WIRING UNDERNEATH.TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 80000 MILES .NORMAL USE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Jun 2017

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2017
Apr 2017

A CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH CAUSING A SEPARATION IN THE SECTION BEHIND THE AIRBAG I AM CONCERNED THE PIECES COULD CAUSE INJURY IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Mar 2017

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND AIRBAG. POSSIBLE PLASTIC SHRAPNEL IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN MY TIME OF OWNERSHIP EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED WITH USE OF COVERED PARKING OR SUNSHADE. CHEMICALS HAVE NEVER BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE AFFECTED AREA.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2017
Dec 2016

MYSELF AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS DASH'S ARE CRACKING RANDOMLY IN OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUPS. MINE IS CRACKED JUST TO THE UPPER LEFT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO GM AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AN ISSUE HAVE OFFERED TO PAY $590 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESULTS OR WORSE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE GM BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AS I BELIEVE THIS IS AN SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYING IN AN EMERGENCY. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THIS MATTER IT IS NAMED "07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS"

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2015
Nov 2016

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES DUE TO CHEAP SUPPLIES. ONE OF THE CRACKS IS NEAR THE AIRBAG SO IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY PARTS OF THE BROKEN DASHBOARD WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE PASSENGER AND CAUSE INJURY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2015
Nov 2016

CRACKING PLASTIC DASH ON UPPER LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. SEEMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2015
Nov 2016

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS WAS NOTICED THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS VERY WELL CARED FOR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2016
Aug 2016

I OWN A 2011 CHECK SILVERADO I CLEAN MY TRUCK REGULARLY AN TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT I HAVE LESS THEN 50,000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND A CRACK IN MY DASH RUNNING FROM THE CORNER OF MY PASSAGE AIRBAG. I FEEL THAT IT'S A BIG SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING IF SOMEONE CRASHES INTO ME AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS JAGGED CHUNKS OF DASH COULD POSSIBLY IMPALE MYSELF OR MY PREGNANT WIFE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AN SEEN THAT THOUSANDS OF CHEVY MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE OF MANUFACTORER NEGLIGENCE AN I FEEL THAT THIS IS ENOUGH OF A SAFETY HAZARD TO WHERE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
May 2016

VERY UPSETTING THAT GM HAD TO HAVE KNOWN TAKATA AIR BAGS ARE INSTALLED AND WE WERE NEVER INFORMED. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN MY VEHICLE WASN'T SAFE, IF I WASN'T ON THIS SITE RESEARCHING SAFE CAR FOR MY TEEN TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OUR LIFE'S ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO HAVE RECALL LETTERS SENT? SHOULD WE ALL GO OUT AND PURCHASE FACE SHIELD HELMETS FOR THE FAMILY WHILE WE WAIT?????? I ALSO READ COMPLAINTS REGARDING CRACKING IN DASH PANEL. I TOO HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKING DRIVER'S SIDE WHERE AIRBAG IS INSTALLED. PLEASE SEND RECALL LETTERS AS I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE TILL I RECEIVE THE ACTUAL LETTER. THIS NEW BULLETIN WAS POSTED MONTHS AGO. IT'S NOW AUGUST 2016.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2016
May 2016

DASHBOARD AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IS SPLITTING AS MANY OTHER ARE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE STRESS ON THE DASH FROM ABRUPT AIRBAG INFLATION, PLASTIC COULD BECOME SHRAPNEL AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Apr 2016

DASH IS CRACKING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER AND I WORY THAT IT MAY BECOME SHRAPNEL IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2015
Mar 2016

ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE, THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE CRACK IS LOCATED NEAR THE AIRBAG AND IN THE MIDDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE HUMP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015
Mar 2016

MY 2011 SILVERADO DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACE AND IM ONLY THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK. I FEEL SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC COULD BECOME HAZARDERS DURING A CRASH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2015

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The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 23 AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.