2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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THE DASH ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2011 IS CRACKING IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
MY TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND IS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE OR WORKS COVERED GARAGE 90% OF THE TIME. SO WAY HAS THE DASH CRACKED EVERYWHERE? I SEE ON LINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN BLAMED ON LEAVING IN THE SUN BUT MY TRUCK ISN'T IN THAT CATEGORY. I WOULD SEND PICTURES IF I THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD CARE. CALL ME, I'D LOVE TO TALK TO SOMEONE.
DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL SPOTS ONE LARGE CRACK NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG ANOTHER VERY LARGE CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON DRIVERS SIDE
MY DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH BIG CRACKS IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IN I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD HAD STARTED CRACKING IN3 DIFFERENT PLACES
MY DASH HAS CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT CAUSED THE FIRST TWO CRACKS, BUT THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ALSO WORRIES ME THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAGS OR EVEN PROJECT PIECES OF THE DASH TOWARDS ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE.
DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE I STOP LEAVE IT IN START POSITION AND IT WILL START BY ITSELF WHEN NOT ATTEMPTING TO START. AFTER THIS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK BROKE AT THE BRACKET.
WITHIN 2 DAY, 2 CRACKS APPEARED ON MY DASH. THEY ARE IN THE SAME SPOTS AS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON THE NET. TOP LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAD TO WINDSHIELD AND BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO WINDSHIELD.
TAKATA RECALL - THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE SINCE 2016 WITH NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND IS PREVENTING US FROM TURNING IN TO OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT. PLEASE POST A REMEDY OR REMOVE THE RECALL!
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES. TOP LEFT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TOP LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH A PIECE BROKEN OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH PLASTIC PIECES THAT CAN BECOME PROJECTILES OR CUT THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY MODELS AND WILL GET WORSE AS THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME BRITTLE. VEHICLE IS A 2011 YEAR WITH 82000 MILES.
MY 2011 SILVERDO DASH IS CRACKING BY THE PASSANGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS GET BIGGER IN COLD TEMPERATURES AND CAUSE A BIGGER GAP IN THE COLD TEMPERATURES. AS THE WEATHER GETS WARM THE GAP GETS SMALLER. THIS CRACK IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DASH MATERIAL. I FEAR THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO A ACCIDENT THAT PIECES FROM THE DASH COULD CUT THE AIR BAG IF DEPLOYED CAUSING SERIOUS OR FISCAL DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR OTHERS RIDING IN MY TRUCK. IF OTHERS ARE INJURED IN MY TRUCK DUE TO MY DASH PIECES CUTTING MY AIR BAG WILL I BE SUED BECAUSE OF A GM DASH DEFECT? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THE CLEAR PLASTIC IN MY DASH CLUSTER IS CRACKING. YOU TOUCH IT AND IT FALLS APART. WHY?
I AM ONE OF THE MANY THAT HAS A CRACKING DASHBOARD THAT GM HAS REFUSED TO FIX. MINE IS ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I GOT IN ONE DAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE, THE NEXT DAY GOT IN TO GO AND THERE WAS THE CRACK. VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING WHEN I NOTICED IT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SUN SHADE IN THE WINDOW WHEN THE TRUCK IS PARKED.
IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BINDING RECALL IGNITION POSITION GETS STUCK ON START POSITION AND CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD . MY VIN ON MY 2011 CHEVY SILVERADO DOEE NOT COME UP AS RECALL BUT ONLY CERTAIN 2011 CHEVY SILVERADOS BUT MINE HAS THE SAME SAFETY HAZARD
DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. HAD REPLACED W/IN 12,000 MILES AND NOW NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. ALSO CIGARETTE LIGHTER COVERS AND USB COVER HAVE BROKEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES. HANDLE LATCH ON CONSOLE BROKE OFF WHILE NOT IN USE.
MY 2011 SILVERADOS DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS IS HAPPENING ON 2007 TO 2013 GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE PIECES OF THE DASH TO BREAK APART WHEN THE AIR BAG GOES OFF.
CRACK DASHBOARD AT THE AIRBAG AREA
CRACK IN DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH I BELIEVE COULD POSSESS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM/ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF GM VEHICLES.
CRACK ON DASH AT THE AIRBAG , IT JUST CRACKED FOR NO REASON . ITS RIGHT AT THE AIRBAG , AFRAID THAT IF AIRBAG GOES OFF THE BROKE PIECE WILL FLY OUT AND HIT SOMEONE. OR THE AIRBAG WILL GET A HOLE IN IT . IT WAS STATIONARY.
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT FORWARD EDGE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG.
THE DASH ON MY 2011 CHEVY SILVERADO LT HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS BOTH ON THE VISIBLE PARTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AROUND THE BOLTS AND SCREWS THAT FASTEN IT IN PLACE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT IS NO LONGER STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND THAT IT COULD FAIL CAUSING INJURY. THIS DASH HOUSES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BACK AND IT HAS TWO CRACKS THAT TOUCH THE AIR BAG. IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DASH IS VIRTUALLY CRACKED FROM ONE IN TO THE OTHER AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES.
THE DASH IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER THE AIR BAG COULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY OR POTENTIALLY BE DAMAGED. CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CHOSEN NOT TO VOLUNTARILY TAKE CARE OF IT.
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AT UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CRACK AT AIR BAG IS WORRISOME IN EVENT THAT IT MAY EFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
THE DASH IS CRACKING 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.
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The 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 86 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.