2007 Chevrolet Tahoe UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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DASHBOARD CRACKING
DASHBOARD HAS SERIOUS CRACKS DUE TO DETERIORATION. GET WORSE EVERY SUMMER SEASON.
CRACKED DASHBOARD WITH SHARP EDGES WHICH COULD IMPALE THE PASSENGER IN A ACCIDENT!
MY DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK SUBSTANTIALLY. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. ESSENTIALLY, OVER TIME, IT HAS GONE FROM A SMALL HAIRLINE CRACK TO CRACKS AND DAMAGE EVERYWHERE. AGAIN, I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS AT ALL. THIS ISSUE IS REPORTED AMONG MANY GM VEHICLE OWNERS, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. I REFUSE TO PAY UPWARDS OF $1000 FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T CAUSE.
THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2007 TAHOE HAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE. THIS COULD EASILY SEND SPLINTERS OR BIGGER PIECES OF PLASTIC PIECES FLYING INTO THE CAR IF THE AIR BAGS WERE TO DEPLOY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR MISUSE THAT CAUSE THIS. THE DASH JUST STARTED CRACKING. THE CAR WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND.
MULTIPLE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN MY DASH BOARD. ANYWHERE FROM ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE CORNERS OF THE AIRBAG. DASH BOARD IS STARTING TO FLOP AND PIECES BREAKING AND FALLING INTO THE DASH FALLING OUT THE BOTTOM ON TO THE FLOOR.
CRACKING ON DASHBOARD OVER STEERING COLUMN AND NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG
ALL MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE AIRBAG.
VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS BEGAN TO CRACK IN MULTIPLE AREAS IF THE DASH. MAINLY ON THE PORTION AROUND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ONE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE OFTEN AND IT HAS TINT TO REDUCE HEAT INSIDE AND I USE A WINDOW SCREEN TO KEEP DIRECT SUNLIGHT OFF THE DASH ALONG WITH CONDITIONER TO KEEP THE PALSTICS FROM CRACKING.
CRACK DASBOARD
THE DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHICH WORRIES ME INCASE IT DEPLOYS. I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAVE PIECES OF PLASTIC THROWN IN THE AIR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A WORSE INJURY THEN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. ALSO AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN
CRACK DASHBOARD
TAKATA RECALL DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON LEFT SIDE
THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC COME OFF EASILY WHICH DURING A CRASH OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD CAUSE CHUNKS/SHARDS TO INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS KNOWN PROBLEM
FRONT DASH HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS WITHIN THE DASH. SAFETY HAZARD AS PEICES COULD FLY OUT STRIKING DRIVER IN THE FACE. WOULD LIKE A RECALL FROM GM.
DASH IS CRACKING A PART IN TWO PLACES AND ALSO AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A PROJECTILE IN A WRECK AND COULD POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEBODY
DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG COVER AND OVER STEERING WHEEL.
I BOUGHT MY 2007 TAHOE IN 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD A SMALL CRACK BY MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I BOUGHT A SUN SHADE VISOR, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PAST 6 SIX YEARS THE DASH HAS CRACKED 6-7 MORE TIMES. IT CRACKED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON TBE HIGHWAY, IT CRACKED WHEN MY TRUCK WAS PARKED RIGHT AFTER I TURNED MY A/C ON, ON A HOT DAY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IF THE FAULTY AIRBAG THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED IS DEPLOYED, SMALL SHARDS OF PLASTIC MAY BECOME PROJECTILES CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES LIKE MINE ON OUR ROADS EVERYDAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED.
"TAKATA RECALL"
CRACKED DASH ISSUE. 3 CRACKS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE DASH PANEL AND ONE OF THOSE CRACKS IS ADJACENT TO THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE.
WHEN LOOKING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TAHOE I HAD SEEN A LOT OF DASH CRACKS. THE ONE I PURCHASED WHICH WILL BE 2 YEARS THIS JUNE JUST GOT A CRACK ON THE DASH NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.
I HAVE A CRACKING FRONT DASH, I HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS, ON THE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA, AND A LARGER CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THAT COACH IS ABOUT 9"
DASHBOARD CRACKED AND SPLIT BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 CHEVY TAHOE IS CRACKED. THE CRACK RUNS FROM THE HUMP OVER THE STEERING COLUMN AND
I RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR DUCTS, WHILE RUNNING MY AIR CONDITIONER. I CALLED UP A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, HOPING THEY MAY SCHEDULE ME FOR A SERVICING OF MY CABIN AIR FILTER. I CALLED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, TO WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID, IN FACT, CARRY THE PARTS NEEDED (USING MY VIN). I SCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT BUT STILL HAD A FEW QUESTIONS AND ASKED IF I MAY SPEAK WITH A SERVICE ADVISER/TECHNICIAN (IT TOOK ME A WEEK BEFORE I WAS CALLED BACK). I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH AN ADVISER THAT, AFTER SPEAKING WITH ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS, INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER, THUS, THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER INSTALLED, HOWEVER, IT DOES HAVE THE HOUSING/SLOT FOR ONE. I PURCHASED A CABIN AIR FILTER AND COVER. THE DIRECTIONS SEEMED SIMPLE ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT NEED TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE AS I AM SOMEWHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. I WAS APPALLED BY WHAT I FOUND WHEN I REMOVED THE SEAL. TEN YEARS OF STANDING WATER, LED TO AN INFESTATION OF MOLD AND BACTERIA, THAT I AND ANY PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES I TOOK AFTER CUTTING OUT THE SEAL TO INSTALL A CABIN AIR FILTER. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY THIS WAS NEVER ADDRESSED AND WHAT GM MAY RECOMMEND SO THAT THIS MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY YEAR AND MODEL OF TAHOE (ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS THAT DO NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A CABIN AIR FILTER) IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS FLAW, AND CANNOT SEE HOW ANYONE WOULD CONTINUE TO SIT IN, LET ALONE DRIVE IN, A BACTERIA/DISEASE-RIDDEN VEHICLE. EMAIL SENT TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (TO WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT BASED ON MY VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE, THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME.
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The 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe has 144 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.