21 complaints reported

2009 Chevrolet Tahoe 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
21
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2023

I have this car since 2018. The dashboard of this car was in good condition however in the last few months we have see cracks developing near the airbag and the driver steering wheel. These are deep cracks. The car was 100% parked inside the garage. We are concerned if the airbag function will be impacted due to this cracks

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2022
Dec 2021

The dash board is completely falling apart. There are now 5 cracks and I am afraid that this could be a very dangerous situation. Apparently, there are many trucks like mine that have the same problem, but no action has been taken.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2011
Jun 2021

FRONT DASHBOARD HAS TWO CRACKS. THIS IS NOT DUE TO SUN DAMAGE OR NEGLIGENCE. THIS IS A PRODUCT FAILURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Jan 2021

DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK. WORRIED ABOUT INTEGRITY OF DASH IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT DUE TO PLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. GM JUST RECALLED PASSENGER AIRBAG DUE TO 'SHRAPNEL' WHICH COULD ALSO BE PART OF THE DASH EXPLODING. FURTHERMORE, ONLY OPTION IS TO ADD A 'GLUE ON' COVER TO BUILD QUALITY TO OEM, BUT HAS POSSIBILITY TO COVER PASSENGER AIR BAG OR MAKE RECALL OF AIRBAG NOT POSSIBLE (OR OTHER REPAIRS POSSIBLE). GM SHOULD OFFER DASH REPLACEMENT AS A RECALL ALONG WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2019

THE DASH ON THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. ALSO CRACKED ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. CONCERN IS THERE MAY BE HUMIDITY INGRESS TO THE AIRBAG, THE ELECTRONICS OR SUB ASSEMBLIES INCREASING THE RISK FOR AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ANOMALY. ANOTHER CONCERN IS PLASTIC OR METAL FROM THE DASH COULD ALSO IMPACT THE AIRBAG (DEFLATION) OR PRESENT INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS (FLYING PARTS). A LESSER CONCERN IS THE SENSORS FOR THE AUTOMATED AC/HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE CAR. BELIEVING THEY ARE CALIBRATED WITH SEALED INTACT COMPONENTS. THE LARGER SPLIT AT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ONLY RECENTLY HAPPENED WHICH MAKES THIS A CONCERN THAT THERE ARE LARGER MORE UNDERPINNING ISSUES NOT FULLY REALIZED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2019
Dec 2019

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES NEAR THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG AND DIRECTLY UP THE DASH WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS LOCATED. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2015
Apr 2019

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I HAVE SPOKEN TO WITH 2007-2013 YEAR MODEL CHEVROLET VEHICLES MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. I AM WORRIED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE CRACK. I HAVE CONTACTED GM FOR HELP BUT THEY OFFER NOTHING. THE CRACK HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS AND IS NOW REALLY BAD. GM IS PITIFUL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2013
Feb 2019

DASH BOARD ABOVE STEERING WHEEL WELL TO WIND SHIELD AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL IS CRACKING AND CONTINUES TO GROW IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THIS WAY AND OTHERS OF THIS YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2017
Nov 2018

DASH HAS CRACKED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG AND DRIVER SIDE. PLASTIC HAS SHARP EDGES WHERE CRACKING WHEN CLEANING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2018
Feb 2018

THE DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. TAHOE HAD 45K ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO CRACK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2018
Nov 2017

I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACE. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG YET. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE JULY 2016. PLUS MY DASH CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Jul 2017

CRACKED DASH IN 2 PLACES

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Jun 2017

MY DASH IS CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PICTURES OF SIMILAR GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MY INSURANCE ON THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. MY ONE OF MY CRACKS HAS REACHED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND MAY BECOME A HUGE LIABILITY FOR THE MANUFACTURER. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS ON MOVING FORWARD?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
May 2017

CRACKED & BROKEN DASHBOARD VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2017
Apr 2017

CRACKED DASH. THE DASH HAS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE DASH WOULD PROBABLY TURN TO SHRAPNEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Mar 2017

DASH CRACKING SEVERELY AROUND AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE,, IF DEPLOYED MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FROM SHRAPNEL FROM BROKEN PLASTIC PIECES. THIS ONGOING AND PROGRESSIVE, STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Dec 2016

CRACKS ON DASH AND CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON DASH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Nov 2016

THE DASH IS CRACKING IN 2 PLACES. ONE AT THE AIRBAG WHICH IS A CONCERN IF IT CAUSES A MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG AND THE OTHER IS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE I AM SURE WHEN DUST AND DIRT GETS DOWN IN IT, THERE WILL BE MORE DAMAGE CAUSED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2015
Jun 2016

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, PIECES FALLING OFF INSIDE DASH AND RATTLING. 2 PLACES ON DASH WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE. AFRAID OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE CRACKS ON THE DEPLOYMENT AREA AND POSSIBLY HAVING SHARDS OF HARD DASH PIECES FLYING AND HITTING/HURTING SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2012
Mar 2016

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND REPOSITIONED ITSELF. THESE CRACKS OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 WEEKS UNTIL THE DASH REPOSITIONED ITSELF. THESE CRACKS OCCURRED IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE. THIS REPOSITIONING IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CRACKS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG APPEARS TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION POSING A SAFETY RISK TO ANY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THESE RISKS INCLUDE IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG PREVENTING PROPER PASSENGER PROTECTION IN A COLLISION AND PIECES OF THE DASH BECOMING SHARP PLASTIC PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND POSSIBLY DEATH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Jul 2015

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND I HAVE A CRACK IN BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY AND ENGER MY PASSENGER IN THERE FACE. I'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I'VE GOTTEN NO HELP, ESPECIALLY NOW SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I REALLY HOPE I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH THIS MAJOR PROBLEM AND CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY DASH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014

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The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe has 21 AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.