2011 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

VEHICLE DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY. ONE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, RUNNING FROM THE FORWARD-LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO THE DEFROSTER VENT. THE OTHER CRACK IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, INBOARD AND SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL "HUMP." CRACKS DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE COMMON, KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT FOR THIS VEHICLE AND RELATED GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES (E.G., GMC YUKON, YUKON XL, AVALANCHE, TAHOE, ETC.). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE CRACKS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, CREATING A DANGEROUS SHARDS OF FLYING PLASTIC IN THE EVENT OF A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD AND SUBSEQUENT NON-COMPLIANT PERFORMANCE DURING A COLLISION, AND POTENTIAL DUST AND WATER INTRUSION INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE DASHBOARD THROUGH THE CRACKS WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD INTERIOR. *JS

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 HAS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. BOTH OF THESE LOCATIONS WOULD BE EFFECTED BY AN AIRBAG ACTIVATION WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FLYING SHARP PLASTIC FRAGMENTS THAT A) PIERCE THE AIRBAG OR PREVENT ITS PROPER INFLATION OR, B) INJURE OR KILL FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS. OPEN-SOURCE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD AND PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES OF SIMILAR DESIGN (SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SILVERADO, AVALANCHE, ETC...) STRETCHING OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS-- AT LEAST EFFECTING MODEL YEARS 2007 THRU 2013 OR MORE. FURTHERMORE, EVERY GM SERVICE CENTER HAS EXPERIENCED SO MANY OF THESE DASHBOARD CRACKS THAT REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS HAS BECOME ROUTINE. GM VIEWS THIS INHERENT DESIGN FLAW AS A WARRANTY ISSUE, NOT THE ENDEMIC PROBLEM IT ACTUALLY IS WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY.

MY 2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH, BOTH CONNECTING TO THE AIRBAG. I HAVE CONCERNS OF THIS WEAKENING THE DASH WHICH COULD CAUSE SUDDEN DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS THAT IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT,, PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC COULD CAUSE INJURY, AS DID IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR A YEAR WHEN NOT USED. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BEFORE THAT. THIS IS MY SIXTH SUBURBAN. THE KIND OF MONEY WE PAY FOR THESE, EVEN PREOWNED, SHOULD COVER BETTER THAN THE PLASTIC DASH THAT'S FALLING APART

MY 2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH, BOTH CONNECTING TO THE AIRBAG. I HAVE CONCERNS OF THIS WEAKENING THE DASH WHICH COULD CAUSE SUDDEN DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS THAT IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT,, PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC COULD CAUSE INJURY, AS DID IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR A YEAR WHEN NOT USED. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BEFORE THAT. THIS IS MY SIXTH SUBURBAN. THE KIND OF MONEY WE PAY FOR THESE, EVEN PREOWNED, SHOULD COVER BETTER THAN THE PLASTIC DASH THAT'S FALLING APART. THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 36000 MILES WHEN THE FIRST CRACK WAS NOTICED BUT TIME HAD EXPIRED. *TR