2011 GMC Yukon Denali Xl

MY 2011 GMC YUKON XL DENALI, DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE I GOT IN IT ONE DAY AND IT WAS THERE I NOTICED IT, UP THE DRIVER SIDE HUMP ON THE DASHBOARD, AND BESIDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHAT IF I GET INTO A WRECK PIECES OF DASHBOARD WOULD GO FLYING EVERYWHERE, I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED GMC ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GLUE THE DASH BACK TOGETHER BUT IT'S STILL SPREADING, THE MORE I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE MORE IT SPREADS.

OUR YUKON HAS A CRACK ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, AND ALSO A VERY LARGE CRACK ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HUMP OF THE DASH. THIS CRACK CONTINUES TO LENGTHEN DAILY. WE HAVE REAL FEARS OF THE PLASTIC BREAKING APART INTO SHARP SHARDS IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I WORRY ABOUT MY TEENAGERS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT AS I DON'T WANT THEM INJURED. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG BREAKING THE DASH INTO PIECES IF THE AIRBAG INFLATES. WE RECEIVED THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL OVER A YEAR AGO, AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT. WE ARE MEMBERS OF A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH 6,200+ MEMBERS, ALL WITH CRACKS IN GM VEHICLES IN THE EXACT LOCATION. GM DENIES THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND TRIES TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON CAR BEING IN THE HOT SUN, USE OF ARMOR ALL, ETC... BUT IT SEEMS TO ME IF EVERYONE HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WE ALSO OWN A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI XL WITH AN IDENTICAL CRACK AT THE AIRBAG CORNER.

THE DASHBOARD IN FROM OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK IN IT. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE SEAM AND GOES ALMOST TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. IT IS ABOUT 9 - 10 INCHES LONG. THE DASHBOARD HAS ALSO BECOME SEPARATED WHERE THE FRONT AND BACK PART COME TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE. I HAVE READ WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING CAUSING THE DASHBOARD TO BREAK APART AND SEND SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH FLYING THROUGH THE INTERIOR. I HAVE READ WHERE THESE CRACKS ARE VERY COMMON ON 2007 - 2013 GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFLECT AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. I WAS QUOTED 1,600.00 TO REPLACE THIS BY A DEALERSHIP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE THAT I PAID IN EXCESS OF 60K FOR. YOU SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. A PICTURE OF MY DASH IS ATTACHED. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE OF WHEN IT HAPPENED AS YOU CAN'T SEE IT WHEN SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I DID FIRST NOTICE IT LATE THIS SUMMER OF 2016. WITH THE CRACK AND THE SEPARATION IT DOES VIBRATE AND RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. HERE IS A LINK TO A PETITION WITH ALMOST 10 THOUSAND SUPPORTERS. HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/RECALL-2007-2013-VEHICLES-DUE-TO-THE-SAFETY-OF-CRACKED-DASHES.