2010 Chevrolet Avalanche Body & structure Problems

DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED. EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES NOT SECURED TO UNIT.

NHTSA ID

11397948

Incident

Feb 25, 2021

MY CHEVY CRACKED DASH.

NHTSA ID

11351199

Incident

May 12, 2016

Mileage

20,000 mi

CRACKED DASHBOARD KEEPS GETING WORSE, SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHTS NOW ON. IVE HAD NUMMEROUS SERVICE SUSPENSION ISSUES AND HAD ALREADY FIXED A THRTTLE TPS SENSOR TAT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A DAY IT WAS 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE GET GM ACCOUNTABLE!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

11321085

Incident

Feb 19, 2020

Mileage

100,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING OFF FAST SOUND LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND THEN WHEN I LET OFF THE FAST IT GOES IN GEAR. ALSO MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FOUND BE A SERIOUS AIRBAG ISSUE. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED SO I COULD BE FIXED ASAP. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD.!!!

NHTSA ID

11120938

Incident

Jul 24, 2018

Mileage

102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD EXPOSED SHARP EDGES AND WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FULL OF FRACTURED PIECES THAT PROTRUDED FROM THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL. BROOKS MOTORS OF THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA REPLACED THE DASHBOARD TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

NHTSA ID

11022678

Incident

Sep 11, 2014

Mileage

30,000 mi

DASH CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL UPDATED 9/29/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10992205

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

45,000 mi

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (DRIVER'S SIDE) CHROME OVERLAY PEELED 2010 CHEVY AVALANCHE LT. OWNER OPENED DOOR AND CUT FINGER ON HANDLE RELEASE WHEN IT WAS LIFTED UP AS CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. IT IS RAZOR SHARP. GM WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR DOOR HANDLE TO BE FIXED DESPITE INJURY DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM FAULTY DOOR HANDLE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91,500 MILES. WITH FURTHER INSPECTION CHROME OVERLAY SURROUNDING TEMP CONTROL ALSO HAS PEELING NOTED AND IS ALSO VERY SHARP.

NHTSA ID

10943920

Incident

Jan 6, 2017

Mileage

91,500 mi

DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2016, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO(2) SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKS. ONE CRACK IN FRONT OF MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AS I HEARD IT "CRACK". THE OTHER CRACK APPEARED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG PANEL. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS CRACK APPEARED, BUT CONCERNS ME RELATIVE TO THE AIR BAG OPERATION/SAFETY. I HAVE DRILLED HOLES AT THE END OF THE CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE PROGRESSION, BUT THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GET LARGER. THE DASH APPARENTLY IS BECOMING BRITTLE AND THE CRACKS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT SOON I WILL HAVE PIECES OF THE DASH COME OFF EXPOSING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND COMPONENTS BELOW THE DASH. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND APPEARANCE ASPECTS, I AM HAVING THE DASH REPLACED BY MY DEALERSHIP AT A COST TO ME OF ALMOST $1,000. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS COMPONENT DEFECT ON THE INTERNET, AND AM SURPRISED THAT GM DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10916615

Incident

Feb 17, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR. IT IS CRACKED IN DECAL DIFFERENT AREAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WOULD HATE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS SHOOT PLASTIC PIECES OF DASH THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. CRACKS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS AFTER SITTING.

NHTSA ID

10875466

Incident

Jun 20, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRACKS WERE CAUSED BY THE HEAT FROM THE SUN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10818449

Incident

Dec 31, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

BEGINNING OF DECEMBER 2015, NOTICED A DASH CRACK OVER INSTRUMENT PANEL BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. ALSO SMALL CRACK BY PASSENGER AIR BAG. CONTACTED AND TOOK TO RAY CHEVROLET. I EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT CRACK BY AIRBAG--WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS PROBABLY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE AMOUNT THAT I HAD TO PAY WAS DETERMINED BY A FORMULA BY GM. GM SAID THERE IS A FORMULA BUT LOCAL DEALER HAS LEEWAY ON PRICE. FIRST OFFER WAS $320; SECOND OFFER BY DEALER $200. GM SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP. NOTICED ON THE INTERNET, LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. CRACK BY DASH APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. 57,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10818412

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED FROM THE AIR BAGS AREA TO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 .

NHTSA ID

10806529

Incident

Sep 16, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ONE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE SECOND ONE IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAGES.

NHTSA ID

10762693

Incident

Dec 23, 2014

Mileage

84,800 mi

THE PLASTIC DASH HAS BEGAN TO SPILT IN NUMEROUS PLACES CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DASH IS WORSENING AS TIME PASSES BY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC SHARDS MAY BREAK LOOSE AND CAUSE HARM TO OCCUPANTS RIDING IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS MY POSITION THAT THE CRACKS ARE AA MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NO VAULT OF MY OWN. I CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND GMC FAILING TO GET RESOLUTION TO THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS INTERNET BLOGS AND A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF GM SUV OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION HAVING THE SAME SAFETY CONCERNS. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676296

Incident

Jul 31, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

CRACK APPEARED IN DASH WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCATION. THE BAG MAY CATCH ON THE CRACK IF IT WAS DEPLOYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616091

Incident

Jul 21, 2014

Mileage

47,083 mi

THE DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAG MAY BE COMPROMISED IN THE EVENT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT PIECES OF THE AIRBAG COULD BREAK OFF AND STRIKE THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR IT MAY DEFLECT THE AIR BAG ALTOGETHER. CHEVROLET IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT A PART THAT WOULD RECEIVE WEAR AND TEAR AND IT IS JUST AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10556099

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

44,000 mi