I have a 2007 chevy avalanche with the interior driver door handle chrome splitting and leaving a razor sharp edge that has drawn blood. The split is along the seam on the top edge of the handle.
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Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet avalanche. The contact opened the glove compartment and discovered that rodents had infested the interior of the vehicle causing damaging. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact first noticed signs of rodent infestation three months prior. The failure mileage was 17,000 and the current mileage was 22,000. Updated 11/12/10 *cn updated 11/24/10
The dash cracked on my avalanche as I was sitting at a light right by the passenger airbag. This truck is very well taken care of, and it happened just outside of the 36,000 mile warranty. The dash is only cosmetic, but I am concerned about the stability of the airbag at this point, and if I get into a crash that the airbag will come loose or the dash break into many pieces. These cracks are an issue on avalanches, tahoes, and suburbans, and there have been many complaints so far. Gm is not helping and considers this cosmetic only. There are very serious potential safety issues with the airbag.
Dash crack far left corner on 07 avalanche causes airbag unit to not sit properly in mounts. Area on indicated part of dash flimsy not reinforced. Damage caused by heat (speculating,) spilt 2" from 0" in 6hrs during drive from san diego ca to las vegas nv, no prior damage or signs of stress. Due to passenger airbag not seated properly, afraid if airbag deployed may not deploy correctly. Dealer considers crack cosmetic, says airbag is independent and should not be affected which I agree but that doesn't mean it will open if it can be "jarred" from its seating in the dash if it can dislodge. And in an accident with enough force to deploy airbag it could be thrust upward from its seating and thus changing the angles of which it is intended to cover during deployment. I see a potential flaw here due to oversight in engineering and feel it needs further review. I have included a video I found on youtube that shows a dash in a 07 tahoe (same dash as 07 avalanche) which is cracked the same way, it clearly shows how due to this crack the airbag unit is not secure in its seating and could potentially "jump out" as well the flimsiness in the dash area I am speculating towards lack of reinforcement. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_drp8slwvgo&feature=related *please note that no crack or indication of stress was visible 2 days prior, dealer considers crack to be strictly cosmetic and not covered under warranty. I agree the crack in nature is cosmetic however being that it can disrupt a crucial life-saving component the manufacture should be required to repair so that all possible effected systems function correctly as required.
My 2007 avalanche demonstrates a popping and creaking noise from the front end while in 4 wheel drive and turning a sharp corner. This noise is accompanied by a felt binding in the steering wheel and a feeling of a loss of power.
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