2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Air Bags Problems
- 39
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 39 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 15 records
- instrument panel · 8 records
- side airbag · 6 records
- dash cracked · 5 records
- dashboard cracked · 4 records
- above instrument · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
I noticed crack in dash on jan 2, 2016. Tahoe is barely over 3 years old. I am concerned crack is next to airbag and could cause safety issue if air bag is deployed.
ODI 10817414
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Dash cracking near electrical system on driver's side and near air bag on passenger side. I've called gm and dealerships. They said there's no recall. This is a very dangerous situation and i don't want the airbag exploding while my 1 year old grandbaby is in the vehicle with me. There's several people that have complained of the same issues online. Please do something about this!
ODI 10897651
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Dash has cracked within last month into the passenger airbag door. Concerned that deployment of passenger airbag would result in defective deployment or further breakage of dash causing danger to automobile passengers due to shards being broken during deployment.
ODI 10818729
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle was stationary, cracks in dash developed next to airbag and over instrument panel, many owners have complained regarding having the same cracks in the same area, concern with crack near airbag - will airbag deploy properly when needed and/or will dash shatter when/if airbag is deployed
ODI 10818447
Air Bags · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I bought truck certified by carl's buick gmc. Jan 30th 2014 with 40 something thousand miles, also paid 5k for extended warranty. Alternator went bad, service department sucks, and also had them check my dash bc cracks started, and deemed defective by service manager bc truck kept like new, i only drive on trip to family and dr's, i'm handicapped, i pd cash. And charged me thru extended warranty, if the air bags go…
Fire reported
ODI 10995013
Air Bags
I, like several hundred chevy tahoe, gm owners (approximate years 2007-2013) are experiencing "cracked dashes". These cracks are appearing at various laces on the dash but the area of most concern is adjacent to the passenger side air bag. Gm refuses to take any responsibility for these potential hazardous conditions. Too, it is my understanding that these have been way under-reported to you. These is a lengthy…
ODI 10820674
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Dash has split into the passenger airbag container and now into the cowling that covers the instrument panel. This has all happened since 10-3-2015 with less than 80000 miles on car that is garaged and dash protected from sun when out of garage. Splits occurred overnight in both cases when car was parked and weather was not extreme; got in car in a.m. And discovered split #1 (image 1)and same with split #2 (image 2)…
ODI 11079572
Air Bags
Dashboard cracked above instrument panel on drivers side and at airbag on passenger side.
ODI 11114678
Air Bags
Dashboard broke into passenger side airbag aperture while the car was sitting in my garage and had less than 75,000 miles. I went to chevrolet service center in dallas, tx on east i-35 concerned about the possibility of additional injury if the airbag deployed since the dash is already broken and probably will further disintegrate if a collision causes airbag deployment.
ODI 10914386
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
My dash is cracked in two places on my 2012 tahoe with a manufacture date of 9/2011. The dash cracks are located on the passenger side at the location of the airbag and on the dash above the instrument panel. This is the largest crack at 6 inches in the shape of a "v". This crack has grown over time. The dealer has indicated there is no fix other than replacing the dash. Due to proximity to the airbag i am concerned…
ODI 10926571
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
We own two chevy tahoe's, one is a 2008 and the other is a 2012. Both of them have cracking dashboards. I am highly concerned as the effect this could have on the airbags. Both vehicles are in very good condition except for the cracking dashboards.
ODI 11171567
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Two cracks in the dash, 1 on top in the middle of the instrument panel & the other along side the passenger air bag; which i assume is not very safe in case of a situation where the air bag may be deployed.
ODI 10854178
Air Bags · Body · Engine
While turning left (tahoe) with a protected green arrow at an x-shaped intersection, vehicle (kia sedan) at fault failed to yield and entered the intersection at speeds upwards of 40 mph from the left of the tahoe. Front-impact collision occurred; due to the shape of the intersection and the velocity of the impact, tahoe struck passenger side of kia sedan. Trajectory of impact caused directional changes in upwards…
Crash reported
ODI 10622016
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Cracked dashboard-cracks all above the instrument panel and around airbag
ODI 11090931