I HEARD MANY HORROR STORIES OF THESE TRUCKS AND HOW THEY TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. ONE BEING THE CRACKING DASHES ON THIS BODY STYLE VEHICLE. WELL AFTER MUCH THOUGHT INTO THE MATTER I CHOSE TO PURCHASE A TAHOE / YUKON. I SEARCHED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS GOING TO MANY DEALERSHIPS AND LOOKING AT MANY USED TRUCKS HUNTING FOR ONE WITHOUT AN EXISTING CRACKED DASH. EVERY SINGLE TAHOE / YUKON I LOOKED AT ON THE LOTS HAD CRACKED DASHES UNTIL I FOUND MY TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED WITHOUT A CRACKED DASH. I HOPPED ON IT AND BOUGHT IT THAT DAY. WITHIN 6 MONTHS MY DASH HAD THE NOTORIOUS AIR BAG CRACK THAT ALL THESE TRUCK GET I WENT TO A DEALER WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FOR FULL PRICE. AFTER LEAVING VERY ANGRY I DEALT WITH THE ISSUE. A YEAR OR SO LATER MY DASH HAS CRACKED BEHIND THE GUAGE BEZEL. THIS TRUCK IS BARELY DRIVEN AND SITS UNDER COVER NOT IN DIRECT LIGHT WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES AND IS FALLING APART. CHEVY HAS COMPLETELY TURNED THEIR BACK ON THESE PROBLEMS AND IT IS AN OCCURRENCE IN 99% OF THESE VEHICLES. THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO IGNORE THE ISSUE AND SEND CUSTOMERS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND IT ISN'T AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE CAUSED. IT'S A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. YOU CAN GOOGLE 2007+ TAHOE YUKON DASH CRACK AND GET FLOODED WITH THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES AND PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND CHEVY HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS FACEBOOK PAGES SETUP FOR THIS ISSUE ALSO THAT'S HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE IT IS. I AM TRYING TO GET THESE ISSUES FIXED FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE CAN'T GET ANY HELP. IF YOU LOOK INTO THIS I PROMISE YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US AS WE FEEL THAT OUR SAFETY IS NOT IN GMS BEST INTEREST. *JS
2011
STEERING
CAR WAS PARKED IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT FOR MORE THAN 7 HOURS IN BELOW FREEZING WEATHER (LESS THAN 20 F) WEATHER WITH HIGH WIND. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED IN THE EVENING, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "SERVICE STEERING; SERVICE BATTERY". WHEN SHIFTED IN REVERSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND AND BEHAVED LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES (3 TO 5 MINUTES), THE VEHICLE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR