NHTSA Complaint #11268798 — 2011 GMC YUKON

THE UPPER DASH PANEL CRACKED. THERE IS A LARGE CRACK IN THE CURVED PORTION OF THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAUGES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES - IT IS ALWAYS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE. I WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOTICED THE CRACK RIGHT AWAY AS IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH. ASIDE FROM THIS BEING AESTHETICALLY AND AUDIBLY HIDEOUS, I AM WORRIED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE CRACKED PIECES OF THE DASH COULD MORE EASILY INJURE SOMEONE. I ALSO FEAR THE CRACKED PIECES THAT ARE RATTLING INSIDE THE DASH COULD PUNCTURE THE AIRBAGS AND RENDER THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CARE THIS VEHICLE RECEIVES.