Air Bag recall

[bayareadude84]

I'm *crossing fingers* lucky so far that the 2007 Tahoe we just purchased has 87k and NO cracks. Don't know if original owner replaced it, or just lucky (so far) so I'm also concerned that doing anything near the dash will make me run out of luck. Other recalls don't show up when putting in the VIN, so I'm assuming the other airbag recall work was done without a hitch.

WOW It's crazy you found a '07 Tahoe under 100K miles ???


Dave

 

[swathdiver]

Well, well, after years of being told my truck was not part of the recall, the mailman delivered a letter from GMC yesterday telling me that my passenger-side airbag needs replacing and that parts are available, just call and schedule an appointment.

All this time I thought it was the driver's side airbag.

 

[gooffeyguy]

It seems like the parts availability is going chronologically by years.

I'm just basing this off of what I've seen on this forum of users posting that parts are available for theirs.

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[Caligirl]

WOW It's crazy you found a '07 Tahoe under 100K miles ???


Dave

I know, right? It really was an impulse buy haha. We had been kind of marginally looking for a Tahoe for a while and I saw this ad on FB for a local swap, called about 10 minutes after listed (you have to jump on those ads!), went and test drove it and made an accepted offer for 10k (they were asking for 11k) within 4 hours. So here I am, after the fact, doing research on this vehicle and learning all about things like air bag recalls, cracking dashes and the dreaded AFM haha

 

[Rocket Man]

I knew it was the passenger airbag. I got the letter and have an appointment for next Wednesday to get it replaced on my 08 Silverado. The service department is gonna be a bit surprised to work on mine. It hasn’t seen a dealership in its life. I’ll have to leave it aired up when I drop it off.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I knew it was the passenger airbag. I got the letter and have an appointment for next Wednesday to get it replaced on my 08 Silverado. The service department is gonna be a bit surprised to work on mine. It hasn’t seen a dealership in its life. I’ll have to leave it aired up when I drop it off. View attachment 273094

I hope they don't scratch it or mess up anything! When picking it up I'd check it really good before driving off. I've had TERRIBLE experiences with dealership service depts! Def check it for scratches or any other damage.

 

[Rocket Man]

I hope they don't scratch it or mess up anything! When picking it up I'd check it really good before driving off. I've had TERRIBLE experiences with dealership service depts! Def check it for scratches or any other damage.

Believe me I know. I’m on it Tony! I just washed it so it will be easy to check. The dash is new too so there’d better not be any damage to it. In fact the entire interior is pretty much all new.

 

[Ebay Mike]

Well after reading all this I checked my local dealership and they had the part in inventory so I have an appointment tomorrow to have the recall fixed on my 2013 SSV. Last time they changed my oil they spilled some in the cowl and when I turned the wipers on to go home it smeared it all over the windshield. Can't wait to see how they can mess the recall up! :-{

 

[Rocket Man]

Well after reading all this I checked my local dealership and they had the part in inventory so I have an appointment tomorrow to have the recall fixed on my 2013 SSV. Last time they changed my oil they spilled some in the cowl and when I turned the wipers on to go home it smeared it all over the windshield. Can't wait to see how they can mess the recall up! :-{

How the f do you split oil in the cowl?

 

[gooffeyguy]

How the f do you split oil in the cowl?

Was just going to ask the same thing!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Service depts...
Because of a careless, stupid service dept, my brand new 94 Explorer had to get completely repainted--had under 2000 miles on it. It went in for something small and they kept messing it up and scratching it. It was blue too. I have other horror stories. I just wish those guys would treat customer's cars as if it was their own.

 

[Ebay Mike]

How the f do you split oil in the cowl?

Well I was told they had the hose in the oil tube to fill it and it fell out and oil got pumped into the cowl? Got me but it sure made a mess once the wipers were turned on in the rain and smeared that crap everywhere! LOL.

 

[Ebay Mike]

Service depts...
Because of a careless, stupid service dept, my brand new 94 Explorer had to get completely repainted--had under 2000 miles on it. It went in for something small and they kept messing it up and scratching it. It was blue too. I have other horror stories. I just wish those guys would treat customer's cars as if it was their own.

The saddest part about all this is that I WORK at the dealership that screwed this up! Not good and yet I had to restrain from dragging the oil change punk out back and flogging him! Need that health insurance still! :-{

 

[Tonyrodz]

The saddest part about all this is that I WORK at the dealership that screwed this up! Not good and yet I had to restrain from dragging the oil change punk out back and flogging him! Need that health insurance still! :-{

They could at least have cleaned it up.

 

[Rocket Man]

They could at least have cleaned it up.

Exactly what I was thinking. I would have taken it back and made them remove the damn cowl and do a full hazmat cleanup under there. That’s where your fresh air comes from for the hvac and breathing that stuff over time could lead to health issues. I’m sure it smelled inside the truck.

 

[Ebay Mike]

They could at least have cleaned it up.

Exactly what I was thinking. I would have taken it back and made them remove the damn cowl and do a full hazmat cleanup under there. That’s where your fresh air comes from for the hvac and breathing that stuff over time could lead to health issues. I’m sure it smelled inside the truck.

Trust me I drove right back to the service drive and had the service manager come look at the mess and he blew his stack. I could hear him yelling at the oil change punk from the other end of the building! They cleaned and cleaned and cleaned until I could not longer see or smell oil!

 

[avalonandl]

GM has a website dedicated to the recall. Looks like they have some inflators ready but not for the SUV’s.
https://www.gmtakataairbag.com/product/public/us/en/takata_recall/home.html

Recall Status: INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

There will be a long time for parts.....Takata is not really interested in fixing this.

 

[Rocket Man]

Recall Status: INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

There will be a long time for parts.....Takata is not really interested in fixing this.

GM is now in the process, I have an appointment in a few days to have the one in my 08 Silverado replaced. Parts are not coming from Takata, they’re bankrupt.

 

[vcode]

So has anyone actually verified how they get the airbag out? Many have said from underneath or thru the dash. Other have said out the top. Can someone who works at a dealer verify how they actually do it?

 

[Rocket Man]

So has anyone actually verified how they get the airbag out? Many have said from underneath or thru the dash. Other have said out the top. Can someone who works at a dealer verify how they actually do it?

I have pulled mine out a couple times when I swapped my interior including the dash to an LTZ. You just drop the glovebox door down by pushing in on the tab on the right. That lets you remove the (2) 10 mm bolts that secure the airbag, and then you reach up with your fingers to the underside of the dash to release the tabs around the perimeter of the airbag cover one by one as you push up on the airbag module and it comes out the top. The cover gets switched onto the new airbag, then you put the assembly into the dash and slightly push down as it snaps into the dash, then install the bolts. And of course unplug and re plug the wire harness.