Cracked Dash

[El Chuco 915]

Hello! I have 2012 3.8 tech that recently developed a crack on the passenger side by the airbag. I live in the west Texas desert and have used a sunshade religiously since I purchased it. I just think it’s a cheap material that will eventually give.

 

[denco]

First off, I did try and search this topic and didn't find exactly the answers I was looking for thus why I'm posting.

I own a 09 4.6 White exterior Tan interior fully loaded with the tech package. I have owned it since new and never used armorall on the dash since I have heard/seen that over time it will/can cause it to crack. Just the other day I noticed there is a crack right above the passenger side air bag.

My question to all our members here is, has anyone else had this crack happen to their car in the same location?

My thought process here is this is a factory deigned weak spot on the dash should the airbag need to be deployed and with the heat from the Florida sun over the years it caused it to get weak and just crack right on that line.

thanks for the info/thoughts

yep got the same crack just to the rt of the airbag on dash on my 2013

 

[G-371479]

First off, I did try and search this topic and didn't find exactly the answers I was looking for thus why I'm posting.

I own a 09 4.6 White exterior Tan interior fully loaded with the tech package. I have owned it since new and never used armorall on the dash since I have heard/seen that over time it will/can cause it to crack. Just the other day I noticed there is a crack right above the passenger side air bag.

My question to all our members here is, has anyone else had this crack happen to their car in the same location?

My thought process here is this is a factory deigned weak spot on the dash should the airbag need to be deployed and with the heat from the Florida sun over the years it caused it to get weak and just crack right on that line.

thanks for the info/thoughts

Mine is the same color and model w all the extras like yours but 2010. I’m in Florida also and have over 25 cracks all throughout my dash. It looks horrible but everything else has kept up great. If u find anything more about it post me back.