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High Magnitude · 04-08-2015, 09:27 AM

mine is a 2014 that ive had for nearly a year and not a single crack yet. cant imagine how it would happen unless something hit it very hard. american cars have very good build quality.

arkentect · 04-08-2015, 09:28 AM

Mines cracked right where the airbag opening is. cant see it from the drivers seat so F@#* IT

Scalded Dog · 04-08-2015, 09:40 AM

My wife noticed a crack on the dash, passenger side. I was driving at the moment, and could barely see it, but went to check later. No crack. I figured it must have been a wayward hair that landed on the dash and LOOKED like a crack. Women. What do they know, right?

But, a couple of weeks later, holy crack... there it was. Sure enough.

I went to show my wife that, sure enough, she was correct... but couldn't find the crack. It vanished again.

And so it has been. The crack is about six inches long, when it's visible, and runs parallel to the windshield. It's in sorta the middle of the vastness of the blank acreage in the middle of the dash, not near any seams or joints.

Now you see it, now you don't... been this way for a year.

tjk_art · 04-08-2015, 09:42 AM

Yup. I've used nothing but Adam's interior cleaners and conditioners too, so don't tell me it's some armor all problem, etc !

BrutalSS · 04-08-2015, 09:48 AM

Mine never cracked.

GAFreddy · 04-08-2015, 09:48 AM

Dang, all these cracks within 5 years or so? Now I'm paranoid of mine.

Crowmag · 04-08-2015, 11:02 AM

I'm not a huge fan of dash mats but does anyone have pics of one installed?

Superfly1 · 04-08-2015, 11:03 AM

Mine cracked back in 2012... had the dash replaced under warranty. I wanted to upgrade to the 2012 dash, but they wouldn't do it even with me paying the difference.

GAFreddy · 04-08-2015, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superfly1

Mine cracked back in 2012... had the dash replaced under warranty. I wanted to upgrade to the 2012 dash, but they wouldn't do it even with me paying the difference.

There's a difference in the dash, between the two years?

rydahog · 04-08-2015, 11:12 AM

Well my buddy has a 2010, cracked dash, dealer told him if your original owner they will fix it, however if your 2nd owner then he (dealer) would split $600 cost to fix it..sounded fair and he did that as the 2nd owner of car. Try talking at least to regional service manager see if you can make a deal with him as this is a KNOWN issue. i would not go on first and only word of your dealer. JMHO..

sonnydurden · 04-08-2015, 12:14 PM

Wow.. Almost 3 years in and mine still looks brand new!! Garage kept but I still park outside at work. What causes it to crack??

Destructo09 · 04-08-2015, 12:37 PM

My brothers 2010 and my 2010 are both cracked.

GAFreddy · 04-08-2015, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonnydurden

Wow.. Almost 3 years in and mine still looks brand new!! Garage kept but I still park outside at work. What causes it to crack??

Hot sun + dry, neglected dash.

Typically..

However, with all these newer cars cracking, I'm beginning to wonder if there's a flaw in the material.

Scalded Dog · 04-08-2015, 01:49 PM

My dash (cracked) has been babied, cared for very well. However, I get temps that range from 9 to 118 (that's the range I have observed), including a lot of sun exposure. I can't really blame cracks on anything other than time and exposure.

04-08-2015, 09:27 AM	#15
High Magnitude Drives: 2014 2LT Camaro Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 482 View My Garage	mine is a 2014 that ive had for nearly a year and not a single crack yet. cant imagine how it would happen unless something hit it very hard. american cars have very good build quality. __________________ With great power comes with responsibility. However with great horsepower comes a hell of a lot of speeding tickets.

04-08-2015, 11:03 AM	#22
Superfly1 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT #2197 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 916 View My Garage	Mine cracked back in 2012... had the dash replaced under warranty. I wanted to upgrade to the 2012 dash, but they wouldn't do it even with me paying the difference. __________________ CAI intake \| OBX LT Headers \| Flowmaster AT Exhaust \| Trifecta Tune \| SS Rear Diff, Axles & Driveshaft Zex 100 Shot Nitrous \| Konig Airstrike Wheels \| Custom Engine Cover, Fuse Box & Underhood Bowtie Eibach Springs & SS Sway Bars \| BMR Strut Brace \| Drake Shifter \| Vitesse Paddles \| 13.26 @ 105.88 mph

04-08-2015, 12:37 PM	#26
Destructo09 Drives: 2010 CGM Camaro 2SS/LS3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Raleigh-Durham Posts: 1,409	My brothers 2010 and my 2010 are both cracked. __________________ 2010 2SS BMR 1" Springs Koni Orange struts/shocks 1LE rear sway bar SRP Racing Pedals Hurst Billet short shifter Square tire/wheel setup Elite Engineering Catch Can Stainless Power longtubes/highflow cats K&N Typhoon CAI RPM Motorsports of Garner, NC dyno tune (421 RWHP)

04-08-2015, 09:28 AM	#16
arkentect Drives: 2010 Camaro SGM 1LT M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,630	Mines cracked right where the airbag opening is. cant see it from the drivers seat so F@#* IT

04-08-2015, 09:40 AM	#17
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	My wife noticed a crack on the dash, passenger side. I was driving at the moment, and could barely see it, but went to check later. No crack. I figured it must have been a wayward hair that landed on the dash and LOOKED like a crack. Women. What do they know, right? But, a couple of weeks later, holy crack... there it was. Sure enough. I went to show my wife that, sure enough, she was correct... but couldn't find the crack. It vanished again. And so it has been. The crack is about six inches long, when it's visible, and runs parallel to the windshield. It's in sorta the middle of the vastness of the blank acreage in the middle of the dash, not near any seams or joints. Now you see it, now you don't... been this way for a year.

04-08-2015, 09:42 AM	#18
tjk_art Drives: 2010 Join Date: May 2010 Location: US Posts: 1,661	Yup. I've used nothing but Adam's interior cleaners and conditioners too, so don't tell me it's some armor all problem, etc !

04-08-2015, 09:48 AM	#19
BrutalSS Drives: 2010 Hennessey Camaro Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NY Posts: 242 View My Garage	Mine never cracked.

04-08-2015, 09:48 AM	#20
GAFreddy Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2SS & 2013 ZL1 Vert Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Watching Airplanes Takeoff Posts: 348	Dang, all these cracks within 5 years or so? Now I'm paranoid of mine.

04-08-2015, 11:02 AM	#21
Crowmag Drives: 2017 2SS 50th Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 117 View My Garage	I'm not a huge fan of dash mats but does anyone have pics of one installed?

04-08-2015, 11:12 AM	#24
rydahog Drives: camaro ss Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: usa Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Well my buddy has a 2010, cracked dash, dealer told him if your original owner they will fix it, however if your 2nd owner then he (dealer) would split $600 cost to fix it..sounded fair and he did that as the 2nd owner of car. Try talking at least to regional service manager see if you can make a deal with him as this is a KNOWN issue. i would not go on first and only word of your dealer. JMHO..

04-08-2015, 12:14 PM	#25
sonnydurden Drives: ‘16 1SS & ‘19 1LT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 2,086	Wow.. Almost 3 years in and mine still looks brand new!! Garage kept but I still park outside at work. What causes it to crack??

04-08-2015, 01:49 PM	#28
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	My dash (cracked) has been babied, cared for very well. However, I get temps that range from 9 to 118 (that's the range I have observed), including a lot of sun exposure. I can't really blame cracks on anything other than time and exposure.