You are right in that the cracked dash is more of a second gen issue. Probably due to the curvier design. compared to first gen dashes. Not sure if you bought your 2013 new or used but if used maybe the other owners were rough on the AV? Other older threads will address your other issues and help you find solutions.
Good luck with your repairs.
My '04 and '02 were bought new and my '06 was driven by the dealer owner for a year when I bought it and the dealership kept it top notch, it only had 18k on it when I bought it and I was the first guy it was titled to. The '13 is the first used one I've bought used and it is very evident he didn't take care of things like I do.
When I buy a vehicle new or used I get ext warranty on top of new warranty or I get and ext warranty on a used vehicle with no warranty left. As a CPA a big part of me has a problem with throwing big money at a new depreciable asset, but sometimes buying new isn't as detrimental down the road in the big picture.
If I buy a vehicle and I add the ext warranty when little things go wrong I get them fixed 'cause I paid for that warranty. If I get close to the end of the warranty and think I want to keep it I extend the warranty again before the current runs out. It's a lot cheaper that way and companies are more apt to do one on high mileage if you already have one that's not expired. I also tend to buy a used Chevy at a new Chevy dealership and get my warranty thru them. It just seems to work better for me that way. With limited availability in an Avy I bought this one at a new Dodge dealership. I prefer getting warranty thru a dealership but I've already seen where a Dodge dealership replaced my O2 sensor with a cheap non GM aftermarket and it failed 2 miles down the road.
When I bought this vehicle everything looked fine. 28 miles later to my driveway I had a check engine light P015B. I had a warranty so I take it back. Replaced twice with an Autozone one that failed 2 miles down the road before they bought one from a Chevy dealer that has lasted over a year now with no problems. However, as soon as they got P015B fixed, P015D on the other side went out and we're dealing with that now.
Not all but a lot of people let the warranty run out without re-upping and when something small goes wrong they let it go and get "used" to it since it's minor and coming out of their pocket. Little things turn into big things and then they trade it and guy #2 bought a set of problems.
Not sure what I'm going to do. For what I do (hunt and fish) there is no better vehicle than an Avy. Finding another one will be like pulling hen's teeth but I can already see this one is on a downward spiral. I put 4260 miles on it in 10 days driving from TN to AZ and back. It did great but now that I'm back my tranny is acting up, etc. I had to get new tires in Amarillo, TX because I woke up to three flats and my new dash will be here tomorrow.
Two days before I left on this trip I had the Chevy dealer change oil and drain tranny and refill. The morning I was to drive from AZ back to TN I found a Chevy dealer there that changed my oil for the trip back. I always do things that way and I guess others don't.