2004 Acura TL complaints

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR YESTERDAY AFTER WORK, TO FIND A CRACK OVER 6 INCHES LONG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MOST ARE REPORTING MORE CRACKS APPEARING AND THE CRACKS GROWING LONGER IN SIZE. I ASSUME MY DASH WILL DO THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE'S AND BECOME WORSE. I BELIEVE IT IS TEMPERATURE/HEAT RELATED (EXPANSION/CONTRACTION) BUT IS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. CAN YOU SAY RECALL!!! *TR

ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN THE ACURA TL AND THOSE VEHICLES DASHBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CARE IN THIS MANNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SO, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US ACURA TL OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

FIRST, I NOTICED THE LIGHT INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF, EVEN THOUGH MY ADULT MALE FRIEND WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LATER THAT DAY, I NOTICED A CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG, AND RAN ALONG THE ENTIRE RIGHT EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. SINCE THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT, IT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY RESPONDING TO THE SAME ADULT MALE PASSENGER BY ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE AIRBAG. *JS

CRACKED ALONG SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. TWO LINES (ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG) ABOUT 12" LONG. AND THERE IS ALSO ABOUT 3 OTHER CRACKS THAT RANDOMLY APPEARED! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ACURA PRODUCT IF THIS ISN'T FIXED AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO BUY ONE! THIS WAS ZERO FAULT OF MY OWN AND BY THE SOUND OF IT, IT HAPPENS TO A BUNCH OF THEIR DASHES IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL!! *TR

LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE AIRBAG. IT GETS BIGGER EVERY DAY ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURN THE AC ON AFTER THE DASH HAS BEEN HOT FROM PARKING IN THE SUN. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOT IN THE HEAT VERY MUCH. *TR

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKED AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOW ACURA ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IN MASS BUT HAVE ASSISTED MANY OWNERS IN VARYING DEGREES. *TR

DASH SEPARATING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

DASH/AIRBAG ISSUES. 2004 ACURA TL 3.2 HAD A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH THE AIRBAG IS UNDERNEATH, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. MORE CRACKS APPEAR SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CAR IS WELL PAMPERED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL ON HONDA/ACURA'S PART. NEED TO BE RECALLED! *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. ON 5/21/12 SHE ADVISED A CRACK @ 2" HAD DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG. ON 5/22/12 THE CRACK HAD ENLARGED AND IS NOW @ 4" LONG. *TT

THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 ACURA TL. IT IS MAINLY GARAGED KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. IT HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT APPEARED ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR BUT THEY WON'T COVER THIS. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS AND/OR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS...WILL THE CRACKED DASH PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING PROPERLY? OR WILL THERE BE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD ACTING AS LITTLE MISSILES POSING A THREAT TO THE OCCUPANTS? *TT

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. ACURA WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 15 LINES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DASH. IT STARTED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ACURA DIRECTLY. THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE CRAFTSMANSHIP. *JS

SINCE ALL HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO HAVE PLASTIC COVERS RATHER THAN GLASS, THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT AVAILABLE FOR LIGHTING THE ROAD HAS DIMINISHED WITH TIME AS THE PLASTIC AGES. I HAVE SEEN SOME VEHICLES WHERE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE TOTALLY OPAQUE. IF ANY VEHICLE HAS DIMINISHED LUMINOUS FROM ITS LIGHTS, IT IS A HAZARD TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. RECALLS SHOULD BE SENT TO ALL MANUFACTURERS. *JS

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKED. THERE ARE TWO VERTICAL CRACKS OVER THE AIRBAGS. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REPLACING IT AND I WAS TOLD IT'S CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF OVER $1700 DOLLARS. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT ON THE INTERNET I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD BY A COLLISION SHOP THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF AIRBAG MISTAKENLY DEPLOYS. MANY ACURA.OWNERS HAVE HAD THE EXACT EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO REPLACE IT. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE? IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATION. THE CRACKS GO VERTICALLY FROM THE WINSHEILD TO THE OTHER EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD.. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS RESULTING FROM NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF ACURA TL MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *TR

THERE IS A WATER LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT THAT HAS CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT CUSHION TO BE COVERED IN MOLD. THE WATER LEAK IS A KNOWN CONDITION WITH THE '04 TL THAT ACURA HAS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR APRIL 2005 SERVICE NEWS. ACURA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 7 YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING PROACTIVE TO CORRECT IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SIMPLE FIX. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO THE MOLD HAS CAUSED ME THE SINUS AND LUNG/ASTHMA PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLAGUING ME FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THAT BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND NEVER CONNECTED TO THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE UNDERGONE A VARIETY OF TESTING FROM DIFFERENT DOCTORS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRACK WAS PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,500.

MY ACURA TL 04 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND SPREAD QUICKLY TO REST OF THE AREA. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASH, RIGHT LEFT - TO TOP - OVER THE SPEAKERS, ETC. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. CAR IS PART OUTDOOR WITHOUT COVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THIS SHOULD RAISE THE QUESTION OF AIRBAG INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION. SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEREFORE BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY ACURA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE DASHBOARD HAD AN EXTENSIVE FRACTURE AT THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE DEFECT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRACTURED DASHBOARD WOULD NOT AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THERE ARE CRACKS APPEARING IN THE DASH. ONE LONG ONE IS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AS WELL. THEY HAVE SEVERELY DECREASED THE APPEAL OF THE CAR AND HENCE THE VALUE. I HAD A TOYOTA COROLLA FOR 245,000 MILES AND THERE WASN'T A SINGLE CRACK IN THE DASH AND NO SPECIAL CARE WAS GIVEN TO THE DASH. ACURA SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED. I HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF OTHER DEFECTIVE DASHES FROM THE INTERNET AND THE CRACKS APPEAR IN THE SAME PLACES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW OR A MATERIAL QUALITY ISSUE. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED TWO LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. ONE DAY THEY WERE JUST THERE AND WERE NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AS THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH WRITTEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER WILL BE. THIS APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY INFERIOR MATERIALS AND POOR ENGINEERING USED IN A HIGH END VEHICLE. IT'S EMBARRASSING FOR ACURA TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE A 1989 TOYOTA SUPRA AND THE DASH IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, SO I DON'T WANT TO HEAR "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR", THAT'S BULL. ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND BE ACCOUNTABLE. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THERE COULD ALSO BE LINKS TO AIR BAG FAILURE OR PRE-MATURE DEPLOYMENT, WHICH WOULD BE A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ISSUE. WE PAY A SIGNIFICANT PRICE FROM OUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS FOR THESE UPSCALE VEHICLES. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ACURA'S CHOICE TO USE CHEAP MATERIAL AND POOR DESIGNS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE CONSUMER PROTECTION INDUSTRY TO STEP IN AND TAKE ACTION SINCE THE INDIVIDUAL IS LEFT TO THE MERCY OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE CRACK COMING DOWN ON THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE 2 NEW CRACKS ON TOP OF THE SPEEDOMETER RUNNING UP TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE GETTING BIGGER AS TIME PASSES BY. *TR

2004 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BALL JOINT FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, STOPPED IN THE STREET AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO DRIVE UP THE STREET, WHEN SUDDENLY HE HEARD A VERY LOUD METALLIC SNAP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT HAD SEVERED. THE UNSUPPORTED WHEEL THEN PULLED THE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *JB

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED HUGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MIGHT CAUSE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT ALSO BEGIN TO COME APART. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE FRACTURE, THE SIZE OF AN AIRBAG, WAS PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LONG FRACTURE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG MAY POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,500.

DASHBOARD STARTS TO CRACK IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. YOU CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ONCE THE CRACKS START. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO APPEAR ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO CHEMICALS ON THE DASHBOARD TO CLEAN IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR A TIME AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED ON MY 2005 ACURA TL THAT I ALSO OWN. SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 ACURA TL'S. *TT

REAR ENDED A VEHICLE GOING 50MPH, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1000 TO DO AN "APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TEST". THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS STOPPED AFTER A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN OTHER LIGHTS BEGAN GOING OUT (INTERIOR CENTER CONSOLE WHERE THE AC AND RADIO ARE, AND THE INTERIOR CONSOLE TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE INTERIOR DOOR CONSOLE) AND FLICKERING (EXTERIOR SIDE PANEL LIGHTS WHEN I ALARM OR DIS-ALARM THE CAR). I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA AGAIN IN NOV 2011, AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WAS FIXED AFTER THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY, BUT THEY MISTAKENLY ONLY LOOKED AT THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ARE LOCATED (AND WHERE THERE IS NO PROBLEM) AND THE TECHS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS LIGHTING PROBLEM IS GETTING UNSAFE, AS I CAN NO LONGER SEE THE BUTTONS FOR THE AC/DEFROST, ETC. AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO FUMBLE AROUND TO PRESS THE CORRECT BUTTONS. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE BATTERY WAS SO DRAINED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *KB

ON HONDA ACCORDS/ACURA TL'S 2004-2008 THE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE FAILURE AND CAUSING REBOOTS NEARLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. AT NIGHT DRIVING, THIS CAUSES THE NAVIGATION SCREEN LIGHT TO BRIGHTLY FLASH EVERY 30 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND ALLOW YOU TO TURN THE SCREEN OFF OR MINIMIZE BRIGHTNESS. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AT NIGHT I HAD TO PLACE AN OBSTACLE ON THE SCREEN TO AVOID THE FLASHING. I CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND THAT THE FIX IS TO PURCHASE A NEW SYSTEM AT $3,500 OR SENT THE SYSTEM TO ALPINE (THE MAKER OF THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM) AND HAVE THEM ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT FOR $158.00 FEE. AFTER REVIEWING NUMEROUS FORUM SITES ON HONDA/ACURA I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON EVENT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY SON ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON 12/24/2011 DURING THE DAY AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS COMING FROM A 22 YEAR OLD. I'VE ASKED MY CHILDREN TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT SO TO AVOID ANY ISSUES. HAS THERE BEEN ANY REPORTS? ACURA TOLD ME THAT THEY REPORT TO THIS AGENCY MONTHLY AND THAT MY REPORT/CALL TO THEM TODAY WOULD BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL DASH THAT HAS VERY LARGE CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IS CRACKED IN 3 MORE PLACES OVER THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY 2004 ACURA OWNERS ARE FACING. ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS TO SEE THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALER WANTS NO PART IN FIXING OR WARRANTING THIS PART. I WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REPORT BACK TO ACURA TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THIS 2000 DOLLAR PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON THAT MODEL YEAR. ACURA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MAGNA DONNELLY REAR VIEW MIRRORS IN MOST ACURA CARS. I HAD A 2001 CL AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EXPLODED AND MELTED THE CONSOLE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE MIRROR HAD ALREADY EXPLODED AND MADE MELT MARKS ON THE CONSOLE. THESE MIRRORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. HOW COME ACURA CAN STILL PUT THEM IN THEIR CARS? HOW COME MAGNA DONNELLY IS STILL MAKING THEM AND NOONE HAS SUED THEM? WE NEED A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS ASAP! *TR

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE COMPLAINT AMONG ACURA OWNERS. THE LARGEST CRACK RUNS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RAISING THE QUESTION OF AIRBAG INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION. SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEREFORE BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY ACURA. *TR

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A HUGE GASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CRACK WILL CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE OR EVEN RESULT IN DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. IT IS LOCATED ALL THE WAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN ADDITIONAL CRACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. AS THE CRACK HAS EXPANDED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE FOUND THAT JUST ABOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE, THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO BUBBLE UP IN THE CENTER. I CALLED ACURA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY GIVE DISCOUNTS ON THE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND BECAUSE IT WASN'T MY FAULT, JUST A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES. I TALKED TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF GUNN ACURA IN SA,TX ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAVEN'T USED ACURA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS MUCH AS THEY LIKE (PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT I HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ENOUGH MONEY), THEY WOULD GIVE ME ONLY A 15% DISCOUNT WHEN I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT AROUND 75%. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THAT WOULD MATTER IF IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN ANYWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS DEFECT ISN'T A RECALL. THE DISTRICT MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IF ANYTHING, THE AIRBAG WOULD COME OUT FASTER IF NEEDED SINCE THERE IS ALREADY A CRACK TO OPEN IT UP. BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY AND HOW THE AIRBAG DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER, THE FIRST THING I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THE OFFER IS STAYING THE SAME, NO MATTER WHAT.

I HAVE A ACURA TL 2004 WHICH THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACK IN TOP OF THE AIR BAGS, THE DEAL SAID THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT, AND I HAVE SEVERAL FRIEND THAT HAVE A ACURA THAT HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE, SO I WELL LIKE TO KNOW IF THE DEAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS . WHICH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THANK' *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL IN OCTOBER OF 2008. RECENTLY, I'VE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AS I SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2004 MODELS. I HAVE ASKED IF THE AIR BAGS ARE SAFE AND THE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A CHUCKLE AND SAID "...OF COURSE". *KB

12-15" CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH TO ILLUMINATE--THEREBY INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE PROBLEMATIC CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR SEVERE BUMP COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INFLATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE 2004 ACURA DASHBOARD OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY ACURA AND FURTHER, INVESTIGATED FOR POTENTIAL ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKS ON RIGHT SIDE AREA OF AIR BAG. *TR

VEHICLE SPUTTERING/JUDDERS DURING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 25-35MPH). THIS PROBLEM STARTED SOMETIME AFTER (MAY BE IN 2009) I BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN 2007. WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED IT TO A DEALER IN 2009, THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE DUE TO COLD WEATHER. BUT NOW I MOVED TO A PLACE WHICH IS WARMER ALL YEAR AROUND, BUT STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT NEED A REPLACEMENT. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASH THAT WITHIN TWO DAYS TIME SPREAD TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF MY DASH. THE SCARY THING IS THE FIRST CRACK APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLINE OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. I'M SCARED IF IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, THE AIRBAG MY DEPLOY UNEXPECTED IF I HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES FOR ANY REASON. NOW I HAVE CRACKS ALL OF THE FRONT OF MY DRIVER SIDE DASH AS WELL. THEY APPEAR TO CONTINUALLY GET WORSE. I USE A SUN SHADE AND HAVE BEEN APPLYING A LOT OF INTERIOR CAR CARE CONDITIONER BUT NONE OF IT HAS DELAYED THE CRACKS AT ALL. I AM REALLY SCARED THIS MAY CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH MY AIR BAG. *KB

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAD DEVELOPED A MAJOR CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE AND I DON'T THINK CUSTOMER SHOULD PAY FOR THE MATERIAL DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CRACK IS RIGHT ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *KB

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T FAIL YET BUT CONCERNED WITH THE CRACK. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE. *KB

DASH PAD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TT