2005 Acura TL complaints

TAKTATA RECALL - HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL THAT HAS BEEN PARKED WINTERS AND INSIDE A GARAGE. PAMPERED, POLISHED, ACURA SERVICE ALWAYS. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED MY DANG DASHBOARD HAS THE CRACK THAT EVERYONE IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT. I CANT BELIEVE THAT A CAR OF THIS PRICE IS HAVING A DASHBOARD CRACK. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER 2000 TO FIX IT. MY OTHER CAR IS NEARLY 20 YEARS OLD AND NOT ONE BLEMISH OR CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND IT TOO IS A HONDA PRODUCT. C'MON WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES AROUND THE AIRBAG DO THE RIGHT THING ACURA AND GOOD WILL FIX THIS THING OR YOU WILL LOSE NOT ONLY ME BUT THE OTHER 4 FAMILY MEMBERS I GOT TURNED ONTO HONDA VEHICLES.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.

TAKATA RECALL MY ACURA TL IS EQUIPTED WITH THE FAULTY,DANGEROUS TAKATA AIRBAGS.THE FAULTY AIRBAGS HAS CAUSED MY CAR'S DASHBOARD TO SEPARATE & CRACK BADLY.I WANT THIS DANGER REMOVED BEFORE IT KILLS OR INJURES ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER.

FAILUER OF THE FRONT ALUMINUM FRAME WAS OBSERVED ON MY CAR DURING A STATE INSPECTION BY AN OBSERVANT TECHNICIAN. THE COMPLIANCE BUSHING IN THE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILS WITHOUT GIVING THE DRIVER AN AUDIBLE OR DRIVING SIGNAL. THIS CREATES METAL ON METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE STRUT AND ALUMINUM FRAME - WEARNIG THRU THE ALUMINUM FRAME ARM EXTENSION WHICH SUPPORTS THE METAL ROD TO THE WHEEL. THE ALUMINUM FRAME WILL EVENTALLY FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS WOULD BE LIFE THREATENING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO MITIGATE THIS RISK.

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY MORING AN NOTICED THREE TWO LARGE CRACK ACROSS THE DASHBOARD STARTING AT THE WINSHIELD MOVING TOWARD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE CRACKS WHEN CLEANING MY CAR LAST WEEK = SUDDEN EVENT OCCURANCE. A GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES MANY 2004 TO 2008 ACURA TL'S EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE CRACKS EFFECTING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF PASSENGER PROTECTION/SAFETY DURING A COLLOSION. GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS IMPLY THESE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD DUE TO A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAN YOU HELP US?

DASH HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY, DISABLING AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE FACT THAT THIS DASHBOARD MATERIAL HAS CRACKED ALL OVER HAS COMPROMISED THE ABILITY TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS SAFELY. VERIFIED BY MECHANIC. NOW THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IF I HAVE A FRONT END COLLISION, I MIGHT DIE.

MY DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS IN IT WHICH ARE NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HAVE TRIED RESOLVING THIS IN THE PAST AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I KEPT A SHADE OVER MY DASHBOARD AND IT WAS GARAGE KEPT AND IT STILL CRACKED. CRACKS ARE EVERYWHERE ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIRBAGS. A CRACKED DASH AT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT POINT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WOULD LIKE ACURA TO LIST AS A RECALL AND COVER COST.

THE DASHBOARD IN MY ACURA 2005 TL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, MOST NOTABLY AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF ACURAS YEARS 2004 AND 2005. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE ALL VERY SIMILAR LOCATIONS ON THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED THAT 1) THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY 2) THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY INCORRECTLY 3) UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE DAMAGED DASH WILL CAUSE FURTHER HARM TO THE PASSENGER

MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.

THE DASHBOARD IN OUR ACURA SUDDENLY HAD A CRACK IN IT FROM FRONT TO BACK ON ONE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME SIZE OF CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2005 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRACKS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG, BECAUSE THEY APPEARED SO SUDDENLY, AND BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS PART OF THE TAKETA AIRBAG RECALL ALTHOUGH THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AFTER BY SHEER ACCIDENT WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE IN THIS BRAND AND MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS CAR. ANOTHER THING WHICH CONCERNS US IS THAT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS ALWAYS "LIVED" IN FL. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THE CRACKS APPEARED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.

CAR IS LEAKING OIL GRADUALLY. PUDDLE IN AMBER BROWN COLOR ON THE GARAGE FLOOR

DASH BOARD STARTING TO CRACK, AFRAID IF CRACKS WOULD MAKE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 AND GARAGED.

CRACKING DASHBOARD

TAKATA RECALL - MY DRIVE IS FLASHING WHICH IS TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I'M HAVING WIRING PROBLEMS ALSO. ALSO I HAVE NO BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS THEY JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND IT'S A WIRING PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED OVER THE PAST YEAR. AFTER RESEARCHNG SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS NOT COSMETIC, BUT SAFETY. DUE TO THE CRACKS MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS DISABLED ITSELF. THEREFORE IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, I WONT HAVE THAT PROTECTION. ACURA REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. IT CAN HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON IT AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ON JULY 23, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM, I WAS EXITING VIA REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, PROCEEDED FORWARD AT A SPEED OF 3MPH, FOR LESS THAN TEN FEET TO MAKE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, WHEN THERE WAS THE SOUND OF BREAKING METAL, AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, FOOT ON GAS, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. I STRUGGLED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK, THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I GOT IT INTO REVERSE, THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR WAS NOW STUCK IN REVERSE, AND KEY WAS LOCKED IN IGNITION. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I PLACED PHONE CALLS TO A TOWING COMPANY, AND MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED "THE DRIVER'S FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN TWO. THE AXLE SHAFT HAD RUSTED UNDERNEATH THE VIBRATION DAMPER. THE PASSENGER FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY LOOKED RUSTED". AT MY DIRECTION, THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES. BOTH MYSELF AND THE MECHANIC SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, OR EVEN AN UPDATE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE/SERVICE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. CAR AXLES SHOULD NOT RANDOMLY SNAP IN HALF. I HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HARMED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING IN A DRIVE LANE, WHETHER IT

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED FOUR MAJOR CRACKS. TWO OF THEM ARE OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ACURA DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY THE FULL REPAIR COST. I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

LARGE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE MATERIAL USED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING.

TAKATA RECALL A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG/COMPARTMENT AND HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO CONTINUE TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG AS WELL AS SEVERELY DAMAGE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE. NEITHER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR FAULT IN THIS DEFECT THAT COULD BE FATAL TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS WHO'S VIN IS SAID TO NOT TO BE IMPACTED DESPITE TAKATA RECALLS IMPACTING THE OTHER HONDA VEHICLES AND BEING A WIDESPREAD RECALL ACROSS THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS REQUESTS HAVE BEEN "NECESSARY" NOR COVERED BY MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP DESPITE THE ACURA OWNERS RECALL LINK COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE INFLATOR RECALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO READ AND ESCALATE THESE COMPLAINTS AS MANY OF US ARE IMPACTED BY THIS DEFECT & ARE POWERLESS. I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2009 AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SINCE PURCHASING AND PAYING OFF AND MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF CONTINUE TO BE IN DANGER OF FATALITY DUE TO THESE DEFECTS WITHOUT MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABILITY OR SUPPORT.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORINGINAL OWNER 11-17. HE DIDNT INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALSO THE VSA WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT THE DEALER WAS NO HELP AT ALL. I TRIED DISCONNECTING THE HANDS FREE LINK, BUT I STILL HAD A DEAD BATTERY THE NEXT DAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY EVERY DAY WHEN I COME HOME. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN JAN. 2018. THERE ARE ALSO RECEIPTS IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGANAL OWNER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS.

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS STARTING FROM THE AREA THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND HAS SINCE SPREAD TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT, DESPITE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING. THIS ISSUE HAS MADE ITS WAY TO CNN, LOCAL NEWS, NUMEROUS BOARDS AND WEBSITES, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC. THE BRAND REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

THE DASHBOARD CRACK AND WITH NO REASON AND STILL CRACKING

THERE IS A CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE DASH VERY CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG. I AM SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AT ANY MINUTE. ACURA SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN EVERYDAY.

DASHBOARD CRACKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V091000 (STEERING). TIM SHORT ACURA (131 MACCORKLE AVE SW, CHARLESTON, WV 25303) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE KEY IMMOBILIZER INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY ACURA TL'S PASSENGER DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK RUNNING DOWN AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE INITIALLY RAN INTO AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULDN'T START APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO IN 2015. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HANDS FREE BLUE TOOTH CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE CAR; HOWEVER, STILL NO RECALL FROM HONDA. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SHOPS & HAVE SPENT MONEY REPLACING BATTERIES AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL, THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO PERSIST AND THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE IT WON'T START.

DASH CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, AFRAID OF AIRBAG COMING OUT. ORIGINAL OWNER ,ALWAYS GARGE KEPT

THERE IS A CRACK RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DASHBOARD. ACURA WILL NOT HELP COVER THE COST TO FIX IT. IT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES.

CRACKED DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT CAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS TO REPAIRED IT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT EXPLODE. SO WHAT CAN I DO? THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 2000 DOLLAR.

THE DASHBOARD IS DEVELOPING LARGE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD LEADING TO MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AS TO WHETHER THE DEFECT HAS COMPROMISED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

PASSENGER DASH CRACKED AROUND EDGE OF AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT ACURA IS NOT HANDLING AS A RECALL. THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME DASHES, BUT OTHERS THEY SAY THE DASH IS A THINNER MATERIAL THEREFORE IT MAY CRACK. I BELIEVE THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS COMPROMISING SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO MY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.

PASSENGER SEAT WILL TRIGGER AIR BAG DASH LIGHT. ACURA CORPORATE SAYS I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. DEALER SAYS THEY PAY FOR REPAIRS, EXCLUDING $170 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED WITHOUT EXPENSE TO CONSUMER.

MY NOTICE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD PERIODICALLY COMES ON AND OFF; THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE UNTIL THEY LOOKED AT IT. IS THIS A PROBLEM INVOLVING THE TAKATA RECALL? I NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM TIME TO TIME FOR OVER A YEAR OR MORE, BUT WHEN IT DIDN'T STAY ON, I JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER TO DEAL WITH IT.....IT IS NOW ON MOST OF THE TIME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND REMAINS ON UNTIL TURNED OFF.

MY DASHBOARD HAS 3 HUGE CRACKS OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE FEELING THAT THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY ANY MINUTE. I RECENTLY HAD MY AIR BAGS TURNED OFF FOR PIECE OF MIND BUT NOW I PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN DANGER BECAUSE WE NO LONGER HAVE SAFETY AIR BAGS TO PROTECT US. THIS IS ALSO QUITE EMBARRASSING WHEN I DRIVE BUSINESS PARTNERS AROUND TOWN AND MY DASH IS CRACKED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR BUT DEFECTS LIKE THIS GIVE THE BRAND A TERRIBLE REPUTATION.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON POWER INN AND CALVINE RD I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO CALVINE RD MY RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL WHETHER HOLDS THE WHEEL HAD SNAP ON ME N I WAS STUCK THERE FOR AN HOUR TILL HIGHWAY PATROL CAME AN CALLED EAGLE TOWING.... BUT BEFORE THE OFFICER HAD ARRIVED I TRIED SHIFTING IT INTO PARK IT WOULDN'T LET ME I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM OFFERUP AN THE PERSON HAD INFORMED ME HE REPLACED THE TRANNY ETC.... IDK I'M JUST STRESS ABOUT BUYING A NEW CAR AN NOW IT STUCK SITTING HERE IN MY GARAGE AND THE MOST HEADACHE ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS I NEED TO REGISTER INTO MY NAME N I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT NOW THAT HIS HAPPEN SIGH IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO FOR ME AND MY GIRL I'D HIGHLY APPRECIATE IT PLEASE AN THANK YOU *DATE OF INCIDENT ISN'T CORRECT I KNOW I WAS THE END OF MARCH OR BEGINNING OF APRIL I'M GOING TO HAVE MY GIRL CALL EAGLE TOWING OR HIGHWAY PATROL FOR ACTUAL INFORMATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND OPERATED ABNORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FILTER FRACTURED AND DETACHED AND THE DEBRIS CLOGGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UP TO THE CONSUMER TO CHANGE THAT SPECIFIC PART OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECOMMENDED PART TO REPLACE IN THE MANUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A POPPING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT A CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *CN

1. HFL LHAS CONTINUOUSLY DRAINED SEVERAL BATTERIES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008. UNTIL RECENTLY I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THE HFL UNTIL THE ACURA DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR REMOVED. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, SO I HAD IT REMOVED. I ALSO JUST PURCHASED A 2007 ACURA TL S AND WHILE I WAS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP INPUTTING THE RADIO INFO AND ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT WITH TO THE HFL LINK THE BATTERY BECAME COMPLETELY DRAINED IN LESS THAN 10 MIN. THE HFL HAS NOT WORKED IN THE 2005 SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT DOES NOT WORK ON THE 2007 EITHER. I HAVE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FORM FILLED OUT FOR THAT CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ACURA TL, BUT NOT A RECALL YET. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. 2. THE POWER STEERING HAS SEEMED TO GO OUT OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS AND IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. IF I CAN REMEMBER THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE POWER STEERING HOSE FOR THIS MODEL TL. I BELIEVE IT WAS REPAIRED DURING THE INITIAL RECALL, BUT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

HANDS FREE LINK PROBLEM PEARSEDICITIC DRAWL BATTERY COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER 3 DAYS OF NOT STARTING ALSO NO DISPLAY HVAC DEFROSTER ON HI SPEED UNABLE TO CONTROL. THERE IS NO RADIO FUNCTION/DISPLAY AS WELL.

DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK ALONGSIDE THE RIGHT OF THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG. THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG IS INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE. SINCE JUNE OF 2014, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND IS NOW SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF CRACKING THAT HAS EVOLVED FROM THE INITIAL CRACK ALONG SIDE THE AIRBAG. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE MODEL & THAT THE AIRBAG/DASH DAMAGE IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURES TO REPLACE & THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR NOR VIN #. *TR

NECESITO SABER SI ESTA O NO REPORTADO COMO ROBADO PARA COMPRARLO

2005 ACURA TL PURCHASED WITH ONLY 88,000 MILES IN ABOVE EXCELLENT (PURCHASED FROM A PORSCHE MECHANIC) CONDITION. THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING AROUND 100,000 MILES AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE 'ACURA FORUMS' HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS MORE THAN COMMON WITH ACURA OWNERS AROUND THE U.S.A. DASH CRACKS ANYWHERE NEAR AN AIRBAG ARE MORE THAN ALARMING.

MY 2005 ACURA TL STARTED GETTING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, EXACTLY ON THE OUTLINE ON ONE SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. IT SPREAD TO THE COMPLETE LENGTH OF THE LEFT OUTLINE/SEAM OF THE AIRBAG WITHIN 2 DAYS. TWO WEEKS LATER A CRACKE APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG(ALONG THE SEAM). NOW THERE IS ANOTHER HUGE CRACK GOING ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT IS PRACTICALLY ABOUT TO BURST OPEN. I AM SO AFRAID THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I BELIEVE IT IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT IS A MAJOR HEALTH HAZARD THAT COULD POTENTIALLY INJURE OR KILL THE PASSENGER. I REALLY NEED ACURA TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE MODEL & YEAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL!

2005 ACURA TL WELL MAINTAINED, ALWAYS GARAGED. NOV 10, 2016 STARTED NOTICING CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. 2 BIG ONES ON PASSENGER SIDE OVER WHERE AIR BAG SUPPOSED TO BE. COUNTED AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, IN VARIOUS SPOTS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A PREMIUM CAR MAKER SUCH AS ACURA BUT NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE $$ TO FIX ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL MY DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND NOW ANOTHER CRACK IS STARTING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT TO CRACK AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND DOESN'T GO OFF. I LOOKED IT UP BY VIN NUMBER AND DIDN'T SEE A RECALL BUT SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED.

KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO OFFICIAL RECALL. DASH BOARD CRACKS DIRECTLY ABOVE AIRBAG. STARTED WITH ON LARGE CRACK AND NOW THERE ARE TWO ABOVE AIRBAG. I HAVE 3 COWORKERS ALL WITH ACURA TL'S FROM 04-06 YEARS ALL WITH THE SAME CRACKS. DEALER IS MAKING DRIVERS RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK PAGE JUST REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. SHOULD BE A RECALL.

IN THE ACURA 3.2 MOTORS, THE CYLINDERS HAVE OIL RELEASE HOLES THAT ARE NOT SMOOTH WHICH IS CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS TO GET STUCK, SHAVE AND DAMAGE THE CAM SHAFTS AND CAUSE MOTOR FAILURE. THEY ARE CAUSING SERIOUS GROOVES ON THE OUTER 2 CAM BEARINGS THAT HAVE THE LARGER RELEASE HOLES. MY MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THIS. I WAS DRIVING, CAR STOPPED RUNNING, I THOUGHT MY TIMING SLIPPED. I PULLED THE MOTOR APART AND MY CAM WAS SEIZED UP AFTER LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER. I ORDER A NEW MOTOR SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, THINKING IT WAS JUST MY MOTOR. I PULLED THE NEW MOTOR APART AND I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE! THE CAM WAS GETTING SCORED DUE TO THE OIL RELEASE HOLE NOT BEING SMOOTH. I ALSO REALIZED THAT ON THE SIDE THAT WAS NOT GETTING DAMAGED IT HAD AN OIL SYLPH, AND WHICH THE SIDE THAT WAS GETTING DAMAGED DID NOT. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I PURCHASED 2005 ACURA TL AT PARAGON ACURA IN QUEENS ,NEW YORK. THAT TIME WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR WAS BRAND NEW CAR. JUST HAPPENED LAST YEAR THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. BESIDE ALL OVER NEAR THE DASHBOARD AND NEARS TO THE AIRBAGS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS STUFF AND WILL CAUSED ACCIDENT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I CONTACTED NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THIS ISSUES. PLEASE NOTE THAT I ALSO OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY AND THIS CAR THE DASHBOARD WERE FINE AS NEW. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED, I THOUGHT ACURA SHOULD BE BETTER THAN HONDA. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IS DASHBOARD CAN BE REPLACED WITH NO CHARGE OR RECALL PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO AGAIN REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH FRONT SEATS AND THE DASHBOARD ARE EXTREMELY FULL OF CRACKS FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ALWAYS WELL TAKEN CARE OF.