2006 Acura TL complaints

SQUARE CRACK WITH LINES RUNNING TO WINDOW WHERE AIRBAG IS. LOOKS AWFUL AND I HOPE THE BAG DOESN'T POP OUT. THIS IS NO LUXURY CAR AND ACURA DOESN'T CARE. HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT.

THE PASSENGER DASH CRACKED IN A SQUARE AROUND THE AIRBAG.

DESIGN FLAW IN DASH CAUSES CRACKS COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACURA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GOODWILL OR FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM.

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT DASH BOARD. THIS INCLUDE THE AREAS IN AND AROUND THE PART OF THE DASH THAT COVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I HAVE USED NO TYPE OF CLEANER THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SERIOUS CRASHES. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.

THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

WENT TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY WON'T WIPE NEITHER WILL THE FLUID. TRIED WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED AND IN MOTION

TAKATA INFLATOR,I NOTICED ON PASSENGER SIDE ONE DAY AROUND JULY 1017 A CTACK WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I WOULD SURE DISLIKE IF ONE OF MY FAMILY PASSENGERS OF MYSELF FOR THAT MATTER GETS HURT DUE TO THE AIRBAG POPPING OUT FOR NO REASON I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED TO AVOID A LAW SUIT FOR THE COMPANY..THANKS IN ADVANCE

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW LARGER IN SIZE. THE CRACK IS RUNNING RIGHT ALONG WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS COMPROMISING THE THE ABILITY OF THE AIRBAG TO NOT SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOY. I AM NERVOUS TO ALLOW ANYONE RIDE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT - IT DOES NOT SIT IN THE SUN.

DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AS REPORTED BY COUNTLESS OTHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE. MY CONCERN IS THE FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE FAULTY DASH SHOULD THE AIR BAG EVER DEPLOY WHICH CAN INJURE, KILL OR BLIND THE OCCUPANT

CRACKING OF THE ACURA TL DASHBOARD MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD WITH REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO EMANATE FROM ABOVE THE AIRBAG CANISTER AND EXTEND FOR THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS MAY IMPACT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG BY OPENING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION OR TOO QUICKLY DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN RESISTANCE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKED PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT DETACHES DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE TEST AND/OR COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION DATA TO VERIFY THAT THE REDUCTION IN DASHBOARD INTEGRITY DOES NOT IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FRAGMENTS.

THE DASH BOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS ON IT, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY BELOW THESE CRACKS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AS THIS ONE HOWEVER ACURA IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AS A DEFECT?

OVER THE YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE ACURA 06 TL I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY- CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES. I PURCHASED A FEW BATTERIES ALREADY. FINALLY ON 7-24-2017 I WAS OUT OF TOWN (WEST PALM BEACH) WHEN MY CAR WON'T START. I WENT TO CLOSEST ACURA DEALER WHERE I LEARNED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE HFL THAT HAD A PARASITIC DRAIN ON THE BATTERY FROM DEFECTIVE HFL. HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER BATTERY. ACURA NEVER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT OF HAND FREE LINK. IN PAST I HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER AND POWER STEERING. CERTAIN FEATURES STILL DOES NOT WORK- PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW, HEATING ELEMENT FOR CAR SEAT PASSENGER, POWER OUTLET IN CONSOLE BOX.

HEADED OUT IN THE AFTERNOON, IT WAS MAY 2016 WEATHER WAS MILD 70 DEGREES. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER TURNING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME WHO COULDN'T GO AROUND UNTIL THE OTHER SIDE WAS CLEAR. NO LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD, THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT A FEW FEET AND THEN STOPPED DRIVING AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRIED TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE AND IT DID. OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT DRIVE BACK HOME IN REVERSE. I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES (I HADN'T MADE IT FAR FROM HOME), TURNED THE CAR OFF, BACK ON AND DROVE BACK HOME. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS STRUGGLING TO GO INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND ALL TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL GEARS THE RPM IS GOING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY.

DASH DEVELOPED DUAL CRACKS THAT ALIGN WITH AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND WIDE ENOUGH TO VISUALLY SEE THE AIRBAG FRAMING COMPONENTS. CONCERNED WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH AND SAFETY OF AIRBAG SYSTEM, POTENTIAL FOR DEPLOYING AND HARMING PASSENGERS INCLUDING MY TEENAGE CHILDREN. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THESE CRACKS CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND TOTAL DASH REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY SAFE ALTERNATIVE. CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THEIR OWN AND STEADILY LENGTHENED TO OUTLINE BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. MT ACURA IS A ONE OWNER, NEVER BEEN WRECKED, GARAGE KEPT EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FURTHER THAT A REPLACEMENT DASH TO BE INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME DUE TO MY MAJOR CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGERS SAFETY. AIRBAGS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY SO NO NEED TO HAVE A AN EXPOSED AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE UNATTENDED. I WOULD LIKE RESOLUTION ASAP FROM MANUFACTURER.

THE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK IN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND THE SCORING IS FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. HAS SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE IN A GARAGE. ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND IS DETAILED TWICE A YEAR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT BESIDES BEING A HORRIBLE COSMETIC DEFECT THAT IT ACTUALLY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE WILL SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MUST BE A DEFECT THAT ACURA SHOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE.

THR DASH HAS DEVELOP THIN CRACKS ON OR NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SUCH THAT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM SHARP EDGES HITTING PASSENGER UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACKS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. BASED UPON INTERNET SEARCHES, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH ACURAS. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. WINDSHIELD SCREENING IS USED WHEN PARKING IN THE SUN.

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT CROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND MAY AFFECT DEPLOYMENT. CRACK IS GROWING NOTICEABLY EVERY WEEK SO SHOULD EVENTUALLY CROSS THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD COMPLETELY. DRIVERS SIDE HAS MORE CRACKS BUT THERE IS NO AIRBAG THERE.

PASSENGER SIDE DASH LEFT EDGE OF AIRBAG IS CRACKED FROM THE FRONT TO THE WINDSHIELD. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM, ACURA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. DO NOT WANT PARTS OF DASH TO INJURE SOMEONE IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG GOES OFF AS THE CRACK GOES BELOW THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS.

EARLY CRACKS ON DASHBOARD ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE AIRBAG

DASH HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIR BAG, WHICH , IN MY BELIEF, WILL EFFECT DEPLOYMENT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. I NOTICED THE FIRST CRACK ONE MORNING WHEN I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ACURA SERVICE DEPT TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE $200 ON AN $2000 BILL TO REPLACE THE DASH.

VEHICLE AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED. DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN CRACKING ACROSS PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK OF DASHBOARD. AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR PASSENGER SAFETY SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND MILEAGE IS ONLY 70K. THIS HAS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT.

DASH AROUND PASS AIRBAG INDENTION IS CRACKING BADLY FROM AIRBAG TO WINDSHIELD AND DOWN TO GLOVEBOX. OVERNIGHT IT APPEARED WHILE PARKED. I FEEL AS IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED PIECES OF DASH COULD FLY OUT AND HURT SOMEONE. CAR IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ACURA SAYS THEY WILL FIX FOR $2000. SEEMS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED . HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WITH SAME CARE ALL DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AFTER PURCHASING MY ACURA TL 2006 A FEW WEEKS LATER MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK REALLY BAD CONTACTED ACURA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THEY RESPONDED WAS THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR A COST. THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING DUE TO READING SIMILAR COMPLAINS ONLINE FOR THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS THIS SHOULD DIFFINITELY BE A RECALL THIS IS CRACKING WHERE THE AIR BAG IS. ANOTHER COMPLAIN IF THE CAR IS LEFT WITH OUT TURNING THE IGNITION ON FOR MORE THEN A DAY THE CAR WILL NOT START I THEN NEED TO JUMP START IT TO HAVE IT RUN AGAIN EVERY WEEK I'VE ALSO READ THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER ACURA OWNERS AS WELL THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT FOR ME AND OTHER ACURA CAR OWNERS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER ACURA OWNERS WITH THIS CONSTANT PROBLEM AND MAKING ACURA ACCOUNTABLE FOR BAD MANUFACTURING.

PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ATTACHED TO THE DASH BOARD. DASH BOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT HAVE A CONCERN IT MAY EITHER NOT DEPLOY WHEN THERE IS ACCIDENT OR PLASTIC PARTS MAY FLY OFF.

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS EVERY WHERE LOOKS HORRIBLE .... NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR

BEGINNING IN MAY 2016, THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2016 ACURA TL BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK PROPAGATES ALONG THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BREAKAWAY SEAM LOCATED ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKING OCCURS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS IS LOCATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN THE EVENT OF A SUBSTANTIAL COLLISION. MY CONCERN IS THAT DUST, DEBRIS AND POSSIBLY CONDENSATION OR LIQUID CAN DROP INTO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THEREBY NEGATIVELY EFFECTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG OR RENDERING THE AIR BAG INOPERABLE. THE CRACKING IS CONTINUING TO PROPAGATE ALONG THE SEAM OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. EVENTUALLY, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG COULD BE COMPLETELY EXPOSED.

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG FOR NO REASON WHEN I WAS IN PARKING LOT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS WITH ME IN THE CAR, THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE DASHBOARD NOT PROTECTING IT ACCORDINGLY, MY CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE AND VERY WELL TAKING CAR OF, THIS IS A LUXURY CAR AND EXPENSIVE, ACURA SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE IN REPLACING DASHBOARD TO AVOID POSSIBLE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I HOPE YOU GUYS REALLY CONSIDER THIS CLAIM BECAUSE ITS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH SO MANY ACURA TL OWNERS.

THE "CHECK TPMS" WARNING LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON AND OFF IRREGULARLY, AND THE TPMS DISPLAYS VERY WRONG TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT NUMBERS. I CHECKED THE TIRES MANUALLY, AND READ THEIR PRESSURE ALL AROUND 33 PSI WHILE THE TPMS DISPLAYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE AS 58 PSI.

CRACKED DASH BOARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

INITIALLY, DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, IN JUNE 2009, PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FADED FROM BLACK TO A LIGHT GRAY INDICATING SOME SORT OF DECOMPOSITION. THE DEALER DYED THE PLASTIC BLACK AGAIN. LAST YEAR, A LONG CRACK APPEARRED IN THE DASHBOARD IN THE SAME AREA RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK. THIS SUMMER A LONG SECOND CRACK S APPEARED POSSIBLY OUTLINING THE CONTOUR OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS WEEK, A THIRD CRACK HAS STARTED IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL VEHICLES AND MAY REPRESENT A MATERIAL OR QUALITY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT INCREASED BRITTLENEBRITR LOSS OF INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALLOWING MATERIAL TO BE EJECTED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I HAVE USED DASH "SHADES" TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM SUN EXPOSURE OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PRIOR VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD DETERIORATE IN THIS MANNER. THIS COULD BE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN TOYOTA DASHBOARDS AND THEIR RECALL AS THIS IS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE/HUMID ENVIRONMENT. ACURA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS A PROBLEM BECAUSE MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS OUT CLAIMS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY.

2006 ACURA TL WITH DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF EXAMPLES ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT ACURA REFUSES TO ADDRESS OR ADMIT TO IT. CNN EVEN REPORTED IT, AGAIN NO RESPONSE FROM ACURA. CONCERNED ABOUT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG (OR DEPLOYMENT AT ALL), ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT THE MODEL YEARS THAT ARE HAVING THE ISSUES ARE THE THIRD GENERATION TL (MODEL YEARS 2004-2008) AND ALL TL IN THE SURROUNDING YEARS (1999-2003 AND 2009-PRESENT) ARE A PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. ACURA HAS STATED THAT REPLACEMENT COST IS $2000 - CONSIDERING ITS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE, ONE WOULD THINK THEY WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT FAULT. THIS IS MY THIRD ACURA VEHICLE OWNED.

MY PASSENGER DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS GO UP AND DOWN. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLED HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A POSSIBLE AIR BAG RUPTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALL STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A BATTERY DRAIN PROBLEM. I CHARGE THE BATTERY AND IT DRAINS OVERNIGHT. BATTERY WAS CHECK OUT TO BE OK. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY THAT I BOUGHT IN TWO YEARS. I ALSO BOUGHT A PORTABLE STARTER SO AS NOT TO BE STRANDED. FINALLY THE BLUETOOTH FUSE WAS REMOVED AND DRAINING STOPPED FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. I AM NOTICING THAT THE CAR WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING IS BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE THE PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD SIDE IS CRACKED. I FEARED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD EVENTUALLY DEPLOY THEREFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS SAFE AND WROTE ON THE PAPERWORK I RECEIVED THAT IT WAS SAFE. ON HOT DAYS, THE SPLIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG ARE MUCH WIDER AND I CAN NOW SEE THE SHAPE OF THE HINGE OR BOLT THAT KEEPS IT TOGETHER. DRIVING WITH THIS SITUATION IS VERY UNNERVING. ACURA NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THOSE THAT GO INTO MY CAR ARE APPALLED AND WOULD NEVER PURCHASE AN ACURA BASED ON MY VEHICLE.

II HAD AN HEAD COLLISION ACCIDENT BUT THE AIRBAG ON THE STEER WHEEL DIDN'T DEPLOY LEAVING ME SEVER NECK HEAD INJURIES

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN (15-25 MPH) WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SHOCK OF IT CAUSED ME TO VEER TO THE RIGHT ROLLING UP ONTO A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HAD TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND TOOK THE CAR TO A COLLISION CENTER TO SEE ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAGS. THE PEOPLE THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE AT THE COLLISION CENTER WERE BOTH SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE.

DRIVER SEAT HEATER IS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL WHEN TURNED ON. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE SMELL IS LIKELY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEATING ELEMENT WIRES.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS ABSURD THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE. LOSS OF EQUITY IN VEHICLE IS EXPECTED AND ACURA(HONDA) SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP TO AVOID LAWSUITS FROM CUSTOMERS AS MYSELF. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INTEGRITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. PLEASE ADVISE WITH RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU *TR

BATTERY KEPT GOING DEAD AND STRANDING ME IN MULTIPLE PLACES. HAD TO PURCHASE A PORTABLE CAR STARTER IN ORDER TO KEEP RESTARTING THE CAR. COULDN'T FIND ANY OFFICIAL REASONS BEHIND IT FROM ANY ACURA SOURCES. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT THE HFL BLUETOOTH MODULE WAS CAUSING A BATTERY DRAIN FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS. SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE MODULE. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. WAS STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES -- VERY UNSAFE!! ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE CAR STARTER AND NEW BATTERY! ACURA DEALERS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE NEW HFL REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY DRIVERS. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.

THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT.

I HAVE A 2006 ACURA TL AND JUST RECENTLY A LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR ONE DAY A THERE IT WAS, A LARGE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS GOTTEN BIGGER SINCE I FIRST SAW IT IN OCTOBER 2015. I CAN SEE THE WHITE OF THE AIRBAG THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE DASH. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY EYES, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 2004-2006 TL'S. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS STARTED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS. I ALSO HAVE TO COMPLAIN THAT NOW THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR, I HAVE LOST VALUE IN MY CAR. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WITH THE DASH IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A "LUXURY" CAR. I THINK HONDA CORP SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE DASH OF THE 2004-2006 ACURA TL'S, OR AT LEAST OFFER HELP WITH THE COST.

POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING INSIDE INTO THE BOOT. DEALER SAYS, THE RACK HAS FAILED AN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH 70000 MILES ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME COMPLAINT ON ACURAZINE FORUMS FOR ACURA TL CARS. HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/THIRD-GENERATION-TL-2004-2008-93/ THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY.

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

2006 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE GLOVE BOX ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG TO THE WINDSHIELD, WITH ADJACENT CRACKS. THESE CRACKS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AS I BELIEVE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY THROUGH THE WEAKEST LINK, I.E., THE AIRBAG WILL ATTEMPT TO FIND ITS WAY THROUGH THE CRACK INSTEAD OF WHERE IT NORMALLY GOES! I TRUSTED IN ACRA AS I HAVE AN ACURA MDX AS WELL. ALSO THE HOMELINK SYSTEM WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND ALWAYS CAUSED STARTING ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR 4 TO 12 INCH CRACKS OVER THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 204,000. UPDATED 02/02/16*LJ *CN

ON TUESDAY OCT 13, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 ACURA TL AT 20 KM/H AND SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE WAS ROARING. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN A BIT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND THEN I PRESS ONTO THE PEDAL VERY HARD, THE TIRES SLIPPED TO A COMPLETE HALT, JUST A FEW INCHES FROM A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP. WHILE I HADN'T STILL FULLY ASSESSED FULL SITUATION, I AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING, MADLY. I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED UNTIL I GAIN FULL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION; SHIFTED TRANSMISSION TO PARKING. SOME TIME LATER WHEN I WAS ALREADY TRANQUIL, I STARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE ACCELERATION STARTED, THE ENGINE AGAIN WAS ROARING SO I SWITCHED IT OFF. I WAITED MUCH LONGER AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS OK. SINCE THERE IS NO ACURA DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN, I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE CAR SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BUT TECHNICIANS COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. IN ANOTHER TIGHTER SITUATION (BEING CLOSER TO A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR DOWN A CURVE, ETC) , OR IF MY WIFE OR KIDS HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR, THIS CASE COULD'VE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS, EVEN FATAL. TWO ACURA DEALERS SAID THEY HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTER SUCH PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANYTHING SIMILAR. IN A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, I FOUND MANY SITES REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW M

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.