2006 Acura TL complaints

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT 40 MPH AND WAS SLIPPING AT 50 MPH UNTIL IT WENT NEUTRAL ON A BUSY ROAD. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE BACK HOME ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER 15 MINUTES BUT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY AND WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AGAIN AND WAITED. RE-STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR 3-4 MINUTES UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO NEUTRAL AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR 2-3 MORE TIMES UNTIL I STOPPED AND JUST PARKED THE CAR WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE BACK TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. FOUND OUT FROM THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 68K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXTREMELY WELL AND CARED FOR. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION ON PRIOR VEHICLES I DROVE (98 CIVIC 100K+ MILES AND 98 ACCORD 4 CYCLE 190K MILES). *TR

THERE ARE LONG CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON BOTH EDGES OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - APPROXIMATELY 12" IN LENGTH (VERTICAL) OVER AIR BAG

MY 2006 ACURA TL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A PARKWAY. THE DEALER SAID A YELLOW SACK SPIDER WEB CLOGGED THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN TUBE WHICH CAUSED WATER TO BACK UP AND SPILL ONTO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSING MY ACURA TO SHUT OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING. APPEARS AN ISSUE WITH THE SECOND GEAR, AS PER REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

MY CAR BATTERY KEPT DYING EVERY 3 MONTHS, I EVEN GOT A NEW BATTERY AND MY CAR WAS STILL DYING. I WAS STRANDED AT THE BANK IN A PARKING LOT, MY DRIVEWAY, AND AT WORK. AFTER IT DIED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START WITH A NEW BATTERY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT IS MY BLUE TOOTH, WHICH HADN'T BEEN WORKING, THAT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY AND THEY HAVE SEEN IT IN MY MODEL AND YEAR. I HAD TO PAY $100 TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I REPLACED IT AND NOW THEY WONT REIMBURSE ME. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEING STRANDED WITH YOUR CAR NOT STARTING. I HAVE A BABY THAT IS NOT OK WITH ME TO WONDER IF MY CAR WILL START. PLEASE HELP ACURA NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAULTY PART AND THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR CARS. *TR

SINCE THE DAY OF THE CAR PURCHASED IN 2006 THE STEERING WAS VERY HARDER THAN OTHER CARS WE USED BEFORE AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA TL IS A SPORTS CAR AND THE STEERING WILL BE HARDER THAN OTHER MANUFACTURES. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED AND A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURE REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOTHING TO WORRY; IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. WHEN THE SITUATION GOT REALLY BAD, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 120000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING OIL OUT THE END SEALS AND THE PROPER CORRECTION IS REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING RACK AND A POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PUMP DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVEL. THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $1650.00. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME FOR DRIVING THIS CAR FOR MANY YEARS AND COME UP WITH $1700.00 TO FIX IT. ALSO THE BUSHING WERE TORN AND POPPED THROUGH. ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN TORN BUSHING WAS A DESIGN ISSUE FOR 2004-2008 MODELS AND ACURA CHANGED THE BODY STYLE LATER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS WOBBLING/SHAKING PROBLEM THE ESTIMATED COST IS $681.00. (DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY STYLE). ACCORDING THE DEALERS AND TECHNICIANS I CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY SELDOM AND THEY ARE DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. AS A CUSTOMER I HAVE TO COME UP WITH AROUND $2500.00 TO FIX A DEFECTIVE LUXURY CAR COST ME MORE THAN $35,000.00 IN 2006. WHAT A SHAME. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ACURA TL (2006) STARTING. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD A FAULTY BATTERY AND THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK, MY CAR WAS GETTING VERY SLOW TO START. I TAKE IT IN TO ACURA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE HANDS FREE LINK HAS A PARASITIC DRAW ON THE BATTERY AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER, EVER USED THIS FEATURE AND WAS INCENSED THAT I HAD TO PAY $400 TO REPLACE IT! TODAY, A MERE SEVEN DAYS LATER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE ACURA AND THEY TELL ME ITS THE STARTER...OVER $500 TO FIX!!! I'VE READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE HFL. BEING STRANDED IS A SAFETY ISSUE! ACURA AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND THIS HAS PLACED A PARASITIC DRAIN ON MY SAVINGS! *JS

ABS KICKED IN WHEN BRAKING ON AN ICY DOWNHILL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ABS HAS EVER ENGAGED ON THIS CAR. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY SOFT AND TRAVEL MUCH FARTHER TOWARDS TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. PUMPING THEM DOES NOT RETURN BRAKES TO NORMAL OPERATION. RESEARCH UNCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) WITH HONDA/ACURA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 07041. IT APPEARS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL GIVEN THE DANGER THIS POSES (LOSS OF BRAKING POWER). RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE $900+ VSA MODULATOR. RIDICULOUS. *TR

THE HANDS FREE LINK MALFUNCTIONS AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. IF THE CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN A DAY, THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THOUSANDS OF ACURA TLS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEAD BATTERY LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED AND EVENTUALLY LEADS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALTERNATOR. ACURA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG(OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING). AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE CRACK GREW ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND NOW I HAVE 2 CRACKS ABOUT A FOOT LONG EACH PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER. ALSO ANOTHER CRACK CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD APPEARED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THAT CRACK IS ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE CRACKS BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OR FOR INSPECTION BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ON ACURA TL 2006 MODEL I HAVE A CRACK IN THE DASH. I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I AM GONNA HAVE TO HIRE A LAWYER CAUSE NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PEOPLE WHO PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE ACURA'S. THE DEALERSHIP SAID 2000. IT WASN'T EVEN MY FAULT. NOW IF SOMEONE DIES IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM SUING. I DONE TWITTERED THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN YOU HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POOR AND HAZARDOUS DESIGN OF RAIN-X LATITUDE WIPER BLADES CONNECTOR PIECE. WHILE DRIVING IN "NORMAL DUTY CONDITIONS" LIGHT NON-FREEZING RAIN (TEMP IN THE MID 50'S FAHRENHEIT) AT NORMAL CITY SPEEDS THE PASSENGER WIPER, A 19" RAIN-X LATITUDE, PROPERLY INSTALLED, CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED CAUSING THE WIPER BLADE PORTION OF THE PART TO BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLES WIPER ARM WITH THE PLASTIC CLIP STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE'S METAL WIPER ARM. THE BLADE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROADWAY.THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A FLAW WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THIS PART AS DESIGNED BY RAIN-X THAT COULD CAUSE A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DEBRIS TO BE MECHANICALLY THROWN FROM A VEHICLE, ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *TR

OUR HANDS FREE LINK UNIT THAT PAIRS WITH YOUR CELL PHONE BECAME DEFECTIVE OVER A YEAR AGO. IT HEATS UP AT NIGHT ALL BY ITSELF AND GETS VERY HOT MAKING ME LEERY ABOUT IT CAUSING A FIRE. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND BEING UNABLE TO USE THE HANDS FREE TO SPEAK ON THE PHONE IS VERY DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAS RUINED TWO BATTERIES BEFORE WE COULD IDENTIFY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BADLY CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. WE ARE VERY AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS DEPLOYMENT WHEN NEEDED OR EVEN AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT NEEDED. NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON ANY CAR MUCH LESS A SEMI-LUXURY CAR SUCH AS ACURA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRUTS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

A LARGE CRACK ON THE FRONT DASHBOARD ABOVE THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

MY 2006 ACURA TL HANDS FREE LINK STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED TO REBOOT THE SYSTEM BUT THE SCREEN NEVER CHANGED FROM THE "REBOOTING" MESSAGE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE BATTERY DIED. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND HAD TO ENTER NEW CODES IN THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. NOW THE NAVIGATION AND RADIO DO NOT COMMUNICATE SO THERE IS NO VOICE FOR THE NAVIGATION, THE CLOCK WILL NOT RESET AND THE BLUETOOTH STILL DOESN'T WORK. ON TOP OF THAT, MY TRANSMISSION BLEW AND SO DID THE POWER STEERING PUMP. WHILE IT WAS AT THE DEALER, THEY TRIED TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT SAID THE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG SO JUST REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT. WHICH COSTS $500. I READ OTHER ACURA OWNER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND I BEG OF ACURA TO RECALL THE UNIT. *TR

EARLY ON I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES IN MY 2006 ACURA TL HAD A RELATIVELY SOFT FEEL IN OPERATION. INDEED, FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP OF THE BRAND NEW CAR I'D BEEN SURPRISED AT THE DIFFERENCE FROM MY PREVIOUS CAR -- A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA -- WHICH HAD SOLID FEELING BRAKES. I ATTRIBUTED THIS SOFTNESS TO THE NEW CAR'S GREATER WEIGHT -- THE BRAKES DID AFTER ALL, STOP THE CAR. BUT THEY NEVER FELT TRULY SECURE. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, THE SOFTNESS PROGRESSED SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND THEN WORSENING WITH AN INCREASING RATE OF DECLINE. AT THE START OF JULY 2013, I WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT I NEEDED TO PUMP THE BRAKES FOR THEM TO ENGAGE AND STOP THE CAR. ON 7/3/2013 THE MECHANIC I SAW FOUND THAT AIR WAS IN THE LINES, AND THAT THIS APPARENTLY HAD LET THE RIGHT REAR PADS STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE DISC REQUIRING SERVICING OF THAT PORTION OF THE SYSTEM. HE ALERTED ME THAT A DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULATOR PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO AFFECT MANY TLS OF THAT TIME PERIOD. AS IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND NOT YET RECALLED, WE OPTED TO BLEED THE LINES AND FIX THE OTHER DAMAGE HOPING IT WOULD TURN OUT THAT THE LINE HAD SIMPLY LEAKED SOMEHOW. THE DRIVE AWAY WAS THE FIRST & ONLY TIME I'VE EVER FELT SOLID BRAKES ON THIS CAR. BUT BEFORE I'D REACHED MY HOME 10 MILES AWAY, THEY'D BECOME SPONGY. BY THE NEXT DAY I NEEDED TO PUMP THEM. CLEARLY, THE MODULATOR IS INTRODUCING AIR TO THE LINES. I ESSENTIALLY SET THE CAR ASIDE WHILE DECIDING WHETHER I SHOULD REPLACE IT OR FIX IT. I'M ABOUT TO REPLACE THE MODULATOR AT MY EXPENSE AS

ABOUT 3-6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ACURA 2006 TL. GRADUALLY THE CRACK GREW, THEN OVER TIME, I SAW TWO MORE CRACKS IN THE AREAS WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. NOW THESE CRACKS ARE WIDENING AND I CAN SEE WHITE IN THE CRACKS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WILL COMPROMISE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IF SO, THIS CAN HAVE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. I CALLED THE ACURA MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL COST ME $1500-2000 AND THAT THE ADJUSTMENT FROM THEM WILL BE MINIMAL BECAUSE THE WARRANTY FOR SUCH A THING HAS EXPIRED. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR ACURAS. PLEASE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HELP OTHERS LIKE ME WHO ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED, DISCOURAGED AND ANGRY ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS USED IN THE AREA THAT ENCASES THE AIRBAGS THAT SHOULD PROTECT US FROM INJURY OR DEATH. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES AND I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THE DASHBOARD WITH A WINDSHIELD COVER, USED SPECIAL CONDITIONER AND CRACKED MY WINDOWS TO KEEP THE HEAT OUT. I ALSO DO PROPER AND TIMELY MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND WAS HOPING THIS WOULD BE MY LAST CAR. NOW, IF I MUST SELL MY CAR, MY CAR HAS DEPRECIATED SUBSTANTIALLY DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP AND I WILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT I DON'T NEED OR CAN'T AFFORD. DO RU *TR

CRACK APPEARED ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD OUTLINING AIRBAG. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT WITH ACURA TL. *TR

ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2006 TL WITH MY SON AND HE ASKED ME ABOUT THE CRACK IN MY DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HIS QUESTION. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM ACURA AT ALL! I WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED, I KEEP MY WINDOWS COVERED WITH A SUN GUARD. IT STARTS AT THE WINDSHIELD AND FOLLOWS THE AIRBAG DIRECTLY. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE SINCE IT IS AT THE AIRBAG. IT DOES CONTRACT AND EXPAND AS THE WEATHER. *TR

TWO 12 INCH VERTICAL CRACKS DOWN BOTH SIDES OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. CRACKS ARE ON DASH BOARD. I'M NOT SURE HOW SAFE THE AIRBAG ON THAT SIDE IS NOW WITH THE CRACKS OUTLINING THE AIRBAG LOCATION. *TR

IN APRIL OF 2013 I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR, THIS CRACK SLOWLY GREW ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND HAS NOW SPIDERED OFF TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. JUST THIS MONTH (SEPT 2013) I ALSO NOTICED IT STARTING TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NOT ONLY IS THE CRACK VERY UNATTRACTIVE, BUT IT ALSO HAS ME WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAG AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THE CRACKING DASHBOARD IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL. IN FACT MOST THIRD GENERATION TL OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR DASHBOARDS CRACK, AND WHEN THEY CONTACT ACURA (DEALERSHIPS, AND ACURA CORPORATE) TO TRY AND GET ASSISTANCE, ACURA ACTS AS THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE BEFORE. SOME CONSUMERS ARE ALSO GETTING AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, AND TO REMEDY THE WARNING LIGHT THEY HAVE TO DROP $2,200 TO HAVE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO TRIED GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM ACURA (BOTH JODY WILKINSON ACURA SALT LAKE CITY, AND ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS). AFTER LEAVING MY CAR WITH THEM FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THE REASON THEY WONT HELP ME IS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING MY CAR SERVICED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. SINCE I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MY OWN CAR AND PERFORM MY OWN OIL CHANGES, I WILL HAVE TO PAY $2,200 TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPLACED. THIS WAS THE EXCUSE THEY USED TO DENY ME, THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXCUSES THEY HAVE USED ON OTHER CONSUMERS. ACURA NEEDS TO STAND BEHI

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SUMMER MY DASHBOARD RANDOMLY STARTED CRACKING ABOVE MY STEERING COLUMN. THE CRACK HAS EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND SPLIT OFF IN ONE DIRECTION. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG. AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY CAR LIKE SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. I LOVE THIS CAR, BUT NOW EVERY TIME I GET IN I CANT HELP BUT FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

ON FRIDAY JULY 19TH 2013 I NOTICED TWO SMALL CRACKS (ONE ABOUT 3 INCHES AND THE OTHER ABOUT 2 INCHES') ON DASHBOARD ON BOTH SIDES OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. ON MONDAY JULY 22ND THE CRACK HAD GROWN CONSIDERABLY LARGER 12 INCHES. I SPOKE WITH ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS ON MONDAY JULY 22ND TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. THEY OPENED UP A CASE AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CARLSBAD DEALER ON TUESDAY JULY 23RD AND HAD IT INSPECTED BY ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS. HE GLANCED AT IT AND ABRUPTLY STATED I WILL NEED A NEW DASH AND THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY $1500. LATER THAT DAY I SPOKE WITH CLIENT RELATIONS AND WAS TOLD 'WE ARE SORRY FOR YOUR ISSUE AND ACURA WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST. THE WORK CAN BE DONE FOR $800' BELIEVING THAT THE PART MAY BE FAULTY MAKES ME QUESTION WHY I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT I WAS DISMISSED SO QUICKLY BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WEAR AND TEAR HAPPENS BUT IF THERE IS A DEFECT THAT THE CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER WHY SHOULD THEY BE HELD TO A WARRANTY PERIOD? A LITTLE SEARCHING OF THE WEB WILL PROVIDE QUITE A BIT OF EVIDENCE OF THE SAME ISSUE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BELOW ARE A FEW LINKS: CNN REPORT HTTP://IREPORT.CNN.COM/DOCS/DOC-708135 ATLANTA NEWS STATION HTTP://WWW.WSBTV.COM/NEWS/NEWS/ACURA-OWNERS-COMPLAIN-OF-CRACKING-DASHBOARDS/NFB38/ ACURAZINE FORUM HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=730775 FACEBOOK PAGE

CRACK HAS OPENED UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY TL BRAND NEW IF IT SITS 2 DAYS OR MORE THE BATTERY DIES. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF YOU CAN HEAR CLICKING IN THE DASH. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. THE BLUETOOTH QUIT WITHIN 3 YEARS. THEN THE DASHBOARD STARTED SHOWING A RECTANGLE IMAGE ABOUT 3 YEARS IN. MY ACURA IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND THERE IS A CRACK ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG GOING FROM WINDSHIELD TO PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NOT TO MENTION VERY CONCERNING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE DASHBOARD. APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES ALONG ONE SIDE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG. ALSO CRACKS ON DRIVER SIDE DASH. *TR

ON JUNE 23, 2013 I WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 ACURA TL AND NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAS APPROXIMATELY AN 8 INCH CRACK IN IT. THE CRACK IS ON A SEAM WHERE THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ACURA THAT I PURCHASED AT 30,000 MILES. IT FORMERLY BELONGED TO AN FSU PROFESSOR WHO HAS A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. THE CRACK APPEARED OVERNIGHT AND IS STILL A SURPRISE TO ME. HOW DOES A $30,000 CAR GET A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD IN THE 2004-2006 MODEL YEAR ACURA TL'S. ONE SUCH FORUM ACURAZINE HAS NUMEROUS OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. I ALSO JOINED THE FACEBOOK GROUP ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH-CONSUMER'S RIGHTS. BOTH GROUPS ENCOURAGED OWNERS TO MAKE FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TWO VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE DASH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES EACH. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS NOT LEFT OUT IN THE SUN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SO THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON OR EXPLANATION FOR THESE CRACKS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT ACURA INVESTIGATES IT, AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW AND/OR THE DASH CRACKS FURTHER, IT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR MALFUNCTION, NOT TO MENTION THAT A LUXURY CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE EVER HAD CRACKS IN THE DASH, INCLUDING A HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND AN ACURA CL THAT WAS 11 YEARS OLD. *TR

2006 ACURA TL; DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, WITHIN A DAY THE CRACK GREW SUBSTANTIALLY, THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND CONCERNING DUE TO ITS LOCATION ON THE AIRBAG PERHAPS IF IT CRACKS ALL THE WAY THE AIRBAG COULD POTENTIALLY DEPLOY. *TR

THE HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEM IN THE 204-2008 ACURA TL IS CREATING A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY RESULTING IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE INCIDENCE OF FAILURE IS MOST COMMON IMMEDIATELY AFTER PERIODS OF AT LEAST 10 HOURS OF NON-USE OR SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON THE ACURA OWNER'S WEBSITES AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY FOR IN-USE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

THE SEAL ON HEAD LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLES FAILS ACCUMULATING A LOT OF CONDENSATION MAKING IT HARD FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT MAKING IT A FIRE ELECTRICAL HAZARD AND DANGEROUS FOR OWNERS AND OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. *TR

THERE IS CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER OF MY ACURA 2006 TL CAR. I NOTICE THE CRACK ON APRIL 20, 2013. NOW, TT BECOMES MUCH LARGER AND LONGER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL COME OUT OF THIS CRACK AND HURT PEOPLE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS NOT REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR BUT A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF AIRBAG. *TR

THE BLUETOOTH AUDIO UNIT ON MY 2006 ACURA TL HAS SHORT CIRCUITED AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY CAUSING THE IGNITION SYSTEM ISSUES WHEN STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING. THE SHORT CIRCUIT HAD OCCURRED DUE TO THE AUDIO UNIT BEING PLACED ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR CONSOLE, THIS LOCATION IS EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE COMPONENTS TO HEAT UP AND DAMAGE THE AUDIO UNIT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ~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

TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM TIRE CARCASS ON ONE TIRE, IMMINENT ON OTHER THREE TIRES ACCORDING TO DEALER. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE ADHESIVE OR APPLICATION DURING MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY ACURA HOME THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT 7:30PM IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE AND THE HIGH BEAMS DID NOT WORK EITHER. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OVER, SO I FOLLOWED A SEMI'S TAILLIGHTS UNTIL I COULD TAKE THE NEXT EXIT. IT WAS TERRIFYING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SO HE CALLED ACURA IN FIFE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THEY HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OTHER CARS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY WANT $1600 TO FIX HEADLIGHTS!! SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR HERE, PUTTING NOT ONLY THE DRIVER IN DANGER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. I DO PLAN ON WRITING ACURA AS WELL. *TR

THIS IS A CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT PRE-OWNED WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. PER ACURA'S INSTRUCTIONS, NOTHING IS TO BE USED TO CLEAN THE DASHBOARD EXCEPT A MICROFIBER CLOTH, WHICH I HAVE DONE. ON OCT. 06 2012, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND FOUND A CRACK OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRACKS ARE STARTING TO FORM OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

A FIVE INCH CRACK WAS SEEN IN THE MORNING UPON ENTRANCE INTO THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME THE CRACK HAS EXTENDED TO AN APPROXIMATE TEN TO TWELVE INCH CRACK WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LOCATION. THE CRACK APPEARS LESS VISIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR IS HOT AND BECOMES MORE VISIBLE WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE COOLS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRACK AND THE RELATION IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WITH THE AIR BAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL, THE GEARS WOULD START TO SPIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE V6 ENGINE THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE CLUTCH SOLENOID REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79500. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION OIL DRIPS THROUGH THE THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UPDATED 10/11/2012 *JS

2006 ACURA TL WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE FALL OF 2005. ON OR ABOUT 8/13/2012 WE NOTICED AN 8-INCH CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD THAT RAN THE LENGTH (AND BEYOND) OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 12-14 INCHES AND ANOTHER CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG AND CURVED AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRBAG (ALSO 12-14 INCHES). I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN SO THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES AND SUBMIT A REPORT AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A 30% DISCOUNT ON REPAIR (WE WOULD END UP PAYING CLOSE TO $2000). I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PIECE WOULD FLY OFF WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR THAT THE CRACKS WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE SO FAR THAT IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES, BUT IF THE PIECE DID FLY OFF THAT "IT WON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE OR INJURY." VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR REMEDIED BY ACURA. *TR

I OWN A ACURA TL 2006 CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL'S BRAKE CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IT DOES NOT RETRACT THE BREAK PISTON THEREFORE THE BRAKES ALWAYS BEING APPLIED. THIS IS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO BE SUPER HEATED AND SEVERE BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE CAR'S REAR AREA. HAVING TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $350. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A 16" LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE RIGHT ON THE VERTICAL AIR BAG SEAM. WHEN DRIVEN THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE GROWN, THEREFORE WE HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT COMPLETELY UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FIXED. WE FEAR THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE NEGATIVELY EFFECTED BY THIS CRACK EITHER PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF AND GARAGE KEPT SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT BRAND NEW. *TR

ON OR ABOUT APRIL 2,2012 I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG. 3 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH. WENT TO ACURA DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY 90%. FAST FORWARD TO THE WEEK OF MAY 22-28 THERE IS NOW CRACKS OUTLINING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. THE SIDES ARE STARTING TO CURL UP AND NOW 3 MORE NEW CRACKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH AS WELL. THIS ALL STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO AT WHICH TIME I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CRACKS AT ALL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND I ALSO USE A CUSTOM MADE SUN VISOR EVERY SINGLE DAY. I FEEL WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. I'M NOT HAPPY HAVING TO PAY 150.00 OF MY MEASLY UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR