2004 ACURA TL Complaints

CRACKS JUST STARTED TO APPEAR IN DASH OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD IS SPLIT FROM GLOVE BOX TO WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PREMATURELY FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE AXLE TO FRACTURE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE, BALL JOINTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,897.

DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.

2004 ACURA TL HAS A DASHBOARD THAT HAS SPLINTERED. IT STARTED BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED.

THE TOP OF THE DASH IN MY ACURA HAS MANY CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE IT MY IMPACT THE AIR BAG. MINOR CRACKS MIGHT BE SEEN WITH TIME IN THE DASH HOWEVER THESE ARE LARGE, NUMEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108 ,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/16 *BF UPDATED 05/29/18*JB

POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE 04V176000....ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK JUST HIT THE CURB SLIGHTLY ..THEN THE D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING...VERY SCARY.

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED ONE SIGNIFICANT CRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, IT MAY NOT DO SO APPROPRIATELY. THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY IN WRONG DIRECTION, RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE OR DANGEROUS. ALSO, PIECES OF DASHBOARD COULD BREAK OFF IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND RESULT IN PROJECTILES THAT COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CLUTCH PLATES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, POTENTIALLY LEAVING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER(S) SUSCEPTIBLE TO A VEHICULAR CRASH AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. WHILE CHECKING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), THE U.S. AUTOMOTIVE RECALL AND ACURA WEBSITES, I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL (00-04 CL & TL A/T RECALL) FOR THE 'EXACT SAME ISSUE' I WAS HAVING WITH MY ACURA. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL THE 1800 NUMBER THAT WAS ON ACURA'S WEBPAGE. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER, I WAS INSTANTLY MET WITH RESISTANCE ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERSON TO SPEAK WITH REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WAS SPECIALLY TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RECALL AND ACURA WOULD NOT HONOR THE SAFETY DEFECT THAT POTENTIAL AFFECTED 1,099,796 UNITS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL SUMMARY THAT IS DISPLAYED ON ALL THREE WEBSITES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. WHEN I REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH A ZONE MANGER OR SOMEONE THAT WOULD LOOK INTO MY INQUIRY, I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 20 MINUTES, ONLY TO SPEAK WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT BY THE NAME OF JULIAN. JULIAN REITERATED THAT MY ISSUE WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE RECALL AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I INFORMED JULIAN THAT I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH HIS DECISION TO DISMISS MY INQUIRY AND I REQUESTED HIS CONTACT INFORMATION TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT, WHICH HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME. I AM REACHING OUT TODAY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT ANYONE WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BY ACURA AT NO EXPENSE TO ME AND FOR SOMEONE AT ACURA TO FOLLOW UP WITH ME BY THE END OF THIS WEEK WITH A RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER.