2005 ACURA TL Complaints

THIS ACURA TL HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. THE DASHBOARD HAS OVER THE LAST YEAR DEVELOPED SEVERAL DEEP CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DASH NOW. IT STARTS FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF DASH. VERY CONCERNED IF AIRBAG WOULD BE EFFECTED OR EVEN DEPLOY PROPERLY. ALSO IF PIECES OF THIS RIGID DASHBOARD WOULD HURT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT IF IN A ACCIDENT .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A DEEP CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

FOUR WEEKS AGO, MY DASH ALL OF THE SUDDEN GOT 2 LARGE CRACKS. THIS CAR IS GARAGED, AND WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE AT WORK, AD WINDOW SHADES TO PROTECT THE DASH AND KEEP THE FRONT SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL COOL. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND WHEN I GOT IT IN, THE CRACKS WERE THERE.

CRACK HAS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE OVER AIR BAG AREA. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. SAFETY CONCERN WITH AIRBAG

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED VERTICLE DIRECTION WHERE AIRBAG IS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS DISPLAYED IN DASHBOARD. BECAUSE OF THE CRACK, IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK PROPERLY IF IN A CRASH OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY ALSO CAUSING HARM.

THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 2 LONG CRACKS IMMEDIATELY ON PASSENGER SIDE OVER AIRBAG WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF THEM APPEARING OVER TIME. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED/CLEAN AND ALL LEATHER/DASH/PANELS ROUTINELY MOISTURIZED. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. GOOGLE 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD AND YOU GET NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OCCURRING JUST OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR WILL JUST BE AN EYESORE. REPLACEMENT PARTS COST APPROX. $730, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. CONTACTED ACURA BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE DASH AT THEIR OWN COST DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO ENSURE PASSENGERS WILL BE SAFE AND AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY PROPERLY IF IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS A RESULT OF MY DASHBOARD CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND LIGHT CAME ON A FEW YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WORK FROM HOME SO MY CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE MOSTLY. IN THE PAST I'VE HAD CARS SIT IN THE SUN ALL DAY AND THE DASHBOARD NEVER CRACKED. I HAVE TALKED TO ACURA SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THEY WANT ME TO PAY $700 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE I'M WORRIED IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. I SHOW MANY FORUMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT ACURA REFUSES TO HELP. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED.

MAJOR CRACK ALL OVER DASH BOARD. SIX ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH DIRECTLY WHERE AIR BAGS ARE HOUSED ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, SPANNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX. THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WIDER WITH TIME AND HAVE PROGRESSED WITH TIME.

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS. PARKING, REVERSING AND TURNING ETC. ONCE YOU ARE GOING ABOVE 10 MPH OR SO IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY.. BUT I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING FASTER AND SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPEN. WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN OR PARK OR GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT... IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND SCARY THAT I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN MY CAR.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. CRACKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GO FROM FRONT OF THE DASH NEAR WINDSHIELD TO BACK NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AND NOT ABUSED. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY START TO CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS.