2006 ACURA TL Complaints

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

THE HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEM IN MY 2006 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. IF NOT FOR AAA, I WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED 300 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME.. I HAVE REPLACED 2 BATTERIES THINKING THAT WAS THE CAUSE WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! RECALL!!! *TR

DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SPLIT OPEN, EXPOSING AIRBAG CAVITY. DASHBOARD IS NOW FURTHER SPLITTING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY BE DAMAGED BY EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT, UV RAYS AND/OR DUST THAT MAY NOW ENTER THE AIRBAG CAVITY. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND ADDITIONAL DEBRIS CAUSED BY THE SPLIT AIRBAG COVER IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY. I HAVE TRIED TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH ACURA, BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. *TR

DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG HOLE. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT RELATES TO THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AIRBAGS ARE INTENDED TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD PORT. THAT PORT IS DESIGNED TO BE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE FOR THE AIRBAG. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN AN UNEMPEDED PATH IS IMPORTANT WHEN A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT IS REQUIRED. THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD MAY RESULT IN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DEFLECTION AWAY FROM THE OCCUPANT WITHIN THE MILLISECONDS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY AND THAT WHICH MAYBE NECESSARY TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT. THE CRACKS MAY ALSO RESULT IN FLYING DEBRIS THAT COULD INJURE THE OCCUPANT UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. I HAVE OWN MORE THAN 10 CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAIL. THE CAR HAS 75000 MILES. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THERE ARE FOUR LONG CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT SURROUNDS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE CONSOLE. WE ARE CONCERNED WHETHER THESE CRACK WILL IMPEDE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR

2006 ACURA TL? WHYYYYY IS MY DASHBOARD CRACKED EVERYWHERE. IS THIS EVEN SAFE. SAME AS ALL DASHBOARD CRACK AT AIRBAG. I WILL LET SPEND MY EXTRA TIME LETTING EVERYONE KNOW NOT TO BUY FROM HONDA/ACURA THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET, DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR. IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! NO HEADLIGHTS, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND NOTHING WAS RUNNING...IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF NO HAZARD LIGHTS EITHER! LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. I PULLED MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THEN PUT IT BACK IN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I REPEATED PUTTING MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. I PULLED IT IN THE GARAGE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF...PULLED THE KEY OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN THE IGNITION AND IT DOES NOT START AT ALL. I KNOW IT'S NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS JUST REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. WHEN I TRIED IT THIS MORNING, THE DASHBOARD AND OVER HEAD LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR. WHEN I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF AND THE CAR DOES NOT START! HELP PLEASE! *JS

MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 12-18 INCHES LONG THAT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIR BAG DOOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD REDUCE THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIRBAG WHEN IT DEPLOYS, THEREFORE INCREASING THE FORCE WITH WHICH IT DEPLOYS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JS

VSA MODULATOR CONTROL UNIT ON 2006 ACURA TL IS LEAKING AIR INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKING THE PEDAL SOFT WHICH CAN LEAD TO POOR BRAKING AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I NARROWLY ESCAPED AN ACCIDENT A FEW WEEKS AGO. ACURA HAS KNOWN THIS ISSUE FOR LONG TIME AND HAS EVEN PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (07-041) BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE TO REPLACE THIS PART. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH A LOT OF HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ENFORCEMENT. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND FORCE HONDA/ACURA TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR