2005 ACURA TL Complaints

MY 2005 ACURA HAS DEVELOPED 2 VERY SEVERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ALMOST OVERNIGHT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED RUNNING FROM WINDSHIELD TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN DIRECTION. THERE ARE SIX CRACKS THE LONGEST BEING ABOUT A FOOT IN LENGTH. IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY ALL OF THE CRACKS SEEM TO SEAL BACK UP BUT IMMEDIATELY REAPPEAR WHEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN. TO BE SPECIFIC THE LONGEST CRACK RUNS WINDSHIELD TO COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH. TWO SMALLER CRACKS RUN FROM WINDSHIELD TO CENTER SPEAKER AND SPEAKER TO COMPARTMENT. TWO MORE RUN FROM WINDSHIELD TO INSTRUMENT PANEL. AGAIN ALL SEAL IN EXTREME DAYTIME HEAT. *TR

DRIVING ON I95 IN BOYNTON BEACH, FL, AREA. HEARD CRACKING NOISES. SAW VERTICAL SPLIT IN DASHBOARD, OVER THE AIR BAG. AT THE SAME TIME, CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE STOPPED WORKING. SPLIT GOES FROM WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 4" ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF DASH. IT HAS ADVANCED ABOUT 1/2-1" SINCE INCIDENT. DON'T KNOW IF PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL PROPERLY DEPLOY ANYMORE. *TR

MY VEHICLE WHEN IT'S AT MY PERSONAL ADDRESS IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND WHEN IT'S AT MY WORK I HAVE A WINDSHIELD SHADE IN THE VEHICLE. NOW ON MAY 3, 2014 WHICH IN MY GARAGE THERE WAS A CRACK ON MY DASH BOARD. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN ACURA MODEL TL'S FROM 2004- 2007. THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE THAT HONDA WOULD AGREE TO PAY FOR SOME TL OWNERS AND NOT OTHERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT HONDA NEEDS TO HONOR. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED COMING TO ABRUPTLY SPEED TO 20 MILES AN HOUR, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE THAT. *TR

I LEFT MY CAR TO GET MY PHONE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, TRANSMISSION IN PARKING AND DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OPEN. LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LATER WHEN I RETURNED MY CAR WAS GONE. LOOKING AROUND, I SAW MY CAR AT LEAST 30 YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE DRIVEWAY LODGED AGAINST AN F450 TRUCK. MY CAR - I ASSUME IN PARKING MODE - CLIMBED UP ON THE DRIVEWAY INCLINE, HIT A GARBAGE BIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, MADE A 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING IN REVERSE DIRECTION CRUSHED IN TO THE PARKED TRUCK'S LEFT SIDE FENDER AND BUMPER (THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE ONCOMING SIDE OF THE ROAD).. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCKS FENDER WAS A SMALL DENT AND SCRAPED OFF PAINT ON THE BUMPER. I FOUND MY CAR'S TRUNK LID SEVERELY DENTED, AND THE REAR BUMPER ALSO DENTED AND SLID TO THE SIDE. THE CRYSTAL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY BROKE. THR DAMAGETO MY CAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN $3-4,000. PHOTOS OF DAMAGE ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN (MORE ON THAN OFF). I NOTICE THAT THIS HAPPENS ON OTHER 2005 TL ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT LISTING I REVIEWED. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO ACURA YET AS I WANT TO SEE RESEARCH. *JS

THE DASHBOARD ON MY ACURA TL 2005 CRACKED & THEY DID REPLACE MY DASHBOARD WITH "GOOD WILL". MY PAINT STARTED FADING ALL OVER MY CAR & THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAINT. THE PAINT STARTED FADING AT 95,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA'S HEADQUARTERS, SENT LETTERS & PICTURES & THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THE ONLY REASON THEY REPLACED MY DASHBOARD THEY SAID WAS TO TRY TO GET MY BUSINESS! THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE OWNED 3 ACURAS I WAS NOT A LOYAL CUSTOMER SO THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY PAINT! I HAD MY CAR PAINTED AT A LOCAL BUSINESS IN TOWN! I WILL FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL. THAT DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS THAT I STOPPED COUNTING. I SENT PICTURES TO HEADQUARTERS BUT THEY SAID IT WAS TOO OLD!!! *TR

MY ISSUES WITH MY CAR STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP AFTER THE ACURA RECALLED THE HOSES, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE HOSES HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER, THE HEADLIGHT COMPUTER UNIT, AND BOTH IGNITORS IN THE HEADLIGHT. I AM ON MY THIRD BATTERY IN 2 YEARS AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY MY BATTERY IS CONTINUOUSLY DYING. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. IN THE LAST YEAR, MY DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE DRIVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE DAMAGE IS MUCH SEVERE AND PROMINENT OVER THE AIR BAG AREA. I WAS TOLD BY ACURA SUPPORT THAT IT SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS TO THE AIR BAG, AND THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY APPROPRIATELY WITH NO PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING MY SO-CALLED "LUXURY" ACURA, I HAD A 2000 HONDA CIVIC, AND I NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT. THINKING THAT I PURCHASE AN ACURA, AND IT WAS THE WORST MISTAKE I'VE MADE IN MY LIFE. I HAVE ADVISED ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOT TO PURCHASE AN ACURA BECAUSE THE QUALITY SUCKS AND IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR MONEY DUE TO ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE TO PUT IN FOR THE REPAIRS. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I'VE SPENT ALMOST $4000 ON REPAIRS FOR SIMPLE THINGS LIKE HEADLIGHT ISSUES AND SENSORS. I SPOKE WITH ACURA CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING MY DASHBOARD AND I WAS OFFER A 50% DISCOUNT BASED ON THEIR CRITERIA WHICH I BELIEVE ARE RIDICULOUS. ONE OF THE CRITERIA THAT THEY LOOK AT IS TO SEE HAVE YOU BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ARE CONCERNED. I INFORMED THE GUY THAT THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP IS AN HOUR AND HALF AWAY FROM MY HOME, AND IT MADE NO SENSE FOR MY TO DRIVE THE DISTANCE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. COMPLETELY FED UP WITH ACURA!! *TR

NOTICED CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. CAR ALWAYS GARAGED-PARKED. ORIGINAL OWNER. RECENTLY FOUND ONLINE POSTS BY MANY OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS OF SAME PROBLEM. *TR