2006 ACURA TL Complaints

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