2006 ACURA TL Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ~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

TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM TIRE CARCASS ON ONE TIRE, IMMINENT ON OTHER THREE TIRES ACCORDING TO DEALER. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE ADHESIVE OR APPLICATION DURING MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY ACURA HOME THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT 7:30PM IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE AND THE HIGH BEAMS DID NOT WORK EITHER. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OVER, SO I FOLLOWED A SEMI'S TAILLIGHTS UNTIL I COULD TAKE THE NEXT EXIT. IT WAS TERRIFYING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SO HE CALLED ACURA IN FIFE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THEY HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OTHER CARS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY WANT $1600 TO FIX HEADLIGHTS!! SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR HERE, PUTTING NOT ONLY THE DRIVER IN DANGER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. I DO PLAN ON WRITING ACURA AS WELL. *TR

THIS IS A CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT PRE-OWNED WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. PER ACURA'S INSTRUCTIONS, NOTHING IS TO BE USED TO CLEAN THE DASHBOARD EXCEPT A MICROFIBER CLOTH, WHICH I HAVE DONE. ON OCT. 06 2012, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND FOUND A CRACK OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRACKS ARE STARTING TO FORM OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

A FIVE INCH CRACK WAS SEEN IN THE MORNING UPON ENTRANCE INTO THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME THE CRACK HAS EXTENDED TO AN APPROXIMATE TEN TO TWELVE INCH CRACK WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LOCATION. THE CRACK APPEARS LESS VISIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR IS HOT AND BECOMES MORE VISIBLE WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE COOLS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRACK AND THE RELATION IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WITH THE AIR BAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL, THE GEARS WOULD START TO SPIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE V6 ENGINE THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE CLUTCH SOLENOID REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79500. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION OIL DRIPS THROUGH THE THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UPDATED 10/11/2012 *JS

2006 ACURA TL WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE FALL OF 2005. ON OR ABOUT 8/13/2012 WE NOTICED AN 8-INCH CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD THAT RAN THE LENGTH (AND BEYOND) OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 12-14 INCHES AND ANOTHER CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG AND CURVED AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRBAG (ALSO 12-14 INCHES). I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN SO THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES AND SUBMIT A REPORT AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A 30% DISCOUNT ON REPAIR (WE WOULD END UP PAYING CLOSE TO $2000). I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PIECE WOULD FLY OFF WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR THAT THE CRACKS WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE SO FAR THAT IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES, BUT IF THE PIECE DID FLY OFF THAT "IT WON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE OR INJURY." VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR REMEDIED BY ACURA. *TR

I OWN A ACURA TL 2006 CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL'S BRAKE CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IT DOES NOT RETRACT THE BREAK PISTON THEREFORE THE BRAKES ALWAYS BEING APPLIED. THIS IS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO BE SUPER HEATED AND SEVERE BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE CAR'S REAR AREA. HAVING TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $350. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A 16" LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE RIGHT ON THE VERTICAL AIR BAG SEAM. WHEN DRIVEN THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE GROWN, THEREFORE WE HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT COMPLETELY UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FIXED. WE FEAR THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE NEGATIVELY EFFECTED BY THIS CRACK EITHER PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF AND GARAGE KEPT SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT BRAND NEW. *TR