2006 ACURA TL Complaints

ON OR ABOUT APRIL 2,2012 I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG. 3 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH. WENT TO ACURA DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY 90%. FAST FORWARD TO THE WEEK OF MAY 22-28 THERE IS NOW CRACKS OUTLINING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. THE SIDES ARE STARTING TO CURL UP AND NOW 3 MORE NEW CRACKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH AS WELL. THIS ALL STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO AT WHICH TIME I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CRACKS AT ALL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND I ALSO USE A CUSTOM MADE SUN VISOR EVERY SINGLE DAY. I FEEL WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. I'M NOT HAPPY HAVING TO PAY 150.00 OF MY MEASLY UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR

AFTER MY ACURA HIT 100,000 MILES, 2 CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS ARE RIGHT OVER THE AIRBAG AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL BE AFFECTED AND NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED NUMEROUS FRACTURES NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY CAR HAD A STEERING FLUID LEAK IN 09 DURING A FAMILY TRIP. I DID NOT KNOW OF THE LEAK BUT AFTER HOURS THAT THE CAR COOLED DOWN (AFTER ARRIVING AT THE FINAL DESTINATION) AND STARTED IT AGAIN THAT THE STEERING MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND WAS STIFF. ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS VERY ODD SINCE THE 3 YR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THE PREVIOUS YEAR (08). SHE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. SHE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER, A 3 HR CAR DRIVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MY HOMETOWN. CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREED THAT I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY HOMETOWN TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY WOULD REPLACE HOSE. AFTER INSPECTION TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THE PUMP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK BUT ACURA DIDN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS FOR THE HOSE NOT THE PUMP. LATER ON AFTER SURFING THE NET I FOUND IN NHTSA THERE WAS A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY SOME MONTHS AFTER THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AT THE HONDA DEALER I HAD A 2ND STEERING FLUID LEAK, MINOR THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING AND ARRIVING IN CANADA DURING ANOTHER LONG FAMILY TRIP. AT ACURA WEST IN ONTARIO IT WAS DIAGNOSED A STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE HONDA DEALER THAT HAD REPLACED THE HOSE SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE SINCE THE LEAK OCCURRED MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED HONDA AND ACURA BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE SENT 7 FAXES TO THE PRESIDENT OF HONDA JAPAN BUT HIS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THAT WOULD BE HANDLED BY HONDA LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. THEY NEVER DID. I CALLED HONDA MANY TIMES, SENT MANY E-MAILS BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE RESULT OF THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY WAS A LOT OF HASSLE, TWO LEAKS, A DAMAGED PUMP AND THEY PUT IN DANGER ME AND MY FAMILY TWICE AS THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THEY WARNED ME, TIMELY, OF THE RECALL UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF UPDATED 05/25/12 *TR

DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO, A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG, AND NOW THERE ARE 2 TO 3 CRACKS ALL ALONG THE DASH BOARD. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 1/2 YEARS, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS FOR OVER AN 8 HOUR PERIOD. I PARK THIS IN A GARAGE ALL THE TIME. HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK, EVEN ON CHEAP CARS. *TR

CRACKS STARTING APPEARING IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN UNWELCOME SIGHT FOR A PREMIUM CAR BUT WONDER ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAGS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE BOUGHT A 2006 ACURA TL FROM PAMBROKE PINE DEALERS AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR I STARTED NOTICING SOME CRACKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS AROUND 29K AND IT SO CALLED A LUXURY CAR. BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR, I USED TO DRIVE A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH MY DAD BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE STREET WITH THE SUN HITTING IT FULL BLAST AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO IT. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS SO EXPANSIVE. FURTHERMORE, IF THIS STRING LIKE CRACKING CONTINUES, IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES WHICH ACURA FAILS TO SEE OR THEY ARE JUST WILLING TO MAKE THEIR MONEY AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR BUYERS. *TR

DASH THAT COVERS FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS CRACKING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, OR IN THE EVENT OF NEEDED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSE PHYSICAL HARD TO THE PASSENGER. *TR

THE HANDSFREE LINK (BLUETOOTH) MODULE FAILED. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM THE WEBSITE I BELONG TO ACURAZINE.COM (A WEBSITE FOR ACURA OWNERS/ENTHUSIASTS). I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT HAVING TO USE YOUR HANDSET. THE CAR'S STEREO SPEAKER SYSTEM AND A BUILT-IN MICROPHONE ALLOWS YOU TO CONDUCT A PHONE CALL. I HAVE READ IT IS A POOR DESIGN CHOICE ON ACURA'S PART PLACING THE BLUETOOTH MODULE IN THE CAR CEILING NEAR THE ROOF. SITTING IN THE SUN, THE MODULE "FRIES" AND EVENTUALLY FAILS. ACURA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT STATING THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $110 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT AND OVER $700 TO INSTALL A NEW DEVICE. I HOPE ACURA OWNERS COMPLAIN AND WRITE LETTERS TO ACURA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND PERHAPS EVEN RELOCATING THE MODULE OUT OF THE HEAT FROM THE SUN. *TR

BATTERY FAILURE AFTER 18 MONTHS/17,000 MILES. WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE DEPT. REPRESENTATIVE THAT CAR'S BLUETOOTH FEATURE ACTS AS A "VAMPIRE" DRAIN ON THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF. SAID IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. *TR