2006 ACURA TL Complaints

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING OPEN WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING I MAY OR MAY NOT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH COST APPROXIMATELY $2,400. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND THEY SEEM TO WANT TO BLAME IT ON THE HOT FLORIDA TEMPERATURES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY 7 OTHER HONDA/ACURA PRODUCTS IN FLORIDA AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. *TT

THERE ARE SOME CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. ONE OF THEM (AND THE LARGER ONE) IS JUST OVER THE CREASE/SEAM OF THE AIRBAG LID. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HARM (EVENTUALLY) THE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIRBAG IN AN EVENT OF A COLLISION. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT OF THE 2004 THRU 2006 MODELS.. *KB

DASHBOARDS CRACKS ( HUGE) ALONG PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN USED! *TR

I BOUGHT ACURA 2006 TL IN NOVEMBER 2006 AND I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SITS. I NOTICED ON 8/6/11 AND NOW AFTER ONE WEEK THESE CRACKS ARE STARTED GROWING. I ASKED THE DEALER IN PEMBROKE PINES AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME 800 BUCKS WHICH IS WAY EXPENSIVE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED FROM THE MANUFACTURE THAT THEY WOULDN'T CARE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

2006 ACURA TL'S SIDE AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS GOING 20MPH ON A LOCAL MANHATTAN STREET (56TH BETWEEN 5TH AND MADISON AVENUES). THERE WAS A POTHOLE AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN I DROVE SLIGHTLY OVER IT. THERE'S NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE TIRES ARE PERFECTLY FINE. *TR

2006 ACURA TL WITH 49000 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY MUSHY AND HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. IT DID FINALLY. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE PLACE AND THEY INSISTED IT JUST NEED A BRAKE FLUSH. DONE...THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT UP TO STANDARD BUT BETTER. A WEEK LATER THE BRAKE PEDAL DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN AFRAID THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AS PEDAL ON THE FLOOR STARTED PUMPING BRAKES AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. STARTED STOMPING ON THE PEDAL AND THEY SEEMED TO GAIN PRESSURE ,SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BUT DID AND GOT IT TO AN ACURA DEALER. ABS REPAIR - NO WARRANTY- $2100.00 BILL TO FIX. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE OUT ON A CAR WITH 49500 MILES. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT ...IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *KB

AFTER 5 YEARS OF OWNING MY 2006 ACURA TL, HAIRLINE CRACKS STARTED SHOWING UP ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. WITHIN A WEEK I HAVE 3 BIG LONG CRACKS ALL ALONG AND ABOVE THE AIR BAG AREA OF THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING UP SO BAD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CAN AFFECT THE WAY THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A LUXURY VEHICLE WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG RELEASES. FEEL THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN A MATTER OF ONE WEEK WENT FROM NO VISIBLE CRACK TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LONG AND THEN TO TWELVE INCHES LONG. ACURA WILL NOT REPLACE AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RELEASES. IN THE SUN IT SEEMS TO CLOSE UP. WHEN THE CAR IS COOLED, THE CRACK OPENS UP. *TR

2006 HANDS FREE LINK STOPPED WORKING AFTER LESS THAN 5 YEARS. TO REPLACE THE PART, ACURA CHARGES APPROXIMATELY $650+TAX. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PART FOR $700....PARTS AND LABOR. THE LABOR INVOLVED IN MINIMAL. ALSO, TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER WANT $110. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM, AS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE VIA THE INTERNET. ACURA SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART AN NO COST. *TR