2004 ACURA TL Complaints

CRACKS DEVELOPED ON DASH BOARD. SMALL AT FIRST BUT HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED AND THEN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V092000 (VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW YEARS LATER AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. I FEEL THAT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT HAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIR BAG. ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT . CAUSE IT'S SEVERAL ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST MINE. I'M A VERY UPSET OWNER. A GREAT ENGINE BUT LOW QUALITY INTERIOR SINCE MY SEATS HAVE ALSO TORN. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CAR IS STORED IN A GARAGE DAILY AND OUT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT/COLD YEAR ROUND. STEERING WHEEL COVER OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO HAS CRACKED. BOTH CRACKS SHOW VISIBLE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS. ADDRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL CRACK WITH THE FAIRFIELD, CA DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,500 DOLLARS. THE ISSUE WAS PART OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT COSMETIC? ESPECIALLY BECAUSE BOTH CRACKS ARE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAGS?

GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND NOTICED A HUGE CRACK ON THE DASH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOWS THE LACK OF QUALITY MATERIAL USED IN CARS. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE EXPENSIVE COST TO REPAIR THIS SEEING AS I'VE PAID THE EXPENSIVE COST OF THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THERE ARE CARS THAT ARE WAY OLDER THAN A 2004 THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND I HAVE RESEARCHED IT, APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 2004 ACURA TLS.

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE EXTENDING TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WITHOUT A CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND IS WORRISOME TO ME. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY, AND/OR THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEONE RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO RIDE IN THE CAR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM BOTH SIDE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE AXLE WAS LOOSE. UPDATED 05/20/13

MY 2004 ACURA DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. IT IS A KNOWN 2004- 2005 TL ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR