2004 ACURA TL Complaints

CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CRACK APPEARED. AFRAID THAT IT IS CAUSING A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG ON RIGHT SIDE AND DIRECTLY BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. *TR

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON DASH BEGAN ON PASSENGER SIDE. NEW CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER SPEEDOMETER. POOR DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL DASH SUPPORT IS CAUSING DASH TO FALL APART. UNKNOWN IF THIS WILL COMPROMISE AIRBAG FUNCTION. ONE OWNER CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AT HOME AND OFTEN PARKED UNDER COVER AT WORK - THIS IS NOT SUN DAMAGE. ACURA WILL NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASH BOARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG BECAME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR YESTERDAY AFTER WORK, TO FIND A CRACK OVER 6 INCHES LONG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MOST ARE REPORTING MORE CRACKS APPEARING AND THE CRACKS GROWING LONGER IN SIZE. I ASSUME MY DASH WILL DO THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE'S AND BECOME WORSE. I BELIEVE IT IS TEMPERATURE/HEAT RELATED (EXPANSION/CONTRACTION) BUT IS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. CAN YOU SAY RECALL!!! *TR

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN THE ACURA TL AND THOSE VEHICLES DASHBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CARE IN THIS MANNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SO, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US ACURA TL OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR