2005 ACURA TL Complaints

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN DEVELOPING BAD CRACKS. THE MOST CONCERNING CRACK IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEADING FROM THE FRONT WINDOW TOWARD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CRACK IS FORMING AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED OR WILL IT DEPLOY PREMATURELY? THE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY AND SEEM UNLIKELY WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK, TWO FEET LONG, IN THE DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRACK WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD THE A CRACK RUNNING THE FULL WIDTH OF THE DASH APPEARED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BEGIN GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IT MAY MEAN THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY OR DEPLOY CORRECTLY, OR IT MAY MEAN THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. IT WILL ALSO MEAN THAT SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WILL FLY AROUND THE CABIN CAUSING ADDITIONAL AND UNNECESSARY INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. I WILL NO LONGER ALLOW PASSENGERS IN MY CAR FOR FEAR OF THE INJURY THIS MAY CAUSE THEM. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 TL. ACURA CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH SUBSEQUENT MODELS AND HAS REPLACED THE DASH FOR MANY OF THOSE WHO COMPLAINED, LABELING IT "GOODWILL", BUT THEY HAVE NOT ELECTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON ALL AND DO NOT DEAL WITH IT CONSISTENTLY. PLEASE HAVE ACURA ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS.

2005 ACURA TL RACK AND PINION LEAKING AT 72 K MILES. STEERING FLUID HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY FEW DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR COULD LOOSE STEERING CONTROL ANYTIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS CRACKING NEAR THE AIRBAG LOCATION. I FEAR THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM WITH EITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR SHARDS OF DASHBOARD BEING HURLED IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY 04-05 ACURA TL OWNER. YET ACURA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHARGE OWNERS $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED INDOORS AT HOME OR IN COVERED PARKING AT MY WORK. I AVOID IT BEING OUT IN THE SUN AND ON THE FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PARK IN THE SUN I USE A REFLECTIVE SUN SHADE AND VENT WINDOWS. *TR

2005, 78,000 ACURA TL (GARAGE KEPT) CRACKS ON DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN MIDDLE. THESE CRACKS START FROM THE WINDOW AND END ON THE GLOVE BOX AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I AM AFRAID OF WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE DASH WILL SEPARATE INTO SEVERAL SHARDS OF PLASTIC AND IMBED IN FACE, UPPER-BODY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER. WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTED, AS THE DASH-CONSOLE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VIEWED PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME DEFECT ONLINE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE ACURA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS DASH DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT OR WORSE DIE? *TR

2 LARGE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND GARAGE KEPT. HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES. ACURA BUILDS AIRBAG INTO THE DASH AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THE CRACKS ARE FORMING. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WORRIED THAT AIRBAG CAN NOT POSSIBLY FUNCTION AS INTENDED WITH THESE CRACKS. DANGEROUS AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ACURA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY ARE USING POOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THEIR "LUXURY" CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/20/11

THE DASH CAME WITH A CRACK ON THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IN FRONT OF THE CENTER SPEAKER. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER TL'S WHERE THE DASH STARTS CRACKING FROM 5 TO 6 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. THE MATERIAL USED IN THE MAKING IS NOT RESISTANT DUE TO ITS DESIGN.