2005 ACURA TL Complaints

I HAVE NOTICED FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS THAT MY LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 ACURA RL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ONCE I HIT A BUMP IT GOES OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. AS OF TODAY 1/01/2011 IT HAS BEEN OUT FOR 2 DAYS. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO HAVE THE DEALER GIVE ME A DEEP POCKET MASSAGE(QUOTE). I CAN NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. UNLESS ACURA ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT I WILL HAVE TO PAY. PLEASE REVIEW ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. THANK YOU. *TR

I CONTACTED ACURA'S CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING 3 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED ON MY ACURA TL 2005 DASHBOARD. I SPOKE WITH TWO REPRESENTATIVES, WHO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH OTHER ACURA OWNERS. DURING OUR CONVERSATION, I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH OTHER DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. THE REPRESENTATIVES SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE 'SPLIT DASH' PRODUCT DEFECT, WHICH I FOUND UNBELIEVABLE. ACURA DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I'M SURE THAT THE CORPORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THEM WHEN ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS CAME IN. THE FACT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A BLATANT LIE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF THE DASHBOARD (SEE ENCLOSED PICTURES). WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOW LIT. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE 3 LARGE CRACKS AND LIT AIRBAG LIGHT AND TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME ONCE ACURA RESPONDED TO HIM. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY ACURA WAS GOING TO MAKE A 'GOOD WILL' GESTURE AND ONLY CHARGE ME 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE IT, SINCE THE WARRANTY FOR THE DASHBOARD HAD EXPIRED. MY COST WOULD BE BETWEEN $900 TO $1000. I WAS APPALLED THAT ACURA WOULD EVEN CONSIDER HAVING A CUSTOMER PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT. IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THAT CRACKS THAT DEVELOP WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING IMMEDIATELY OVER THE LOCATION OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

I HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY 2005 ACURA TL. IN APRIL, 2010, THE ACURA DEALER REPLACED BROKEN COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE (82,000 MILES). AFTER THE SERVICE, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED MY CAR FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD A VERY ROUGH RIDE. AFTER NUMEROUS DEALER VISITS, THEY REPLACED THE REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. NONE OF THIS IMPROVED THE HANDLING OR RIDE. AT THIS TIME, THE DEALER STATED I HAD THE WRONG TIRES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN PILOT MXM4 TIRES. I HAD NEARLY NEW MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS TIRES AND NOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BUSHINGS. I CHECKED AT COSTCO, WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES, AND THEY INDICATED THAT MICHELIN PILOT SPORT PLUS TIRES WERE AN ACCEPTABLE UPGRADE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THAT THE ACURA SUSPENSION REQUIRES TIRES ONLY PURCHASED AT THE DEALER. ON NOV. 8, 2010, DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT, THE DEALER NOTED FINGERNAIL SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER PEALING OFF MY 2 FRONT TIRES. THEY RECOMMENDED I IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THEM SINCE THEY WERE UNSAFE. COSTCO AGREED TO PRORATE AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TIRE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PURCHASE AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT MICHELIN MADE SPECIAL TIRES ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE ACURA DEALER. UNTIL TODAY, THE DEALER NEVER STATED THAT MICHELIN PILOT MXM4 TIRES MANUFACTURED ESPECIALLY FOR ACURA WERE THE ONLY TIRES THAT WOULD WORK WITH THE ACURA SUSPENSION. I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NOWHERE DOES IT SAY YOU MUST BUY REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFE CAR. ACURA SHOULD NOT SELL A CAR THAT CAN BE SAFELY DRIVEN WITH TIRES ONLY PURCHASED FROM THEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT HAD I NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I MAY HAVE HAD A MAJOR TIRE FAILURE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NTSB INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND DETERMINE IF OTHER ACURA DRIVERS ARE AT RISK DUE TO THE PURCHASE OF TIRES FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ACURA DEALER. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA TL FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE NOTICED A FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ON THE HWY BETWEEN 65-80 MPH. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PUT ON THE VEHICLE NEW TIRES AND NEW BRAKES AT 62,000 MILES. I JUST PUT ON NEW ROTORS AND I EVEN HAD A HIGH SPEED WHEEL BALANCE ON ALL TIRES WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THE VIBRATION AT 62,500 MILES. WHEN THE VIBRATION STARTS I CALL FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND HEAVY IN THE FRONT END. ONCE I START TO SLOW DOWN, THE VIBRATION WILL STOP. *TR

DRIVING NORMAL ON THE HIGHWAY @ ~65MPH, TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP AND THEN SUFFERS FROM A LOSE OF ALL ACCELERATION POWER, CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA TL DASH HAS RECENTLY BEEN CRACKING IN NUMEROUS PLACES. SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA JUST OVER WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK THIS POSES. THIS ISSUE IS APPARENT IN A NUMBER OF 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO. *TR

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SEVERAL MASSIVE CRACKS OVERNIGHT. ONE CRACK IS 12" AND IS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 2005 AND THE DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT AT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161000.