2004 ACURA TL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS A LARGER FRACTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MAJOR CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY ON DASH BOARD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE, AND FOR A CAR COSTING AS MUCH AS THIS ONE COST, IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH PRE-MATURE FAILURE. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THESE APPEARED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND OVERNIGHT BECAME ABOUT 14 INCHES ACROSS IN THE SIDE AREA OF THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR MAY FURTHER CAUSE HARM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF DEBRIS FROM THE CRACKED AREAS. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHTS GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHICH DO NOT LET KNOW IF IT WILL WORK PROPERTY. I HAVE READ IN DIFFERENT FORUMS THAT THIS IS A GENERALIZED PROBLEM WITH 2004-2005 TL AND ACURA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DASH BOARD. THERE IS AN OUTLINE OF A RECTANGLE OVER THE AIRBAG AND THERE IS ONE CRACK THAT HAS ACTUALLY OPENED THE DASH BOARD. I AM SCARED THIS CRACK IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME OR MAYBE CAUSE IT NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. I AM ALSO SCARED THAT PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FLY OFF IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED, DUE TO THIS CRACK.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK, STARTING SMALL AND GROWING IN SEVERAL PLACES. CHECKED ACURAZINE WEBSITE TO FIND OVER 44,000 LIKE COMPLAINTS. MOST START ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A CRACK, CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AS A RESULT OF HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007 AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW COULD IT BE "COINCIDENTAL"...SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT THAT ACURA IS IGNORING. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG. *KB

2004 ACURA TL SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE 2 VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS WERE NOT GRADUAL THEY BOTH HAPPENED SUDDENLY OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DEFECT AND AM REALIZING THAT THE PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AMONGST 04 ACURA TL OWNERS. FROM PICTURES ON ONLINE FORUMS THE CRACKS APPEAR TO BE IDENTICAL IN ALL CASES. *TR

THE VSA (STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM ON MY 2004 ACURA TL MALFUNCTIONED. THE SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO ACTIVATE BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO SEVERELY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A HALF-SECOND OR SO, THE VSA WOULD DISENGAGE AND THE FAULT INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ACURA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE VSA FAULT CODES ARE NOT STORED IN THE VEHICLE'S MEMORY AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED AND THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY RESETS. THIS RESULTED IN HAVING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE FAULT RE-OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO DEALER AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A YAW RATE SENSOR IN THE VSA SYSTEM. ACURA SHOULD MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DEALERS. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THERE IS NOTHING A DRIVER CAN DO TO PREDICT OR PREVENT WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. *TR