2004 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND HE COULD SEE THE AIR BAG IMPRINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 2/03/2012 *LN *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT A ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW OVER DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THE SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. *TR

MY ACURA TL 04 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A DISEASE. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASH, RIGHT LEFT - TO TOP - OVER THE SPEAKERS, PASSENGER AIRBAG, ETC. FOR THIS EXPENSIVE OF A CAR THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND FOR CRACKS ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD! ACURA SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SPREADING AND DOES NOT SEEM AT ALL SAFE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACURA CORPORATE AND HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A DEEP GASH APPEARS ON THE COWLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT'S A HIGH-END CAR, AND YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BIG CRACKS IN YOUR DASHBOARD, DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW WITH A CRACK LIKE THAT, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IF IT WOULD CAUSE ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION. *TR

2004 ACURA TL CRACK ON DASHBOARD. BEGAN TO FORM ALONG THE BORDER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AIRBAG OUTLINE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD NOW. POORLY CONSTRUCTED DASH. AIRBAG PROPER DEPLOYMENT RISK. *TR

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ENGINE WAS REVVING, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AT THE WHEELS. THE CAR IS NOW WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE I HAVE BEEN TO,D IT WILL REQUIRE A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE FAILED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME WITHOUT CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

ON RETURNING FROM MPLS. TO MILW. I STOPPED AT A REST STOP HALF WAY. WHEN CONTINUING THE TRIP I NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND AT ABOUT 50 MPH. I STOPPED AT THE NEXTREST STOP AND NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS STARTING TO OPEN, EXPOSING THE INNER WALL. I REPLACED THE TIRE. TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHEN DRIVING ON I94 IN MILWAUKEE. *TR