2004 ACURA TL Complaints

THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAVE CONTINUED TO BE SPONGY AND AIR GETS INTO THE SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO FIX THE BRAKES AND THEY KEEP GETTING SPONGY WITHIN A DAY OF BEING BLED. MY MECHANIC DID A SEACH AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING TSB. HTTP://WWW.IN.HONDA.COM/RJANISIS/PUBS/SB/B07-041.PDF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HONDA IS RECALLING ODYSSEY VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 2004 THROUGH 2006 ACURA TL'S AND NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO CURRENT PLANS FOR A RECALL.

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IT APPEARS TO GO RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A CRACK AT THE PLACE WHERE THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSE BY IMPACT NOR BY THE SUM. *TR

2004 ACURA TL WITH HUGE CRACKS IN DASH AROUND AIRBAGS. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND TOTALLY BABIED. DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT SURE THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK PROPERLY IF NEEDED. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CERTIFIED ACURA TL AFTER TWO MONTHS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION DUE TO THE AIR BAG. ACURA SHOULD RECALL THE DASHBOARD, AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORING. *TR

RECENTLY MY 2004 ACURA TL DASH STARTED CRACKING SPONTANEOUSLY OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE READ OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AS WELL, DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=730775. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A DEFECT OF ACURA 2004 TL. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BECAUSE PREVIOUS OWNER LIVED IN FL. *TR

DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG HOUSING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE SUN AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS THAT IT WOULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, ACURA SERVICE STATED IT WOULD NOT EFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE DASH IS NOW CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING AND CONTINUES ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

2004 TL CRACKING IN DASH GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY, HAPPENED STARTING 2009 WITH A SMALL CRACK. NOW CRACKS ARE ALL OVER DASH. POSSIBLE AIRBAG FAILURE FROM THE LOOKS OF THE CRACKS. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

2004 ACURA TL BOTH XENON HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. THIS CAR LOW AND HIGH BEAM ARE ON THIS SYSTEM (ONE BULB FOR BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM). NO LIGHTS FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND BAD WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2007. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH IN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, SHE COULD HEAR METAL HITTING THE CONCRETE. SHE NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SLANTED OUTWARD. HER INSURANCE COMPANY FOUND THE FRONT TIRE ROD FAILED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BEND OUTWARD. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,768.