2004 ACURA TL Complaints

TWO WEEKS AGO, I NOTICE A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOUT 1 INCH LONG. TODAY THE CRACK IS ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG (1/5/2010). I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR PART. IT IS TRULY A DEFECT, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE DASH BOARD TO CRACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDOW WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT SHORTAGE IN THE WINDOW WIPER SYSTEM MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V092000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,098.

WIRING HARNESS UNDER MOLDING BELOW DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED A SHORT, CAUSING PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO FILL WITH SMOKE. MOLDING MELTED AND SITUATION WAS AVERTED PRIOR TO A FIRE DEVELOPING. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2004 ACURA TL DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND MY AIRBAG ON MY DASH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A DEFECT OF ACURA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2004 ACURA TL'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWNED A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL AROUND, NOW I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN CASE OF A CRASH HOW WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAGS, ACURA LTD. WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION DUE TO THE DASH IS (NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR) MEANWHILE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

2004 ACURA TL AT HAS SOFT AND SPONGY BRAKES. BRAKING SEEMS USELESS UNDER HARD-BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ROAD DEBRIS, ABS WENT INTO ACTION AND THE CAR STOPPED IN A DIME, HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EVENT, I NOTICED THE BRAKES GETTING SPONGY AND SOFT. I WENT TO GET MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR CHANGED ALONG WITH A BRAKE FLUID CHANGE. IT WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK BUT THEN IT WENT BACK TO SOFT AND SPONGY. I HAD A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD FOR A BEAUTIFUL L.A COMMUTER WHO CUT ME OFF AND THERE WAS ALMOST TO PRESSURE WHATSOEVER ON THE BRAKES, NO ABS, NO TIRE SCREECHING, IT JUST GLIDED TO A STOP. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE VSA MODULATOR, WHICH WAS INJECTING AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINES EVER SO OFTEN. APPARENTLY IT HAPPENED WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN, THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE FAULTED THE VSA SYSTEM. THE PART WAS REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED ONE FROM ACURA. I AFRAID THERE ARE OTHER TLS WITH THE SAME ISSUES HAVING TO PAY CLOSE TO 2000 DOLLARS FOR PARTS THAT ARE SO CRITICAL AND YET DEFECTIVE. *TR

1. SPONTANEOUS CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG UNIT. 2. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 3. SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN DASH NEAR STEERING COLUMN. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND ALSO IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA HAS A DASHBOARD THAT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. I HAVE USED A SUN COVER AND PARKED IN SHADED SPOTS, NEVER LEAVING THE DASH IN THE SUN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CRACKING BECAUSE IT IS INVOLVING THE AIRBAG AND I AM WORRIED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. OR THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY UNNECCESARILY AND DANGEROUSLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

SEVERAL ACURAS TL 2004 HAVE HUGE CRACKS ON TOP OF THE AIRBAGS, OUR MEMBERS HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY CASES YET, 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. WE JUST CANNOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE PERMANENTLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO ACT UPON THIS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. . LINK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TOPIC.PHP?UI...D=106173928650 WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP ON FACEBOOK CALLED ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR