2006 ACURA TL Complaints

MY PASSENGER DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS GO UP AND DOWN. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLED HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A POSSIBLE AIR BAG RUPTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALL STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A BATTERY DRAIN PROBLEM. I CHARGE THE BATTERY AND IT DRAINS OVERNIGHT. BATTERY WAS CHECK OUT TO BE OK. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY THAT I BOUGHT IN TWO YEARS. I ALSO BOUGHT A PORTABLE STARTER SO AS NOT TO BE STRANDED. FINALLY THE BLUETOOTH FUSE WAS REMOVED AND DRAINING STOPPED FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. I AM NOTICING THAT THE CAR WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING IS BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE THE PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD SIDE IS CRACKED. I FEARED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD EVENTUALLY DEPLOY THEREFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS SAFE AND WROTE ON THE PAPERWORK I RECEIVED THAT IT WAS SAFE. ON HOT DAYS, THE SPLIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG ARE MUCH WIDER AND I CAN NOW SEE THE SHAPE OF THE HINGE OR BOLT THAT KEEPS IT TOGETHER. DRIVING WITH THIS SITUATION IS VERY UNNERVING. ACURA NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THOSE THAT GO INTO MY CAR ARE APPALLED AND WOULD NEVER PURCHASE AN ACURA BASED ON MY VEHICLE.

II HAD AN HEAD COLLISION ACCIDENT BUT THE AIRBAG ON THE STEER WHEEL DIDN'T DEPLOY LEAVING ME SEVER NECK HEAD INJURIES

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN (15-25 MPH) WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SHOCK OF IT CAUSED ME TO VEER TO THE RIGHT ROLLING UP ONTO A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HAD TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND TOOK THE CAR TO A COLLISION CENTER TO SEE ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAGS. THE PEOPLE THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE AT THE COLLISION CENTER WERE BOTH SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE.

DRIVER SEAT HEATER IS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL WHEN TURNED ON. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE SMELL IS LIKELY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEATING ELEMENT WIRES.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS ABSURD THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE. LOSS OF EQUITY IN VEHICLE IS EXPECTED AND ACURA(HONDA) SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP TO AVOID LAWSUITS FROM CUSTOMERS AS MYSELF. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INTEGRITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. PLEASE ADVISE WITH RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU *TR

BATTERY KEPT GOING DEAD AND STRANDING ME IN MULTIPLE PLACES. HAD TO PURCHASE A PORTABLE CAR STARTER IN ORDER TO KEEP RESTARTING THE CAR. COULDN'T FIND ANY OFFICIAL REASONS BEHIND IT FROM ANY ACURA SOURCES. AFTER SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT THE HFL BLUETOOTH MODULE WAS CAUSING A BATTERY DRAIN FOR MANY OTHER OWNERS. SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE MODULE. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. WAS STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES -- VERY UNSAFE!! ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE CAR STARTER AND NEW BATTERY! ACURA DEALERS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE NEW HFL REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MANY DRIVERS. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.

THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT.

I HAVE A 2006 ACURA TL AND JUST RECENTLY A LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR ONE DAY A THERE IT WAS, A LARGE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS GOTTEN BIGGER SINCE I FIRST SAW IT IN OCTOBER 2015. I CAN SEE THE WHITE OF THE AIRBAG THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE DASH. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY EYES, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 2004-2006 TL'S. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS STARTED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS. I ALSO HAVE TO COMPLAIN THAT NOW THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR, I HAVE LOST VALUE IN MY CAR. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WITH THE DASH IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A "LUXURY" CAR. I THINK HONDA CORP SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE DASH OF THE 2004-2006 ACURA TL'S, OR AT LEAST OFFER HELP WITH THE COST.