Acura TL Complaints (2004)

551 consumer complaints on file.

#10405772June 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
2004 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCATED ABOVE THE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403682May 29, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
MY ACURA TL HAS A LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECTANGULAR AIR BAG INDENT. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON IT GOT LONGER. ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS WILL DEFIANTLY AFFECT AIRBAG PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT IF DEPLOY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACURA PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT IS, KNOWING MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHECK WWW.ACURAZINE.COM (CRACKED DASHBOARD) AND YOU'LL FIND IT, ALSO THERE IS A ON FACEBOOK. THIS IS MY FIRST ACURA. REALLY SURPRISED AT THE QUALITY OF THESE PARTS. FOR A LUXURY CAR AT $32K IT'S ALMOST NOT WORTH IT. ALREADY HAD THE WATER PUMP RECALLED AND SOME OTHER PARTS RECALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STARTING TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. AT 90,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE IT'S FALLING APART. MY '97 CAMRY HAD 200,000 MILES AND STILL RAN LIKE A CHAMP UNTIL I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402095May 19, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A HAIRLINE CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HOUSING WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401465May 18, 2011
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401128May 16, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399972May 11, 2011
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400044May 11, 2011
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399734May 10, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399706May 9, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395879April 14, 2011
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395468April 11, 2011
STRUCTURE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395556April 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394181April 4, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393661March 29, 2011
AIR BAGS
04 ACURA TL 73000 MILES HAS CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS HAVE SINCE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE DASH. THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME SINCE THE CRACKS STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390178March 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE, THE CRACKS ARE SHAPED LIKE A T AN ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. ACURE SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389978March 13, 2011
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH - IT WAS NOTICED DASHBOARD CRACKS ESPECIALLY ONE DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. IT IS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE IT CAN AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME INSIDE A GARAGE, SO IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED WHY THE CRACKS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386976March 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
I DRIVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2010, MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS SPREAD AND THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING IN TWO OTHER PLACES. I WAS IN NO ACCIDENT AROUND THIS TIME AND ALWAYS PARKED IN THE SHADE OR IN A GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386336March 3, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383801February 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. DASHBOARD IS CONTINUALLY TREATED WITH PROTECTIVE LOTIONS, STORED IN A GARAGE AND PARKED IN SHADE. THERE ARE NOW 5 CRACKS IN THE DASH AND I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A LUXURY CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382558February 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NOT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT HE WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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