Acura TL Complaints (2004)

551 consumer complaints on file.

#10872531June 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
2004 ACURA TL WITH APPROX 130,000 MILES. CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO AND IS GETTING LARGER. VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR ACCIDENT HISTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870088May 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL PROBLEM...PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR ON DASHBOARD-OUTLINE OF AIRBAG APPEARED, BREAK IN LEATHER ON DASHBOARD. NO CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED AS OF YET. NOTICED CRACK ON DASHBOARD WEEK OF 5/15/2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864641May 12, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862437May 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR IS ON AND ALL THE DASH IS CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT OR RANDOMLY WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT A ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862439May 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR ON DASHBOARD ALWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861582April 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. CRACKS ALSO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MIDDLE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. VERY BAD MATERIAL ACURA USED TO MAKE THESE WITH. SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855673April 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2004 TLS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THEIR AIR BAGS DUE TO THE CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854548April 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE DASHBOARD? THE LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES? THE SEAT BELT BEEPING INDICATOR IS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME ANYMORE! MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2004 IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FROM WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME! THAT IS OF COURSE UNTIL THEY SEE THE CRATERS IN THE DASH OF WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A HIGHER END NICE MODEL CAR THAT SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN???? THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THE FACT OF SAFETY? IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THE AIRBAGS HAVE DRIED OUT OR BECAME EFFECTED DUE TO THESE LARGE CRACKS AS WELL AS WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT COULD BE CAUSING ELECTRONICALLY? AM I GOING TO END UP IN SOME HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO AIRBAG RELEASE WHEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THEN IT ALL BE MY FAULT FOR SWEVING OVER IN ANOTHER LANE AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT! THEN IT WILL LOOK AS IF I WERE AT FAULT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE, INSTEAD OPENED PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS? OF COURSE THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION BUT I WOULD THINK TOTALLY PLAUSIBLE!!! AND ALL DUE TO NOT HAVING RECALLED WHAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT DASHBOARD MATERIAL ON THIS MODEL AND OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY DEALERS SAME YEAR MODELS 2004-2008 FOR THE SAME IDENTICAL REASONS! THAT SEEMS LIKE A ROLL OF THE DIE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE! NOT TO MENTION A LIABILITY TO ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853047April 2, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TOP OF MY DASH WHERE THE GLOVEBOX IS ALL CRACK WHERE THE THE TAKATA INFLATORS OUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853081April 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN SIDE TORQUE CONVERTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45 SPEED I HAD NO TRANS WHEN AXLE BROKE STEER CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SO ANOTHER VEHICLE DIDNOT HIT ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852527March 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
CRACKS JUST STARTED TO APPEAR IN DASH OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD IS SPLIT FROM GLOVE BOX TO WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850524March 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
CLEAR COAT IS PEELING REAL BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838898February 29, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PREMATURELY FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE AXLE TO FRACTURE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE, BALL JOINTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,897.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838447February 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2004 ACURA TL HAS A DASHBOARD THAT HAS SPLINTERED. IT STARTED BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838478February 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836894February 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TOP OF THE DASH IN MY ACURA HAS MANY CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE IT MY IMPACT THE AIR BAG. MINOR CRACKS MIGHT BE SEEN WITH TIME IN THE DASH HOWEVER THESE ARE LARGE, NUMEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836763February 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108 ,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/16 *BF UPDATED 05/29/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824131February 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE 04V176000....ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK JUST HIT THE CURB SLIGHTLY ..THEN THE D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING...VERY SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817202December 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED ONE SIGNIFICANT CRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, IT MAY NOT DO SO APPROPRIATELY. THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY IN WRONG DIRECTION, RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE OR DANGEROUS. ALSO, PIECES OF DASHBOARD COULD BREAK OFF IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND RESULT IN PROJECTILES THAT COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810507December 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CLUTCH PLATES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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