Acura TL Complaints (2005)

388 consumer complaints on file.

#10910116September 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACK AND AIR BAG SIGNAL SHOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907356September 17, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY ACURA TL 2005 SUDDENLY BECAME HAZY AND STARTED LEAKING A BLACK / DARK GREEN FLUID WHICH PRODUCED A CHEMICAL TASTE IN MY MOUTH AN A SLIGHT SORE THROAT. I'M CONCERNED THE DRIPPING LIQUID IS TOXIC AND HARMFUL TO PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THIS DOES NOT FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF A WEAR OUT ITEM AND IT SHOULD NOT HARM INDIVIDUALS IN THE PROCESS. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED THE INITIAL LIQUID AT THE BOTTOM OF MY MIRROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907360September 17, 2016
SUSPENSION
2005 ACURA TL FRONT SUSPENSIONS HAVE A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH PROMOTES FAILURE TO SUPPORT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND LEADS TO LOSS OF STEERING. FIRST - THE COMPLIANCE BUSHING FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILS ALLOWING THE STEEL CONTROL ARM TO CONTACT THE ALUMINUM SUB FRAME EXTENSION. THE SOFT SUB FRAME MATERIAL IS WORN OUT FROM CONTACT WITH THE HARD LOWER CONTROL ARM MATERIAL. EVENTUALLY, THE EXTENSION FROM THE SUB FRAME LOSES ITS ABILITY TO SUPPORT FORCES FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND FAILS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED DURING AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION AND LEAD TO REPLACEMENT OF THE SUB FRAME AND COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS. FAILURE OF THE COMPLIANCE BUSHING IS NOT OBVIOUS TO THE DRIVER TO PROMOTE REPAIR ACTIONS; AS THERE ARE NO AUDIBLE OR DRIVING SIGNALS TO INDICATE THIS HAS OCCURRED. FAILURE OF THE COMPLIANCE BUSHING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM SUB FRAME WILL LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND ON A LIFT WHEN THE ISSUE WAS OBSERVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903576September 4, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH BOARD CRACK WITH NOT REASON RIGHT IN THE MEDIUM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892899August 3, 2016
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
MY 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKS SO MANY PLACES.. ESPECIALLY PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG POP OUT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THE ROAD. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AT PARAGON ACURA , WOODSIDE,N.Y I HOPE THIS IS RECALL. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. MY NAME: [XXX] PHONE: [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887967July 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 ACURA TL IS DEVELOPING CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. ONE OF THE CRACKS OF MAJOR CONCERN IS THE ONE THAT IS FORMING ALONG THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACK WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION! THE BAG MAY DEPLOY SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING, IT MAY DEPLOY UPWARDS RATHER THAN FORWARDS; IT MAY CAUSE THE DASH TO CRACK FURTHER AND SPRAY THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH DASH SHRAPNEL, OR THE CRACKS THEMSELVES MY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG - EACH CAUSING A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN INCLUDING DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE CRACKED FORMED AROUND THE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID TO FILL THE CRACK AS THAT MAY ALSO AFFECT THE AIRBAG AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS HAVE BEEN FORMED - SUCH AS ON FACEBOOK ( HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH/POSTS/219662424726766 ). IT SEEMS TO AFFECT MANY OF THE ACURA TL MODELS 2004-2008. THE COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND CREATE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THEIR PASSENGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884451July 13, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE CRACK IS RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG. NOT SURE IF IT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY? I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF ACURAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883333July 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A YEAR AGO MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LAST WEEK MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYS ON. RESEARCH SHOW THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881282June 28, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT DASHBOARD CRACK ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LOCATION. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE POSTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES INCLUDING MANY REPORTS ON FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH/POSTS/219662424726766? ADDITIONALLY, MANY OTHERS HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA EXPRESSING THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS. SINCE THE TIME OF THE CRACK THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ALARM. THE DASHBOARD CRACK IS SHARP AND JAGGED EDGED. IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED THE CRACKED DASH WILL LIKELY INTERFERE IN THE AIRBAG'S TRAJECTORY AND/OR POSSIBLE GASH THE AIRBAG. IN ADDITION THE CRACKED DASH MAY SPRAY PIECES INTO THE OCCUPANCY AREA. I AM SURE ACURA HAS NOT TESTED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SAFETY WITH A CRACK DASHBOARD. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS BROAD PROBLEM ON 3RD GENERATION ACURA TLS (2004-2008), AS ACURA WILL NOT ADDRESS OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO FOLLOW-THRU WITH AN INVESTIGATION. WE DO NOT NEED ANYONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THESE CRACK DASHBOARDS UNDERGOING FORCE OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM ATTACHING A PHOTO OF MY CRACKED DASH. ORIGINAL CRACK WAS ~3 INCHES, NOW THE CRACK IS 8-9". THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW WHICH AMPLIFIES THE SAFETY CONCERNS. ALSO ATTACHING A PHOTO COMPILED OF OTHER 3RD GENERATION ACURA TLS WITH SAME ISSUE. MANY PHOTOS ARE ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874650June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874687June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875101June 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL SPOTS. I HAVE READ THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAS BEEN FILED ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CAR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871989June 2, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA AIRBAGS? DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AND HAS BECOME TO INCREASE IN SIZE. FEAR THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AIRBAG "TAKATA" TO EXPLODE. AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVERSIDE RANDOMLY COMES ON AND WILL STAY ON WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. FEAR THAT AIRBAG LIGHT MAY BE AN INDICATOR OF FRONT AIRBAGS MAY GO WRONG. OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD CRACKS HAVE INCREASED IN SIZE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865603May 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL? AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION. THERE ARE CRACKS IN PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THE CRACKS STARTED APPEARING OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT THEY ARE EXPANDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864702May 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A LONG SPLIT RIGHT ALONG THE SIDE OF WHERE THE AIRBAG SITS ON THE PASSANGER SIDE. THIS CONCERNS ME BEING RIGHT OVER THE AIRBAG. LOOKING ONLINE THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH COUNTLESS CONCERNS OF OTHERS WITH CRACKED DASHBOARDS IN THE SAME LOCATION. THIS CRACKING CONCERNS ME THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT INFLATE WHILE DRIVING OR NOT INFLATE CORRECTLY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. MY FEAR IS IF I FILL THE CRACK THAT THIS ALSO MIGHT IMPACT HOW THE AIRBAG WORKS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A LUXURY CAR AND APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING IN TONS OF CARS FROM 2004 - 2008 THAT I'VE READ ABOUT. I RECENTLY NOTICED THIS, BUT LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF THE CRACK IT HAS LIKELY BEEN THERE FOR AWHILE AND I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP THE CRACK ISN'T VISIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864180May 10, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE. NOTICED LARGE CRACKS ON TOP OF THE DASH , SOME WHERE MY AIRBAGS ARE. WHAT IF THE DEPLOY? THESE CRACKS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND I FEEL THEY ARE HAZARDOUS TO MY AIRBAGS IF THEY DEPLOY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864011May 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED NEW, SINCE 2005 THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. OVER 10 BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY ACURA DEALERSHIPS OR AAA. I WAS TOLD BY FORMER CERTIFIED ACURA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THE VEHICLES HANDS FREE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE. ACURA HAS KNOWN, INTERNET RESEARCH, AND MY CONVERSATION ON THIS DATE 5/9/2016 WITH AN ACURA CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THAT ACURA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2004. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, CONTROL, OR POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ANOTHER SERIOUS FACTOR IS THAT THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE BATTERY WILL FAIL. IN THE EVENT THAT THE BATTERY FAILS WITH OUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER IN AN EXTREME COLD, HEAVY RAINFALL, FLOOD CONDITIONS COULD POSSIBLE RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE. THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. COMMON SENSE DICTATES THAT MY COMPLAINT AND ALL OTHERS WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME TO FILE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A NHTSA RECALL. THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WHO BUY VEHICLES DON'T NEED BAD TAKATA INFLATORS OR BAD IGNITION SWITCHES .WHAT WE NEED IS A NHTSA WHICH WILL RESPONSIBLY ENFORCE ALL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURES TO PROVIDE QUALITY VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE BEST SAFETY FEATURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863751May 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
THIS ACURA TL HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. THE DASHBOARD HAS OVER THE LAST YEAR DEVELOPED SEVERAL DEEP CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DASH NOW. IT STARTS FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF DASH. VERY CONCERNED IF AIRBAG WOULD BE EFFECTED OR EVEN DEPLOY PROPERLY. ALSO IF PIECES OF THIS RIGID DASHBOARD WOULD HURT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT IF IN A ACCIDENT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863488May 5, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A DEEP CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863150May 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
FOUR WEEKS AGO, MY DASH ALL OF THE SUDDEN GOT 2 LARGE CRACKS. THIS CAR IS GARAGED, AND WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE AT WORK, AD WINDOW SHADES TO PROTECT THE DASH AND KEEP THE FRONT SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL COOL. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND WHEN I GOT IT IN, THE CRACKS WERE THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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