Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10411188July 4, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKING SEVERELY AROUND AIRBAG SITES. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MY PASSENGERS AND OR MYSELF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410213July 1, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
SEVERAL DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE DASH. CONCERNED AS IT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT TO BE ENGAGED. THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE AIRBAG MY FAIL IN A COLLISION OR ENGAGE AND RELEASE AT ANY MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410210July 1, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409958June 29, 2011
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
2003 ACURA 3.2TL, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN IT LOST THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE GREAT LAKES PLAZA. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, LEFT FRONT ROTOR, LEFT FRONT FENDER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-91)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409378June 29, 2011
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409033June 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409105June 27, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS CRACKING NEAR THE AIRBAG LOCATION. I FEAR THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM WITH EITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR SHARDS OF DASHBOARD BEING HURLED IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY 04-05 ACURA TL OWNER. YET ACURA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHARGE OWNERS $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED INDOORS AT HOME OR IN COVERED PARKING AT MY WORK. I AVOID IT BEING OUT IN THE SUN AND ON THE FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PARK IN THE SUN I USE A REFLECTIVE SUN SHADE AND VENT WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409569June 23, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD CRACKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407786June 21, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG RELEASES. FEEL THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN A MATTER OF ONE WEEK WENT FROM NO VISIBLE CRACK TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LONG AND THEN TO TWELVE INCHES LONG. ACURA WILL NOT REPLACE AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407402June 19, 2011
STRUCTURE
2005, 78,000 ACURA TL (GARAGE KEPT) CRACKS ON DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN MIDDLE. THESE CRACKS START FROM THE WINDOW AND END ON THE GLOVE BOX AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I AM AFRAID OF WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE DASH WILL SEPARATE INTO SEVERAL SHARDS OF PLASTIC AND IMBED IN FACE, UPPER-BODY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER. WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTED, AS THE DASH-CONSOLE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VIEWED PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME DEFECT ONLINE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE ACURA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS DASH DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT OR WORSE DIE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407408June 19, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407437June 19, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS HORRIBLE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE SMALLER CRACKS AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE LARGE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. OVER THREE HUNDRED ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE JOINED A FACEBOOK GROUP REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THE NUMBER OF EFFECTED OWNERS IS PROBABLY IN THE THOUSANDS. HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH. ACURA IS NOT STEPPING UP AND WE NEED HELP. HTTP://WWW.WSBTV.COM/NEWS/27832796/DETAIL.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408328June 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER APPROX. 104,000 MILES MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE OUTLINES OF THE AIRBAG AND AS SUCH IS SHAPED LIKE A BACKWARD "C", CREATING AN OUTLINE AROUND THE AIRBAG. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT PERHAPS THE AIRBAG ITSELF HAS DROPPED AWAY FROM THE DASH AS I CAN SEE WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MODEST DEPRESSION IN THE DASH REVEALING THE AREA OF THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407150June 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406861June 14, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ALONG THE AREA OF SAFETY AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406870June 14, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
2 LARGE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND GARAGE KEPT. HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES. ACURA BUILDS AIRBAG INTO THE DASH AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THE CRACKS ARE FORMING. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WORRIED THAT AIRBAG CAN NOT POSSIBLY FUNCTION AS INTENDED WITH THESE CRACKS. DANGEROUS AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ACURA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY ARE USING POOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THEIR "LUXURY" CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406699June 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
2007 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT REGARDING FUNCTIONALITY AND DESIGN OF TRUNK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID SUDDENLY CAME CRASHING DOWN ON HIS HEAD FROM AN ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED HEIGHT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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
#10404455June 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN I DRIVE THE SHIFT IS USUALLY IS REALLY SLOW AND IT ALSO MAKES A CLUNK SOUND THEN SOMETIMES I PUT IT ON D4 BUT IT SOME HOW GOES TO REVERSE AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO PARK AND TRY TO PUT IT BACK ON DRIVE AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES JERK AROUND BUT AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT IT STARTS TO "BREAK" AND JERK AROUND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND EVER SINCE NOT MOVE THE CAR. *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

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