Acura TL Complaints (2004)

551 consumer complaints on file.

#10335046June 7, 2010
VISIBILITY
ON CASE PE07060 WITH ACURA WIPERS. THE FIX ACURA PROVIDED SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING A STORM (COMMON IN SOUTH FLORIDA). I ALMOST GOT INTO A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE FUSE IS OK. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ACURA THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUE BUT SINCE THE RE-CALL WAS DONE THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO "LOOK AT IT" AND REALLY FIX THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF THE PATCH THAT WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334795June 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
THIS INVOLVES MY 2004 ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE OCTOBER 2007. IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, SIGNIFICANT CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVING PANEL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, EACH ONE RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE BOX. WHAT MAKES THIS WORRISOME IS THAT EACH CRACK RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH IS WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THAT AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, INJURING ANY PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IMPROPERLY DURING AN ACCIDENT, AND EITHER FAIL TO PREVENT INJURY OR MAKE THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WORSE. THIS DEFECT IS OCCURRING IN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT ACURA IS TREATING IT AS A COSMETIC ISSUE RATHER THAN A SAFETY ONE, AND REFUSING TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE DASH, WHICH COSTS ALMOST $2000 INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS. OTHER 2004/2005 TL OWNERS WHO HAD THE DASH REPLACED WERE TOLD THAT THE NEW DASH WAS MADE WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DE FACTO ADMISSION THAT THESE DASHBOARDS WERE MADE WITH INADEQUATE MATERIALS. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT INVOLVES THE AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR, AND ACURA NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL RATHER THAN TREAT IT LIKE A COSMETIC ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334083June 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. ONE IS ABOUT 14" LONG AND RUNS FROM THE AREA OF THE GLOVE BOX/AIR BAG ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332636May 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH IN MANY PLACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330040May 12, 2010
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL CRACKED DASHBOARD IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING AIRBAG COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329051May 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2004 ACURA TL, PASSENGER SIDE AREA OF DASHBOARD STARTING TO CRACK ABOVE WHERE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. COULD THIS CAUSE PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. HAVE FOUND OTHER TL'S IN THE 2004-2006 RANGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON FORUMS AND FACEBOOK LINKS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328906May 5, 2010
STEERING
I HAD REPLACED THE STEERING HOSE FOR MY 2004 ACURA TL MORE THAN 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT IS DAMAGED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING WHICH SEEM VERY UNUSUAL COMPARE TO OTHER CAR THAT I KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327700April 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ACURA OEM SERVICE MANUAL FOR MY 2004 TL HAS AN ERROR THAT COULD RESULT IN THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON CARS WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPTION. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WORK INCORRECTLY. ADVICE I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN TORRANCE, CA AND MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER ABOUT THE CORRECT INSTALLATION DIRECTION ARE IN DIRECT OPPOSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327318April 25, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 ACURA TL. THE DASHBOARD CRACK IS OUTLINING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I'M TRUSTING THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANY PASSENGER IF I EVER GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT OFTEN DRIVE OTHER PEOPLE, WHICH FREES ME FROM WORRYING ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS. WHEN I CALLED ACURA'S HEADQUARTERS, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR. I'VE SEEN THE GROUP ON FACEBOOK AS WELL. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED CONSISTENTLY IN THE SAME AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327357April 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG - SEEMS LIKE A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS EXTREMELY UPSETTING SEEING AS HOW THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323113March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 ACURA TL ENGINE CUT OFF. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. SEEMS THAT THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLED WITH CARBON WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321806March 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAVE CONTINUED TO BE SPONGY AND AIR GETS INTO THE SYSTEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO FIX THE BRAKES AND THEY KEEP GETTING SPONGY WITHIN A DAY OF BEING BLED. MY MECHANIC DID A SEACH AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING TSB. HTTP://WWW.IN.HONDA.COM/RJANISIS/PUBS/SB/B07-041.PDF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HONDA IS RECALLING ODYSSEY VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 2004 THROUGH 2006 ACURA TL'S AND NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO CURRENT PLANS FOR A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321206March 20, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON 2004 ACURA TL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319397March 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IT APPEARS TO GO RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316877March 4, 2010
AIR BAGS
ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A CRACK AT THE PLACE WHERE THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSE BY IMPACT NOR BY THE SUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314790February 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313047February 23, 2010
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL WITH HUGE CRACKS IN DASH AROUND AIRBAGS. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND TOTALLY BABIED. DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOT SURE THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK PROPERLY IF NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308402February 10, 2010
STRUCTURE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CERTIFIED ACURA TL AFTER TWO MONTHS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION DUE TO THE AIR BAG. ACURA SHOULD RECALL THE DASHBOARD, AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306733February 5, 2010
STRUCTURE
RECENTLY MY 2004 ACURA TL DASH STARTED CRACKING SPONTANEOUSLY OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE READ OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AS WELL, DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=730775. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A DEFECT OF ACURA 2004 TL. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BECAUSE PREVIOUS OWNER LIVED IN FL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306117February 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG HOUSING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE SUN AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS THAT IT WOULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, ACURA SERVICE STATED IT WOULD NOT EFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE DASH IS NOW CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING AND CONTINUES ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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