Acura TL Complaints (2004)

551 consumer complaints on file.

#10930288December 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK AND GRADUALLY GREW LARGER AND CRACKS FORMED IN MANY OTHER AREAS ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS ULTIMATELY AFFECTED MY AIRBAG CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ON MY CONSOLE TO TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DRIVER CONSOLE REPRESENTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT AIRBAG AND WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929440December 1, 2016
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
I WAS READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY CRACKED SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG AND LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG WILL EXPLODE ANY TIME. I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT DIDN'T EXPLODE, WHICH MAKES ME EVEN MORE NERVOUS. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AS WELL AS A VINYL/LEATHER REPAIR PLACE. THE REPAIR PLACE WON'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE IT SURROUNDS THE AIRBAG AND COULD EFFECT PROPER FUNCTION. HOWEVER, LIKE I SAID, I WAS JUST HIT IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND IT DIDN'T EXPLODE AT ALL!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928430November 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL CRACKS HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD INCLUDING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WORSENING OVER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925005November 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF CRACK IN DASH PANEL, PERFECTLY OUTLINING PASSENGER AIR BAG. APPEARS AIR BAG MIGHT BE SWELLING, AND ABOUT TO BREAK THROUGH DASH PANEL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN ON ORDINARY DAY-TIME DRIVE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. . LOCAL DEALER SAID HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ON ANY MODEL ACURA. DEALER SAYS IT IS ONLY HEAT CRACK. THIS IS NOT LOGICAL, AS THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN MY GARAGE. FURTHERMORE, THE ONLY AREA CRACKING IS AROUND THE AIR BAG. THE REST OF THE DASH IS AS MUCH EXPOSED TO THE SUN AS THE AIR BAG AREA. WE ARE IN A VERY TEMPERATE CLIMATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. NO SUCH PROBLEMS SEEN IN HOT CLIMATES OF FLORIDA, ARIZONA, ETC., ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER. THIS SITUATION IS FRIGHTENING, A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD RECEIVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924842November 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL? 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING 2 MONTHS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS THAT SHOW THE OUTLINE OF AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF DASH. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2004 ACURA TL. THIS 2004 ACURA TL HAS APPROX 95000 MILES, WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR ACCIDENT HISTORY. AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR NOW COMES ON RANDOMLY .WE ARE AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOY AT RANDOM. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE ONE AND IT SEEMS ACURA REFUSES TO ADDRESS OR FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908317September 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER TOOTH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER TOOTH FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907498September 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE SPOT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS INTENDED TO DEPLOY. NOT ONLY ARE THE CRACKS UNSIGHTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS MAY IMPEDE WITH THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906253September 13, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
TAKATA RECALL MY SON HAS A 2004 ACURA TL AND ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, HE DROVE TO WORK WITH THE CAR. ON HIS WAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT, HIS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH ONE FROM THE SEAT ONLY ON ONE SIDE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MILFORD FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST PER ACURA CORPORATION, CAME BACK THEY ARE BLAMING HIM THAT HE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY BY DRIVING OVER BUMPS, ETC. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE CAR. YET STILL ALL THE YEARS FROM 2000 TL THROUGH PRESENT RECALL EXCEPT 2004. AND THEY ARE BLAMING HIM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX HIS CAR. THAT IS NOT RIGHT, ACURA KNOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTED. HE NEEDS HIS CAR TO GO TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905896September 12, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
FLUID IN REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT ACTS AS ANTI-GLARE, LIQUEFIED AND LEAKED OUT OF MIRROR CASING. ANTI-GLARE CAPABILITY NO LONGER EXISTS, MAKING NIGHT VISION VIA REAR VIEW MIRROR TO BE OBSCURED BY BRIGHTNESS OF HEADLIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES, LIQUID ALSO VERY VISCOUS AND DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903849September 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE CAR IS TYPICALLY GARAGED KEPT. IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THE ACURA. I NOTICED MANY OTHER THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE HTTP://IREPORT.CNN.COM/DOCS/DOC-708135 AND HTTP://WWW.COMPLAINTSBOARD.COM/COMPLAINTS/2004-ACURA-TL-C363363.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903684September 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND I AM VERY SCARED THAT IT WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING INJURING MY PASSENGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894832August 10, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING FRACTURED ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894282August 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889303July 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA AIRBAG: VERY WIDE CRACK IN DASH ALONGSIDE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. DID NOT REALIZE SO MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME CONCERN. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CONCERN AND IS REPLACING DASHES AND AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. WHY WON'T HONDA STEP UP AND TAKE AS GOOD A CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887983July 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAJOR CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON 2004 ACURA TL. APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF OTHER TL OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO AFFECT THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY. QUOTES IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENT ARE AROUND $1800. HOWEVER, THIS IS HAPPENING NOT DUE TO OWNER ERROR OR FAULT, BUT RATHER TO ALL ACURAS, GARAGE STORED AND OTHERWISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884739July 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884522July 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED. CONCERN AROUND POTENTIAL IMPACT OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. CRACKED OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882015July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKADA RECALL I AM HOPING YOU CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION FOR 2004 TL OWNERS. HONDA AND ACURA'S FOR THE YEARS 2001-03 AND 05 AND BEYOND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 04 ACURA TLS HAVE AIRBAGS SOURCED FROM A COMPANY OTHER THAN TAKATA. AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY RELIABLE INFORMATION OUT FROM ACURA OR HONDA. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE 04 ACURA TLS ARE NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL, YET ACURA AND HONDA CARS IN THE YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER 04 ARE. I EVEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT HAVING A PROACTIVE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE 04 ACURA TL IS CURRENTLY NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG, BUT THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE THE SAME AIRBAG THAT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH. I WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WHY ACURA/HONDA IS CONVINCED THAT THE 2004 ACURA TLS DO NOT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ANY HELP THE GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875792June 22, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD TODAY. I GOOGLED AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TLS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS AS WELL AS DEALER. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE CRACK DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE SRS AIRBAG SITS BEHIND THAT AND CAN EXPLODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873445June 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN VARIOUS AREAS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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