Acura TL Complaints (2005)

388 consumer complaints on file.

#10861629April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACK HAS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE OVER AIR BAG AREA. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. SAFETY CONCERN WITH AIRBAG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861390April 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED VERTICLE DIRECTION WHERE AIRBAG IS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS DISPLAYED IN DASHBOARD. BECAUSE OF THE CRACK, IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK PROPERLY IF IN A CRASH OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY ALSO CAUSING HARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860441April 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 2 LONG CRACKS IMMEDIATELY ON PASSENGER SIDE OVER AIRBAG WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF THEM APPEARING OVER TIME. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED/CLEAN AND ALL LEATHER/DASH/PANELS ROUTINELY MOISTURIZED. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. GOOGLE 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD AND YOU GET NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OCCURRING JUST OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR WILL JUST BE AN EYESORE. REPLACEMENT PARTS COST APPROX. $730, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. CONTACTED ACURA BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE DASH AT THEIR OWN COST DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO ENSURE PASSENGERS WILL BE SAFE AND AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY PROPERLY IF IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854263April 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS A RESULT OF MY DASHBOARD CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND LIGHT CAME ON A FEW YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WORK FROM HOME SO MY CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE MOSTLY. IN THE PAST I'VE HAD CARS SIT IN THE SUN ALL DAY AND THE DASHBOARD NEVER CRACKED. I HAVE TALKED TO ACURA SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THEY WANT ME TO PAY $700 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE I'M WORRIED IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. I SHOW MANY FORUMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT ACURA REFUSES TO HELP. I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849820March 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAJOR CRACK ALL OVER DASH BOARD. SIX ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH DIRECTLY WHERE AIR BAGS ARE HOUSED ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, SPANNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX. THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WIDER WITH TIME AND HAVE PROGRESSED WITH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845968March 10, 2016
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS. PARKING, REVERSING AND TURNING ETC. ONCE YOU ARE GOING ABOVE 10 MPH OR SO IT SEEMS TO BE OKAY.. BUT I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING FASTER AND SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPEN. WHEN I AM TRYING TO TURN OR PARK OR GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT... IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND SCARY THAT I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819252January 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING.....91,000 MILES. BOUGHT NEW. GARAGE KEPT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819235January 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. CRACKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE GO FROM FRONT OF THE DASH NEAR WINDSHIELD TO BACK NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AND NOT ABUSED. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY START TO CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817236December 31, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILTER SYSTEM IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790289November 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED, I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS REFERENCE # 04258828 AND THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE HAS EXCEEDED WARRANTY COVERAGE, REPAIR COSTS ARE RELINQUISHED TO THE OWNER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND NOW THE MILEAGE IS 103000.00 NOW. THE DASHBOARD CRACK STILL CONTINUE AND WILL GET WORSE LATER ON. I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD HAPPENED TO THE NAME BRAND CAR ACURA ! I DID A RESEARCH ON INTERNET AND FOUND OUT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD A SAME PROBLEM. AND WHY IS NO RECALL ? THIS IS TO PROTECT VEHICLE OWNERS SAFETY TO SAFE LIFE IF THE CRACK CONTINUE ON AND IT WILL EFFECTING THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG ! I NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACURA. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED , I JUST NOTICED LAST MONTH. OCT 2015? PLEASE HELP THANKS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749340August 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WITHOUT WARNING, THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED TWO LONG IDENTICAL CRACKS ABOUT 10" APART PARALLEL AND OPPOSITE THE OTHER. APPEARS TO BE THE AIRBAG PUSHING UP THROUGH THE DASH BOARD. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN AND HURT SOMEONE AND/OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747727August 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AN INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS REGARDLESS OF PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT OR NOT. NOW IT IS ON ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746504August 5, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743961July 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2005 ACURATL IN GOOD CONDITION. LAST YEAR, A LONG CRACK APPEARED ON MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. A WEEK LATER A SECOND LONG CRACK APPEARED PARALLEL TO THE FIRST CRACK. LASTLY, ABOUT A MONTH AGO A THIRD CRACK APPEARED MAKING A HORIZONTAL LINE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CRACK. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. A SECURITY GUARD ONCE ASKED ME, WHAT MODEL WAS MY CAR. HE REPLIED, THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE 2005 ACURA TL'S. HIS AND HIS FRIEND'S CAR DID THE SAME THING, HE SAID. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ONLINE. I FOUND MANY FORUMS AND BLOGS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED ACURA AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIM NO LIABILITY BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S AGE OR MILEAGE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732335July 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS TWO IDENTICAL CRACKS ABOUT 10" APART PARALLEL AND OPPOSITE THE OTHER. I BELIEVE IT IS THE AIRBAG PUSHING UP THROUGH THE DASH BOARD. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE AND HURT SOMEONE AND/OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730288June 25, 2015
WHEELS
WITHOUT PROVOCATION OR SHOCK OF ANY KIND MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE CAR WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-64 W NEAR NITRO WV. THE ALUMINUM WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AT ALL FIVE SPOKES WITH THE CENTER STILL FIRMLY BOLTED TO THE DRIVETRAIN. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726356June 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON JUNE 13, 2015 WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY NIGHT I HIT A POTHOLE THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN & SEAT AIRBAG TO INFLATE. THE IMPACT OF THE CURTAIN BAG TO THE SIDE OF MY HEAD CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL BUT REGAINED IT QUICKLY. I DROVE TO A SHELL SERVICE STATION TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO MY PASSANGER SIDE TIRE THAT HAD A 2 INCH LONG GOUGE. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. I CALLED MY PARENTS AND WE DROVE THE CAR HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721645May 27, 2015
STEERING
I LOSE POWER STEERING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, I.E. WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR TRYING TO REVERSE OUT OF PARKING OR MAKE A TURN, BUT ONCE THE SPEED CROSSES 10-15 MPH, POWER STEERING IS FINE. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT I'M WORRIED IT MIGHT HAPPEN. I'VE SEEN THIS SAME VERY COMPLAINT BY OTHER ACURA OWNERS IN MULTIPLE FORUMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717890May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
ONLY 43,300 MILES AND MY DASH PRODUCED A MASSIVE CRACK EXTENDING FROM THE WINDSHIELD VERTICALLY DOWNWARD ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TODAY. WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY. AIRBAG MAY EITHER MALFUNCTION AND NOT DEPLOY OR POSSIBLY DEPLOY INCORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. ACURA NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. TONS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717475May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, THIS HAS BEEN WORDED THE BEST: THE DASH BOARD IN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND IT HAS ME CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER AND MAY DEPLOY UPWARDS TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD INSTEAD AND NOT PROTECT THE PASSENGER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL CARS AND ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THIS DEFECT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE DUE TO THIS DEFECT BEFORE ACURA ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A DEFECT AND A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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