Acura TL Complaints (2004)

551 consumer complaints on file.

#10670155January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG PLACEMENT. REPORTS SAY CRACKS WILL CONTINUE, ACURA KNOWS OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT RECALL OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. FOR THE NUMEROUS REPORTED ISSUES OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS, ACURA SHOULD TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN MY BEST PURCHASE TO DATE AND HAVE UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH IN THE CAR. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE IGNORED? BEFORE THIS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER ACURA HOWEVER A $36K VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A KNOWN REPETITIVE ISSUE THRU SEVERAL YEARS OF MODELS. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS IN THE US ((800) 382-2238) AND HAD THEM OPEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO ANYTHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT HURT. ONLY 43K ON THE CAR, IMMACULATE 2004. NORMALLY STORED DURING THE WINTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670156January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG PLACEMENT. REPORTS SAY CRACKS WILL CONTINUE, ACURA KNOWS OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT RECALL OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. FOR THE NUMEROUS REPORTED ISSUES OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS, ACURA SHOULD TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN MY BEST PURCHASE TO DATE AND HAVE UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH IN THE CAR. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE IGNORED? BEFORE THIS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER ACURA HOWEVER A $36K VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A KNOWN REPETITIVE ISSUE THRU SEVERAL YEARS OF MODELS. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS IN THE US ((800) 382-2238) AND HAD THEM OPEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO ANYTHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT HURT. ONLY 43K ON THE CAR, IMMACULATE 2004. NORMALLY STORED DURING THE WINTER. DEALER MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660906November 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SUDDENLY CAME ON VERY HARD WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CAR SLOWED VERY RAPIDLY (IN A STRAIGHT LINE) ALMOST TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WERE THEN RELEASED AS SUDDENLY AS THEY HAD BEEN APPLIED BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PULSES FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) DURING THE BRAKING PERIOD INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED RATHER THAN A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL AND THAT NO UNUSUAL FAULT LIGHTS WERE BEING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. SINCE EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL I RESUMED MY JOURNEY ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME SPONTANEOUS BRAKING PHENOMENON OCCUR FIVE OR SIX TIMES OVER THE NEXT 2-3 MILES. FORTUNATELY I WAS CLOSE TO AN ACURA DEALER SO I DROVE THE CAR AT 40 MPH WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON TO THE ACURA DEALER (ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY). DRIVING THE CAR AT 40 MPH DID NOT PROMPT A RECURRENCE OF THESE SPONTANEOUS BRAKING EPISODES OVER THIS DISTANCE. THE ACURA DEALER DIAGNOSED A FAULTY ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF THESE SPONTANEOUS BRAKING EPISODES OVER THE 39 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I CONSIDER THIS SPONTANEOUS BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 ACURA TL AS EXTREMELY SERIOUS. HAD A BUS, TRUCK, LARGE SUV OR PICK UP TRUCK BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND ME WHEN THESE BRAKING EPISODES OCCURRED I THINK IT QUITE LIKELY A SERIOUS AND FATAL ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651270October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EVERY 04 ACURA TL HAS. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING ON ME AND MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND SEND A REPORT. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM LET ALONE, HEAR FROM ANYONE AT ALL. ACURA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM A PREMATURE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED WEAK DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR SOME THING SERIOUS LIKE A DEATH TO HAPPEN FROM THE PROBLEM JUST TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF NOW. WE THE CONSUMERS WANT ACTION AND SATISFACTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE ACURA COMES TO THEIR SENSES AND FIXES THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. GOODNIGHT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649575October 24, 2014
STEERING
MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING LEAKS AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN COOLER WEATHER. I WENT TO AN ACURA AND HONDA DEALER AND THEY NOTED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THE PREVIOUS RECALL ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND RELATED RECALLS IN THE PAST AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SAFETY RELATED ISSUES AND IT SEEMS ACURA AND HONDA ARE SIMPLY UNWILLING TO FIX PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCT UNRELATED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT WOULD BENEFIT CONSUMERS IF THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR AND MODEL WERE MORE THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD _PARTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649522October 23, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONE SPLIT LINE ON THE LEFT MIDDLE SIDE OF MY DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE PART OF THE UNIT. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT BY, MORE SPLITS OCCURRED IN SIMILAR AREAS AND IS STILL CONTINUING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WHOLE DASH . IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, BECAUSE OF THE EXPIRED WARRANTY, THEY WANT ME TO SHELL OUT OVER $300.00 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE GONE TO OTHER WEBSITES WHERE CONSUMERS WITH MY CAR HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC WHICH APPEARS OVER TIME. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND THE DASH IS COVERED WHEN PARKED IN THE SUN. ALTHOUGH, THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PRIORITY, ACURA SHOULD READDRESS THE ISSUE IN GOOD FAITH WITH IT'S CUSTOMERS. I KNOW THERE MUST BE MANY MORE CONSUMERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME CAR AND TOLD ME HE HAS ALSO ACQUIRED SPLITS ON HIS DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649104October 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
PURCHASED 2004 ACURA TL IN LATE AUGUST 2014. INITIALLY THOUGHT THE MARKINGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WERE AS DESIGNED DUE TO THE UNIFORM APPEARANCE. TURNS OUT, THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASH GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. CRACKS ARE AT LEAST 10 INCHES AND THERE ARE SEVERAL. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. THIS IS OUR THIRD ACURA AND WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. LOOKING AT THIS BOARD, I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING TL DASHBOARD CRACKING. HOPE ACURA WILL EVALUATE THIS ISSUE AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY DANGER TO FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638633September 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS, STRUCTURE
MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'VE SEEN CRACKING IN MY DASHBOARD THAT WAS DISGUISED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE 2007. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE THE CRACK WAS PART OF THE DESIGN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CRACKING HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPRIMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FEATURE IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FROM ACURA CORPORATE FOR AN OBVIOUS DASHBOARD DESIGN FLAW FOR 2004-2006 ACURA TL MODELS. ACURA CORPORATE SAYS THAT CRACKED DASH IS A RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG DURING NORMAL DEPLOYMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL PROTECT MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPENDING ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638486September 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED (~10+ INCHES) NEED AIRBAG SEEM. CRACK IS LARGE. MAY RESULT IN HIGH VELOCITY DEBRIS DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637417September 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE FALLING OUT OF GEAR. ITS AN AUTOMATIC AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T GO ALTHOUGH THE RPM STILL GOES UP AND GAS IS STILL BEING PUSHED SO IM PRETTY SURE THE CAR THINKS ITS GOING WHEN ITS NOT. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD MY ACURA DECIDED TO FALL OUT OF SHIFT AS I WAS TURNING. SO, EVERYTHINGS GREAT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WONT GO INSTEAD ITS JUST ROLLING EVEN THOUGH I GIVE IT GAS AND THE RPM GOES UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631268September 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED, AND IT NOW REMAINS LIT NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP (ACURA OF STEVENS CREEK IN CALIFORNIA). THEY SEE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR FOR LESS THAN $180. I UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE $180 FOR JUST A LOOK (THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM). THE WORST PART IS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSE THE LOOK AT THE CAR UNLESS I PAY $180. I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY THEY WOULD PUT MY FAMILY AND ME IN UNNECESSARY DANGER LIKE THIS. ALSO, IF THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, THEY SHOULD REPAIR ALL THEIR CARS ON THE ROAD AND NOT SUBJECT PEOPLE TO DANGERS LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626951August 21, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. THIS DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE OR ACURA NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE PART TO BE FIXED AND/OR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626344August 19, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING FROM 85000 MILES ONWARDS. NOW BY 124000 MILES, THE DASH HAS SO MANY CRACKS THAT I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY POP OUT ANYTIME SOON. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625844August 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SEVERAL TIME MY RIGHT BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAUSE CAR TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN BE RECREATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621316August 11, 2014
STRUCTURE
IN 2010 I TOOK MY TL IN BECAUSE MY DASH WAS SHOWING CRACKS IN IT, ACURA REP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT OWNERS OF OTHER TL 'S WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT TOO. BUT HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. AS OF TODAY 08 11 2014 I HAVE 11 BIG CRACKS IN IT. ACURA NEEDS TO RECALL THEM AND FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617204July 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GETTING LONG WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615694July 23, 2014
STRUCTURE
WHILE CLEANING THE INSIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL, I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS CRACKING. THE CRACKING IS IN A SYMMETRICALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. I CHECKED WITH ACURA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR MARKET ACTION REGARDING THIS DEFECT. I THEN GOOGLED "ACURA CRACKED DASHBOARD" AND WAS ASTONISHED TO FIND MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ACURA CLAIMS NO LIABILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKING MAY MANIFEST AS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS I SAW ON THE INTERNET. NOT ONLY IS THIS UNSIGHTLY, BUT FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THE CONTINUED CRACKING MAY COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD, ULTIMATELY DEPLOYING THE AIRBAG UNNECESSARILY. ALTHOUGH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM ACURA TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND ONLY SAID THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO AN ACURA DEALER AND SELF-PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND SHOULD REQUIRE ACURA TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS BEFORE AN INJURY OCCURS. I DID SEE ANOTHER MARKET ACTION INVOLVING ACURA AND HONDA AIRBAGS BUT ACURA STATES THAT THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2004 ACURA TL'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609787July 11, 2014
STRUCTURE
A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609663July 10, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR VIEW MIRROR BEGAN TO DISCOLOR, CHANGES COLORS, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE VARIOUS FORMATIONS WITHIN THE GLASS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MIRROR HAS CLOUDED. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, INTERNET ARTICLES AND THE DEALERS INDICATE THAT THE MIRROR CONTAINS GAS AND FLUIDS THAT DIMINISH GLARE AT NIGHT, BUT FAILS DUE TO HEAT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. IF I DO NOT REMOVE AND REPLACE THE MIRROR, THE MIRROR SUPPOSEDLY WILL START TO LEAK CORROSIVE FLUIDS ONTO THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MIRROR ITSELF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPLODE. SO, WE HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE; A NON-FUNCTIONING REAR VIEW MIRROR; AND A PART THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608440July 6, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASH JUST ALWAYS HAD A LINE IN IT. IT LOOKED AS IF IT IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. AND NOW IT JUST STARTED TO CRACK. I'M JUST NOT SURE IF IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD OR NOT AND IF THE AIRBAG WILL STILL WORK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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