2004 Acura TL Complaint Log

I HAVE 2004 ACURA TL, ABOUT 105000 MILES. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, NOW STAYS ON, DASHBOARD ON TOP PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS NO PREVIOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MAY CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SAFETY ISSUE?

BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY AND REDUCES STOPPING POWER DUE TO AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSA MODULATOR. (2004-06). I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AFTER NOTICING MY BREAKS WERE SOFT AND LESS EFFECTIVE OVER THE PAST FEW TIMES I DROVE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2.6K TO REPAIR THE MODULE, DESPITE THEM CLEARLY HAVING ISSUES IN THE PAST. I'M HOPING YOU WILL ISSUE A RECALL SO WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE FEW CAN AFFORD.

THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS OVERNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WHERE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. AT SAME TIME CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE YARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO JAGGS AUTO SERVICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.

AS WITH OTHER POSTS, CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ARE PRONOUNCED AND GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN AN OTHERWISE RELIABLE VEHICLE WHICH HAS MANY MORE YEARS (AND MILES) OF USEFUL SERVICE.

TAKATA RECALL. 2004 ACURA TL DASH BOARD NOTICED A LONG CRACK THEN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT NO LONGER TURNS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE ON 6/20/17. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. THE CRACK IF VERY CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY MOMENT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. SOME TO MOST OWNERS ARE RECEIVING A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT FOR THE ERORR ACCORDING TO TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA WAS CRACKED. THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING FOR NO REASON. CRACKS ARE IN MANY PLACES AND OCCUR NEAR THE DASH AIR BAG WHICH IS CONCERNING IF IT EVERY GOES OFF COULD SEND SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH INTO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER (WIFE, DAUGHTER). PHOTOS CAN BE TAKEN IF NEEDED.

THE DASHBOARD AREA AROUND MY 2004 TL PASSENGER AIRBAG IS CRACKING. WHEN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL TLS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2008 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH CRACKING OF THE DASH IN THE SAME AREA. FOR SOME REASON NONE OF THESE CARS WERE RECALLED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE CRACK STARTED IN 2017 BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN.

MY LEATHER ON MY FRONT SEATS ARE FALLING APART. I CALLED ACURA HOME OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 60K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT . I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT ACURA OF PEMBROKE PINES.

DASHBOARD SUDDENLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. CRACKS ARE SPREADING. SOME LOCATED NEAR AIR BAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND/OR DASHBOARD WILL SHATTER DURING DEPLOYMENT INCREASING RISK OF INJURY

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. RISK OF AIRBAG MALFUNCTION

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL FROM AUTOLAND USA IN SELDEN, NY ON APRIL 5TH, 2016. THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. NO TORN SEATS, INTERIOR ISSUES OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE ISSUES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THESE CRACKS FORMING ON MY DASHBOARD. I KNOW THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING COMPLAINTS ON QUITE A FEW MESSAGE AND COMPLAINT BOARDS AND WEBSITES. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT WILL ACURA DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE, BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A 1992 HONDA ACCORD IN MY DRIVEWAY, THAT STILL HAS A PERFECTLY INTACT DASHBOARD AND THE ACCORD IS MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ACURA. I HAVE ATTACHED A FEW PICTURES TO CONFIRM MY CLAIM. THANK YOU. [XXX] UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE POWER STEERING LEAKS THIS ISSUE IS RECALLED ON THE NEW MODLES BUT NOT THESE AND ITS THE SAME PART

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!

DASHBOARD/PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER HAS SIGNIFICANT CRACKS. MAY AFFECT PERFORMANCE WHEN DEPLOYED.

IM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WILLED THIS CAR AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS PRIOR TO HER BUYING IT. BUT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER GOING DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DASH GAUGES. FROM WHAT IVE READ THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ACURAS 04-08, BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING PROPERLY. FROM WHAT IVE READ EVERYONE WHO HAS BROUGHT THIS TO ACURAS ATTENTION HAS HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED, OR LEAVE AS IS.

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSANGER SIDE WHERE AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED.

RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TYPE IN YOUR MAKE AND MODEL THIS IS THE RECALL THAT SHOWS UP, BUT WHEN I USE MY VIN IT DOES NOT SHOW THIS RECALL BUT IT SHOWS THE SAME SYMPTOMS/ ISSUES THAT ARE ON THIS RECALL. MY CAR WHINES AFTER CERTAIN RPM. I CALLED ACURA AND EXPLAINED THE SAME AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO MY VIN. I ASKED A DEALER AND THE EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS COMMON AND PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN THEIR CARS WITH SAME ISSUES UP TO 400K MILES. IS THIS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WHEN I KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. HOW CAN THE MANUFACTURER GET AWAY NOT HONOR WHEN THE EXACT PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE READ A FEW COMPLAINS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED ON THE WEB. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO SO ACURA CAN HONOR THIS ISSUE?

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A LOUD BOOM SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO "MOVE UP AND DOWN". THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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.

THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND I AM VERY SCARED THAT IT WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING INJURING MY PASSENGER.

CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS LEAD TO AIRBAG SIGNAL APPEAR.

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.

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

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.

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.

DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED. CONCERN AROUND POTENTIAL IMPACT OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. CRACKED OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

2004 ACURA TL WITH APPROX 130,000 MILES. CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO AND IS GETTING LARGER. VEHICLE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR ACCIDENT HISTORY.

CRACKS HAVE SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE.

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.

TAKATA RECALL PROBLEM...PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR ON DASHBOARD-OUTLINE OF AIRBAG APPEARED, BREAK IN LEATHER ON DASHBOARD. NO CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED AS OF YET. NOTICED CRACK ON DASHBOARD WEEK OF 5/15/2016

MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. CRACKS ALSO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE MIDDLE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. VERY BAD MATERIAL ACURA USED TO MAKE THESE WITH. SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG ALSO.

DRIVE AXLE BROKE IN SIDE TORQUE CONVERTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45 SPEED I HAD NO TRANS WHEN AXLE BROKE STEER CAR OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SO ANOTHER VEHICLE DIDNOT HIT ME

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.

DRIVING ALONG AND POWER GOES OUT. AS IF POPS OUT OF GEAR. BUT DO NOT HEAR A POPPING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. THEN ALL THE SUDDEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. HIGH SPEED AND THEN POWER GOES OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND PULLING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM PREMATURELY FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE AXLE TO FRACTURE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE AXLE, BALL JOINTS, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,897.

CRACKS JUST STARTED TO APPEAR IN DASH OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD IS SPLIT FROM GLOVE BOX TO WINDSHIELD.

POWERTRAIN RECALL ISSUE 04V176000....ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO PARK JUST HIT THE CURB SLIGHTLY ..THEN THE D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING...VERY SCARY.

AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR IS ON AND ALL THE DASH IS CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT OR RANDOMLY WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT A ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108 ,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/16 *BF UPDATED 05/29/18*JB

AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR ON DASHBOARD ALWAYS.

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.

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED ONE SIGNIFICANT CRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT AND DASHBOARD CRACKS INDICATE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, IT MAY NOT DO SO APPROPRIATELY. THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY IN WRONG DIRECTION, RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE OR DANGEROUS. ALSO, PIECES OF DASHBOARD COULD BREAK OFF IN EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND RESULT IN PROJECTILES THAT COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CLUTCH PLATES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

VSA/ABS MODULE FAILURE. ABS, VSA AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD. TOLD POTENTIAL ISSUE COULD BE BRAKES COULD LOCK UP SO NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, POTENTIALLY LEAVING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER(S) SUSCEPTIBLE TO A VEHICULAR CRASH AND RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. WHILE CHECKING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), THE U.S. AUTOMOTIVE RECALL AND ACURA WEBSITES, I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL (00-04 CL & TL A/T RECALL) FOR THE 'EXACT SAME ISSUE' I WAS HAVING WITH MY ACURA. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL THE 1800 NUMBER THAT WAS ON ACURA'S WEBPAGE. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER, I WAS INSTANTLY MET WITH RESISTANCE ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE PERSON TO SPEAK WITH REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I WAS SPECIALLY TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS RECALL AND ACURA WOULD NOT HONOR THE SAFETY DEFECT THAT POTENTIAL AFFECTED 1,099,796 UNITS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL SUMMARY THAT IS DISPLAYED ON ALL THREE WEBSITES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. WHEN I REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH A ZONE MANGER OR SOMEONE THAT WOULD LOOK INTO MY INQUIRY, I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 20 MINUTES, ONLY TO SPEAK WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT BY THE NAME OF JULIAN. JULIAN REITERATED THAT MY ISSUE WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE RECALL AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I INFORMED JULIAN THAT I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH HIS DECISION TO DISMISS MY INQUIRY AND I REQUESTED HIS CONTACT INFORMATION TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT, WHICH HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME. I AM REACHING OUT TODAY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT ANYONE WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED BY ACURA AT NO EXPENSE TO ME AND FOR SOMEONE AT ACURA TO FOLLOW UP WITH ME BY THE END OF THIS WEEK WITH A RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER.