2006 Acura TL Complaint Log

SQUARE CRACK WITH LINES RUNNING TO WINDOW WHERE AIRBAG IS. LOOKS AWFUL AND I HOPE THE BAG DOESN'T POP OUT. THIS IS NO LUXURY CAR AND ACURA DOESN'T CARE. HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT.

MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL GEARS THE RPM IS GOING UP AND DOWN RAPIDLY.

CRACKING OF THE ACURA TL DASHBOARD MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD WITH REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACKS APPEAR TO EMANATE FROM ABOVE THE AIRBAG CANISTER AND EXTEND FOR THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS MAY IMPACT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG BY OPENING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION OR TOO QUICKLY DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN RESISTANCE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKED PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT DETACHES DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE TEST AND/OR COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION DATA TO VERIFY THAT THE REDUCTION IN DASHBOARD INTEGRITY DOES NOT IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FRAGMENTS.

THE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK IN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND THE SCORING IS FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. HAS SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE IN A GARAGE. ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND IS DETAILED TWICE A YEAR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT BESIDES BEING A HORRIBLE COSMETIC DEFECT THAT IT ACTUALLY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE WILL SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MUST BE A DEFECT THAT ACURA SHOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE.

THR DASH HAS DEVELOP THIN CRACKS ON OR NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SUCH THAT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM SHARP EDGES HITTING PASSENGER UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACKS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. BASED UPON INTERNET SEARCHES, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH ACURAS. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. WINDSHIELD SCREENING IS USED WHEN PARKING IN THE SUN.

THE DASH BOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS ON IT, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS THAT ARE DIRECTLY BELOW THESE CRACKS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AS THIS ONE HOWEVER ACURA IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AS A DEFECT?

PASSENGER SIDE DASH LEFT EDGE OF AIRBAG IS CRACKED FROM THE FRONT TO THE WINDSHIELD. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM, ACURA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. DO NOT WANT PARTS OF DASH TO INJURE SOMEONE IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG GOES OFF AS THE CRACK GOES BELOW THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS.

DASH AROUND PASS AIRBAG INDENTION IS CRACKING BADLY FROM AIRBAG TO WINDSHIELD AND DOWN TO GLOVEBOX. OVERNIGHT IT APPEARED WHILE PARKED. I FEEL AS IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED PIECES OF DASH COULD FLY OUT AND HURT SOMEONE. CAR IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ACURA SAYS THEY WILL FIX FOR $2000. SEEMS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED . HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WITH SAME CARE ALL DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING

VEHICLE AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED. DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN CRACKING ACROSS PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK OF DASHBOARD. AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR PASSENGER SAFETY SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND MILEAGE IS ONLY 70K. THIS HAS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT.

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT CROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND MAY AFFECT DEPLOYMENT. CRACK IS GROWING NOTICEABLY EVERY WEEK SO SHOULD EVENTUALLY CROSS THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD COMPLETELY. DRIVERS SIDE HAS MORE CRACKS BUT THERE IS NO AIRBAG THERE.

DASH DEVELOPED DUAL CRACKS THAT ALIGN WITH AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND WIDE ENOUGH TO VISUALLY SEE THE AIRBAG FRAMING COMPONENTS. CONCERNED WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH AND SAFETY OF AIRBAG SYSTEM, POTENTIAL FOR DEPLOYING AND HARMING PASSENGERS INCLUDING MY TEENAGE CHILDREN. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THESE CRACKS CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND TOTAL DASH REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY SAFE ALTERNATIVE. CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THEIR OWN AND STEADILY LENGTHENED TO OUTLINE BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. MT ACURA IS A ONE OWNER, NEVER BEEN WRECKED, GARAGE KEPT EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FURTHER THAT A REPLACEMENT DASH TO BE INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME DUE TO MY MAJOR CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGERS SAFETY. AIRBAGS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY SO NO NEED TO HAVE A AN EXPOSED AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE UNATTENDED. I WOULD LIKE RESOLUTION ASAP FROM MANUFACTURER.

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKS EVERY WHERE LOOKS HORRIBLE .... NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG FOR NO REASON WHEN I WAS IN PARKING LOT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS WITH ME IN THE CAR, THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT WORK PROPERLY BECAUSE DASHBOARD NOT PROTECTING IT ACCORDINGLY, MY CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE AND VERY WELL TAKING CAR OF, THIS IS A LUXURY CAR AND EXPENSIVE, ACURA SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE IN REPLACING DASHBOARD TO AVOID POSSIBLE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. I HOPE YOU GUYS REALLY CONSIDER THIS CLAIM BECAUSE ITS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH SO MANY ACURA TL OWNERS.

THE "CHECK TPMS" WARNING LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON AND OFF IRREGULARLY, AND THE TPMS DISPLAYS VERY WRONG TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT NUMBERS. I CHECKED THE TIRES MANUALLY, AND READ THEIR PRESSURE ALL AROUND 33 PSI WHILE THE TPMS DISPLAYED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE AS 58 PSI.

CRACKED DASH BOARD

MY PASSENGER DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE AIR BAG. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS GO UP AND DOWN. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLED HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.

2006 ACURA TL WITH DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF EXAMPLES ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT ACURA REFUSES TO ADDRESS OR ADMIT TO IT. CNN EVEN REPORTED IT, AGAIN NO RESPONSE FROM ACURA. CONCERNED ABOUT PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG (OR DEPLOYMENT AT ALL), ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT THE MODEL YEARS THAT ARE HAVING THE ISSUES ARE THE THIRD GENERATION TL (MODEL YEARS 2004-2008) AND ALL TL IN THE SURROUNDING YEARS (1999-2003 AND 2009-PRESENT) ARE A PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. ACURA HAS STATED THAT REPLACEMENT COST IS $2000 - CONSIDERING ITS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE, ONE WOULD THINK THEY WOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT FAULT. THIS IS MY THIRD ACURA VEHICLE OWNED.

DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG AS REPORTED BY COUNTLESS OTHERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE. MY CONCERN IS THE FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE FAULTY DASH SHOULD THE AIR BAG EVER DEPLOY WHICH CAN INJURE, KILL OR BLIND THE OCCUPANT

DASH HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIR BAG, WHICH , IN MY BELIEF, WILL EFFECT DEPLOYMENT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. I NOTICED THE FIRST CRACK ONE MORNING WHEN I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ACURA SERVICE DEPT TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY PROVIDE $200 ON AN $2000 BILL TO REPLACE THE DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND MADE A WHINING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

MY ACURA TL 2006 DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO (JUNE 2016). I HAD USED ARMOR ALL CONSISTENTLY YET THE DASHBOARD CONTINUED TO CRACK AND TODAY, I SEE THE CRACK BEHIND THE CENTRAL DASHBOARD SPEAKER CONTINUE T GROW. THE SECOND PHOTO I HAVE ATTACHED SHOWS THE SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, AND COINCIDENTALLY, AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I WOULD LIKE THIS DASHBOARD REPLACED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION (WITHOUT CRACKS), AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS SAFETY SYSTEM.

HEADED OUT IN THE AFTERNOON, IT WAS MAY 2016 WEATHER WAS MILD 70 DEGREES. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER TURNING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME WHO COULDN'T GO AROUND UNTIL THE OTHER SIDE WAS CLEAR. NO LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD, THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WENT A FEW FEET AND THEN STOPPED DRIVING AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRIED TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE AND IT DID. OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT DRIVE BACK HOME IN REVERSE. I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES (I HADN'T MADE IT FAR FROM HOME), TURNED THE CAR OFF, BACK ON AND DROVE BACK HOME. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS STRUGGLING TO GO INTO GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND ALL TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FRACTURE IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A POSSIBLE AIR BAG RUPTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALL STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

II HAD AN HEAD COLLISION ACCIDENT BUT THE AIRBAG ON THE STEER WHEEL DIDN'T DEPLOY LEAVING ME SEVER NECK HEAD INJURIES

BEGINNING IN MAY 2016, THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2016 ACURA TL BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACK PROPAGATES ALONG THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BREAKAWAY SEAM LOCATED ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKING OCCURS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. THIS IS LOCATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN THE EVENT OF A SUBSTANTIAL COLLISION. MY CONCERN IS THAT DUST, DEBRIS AND POSSIBLY CONDENSATION OR LIQUID CAN DROP INTO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THEREBY NEGATIVELY EFFECTING THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG OR RENDERING THE AIR BAG INOPERABLE. THE CRACKING IS CONTINUING TO PROPAGATE ALONG THE SEAM OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. EVENTUALLY, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG COULD BE COMPLETELY EXPOSED.

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN (15-25 MPH) WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SHOCK OF IT CAUSED ME TO VEER TO THE RIGHT ROLLING UP ONTO A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HAD TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND TOOK THE CAR TO A COLLISION CENTER TO SEE ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAGS. THE PEOPLE THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE AT THE COLLISION CENTER WERE BOTH SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A BATTERY DRAIN PROBLEM. I CHARGE THE BATTERY AND IT DRAINS OVERNIGHT. BATTERY WAS CHECK OUT TO BE OK. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY THAT I BOUGHT IN TWO YEARS. I ALSO BOUGHT A PORTABLE STARTER SO AS NOT TO BE STRANDED. FINALLY THE BLUETOOTH FUSE WAS REMOVED AND DRAINING STOPPED FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. I AM NOTICING THAT THE CAR WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING IS BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE THE PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW THE SECOND ISSUE IS THAT THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD SIDE IS CRACKED. I FEARED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD EVENTUALLY DEPLOY THEREFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS SAFE AND WROTE ON THE PAPERWORK I RECEIVED THAT IT WAS SAFE. ON HOT DAYS, THE SPLIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG ARE MUCH WIDER AND I CAN NOW SEE THE SHAPE OF THE HINGE OR BOLT THAT KEEPS IT TOGETHER. DRIVING WITH THIS SITUATION IS VERY UNNERVING. ACURA NEEDS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THOSE THAT GO INTO MY CAR ARE APPALLED AND WOULD NEVER PURCHASE AN ACURA BASED ON MY VEHICLE.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS ABSURD THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE. LOSS OF EQUITY IN VEHICLE IS EXPECTED AND ACURA(HONDA) SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP TO AVOID LAWSUITS FROM CUSTOMERS AS MYSELF. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INTEGRITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. PLEASE ADVISE WITH RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU *TR

INITIALLY, DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, IN JUNE 2009, PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FADED FROM BLACK TO A LIGHT GRAY INDICATING SOME SORT OF DECOMPOSITION. THE DEALER DYED THE PLASTIC BLACK AGAIN. LAST YEAR, A LONG CRACK APPEARRED IN THE DASHBOARD IN THE SAME AREA RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK. THIS SUMMER A LONG SECOND CRACK S APPEARED POSSIBLY OUTLINING THE CONTOUR OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS WEEK, A THIRD CRACK HAS STARTED IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL VEHICLES AND MAY REPRESENT A MATERIAL OR QUALITY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT INCREASED BRITTLENEBRITR LOSS OF INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALLOWING MATERIAL TO BE EJECTED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I HAVE USED DASH "SHADES" TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM SUN EXPOSURE OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PRIOR VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD DETERIORATE IN THIS MANNER. THIS COULD BE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN TOYOTA DASHBOARDS AND THEIR RECALL AS THIS IS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE/HUMID ENVIRONMENT. ACURA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS A PROBLEM BECAUSE MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS OUT CLAIMS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY.

DRIVER SEAT HEATER IS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL WHEN TURNED ON. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE SMELL IS LIKELY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEATING ELEMENT WIRES.

POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING INSIDE INTO THE BOOT. DEALER SAYS, THE RACK HAS FAILED AN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH 70000 MILES ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME COMPLAINT ON ACURAZINE FORUMS FOR ACURA TL CARS. HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/THIRD-GENERATION-TL-2004-2008-93/ THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY.

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

THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT.

THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

I HAVE A 2006 ACURA TL AND JUST RECENTLY A LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR ONE DAY A THERE IT WAS, A LARGE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS GOTTEN BIGGER SINCE I FIRST SAW IT IN OCTOBER 2015. I CAN SEE THE WHITE OF THE AIRBAG THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE DASH. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY EYES, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 2004-2006 TL'S. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS STARTED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS. I ALSO HAVE TO COMPLAIN THAT NOW THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR, I HAVE LOST VALUE IN MY CAR. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WITH THE DASH IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A "LUXURY" CAR. I THINK HONDA CORP SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE DASH OF THE 2004-2006 ACURA TL'S, OR AT LEAST OFFER HELP WITH THE COST.

ON TUESDAY OCT 13, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 ACURA TL AT 20 KM/H AND SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE ENGINE WAS ROARING. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN A BIT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND THEN I PRESS ONTO THE PEDAL VERY HARD, THE TIRES SLIPPED TO A COMPLETE HALT, JUST A FEW INCHES FROM A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP. WHILE I HADN'T STILL FULLY ASSESSED FULL SITUATION, I AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING, MADLY. I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED UNTIL I GAIN FULL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION; SHIFTED TRANSMISSION TO PARKING. SOME TIME LATER WHEN I WAS ALREADY TRANQUIL, I STARTED THE ENGINE BUT THE ACCELERATION STARTED, THE ENGINE AGAIN WAS ROARING SO I SWITCHED IT OFF. I WAITED MUCH LONGER AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS OK. SINCE THERE IS NO ACURA DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN, I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALER. THE CAR SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BUT TECHNICIANS COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. IN ANOTHER TIGHTER SITUATION (BEING CLOSER TO A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR DOWN A CURVE, ETC) , OR IF MY WIFE OR KIDS HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR, THIS CASE COULD'VE BEEN MUCH MORE DANGEROUS, EVEN FATAL. TWO ACURA DEALERS SAID THEY HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTER SUCH PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED HONDA BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANYTHING SIMILAR. IN A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, I FOUND MANY SITES REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS SHOULD THERE BE, OR HOW MANY CASUALTIES BEFORE AUTHORITIES DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ??? MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

LAST WEEK I NOTICE A TINY CRACK ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG ON THE DASH OVER THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE CRACK HAD SPREAD TO APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE A SLIGHT RECTANGULAR INDENT AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE DEPLOYMENT, OR EVEN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED, VIA INTERNET RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS BECOMING AN EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR. PLEASE RESEARCH AND PURSUE ACURA FOR A RESPONSE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED, HAS LOW MILEAGE (56K), I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION. THIS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THE CRACKED DASHBOARD PROBLEMS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON THIS MODEL FOR YEARS AND ACURA/HONDA IS STILL NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BY OFFERING TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TODAY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES.

WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR INTERNAL ABUSE, A LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND IS DEEP; YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE AIR BAG BELOW IT. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT CHARGING OVER $2K AND "CLAIMS" IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, HOWEVER I REFUSE TO TAKE A CHANCE IN HAVING A PASSENGER RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT.

TWO WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL (6") CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY ACURA TL 2006. IT IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TODAY THE CRACK IS LONGER ( AROUND 12") AND IT SEEMS TO BE WIDER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL (4") CRACK ON THE PERFORATED AREA ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. EVEN THOUGHT THIS IS A 2006 MODEL, IT HAS ONLY 47K MILES. I THINK THAT NEITHER AGE NOR HIGH MILEAGE ARE A FACTOR HERE. I USED TO OWN A COROLLA CE AND DROVE IT FOR NEARLY 160K MILES AND SUCH THING HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO IT. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A CAR CONSIDERED LUXURY. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS USED TO MANUFACTURE THIS VEHICLE WAS HIGHER THUS THE PRICE FOR THE SAME. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 12-18 INCHES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG TO THE WINDSHIELD. THESE CRACKS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AS I BELIEVE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY THROUGH THE WEAKEST LINK, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD REDUCE THE RESISTANCE OF THE AIRBAG WHEN IT DEPLOYS, THEREFORE INCREASING THE FORCE WITH WHICH IT DEPLOYS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I PAID FOR A CAR THAT I COULD TRUST AND A COMPANY THAT I HAD FAITH IN. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER WANTS $2000 TO REPLACE DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 ACURA TL BRAND NEW IN OCTOBER 2005. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CRACK IN THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE STATED IN THEIR COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS UPON IMPACT OR IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY PREMATURELY. PLEASE TAKE THIS DEFECT SERIOUS AND DEMAND A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

WITHIN 12 HOURS OF BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY OVER NIGHT, A CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY TRAUMA OR IMPACT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ALTERATION IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE DASH WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT. IT MAY ALSO ALLOW FURTHER COMPROMISE TO THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS BY BEING AN OPEN SYSTEM. FURTHERMORE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF INCREASE IN PRESSURE INTERNALLY AS OPPOSED TO A DASH DEFECT. COULD THIS LEAD TO A SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT? THIS YEAR MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN CURRENT AIRBAG RECALLS. THOSE RECALLS DO CITE HIGH HUMIDITY AREAS AS A SOURCE OF CONCERN AND I AM DEFINITELY IN A HIGH HUMIDITY AREA (90-100% ROUTINELY).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE LARGE CRACKS NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.

CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE PARKED AND WHEN NOT IT GARAGE A SUN SHADE IS IN PLACE. DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK POSES A PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND COULD AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THERE ARE NO ISSUES AS OF YET BUT THE CRACK IS EXPANDING EVEN BEING IN THE GARAGE.

MY CAR HAS VERY FEW MILES FOR ITS AGE AND I'M TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDS REPLACING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE GENERATION OF MY CAR. I EVEN FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PRIOR POWER STEERING ISSUES THAT RESULTED IN RECALLS FOR THIS CAR.

CRACK IN DASH BOARD OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT IMPACT. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER WANTS $2000 TO REPLACE DASH.