2007 Acura TL Complaint Log

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG

NHTSA RECALLS 12V-222 AND 08V-091 WERE ENACTED TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ASSOCIATED HOSES FOR CERTAIN 2007-2008 ACURA TLS. FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED BY BOTH RECALLS. SO I HAVE QUESTIONED ACURA AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL BUT I HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER OTHER THAN TO POINT OUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEREFORE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER.

IN THE 4TH. OF AUGUST 2015, I BROUGHT MY 2007 HONDA ACURA TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME TO REPORT AN UNUSUAL POP-UP DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD JUST ABOVE THE COMPARTMENT THAT HOUSES THE AIRBAG IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEATING POSITION. AFTER MY SERVICE ADVISOR CHECKED THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD HE RETURNED TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $2000.00 (TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS) TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AND THAT THERE IS NO OTHER REMEDIES. I ASKED HIM IF THE DAMAGE CAN BE REPAIRED WITH GLUE AND HE REPLIED THAT IF I DO THAT, THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE COMPARTMENT WILL DEPLOY. AT THAT POINT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS CAN OF SOCKED ABOUT THE INFORMATION I JUST HARD AND AS A RESULT I AM WONDERING IF HONDA COMPANY WILL HELP TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS DAMAGE WILL CERTAINLY EFFECT THE RESALE/TRADE-IN VALUE OF MY CAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A REPLY.

DASH BOARD CRACK OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. MANY CRACKS HAVE FORMED AND I AM NOT SURE IF IT HAS AFFECTED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.

WHILE STATIONARY, A HAIRLINE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CRACKS EXPANDED AND ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE AIRBAG, AND NOW THE DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS WITH A WIDE GAP ALONG THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. MOISTURE CAN GET IN AND DO FURTHER DAMAGE AS WELL AS CREATING THE RISK OF FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH.

MY CAR SAT AT AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND WOULD NOT START UPON RETURN. GOT A JUMP AND WAS OK FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 3 DAYS. I TOOK THE BATTERY TO THE STORE FOR A REPLACEMENT. HE TESTED THIS 2 YEAR OLD BATTERY AND IT WAS PERFECT. I WENT ON-LINE TO SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2007 HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE. THE PROBLEM THAT THE ON-LINE AUDIENCE HAS FOUND IS THAT OVER TIME A PARTIAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) MODULE APPEARS. THIS IS CLEARLY A LATENT DEFECT IN THIS MODULE. I WROTE TO ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR RESPONSE DID NOT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I GOT A "COOK- BOOK" RESPONSE THAT I SHOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO REGARDING SUCH LATENT DEFECTS FOR OUT-OF-WARRANTY VEHICLES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE CRACKS WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK EARLY MORNING AROUND 3.AM ,DRIVING ON HWY 74ORTEGA WITCH CUTS THRU THE MOUNTAINS FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY INTO ORANGE COUNTY. ITS A CURVY ROAD AND IT'S CLAIMED A LOT OF LIVES,AS I GOT CLOSE TOO EXITING THE CURVY ROADS AND MOUNTAINS. THE LAST CURVE IS REALLY BAD AS I WENT TO STEP ON THE BREAKS TO SLOW ON THE CURVE THE BREAK PEDAL SANK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.AND I COULD NOT (STOP) .THE CAR REACHED 70MPH.ON THE HWY DOWN HILL .THEIR WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME .AS I WAS ABOUT TO SLAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I REMEMBER TO DOWN SHIFT AND IT SKIDDED FOR A FEW FEET THEN I GOT SOME CONTROL OF THE CAR.I MANAGED TO PULL ONTO A SHOULDER AND I GOT OUT TO CHECK WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE BREAKS BUT IT WAS STILL DARK AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I WAS ALREADY LATE FOR WORK AND SINCE THEIRS NO CELLPHONE SIGNAL.I HAD TOO KEEP DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR MORE TOGET TO MY JOB WHEN I GOT THEIR IT WAS A LITTLE MORE SUN LIGHT SO I CHECKED MY CAR AGAIN .I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND SAW OIL SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BREAK LINE HANGING FROM THE SHOCKOBSORBER WHERE IT IS BOLTED ON TOO.I LOOKED AT THE LINE AND IT RUPTURED RIGHT OUT OF THE CALIPERS. THE END THAT SCREWS INTO THE CALIPER RUPTURED RIGHT OUT.THE HOLLOW BOLT STAYED IN THE CALIPER BUT THE BREAK LINE CAME OUT.I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE OTHER THREE LINES .I COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE.THANK GOD IT WAS NOT AT AN INTERSECTION OR BY A SCHOOL. PLEASE HELP TO HAVE MY BREAKS LINES REPLACED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE ROADWAY STRUCK A POTHOLE AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HIT POT HOLE HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF HIGHWAY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO LOCKED UP. THE BAGS DEPLOYING DID NOT CAUSE CRASH OR INJURY HOWEVER DEPLOYMENT WAS VERY LOUD AND CAUSE EAR RINGING FOR 48 HOURS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE HOME AFTER MAKING POLICE REPORT. AIR BAG LIGHT IS LIT UP ON DASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE "AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER'' MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED A FRACTURE ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE TODAY AND AS I DRIVE INTO THE LOT MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A BUZZING, WHINING SOUND, I POPPED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING A LOT OF FLUID. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR THE FLUID WAS LEAKING A LOT MORE AND DRIPPUN ALL OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ENGINE, AXLES. I'VE ALREADY SPENT OVER 250.00 REPLACING IT AT FIRESTONE BEFORE I FOUND OUT THE CAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND PART. IT IS A USED CAR. *TR

THERE IS A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. IF THE CAR SITS FOR JUST AN HOUR OR SOMETIMES A FEW DAYS, IT MAY NOT START BECAUSE THE BATTERY HAS DRAINED. WE HAVE HAD TO JUMP IT AND TRICKLE CHARGE IT MULTIPLE TIMES. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM FOR ACURA OWNERS. ACURA SHOULD FIX THIS AS SO MANY CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE CHANGING FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, STEEL BOLT WAS SEIZED IN ALUMINUM BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER. CORROSION IN THREADED PART OF CALIPER MOUNT COULD FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 ACURA TL AND MY POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY GOES IN AND OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE'S VIN DOESN'T SHOW THAT THE POWER STEERING RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MANY 2004-2008 ACURA TLS AFFECTS MY CAR, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT MAY BE THE REASON MY POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL AT ALL. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AT BIANCHI HONDA IN ERIE, PA FOR MY ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY POWER STEERING IS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ETC. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY CAR'S POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED? THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE'S BATTERY DRAINED WHILE SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS WITHOUT DRIVING IT. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED A BATTERY DRAIN COMING FROM THE HANDSFREE LINK UNIT. PART WAS $350+. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE LABOR WAS $150+ WHETHER THEY DEACTIVATED THE FAULTY UNIT OR WHETHER THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW UNIT. I OPTED FOR THE NEW UNIT. TOTAL BILL WAS ~$800 WHICH INCLUDED LUDICROUS "DEALER-COMPLIANT" TOWING COMPANY. DEALER ALSO REPLACED BATTERY AT THIS TIME (UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I'D HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM 4 MONTHS EARLIER - HOWEVER IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AT THAT TIME AS HFL UNIT). CAR SAT AGAIN FOR 1 WEEK. BRAND NEW BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY DEAD AGAIN. *TR

INITIALLY I OBSERVED A AIRLINE SIZED CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD RIGHT ON AIRBAG. SLOWLY IT ENLARGED AND NOW I SEE ANOTHER CRACK AROUND THE SAME AREA. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I FOUND THAT IT'S NOT ONLY ME BUT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH ACURA TLS. WHEN I WENT TITHE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THE REPAIR COST IS ABOUT 2,000 USD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR I NOTED A BIG CRACK IN THE DASH, PASSENGER SIDE. LOOK LIKE A AIR BAG GOING TO EXPLODE. *TR

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG... *TR

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE BATTERY STARTED FINE. I DROVE 10 MILES, TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 1 HOUR, TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BOTH THE INSIDE LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO CALL AAA FOR A JUMP BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BUT THEN I REMEMBERED A FRIEND OF MINES HAS A 2008 TL AND HE HAS TO JUMP HIS BATTERY WEEKLY. SO I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MOST ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO THE HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEMS (HFL). SO I CALLED ACURA AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEM. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A RECALL? IS ACURA WAITING FOR SOME TO DIE FIRST? THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RACKET! THE DEALER CHARGES NEARLY $200 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS TO FIX IT. A RECALL IS WARRANTED!!! *JS

THE DASH BOARD CRACKED ON MY 2007 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS ARE ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ACURA SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THIS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AT NO FAULT OR ABUSE AND IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT SUCH A NEW CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

LAST MONTH WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER BC IT WOULDN'T START. BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO HANDS FREE SYSTEM NOT TURNING OFF EVEN WHEN CAR WAS OFF, SO WE OPTED TO DISCONNECT SYSTEM (FREE) INSTEAD OF PAYING 6-800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ALSO CAR IS KEPT IN GARAGE DURING DAY AND LAST WEEK WE NOTICED LARGE CRACK RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG OUTER EDGE OF AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN CAR IS KEPT CLEAN AND OUT OF DIRECT SUN. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING FOR NO REASON. I AM WORRIED THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY OR MAY ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING IF DASH IS BROKEN. THIS IS NOT COVERED AND NO RECALL YET. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS BC I LOVE MY CAR. *TR

KEY FOB FOLDED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO WEAR, AS A RESULT WEIGHT OF REST OF KEY CHAIN CAUSED IGNITION SWITCH TO ROTATE TO 'OFF' POSITION RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE CAR CAME WITH FACTORY CHROME WHEELS. THE CHROME IS FAILING ON THE INSIDE BEAD, AND THE TIRES NO LONGER HOLD PRESSURE. THIS CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAIL, COLLISION OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. WHEELS CAN NOT BE REPAIRED LOCALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE BELTS MADE A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN. BATTERY (5 MO OLD)--NO BLUETOOTH. BATTERY TESTED BY SHOP-OK. ACURA LINK SITE SAID SINCE 2005, ACURA HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) MODULE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A SHORT IN SYSTEM, THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. TO ME, THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD (DEAD BATTERY) BUT A RECALL ITEM (IT HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED). THE MODULE IS LOCATED IN THE ROOF, WHICH SEES EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CHARGES $700-$900 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE MODULE GOES FROM $285 TO $200 ON-LINE AND THE DESIGN HAS NOT CHANGED (JOHNSON CONTROLS). THE TIME IT TAKES TO R&R THE MODULE (UNPLUG AND PLUG IN) IS 10MIN. I ORDERED THE PART AND INSTALLED MYSELF. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A RECALL FOR ALL THE ACURA OWNERS WHO PAID ABSORBENT COSTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THOSE OF US INCONVENIENCED WITH OUT OF POCKET $, DEAD BATTERY AND NO BLUETOOTH. I PAID A BUNDLE FOR THE CAR ORIGINALLY BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST CAR I WAS EVER GOING TO BUY. NOW I AM SELLING THE CAR TO PREVENT THE NEXT COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

AFTER THE VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE TO BE REPAIRED, THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEGAN LEAKING. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX OR REPAIR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED TO THE PUMP. *TR

THE BATTERY DRAINS DOWN IF THE CAR IS NOT STARTED FOR TWO DAYS. I HAVE TO JUMP START THE CAR EVERYTIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

THIS IS A GENERIC COMPLAINT. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VEHICLES USE RED INDICATOR DIALS AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VEHICLE TYPE NOTED ABOVE. APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE MALE POPULATION IS COLOR DEFICIENT OFTEN MAKING VIEWING THE DIAL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO REQUIRING EASILY VIEWED COLORS BY COLOR IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS, I.E. WHITE OR YELLOW AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND OR BLACK AGAINST WHITE, ETC. I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SUGGEST THIS FOR YEARS BUT KEEP FORGETTING. THANKS. *TR

2007 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *SMD THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED THE CONSUMER A PRICE OF $989.00 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY; HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 HOURS. HEARD A POUNDING, HAMMERING NOISE FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE AND WHEN I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE. THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT SINCE THE IGNITION WAS NOT IN THE ON, OR RUN, POSITION, TO BEGIN WITH, THE KEY HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINE (THAT IS, I COULD NEITHER TURN THE ENGINE OFF NOR ON, USING THE KEY), AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROUGHLY RUN. I THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED RUNNING WHEN THEY ARRIVED. HOWEVER, THE FAN WAS RUNNING AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS NATURAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER HAD THE FAN RUN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A REMOTE STARTER (THEY ASKED), AND THAT IT HAD REALLY STARTED BY ITSELF. THEY SAID THE SMELL WAS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY SO THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (6 YEARS). *TR

WHEN THE SUNROOF WAS IN THE TILT POSITION, I HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD CLOSE, THEN IMMEDIATELY REOPEN. THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS, AFTER ABOUT 4 - 5 ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE IT, I SLID THE SUNROOF ALL THE WAY OPEN THEN CLOSED IT. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I REPEATEDLY HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF. IT FINALLY STAYED CLOSED AFTER ABOUT 3 - 4 ATTEMPTS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 - 65 MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PARKED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS OVER 12 INCHES LONG RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THIS CRACK WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL'S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I NOW RECENTLY NOTICED OTHER CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IF THEY WANT CONTINUOUS BUSINESS! *TR

STARTED WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND NOW HAVE SIGNIFICANT CRACKS ALL AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS ARE NOW BEGINNING ABOVE THE CENTER SPEAKER IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD.

MULTIPLE CARS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=738498 TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE IF THE ?TIGHTEN FUEL CAP? MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE MID BUT THE VEHICLE PASSES THE SERVICE MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING, USE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE: 1. RUN THE ENGINE AT IDLE WITH THE HOOD CLOSED FOR 30 MINUTES 2. HOLD THE THROTTLE AT 2,000 RPM AND MONITOR ?EVAP PC DUTY? WITH THE HDS. 3. ONCE THE DUTY CYCLE REACHES 90% OR MORE, MONITOR THE FTP SENSOR FOR 60 SECONDS 4. IF THE FTP SENSOR READING READS ABOUT 2.50 VOLTS OR IF IT FLUCTUATES RAPIDLY BETWEEN ABOUT 2.3 VOLTS AND 2.5 VOLTS INSTALL A KNOWN GOOD EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE 5. TEST-DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THE FUEL CAP WARNING MESSAGE STAYS OFF, REPLACE THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE. IF THE WARNING MESSAGE COMES BACK ON TEST THE EVAP SYSTEM FOR LEAKS. (VC-RT, SN, 7700). *TR

MY BATTERY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND REQUIRED A JUMP IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO START. I TOOK IT TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HANDSFREE LINK SYSTEM WAS ELECTRICALLY FAULTY AND WAS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY, WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT. HENCE, THERE WAS A CONSTANT DRAW ON THE BATTERY. TO (HOPEFULLY) RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THE HANDSFREE LINK SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

THE MAIN POWER STEERING HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK. I OWN A TYPE S MODEL AND ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ODD DO TO THE FACT THAT MY HOSE DETERIORATED IN THE SAME MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. MANY OTHER 2007 AND 2008TL TYPE S OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NEW HOSE INSTALLED HAS A HEAT SHIELD IN THE AREA AFFECTED. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HEAT CAUSED BY THE ENGINE NEAR THE HOSE IS CAUSING THE DETERIORATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD. THIS WAS REPORTED ONLINE AND BY THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO INCLUDE MY MODEL CAR AS PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING LEAK CAUSING SMOKING, & SQUEAKING ALONG WITH DIFFICULT STEERING. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON 2007 ACURA TL BUT AMERICAN HONDA SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE S-TYPE. NOT TRUE, MYSELF & SEVERAL OTHER TL-TYPE S OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS LEADS TO A FIRE, I WILL SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST ALL PARTIES WHO FAIL TO ADDRESS THIS HIGH PRIORITY SAFETY RECALL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE AND THAT THE HOSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE HOSE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. SM.

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT UP AGAINST A CURB. I WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET FROM THE CURB WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP AND OVER THE CURB INTO A FLOWER BED JUST MISSING A ROCK WALL. *TR

SAME DEFECT AS 2007 ACURA TL WITH POWER STEERING HOSE HAS OCCURRED IN MY AND APPARENTLY MANY 2007 ACURA TL TYPE-S RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE TYPE S EVEN THOUGH HOSE IS SAME AND IN SAME LOCATION AS THE TL PLEASE INFORM AS TO WHY. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH 42378 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. UPON GETTING HOME, I FOUND OUT THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN THREE (3) PLACES. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT IN TO ACURA DEALERSHIP TO GET THE DASHBOARD REPLACED. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND SOME OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA TL ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. ANOTHER ISSUE I'M EXPERIENCING IS WITH THE 3RD GEAR WHICH I ALSO FOUND OUT TO BE COMMON WITH THE ACURAS. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE STICK WOULD NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR SMOOTHLY OR SOMETIMES IT JUST POPS OUT OF THE 3RD GEAR. THE THIRD AND FINAL COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT AND STARTING TO EXPERIENCE IS RATTLING. THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE CAR THOUGH QUIET FROM EXTERIOR NOISE SEEMS TO BE MAKING SOME NOISE OF ITS OWN FROM THE INSIDE STARTING WITH THE WINDOWS. I HOPE SOMEONE AT ACURA IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IS DEALING WITH THE ISSUE. BESIDE THAT, THE CAR SEEMS TO BE A FINE PIECE OF STEEL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE DETERIORATED PREMATURELY AND RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE WHERE THE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V091000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2007 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT REGARDING FUNCTIONALITY AND DESIGN OF TRUNK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID SUDDENLY CAME CRASHING DOWN ON HIS HEAD FROM AN ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED HEIGHT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ROADSIDE SERVICE CHANGED THE BATTERY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN A LOWER SPEED AND IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT MY POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING WHICH IN 2004 -2008 ACURA TL RECALL BUT SINCE I HAVE 2007 ACURA TL TYPE S IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. WELL IT SEEMS LIKE MY HOSE DETERIORATED AND GOT WORN OUT AFTER 63,000 MILES AND NOW THERE IS A LEAK WHICH COULD POTENTIAL CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE AND LEAD TO A FIRE. DEALER IS TELLING ME ITS NOT UNDER RECALL WHEN IT HAPPENS TO BE THE EXACT SAME HOSE PIPE. *TR

2007 ACURA TL PREMATURE WEAR OF TIMING BELT CAUSED BY EITHER DEFECTIVE OR FLAWED TIMING BELT MECHANISM. THIS PREMATURE WEAR WILL RESULT IN UNEXPECTED TIMING BELT BREAKAGE THAT WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE LOST OF ALL POWER THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR