2012 Acura TL Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Airbag light came on and remained

In an auto collision where a car rear end the vehicle from an idle position into an 18-foot box truck in front which was also idle. The vehicle smashed in the front and back which it was deemed a total loss and the airbag did not deploy. This caused the driver to have several injuries including a head concussion. When contacted the dealer service department where recall maintenance had been performed, I was instructed to contact the airbag manufacturer. The vehicle inspected by insurance adjuster (GEICO). There were no warning lamps or messages prior to the failure of the airbag deploy.

Check airbag sensor keeps coming on intermittently.

CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM MESSAGE ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.

MY RED AIRBAG LIGHT & MY CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF WHILE STATIONARY. WHEN IT COMES ON IT STAYS ON FROM ONE DESTINATION TO THE NEXT. WHEN I RETURN BACK TO THE CAR TO START IT AGAIN ITS NOT ON, BUT IF I WAIT A WHILE TO GO TO ANOTHER DESTINATION THE CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES BACK ON AGAIN.

I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THE TAKATA STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, THEN IN JAN 2019 I GOT A AIRBAG WARNING 31-1 AIRBAG SYSTEM. ACURA RESET THE WARNING , BUT 3 MONTH LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG CURTAIN. THIS IS NOT COVERED ANYMORE, BUT I WOULD THINK ACURA WOULD HELP THERE LONG TERM CUSTOMERS.

TAKATA RECALL. ACURA WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CLOSE-BY HONDA DEALERSHIP, BUT IS MAKING ME DRIVE 1.5 HOURS EACH WAY TO AN ACURA DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS), THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DON CARLTON ACURA (918-664-2300, LOCATED AT 4905 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74145) FOR A CHECK-UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS), THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL IN MARCH 2016, I RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG ON MY 2012 ACURA TL FROM ACURA INTERNATIONAL. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE "FIX" WOULD BE AVAILABLE SUMMER 2016. SUMMER HAS COME AND GONE WITH NO NOTIFICATION THAT PART WAS IN STOCK AT DEALERSHIP (MIKE HARVEY, BURLINGAME CA). IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND AM TRYING TO SELL MY TL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD POINT BLANK BY POTENTIAL BUYERS THAT THEY EITHER AREN'T INTERESTED OR ARE OFFERING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN MY ASKING PRICE BECAUSE AIRBAG HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. AFTER A WEEK OF CONVERSATIONS AND RUN AROUND WITH BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND ACURA INTERNATIONAL, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHEN TO ANTICIPATE THE PART BEING AVAILABLE. WHAT I WAS TOLD (AS A SIDEBAR BY ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT) WAS THE AIRBAG IN QUESTION IS ACTUALLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND IT COULD POSE A RISK UNTIL FIXED THAT SHOULD BE MENTIONED UPON SELLING THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, IT IS 6 MONTHS PAST THE ORIGINAL DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. I AM ESSENTIALLY BEING PREVENTED FROM SELLING MY CAR AT A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE BECAUSE ACURA CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I NOW HAVE TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INADVERTENTLY SHARED WITH ME. BOTTOM LINE, I JUST WANT ACURA TO RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEM IN A TIMELY MANNER (WHATEVER THAT IS 6 MONTHS LATER) SO I CAN PROCEED AND SELL MY CAR. I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND DON'T REALLY WANT 2 CARS TO BE DEALING WITH. ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND OUT AND RESOLVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION.

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION MARCH 2016 ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL. THE LETTER STATED, "ACURA WILL SEND ANOTHER LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE." TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA. ON JULY 20, 2016, I CALLED RADLEY ACURA), FALLS CHURCH, VA AND SPOKE TO GABRIEL TO REQUEST THAT THE PART BE ORDERED. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM RADLEY ACURA. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016, I CALLED TISCHER ACURA, LAUREL, MD AND REQUESTED THAT THE PART BE ORDERED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO EIGHT (8) WEEKS AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART HAD ARRIVED. TO DATE (DECEMBER 7, 2016), I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TISCHER ACURA. I CALLED TISCHER ACURA TODAY AND WAS REFERRED TO SOMEONE'S VOICEMAIL. IT IS CLEAR THAT ACURA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION IS NOT TAKING THE TAKATA RECALL SERIOUSLY. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE ANOTHER DEATH FROM THE MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG INFLATOR BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED? CAN THE NHTSA ASSIST ME TO GET THIS RECALL ACCOMPLISHED?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. HOWEVER, THE SWITCH IS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST. I THEN CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO RETURN IT AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ACCURATE OR NOT BECAUSE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DAILY AS I DRIVE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR MY AIRBAG LAST YEAR AND IT STATED I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE RECEIVED THE SECOND NOTICE. I CALLED MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME WITHOUT THE NOTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) ON JUNE 16, 2016. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,900.

TAKATA RECALL IN JUNE 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM ACURA REGARDING THE ABOVE VEHICLE. EACH MONTH I HAVE CALLED ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WHY ARE THEY DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON A POTENTIAL DEADLY AND LIBELOUS DEFECT?

TAKATA RECALL. I REPORTED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL TO MY DEALER, OPEN ROAD ACURA, EAST BRUNSWICK, IN MARCH 2016. PART WASN'T ORDERED UNTIL MAY 20, 2016. I CALL THE DEALER EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET, 90 DAYS LATER. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE MOVED SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FROM 17 MILLBURN CT, OLD BRIDGE, 08857 TO 14 SAHALEE DR., MONROE, 08831.

TAKATA RECALL- HAS THE PART BE CREATED TO FIX THE PROBLEM