2004 ACURA TL Air Bags Problems

I noticed that my power steering hose is all dirty and full of built up power steering fluid and my airbag light in the dash screen does not come off. I’m concerned the air bag will fail in the events of an accident

The red air bag light on the dashboard has been on for many months. It will occasionally turn off, but usually it is on. Is there a recall for my 2004 Acura TL air bags? Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The dashboard on 3rd generation Acura TL has a design defect to where they will crack all over. In the event of a crash which results in a passenger-side dashboard airbag deployment, the dashboard can rip uncontrollably and send shards of rubber flying at everyone's face in the car and prevent the airbag from deploying properly. This is a very well known problem with this generation of Acura TL and the dealership refuses to address as a warrantied safety concern.

TORQUE CONVERTER HAS DIFFERENCE OF 200RPM OR GREATER THAN CAUSING TRANS TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL POWER STEERING LINE ALLOWING AIR INTO SYSTEM. SYSTEM LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG SENSOR WON'T SENT CODE

Mileage: 196,000

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2004! THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD A AIRBAG RECALL. I'M VERY CONCERNED THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS OVERLOOKED CONCERNING THE AIRBAG RECALL. EVERY SINGLE MODEL AND YEAR AROUND THIS 2004 ACURA TL WAS RECALLED FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. WE CONSTANTLY CHECK FOR UPDATES TO ASSURE WE DO NOT MISS A NOTICE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO ASSURE OUR 2004 TL AIRBAG IS SAFE?

Mileage: 53,000

NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION ON UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 13, 2020. OUR CLIENT WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND HER CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS, LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND REMAINS HOSPITALIZED.*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*JB*DT*JB*DT

I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL, THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I EXITED A HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND LUCKILY I DIDN'T HURT AO OR MYSELF. THANK YOU STAY SAFE. I THINK IT WAS IN 2015.

Mileage: 5

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.

Mileage: 110,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACK FROM PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARD DRIVER SIDE. STARTED ABOUT YEAR 10 AND GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM ALSO WORRIED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD EITHER NOT TRIGGER OR TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY HURTING A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS INSTRUCTED AS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH SEEMS TO BE MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

THERE ARE EXTREMELY DEEP CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE HOUSING FOR THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN IT'S QUIET, I CAN SOMETIMES HEAR NOISE FROM WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAG IS LOCATED. VERY SCARY. I AM HESITANT FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AVOID IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED UNTIL RECENTLY - BOTH AT HOME AND DURING THE DAY AT A COMMERCIAL GARAGE. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS GARAGED WHEN NOT DRIVEN. DISAPPOINTING THAT ACURA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD.

Mileage: 160,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG.I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE CRACKS COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE INJURY.

Mileage: 120,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS LACKING AT ANY MOMENT THAT HAPPENS TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NO SAFE ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT ME. NO SAFE .... MY DASH IS HORRIBLE COMPLETELY CRACKE AND THIS DEFINITELY IS GOING TO AFFECT THE AIRBAGS IN MY ACURA 2004 TL. SORRY IS THE WORS OF WORST .YES I WAS DRIVING GOING IN TO THE GAS STATION AND CAR JUST LACK I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE CAR GETS ON GEAR AGAIN AND I GET IN GAS STATION

Mileage: 119,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. DOES THIS CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING PROPERLY OR POSSIBLY SHARDS FROM THE DASHBOARD CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY? THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT AM CONCERNED IF A COLLISION DOES HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

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.

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.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE AREN'T SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS, THEY ARE NASTY A## LONG CRACKS ALL OVER. EACH DAY THE CRACK GET WORST AND OPEN. IT DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS AIRBAGS UNDER THOSE DASHBOARD.

I WAS PARKED IN AN AUTOMATIC CARWASH WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED DRIPPING WATER ON ME. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED CRAZY ELECTRICAL ISSUES INTERMITTENTLY THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND I WONDER IF THIS IS RELATED. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO IF THAT IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH ACURA OF TEMECULA (951-428-2317, LOCATED AT 26705 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE EXCEPT TO COVER THAT PART OF THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. *DT

DASH IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN CRACKS. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN'T BE SAFE WITH THE AIRBAGS UNDERNEATH THE CRACKS. ALSO, WHENEVER A PASSENGER IS IN MY CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.

SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. AIRBAG EXPLOSION ALONE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SCARE.

Mileage: 210,000

THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT THAT WAS TESTED WITH A DASHBOARD PANEL THAT WAS FULLY INTACT. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED SINCE I ALSO HAVE 98 FORERUNNER AND THE DASH PANEL IS NEARLY EMACULANT. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC IN THESE VEHICLES THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.

A CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OVER TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WORRIED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY AND AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE SWITCH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT. SO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAS TO DRIVE A CAR WITH NO AIR BAGS BECAUSE HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 35,000

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?

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.

Mileage: 180,000

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

Mileage: 199,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 172,000

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.

Mileage: 135,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSANGER SIDE WHERE AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED.

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

Mileage: 120,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK AND GRADUALLY GREW LARGER AND CRACKS FORMED IN MANY OTHER AREAS ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS ULTIMATELY AFFECTED MY AIRBAG CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ON MY CONSOLE TO TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DRIVER CONSOLE REPRESENTS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT AIRBAG AND WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 50,000

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!

Mileage: 141,000

TAKATA RECALL CRACKS HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD INCLUDING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WORSENING OVER TIME.

Mileage: 126,000

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.

Mileage: 123,000

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.

Mileage: 95,000

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.

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.

Mileage: 127,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING FRACTURED ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

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.

Mileage: 81,000

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.

Mileage: 100,000

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.

Mileage: 80,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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

MY DASHBOARD HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. NO ACCIDENT CAUSED THIS DEFECT.

Mileage: 69,620

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.

Mileage: 110,000

AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR ON DASHBOARD ALWAYS.

Mileage: 120,000

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.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2004 TLS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THEIR AIR BAGS DUE TO THE CRACKING.

NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE DASHBOARD? THE LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES? THE SEAT BELT BEEPING INDICATOR IS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME ANYMORE! MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2004 IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FROM WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME! THAT IS OF COURSE UNTIL THEY SEE THE CRATERS IN THE DASH OF WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A HIGHER END NICE MODEL CAR THAT SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN???? THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THE FACT OF SAFETY? IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THE AIRBAGS HAVE DRIED OUT OR BECAME EFFECTED DUE TO THESE LARGE CRACKS AS WELL AS WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT COULD BE CAUSING ELECTRONICALLY? AM I GOING TO END UP IN SOME HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO AIRBAG RELEASE WHEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THEN IT ALL BE MY FAULT FOR SWEVING OVER IN ANOTHER LANE AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT! THEN IT WILL LOOK AS IF I WERE AT FAULT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE, INSTEAD OPENED PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS? OF COURSE THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION BUT I WOULD THINK TOTALLY PLAUSIBLE!!! AND ALL DUE TO NOT HAVING RECALLED WHAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT DASHBOARD MATERIAL ON THIS MODEL AND OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY DEALERS SAME YEAR MODELS 2004-2008 FOR THE SAME IDENTICAL REASONS! THAT SEEMS LIKE A ROLL OF THE DIE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE! NOT TO MENTION A LIABILITY TO ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES!

Mileage: 98,542

TOP OF MY DASH WHERE THE GLOVEBOX IS ALL CRACK WHERE THE THE TAKATA INFLATORS OUR

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

Mileage: 160,000

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.

Mileage: 175,000

TURNING INTO A LANE IN THE TOWN (IN MOTION), A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT, T-BONED THE CAR DRIVER SIDE. TOTALED THE CAR AND SHIFTED THE ENTIRE CAR ACROSS THE FRAME. STEERING WHEEL BAG DID NOT INFLATE. IF IT DID IT WOULD HAVE HELPED MY INJURIES. RED LIGHTED BY A LARGE 1/2 TON OR MORE RED TRUCK AT ABOUT 40-45 MILES PER HOUR.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND EXPOSED THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 184,000

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED TWO SIGNIFICANT CRACKS 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.

Mileage: 130,000

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL 3.2L IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD NO MARKS ON THE DASH. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED TO NOTICE A CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT TWO INCHES LONG. I THOUGHT I MIGHT'VE SCRATCHED IT WITH MY RING. AS TIME PAST, THAT SMALL CRACK BECAME VIRAL. STRETCHES ALL OVER MY DASH. THE SCARIEST PART IS THAT THE CRACK IS RUNNING A PERFECT RECTANGLE AND SHOWS A SMALL INDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY. I LOVE MY CAR AND REALLY HATE TO LOOK AT MY CRACKS ON MY DASH THAT SOMEWHAT RESEMBLES A SPIDERWEB. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE HAVING A PASSENGER BC WHO KNOW WHEN THAT MAY BURST (IF POSSIBLE). I FEEL ACURA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS BC WE PAID FOR A DURABLE, SAFE, AND LUXURY CAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ERROR WITH THIS MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL. MY CAR STILL RUNS BEAUTIFULLY AND HATE TO SEE HER GO DOWN LIKE THIS.

I HAVE ACURA TL 2004 WELL MAINTAINED SERVICE ON TIME . ONE DAY IT'S RAINING AND I DRIVE AROUND 10 MPH AND AFTER SOME TIME MY STEERING WAS FROZE I CAN'T MOVE I ABOUT TO GET CRASHED THEN I THINK IT MIGHT BE DUE TO STEERING FLUID I CHECK ITS ALMOST GOOD THEN I DRIVE NEXT FEW DAYS AND PROBLEM GONE BUT AGAIN WHEN IT'S RAINING IT DID SAME THING.IM SCARED TO DRIVE THAT CAR IN RAINING . IT'S ONLY BAD IN RAINING I DON'T KNOW WHY. IT ALSO HAS SOMETIME AIRBAG WARNING ON IN RAIN .

Mileage: 184,000

FROM LAST 3-4 YEARS THE DASHBOARD IS GETTING CRACKS AND THE CRACK LINES ARE OVERLAPPING AIR BAGS PATH. FOR LAST 2 MONTHS THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 110,000

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK, VERY LITTLE TO START BUT NOW HAS 6 MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD WITH THE CRACKS GOING COMPLEXLY AROUND THE AIR BAGS.

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND IN THE LAST MONTHS CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, DIRECTLY AROUND THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP AND OR MATERIALS. THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH CONSISTENCY IN THE POSITIONS OF THE CRACKS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH/POSTS/219662424726766 MY CAR HAS 165K MILES, IS GARAGE KEPT, DETAILED REGULARLY WITH ONE OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

MY 04 TL HAS PRETTY MUCH HAD NOTHING BUT TLC SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2010 WITH 42000MILES NOW IN 2015 I'M AT 87000MILES AND I GET THE CRACKED DASH... I READ ABOUT THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I WAS HOPING I WAS GOING TO BE LUCKY BUT I GUESS NOT. MA 10/5 THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ACURA SCREW UP... UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

Mileage: 87,000

CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED. DEALER SAYS TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND BUY A NEW ONE! WHY DOESN'T ACURA OWN THIS ISSUE AND FIX THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT OWNERS ARE REPORTING? THIS IS POTENTIALLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY.

CRACKS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN OVERNIGHT THAT OUTLINED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS GARAGED AND KEPT IN PARKING GARAGE AT WORK. DISCOLORATION OF THE DASH BEGAN AT 40,000 MILES ONLY INVOLVING THIS SAME PART. I USED MEGUIRES DASHBOARD PROTECTOR AT THE ADVICE OF THE ACURA DEALERSHIP SINCE 40,000 MILES BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO STOP THE PROCESS. DASH PART APPEARS DEFECTIVE BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR INTERESTED IN RECALLING.

Mileage: 115,000

FRONT PASSANGER DASH BEGAN TO CRACK IN AIRBAG AREA FOR NO APPEARENT REASON. WAS NOT OVER EXPOSED TO THE SUN AND VEHICAL HAD JUST OVER 80,000 MILES AT FIRST SIGHT OF DAMAGE. DASH CRACKING CONTINUED ON BOTH SIDES OF PASSANGER AIRBAG DOWN TOWARDS GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO THIS COMPROMISE. I TRIED TO INQUIRE ABOUT DEALERSHIP COVERAGE OF REPLACEMENT OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD, AS I FEARED THAT BAGS MAY FULLY DEPLOY AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I SOLELY WOULD HAVE TO COVER REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE DASH CONSOLE, AS THEY COULD NOT, AND WOULD NOT, TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLITY FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED, AS THE COST IS WELL INTO THE $2,000 RANGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR! I AM UNEASY DRIVING MY VEHICAL. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT SO MANY ACURA TL 2004 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. ACURA SHOULD TAKE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL ALL 2004 ACURA TL VEHICLES WITH PASSENGER DASH/AIRBAG DEFECTS!

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SIDE LEATHER SEAT WAS SEVERALLY DAMAGED AND TORN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

THE CRACKS AROUND PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEAR. THE CRACKS ARE ON ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. SOME CHIPPING STARTED NOW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED IN GARAGE AND UNDER CANOPY AT WORK.

Mileage: 29,000

EXTENSIVE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD COVER, INCLUDING NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH MAY CAUSE DASHBOARD PIECES TO BECOME MISSILES IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG. ACURA HAS OF THIS DATE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR IN ANY WAY THAT I KNOW OF ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 CRACKS ON THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND THEY ARE PROGRESSING IN ALL DIRECTIONS EVERYDAY. RAPID PROGRESSION OF THESE CRACKS (SPECIALLY THE ONES AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA) MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING AROUND THIS CAR. IF THE DASHBOARD IS NOT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, THIS AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY PRE MATURELY AND CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND/OR INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF MY FAMILY MEMBER. THIS DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE AND ACURA/DEALER NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE PART TO BE FIXED AND/OR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. IT APPEARED TO ALMOST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT IT WAS SO QUICK. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED OR PARKED UNDER A COVER AT WORK. IT ONLY GETS DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND THE OCCASIONAL STORE PARKING LOT. AT THIS WRITING THE NUMBER OF CRACKS IS NOW 6. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

3 CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON MY DASH FROM THE MIDDLE SPEAKER OVER TO THE LEFT AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AREA. THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SPLIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO NOW COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A REPLACEMENT PRICE OF $2500 BUT THAT ACURA CORPORATE IS KNOCKING OFF LESS THAN $200 FOR "GOODWILL". THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF A 2004 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A RECENT DEFECT ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS WELL AS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID THE CRACKS MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHICH WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF OR ANY OTHER OCCUPANT THAT MAY BE IN MY CAR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HANDLE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 126,500

PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR AROUND 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO INCIDENT DATE WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF THE AIRBAG LOCATION AND TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AS WELL. WE ARE IN FEAR OF THE BAG CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO DEPLOYING SPONTANEOUSLY OR NOT DEPLOYING CORRECTLY UPON THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AS I AM METICULOUS ABOUT MY VEHICLES AND ALWAYS KEPT THE INTERIOR SURFACES PROTECTED AS WELL AS USED A SUN SHIELD TO KEEP THE UV RAYS FROM AFFECTING OR FADING THE SURFACE OF THE DASH. I HAVE NOT GONE TO A DEALERSHIP AS I SEE THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND ACURA SEEMS TO BE TURNING IT'S BACK ON IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER OR JOIN IN A MASSIVE LAWSUIT. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE ACURA STAYS ON DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DASH IS CRACKING SO BAD AROUND THE AIR BAG THAT IT APPEARS THE AIR BAG COULD VERY EASILY POP THROUGH THE DASH. I CONTACTED ACURA AS SOON AS I SAW THE CRACKS BUT OF COURSE THEY CLAIM ITS NOT DEFECTIVE JUST USUAL WEAR AND TARE!! BUT THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY ACURA OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE BUT ACURA WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! SO DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE DASH ISSUES. THIS ISN'T A NEW ISSUE FOR ACURA OWNERS HOWEVER, US OWNERS CANNOT FIND A WAY TO BE HEARD AND GET ACURA TO FIX THIS ISSUE. YOU TELL ME IF ITS SAFE TO SEE A DASH THAT WILL SWELL UP IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER AND CLOSE THE GAPS IN THE CRACKS ON A DASH AND THEN SEEM THEM VERY OPENLY GAPPED OPEN IN THE WINTER DUE TO THE COLD. STILL WAITING FOR THE WORSE TO HAPPEN SO ACURA OWNERS CAN GET JUSTICE FOR THIS DEFECT IN A $50,000 CAR!!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK OVER MY PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OVER A YEAR AGO. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS NOW GROWN TO A MUCH LARGER CRACK, IN SIZE AND DEPTH. SEVERAL CRACKS NOW ALL OVER DASHBOARD. THE ONES OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CONCERN ME DUE TO ITS LOCATION. I HAVE READ THAT IT HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA TO POSSIBLY REPLACE IT BUT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEY REFUSED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG APPEARED AND EXTENDED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN THE INTERVENING MONTHS, SEVERAL MORE CRACKS NEAR THE AIRBAG HAVE APPEARED AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS LIVE. GIVEN THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING AIRBAGS, AND THE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 ACURA TL'S, I AM INCREASINGLY CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT IS BOTH WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS. SINCE ACURA IS AWARE OF THE HAZARD THESE SIGNIFICANT FAILURES PRESENT, AND TO DATE HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THEM, I BELIEVE THE NHTSA MUST ACT TO COMPEL ACURA TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2004 ACURA TL IN 2011. THE CAR WAS IN AWESOME SHAPE. THEN IN OCT. 2014, I NOTICED TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST TO THE GLOVE BOX. IT APPEARED TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN A COLD SPELL HIT AND THE CRACKS BECAME MUCH LARGER. NOW A CRACK IS RUNNING ACROSS THE AIRBAG AREA. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY DUE TO THE AIRBAG BEING COMPROMISED BY A CRACKED DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAVE PURCHASED 3 ACURA TL'S FOR MY FAMILY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THEY SUGGESTED USING LEATHER CONDITIONER TO SOFTEN THE DASH IN HOPES OF STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE CRACKS. THEY BLAMED IT ON ARMER ALL TYPE PRODUCT USAGE ON THE DASH. THEY EVEN GAVE ME A LEATHER CONDITIONER KIT TO APPLY. NOW, I HAVE RESEARCHED THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ACURA TL DASHBOARD/AIRBAG ISSUES WITH CRACKED DASHBOARDS IN 2004-2008 MODELS. SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED WHILE ACURA/HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASHBOARD CRACK LIKE THIS IN THE 40 YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP! IT SCREENS DEFECT AND MUST BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AROUND THE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 91,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GETTING LONG WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JS

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

Mileage: 125,900

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A BUZZING NOISE. I TURNED TO MY PASSENGER SIDE TO REALIZE MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG WAS CRACKING! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 127,900

WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, NUMEROUS CRACKS APPEARED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. MOST NOTICEABLE ARE TWO CRACKS THAT OUTLINE THE PORTION OF THE DASH THAT COVERS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CONDITION WILL AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG AND ITS DEPLOYMENT WHEN ACTIVATED IN A CRASH. THIS CONDITION COULD BE A DANGER TO THE PASSENGER. *TR

Mileage: 116,025

WE PURCHASED AN ACURA TL IN 2013 AS A THIRD OWNER. WE LOVE THE CAR AND IS ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. HOWEVER, ONE DAY SUDDENLY CRACKS STARTING APPEARING ALONG THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ALSO, THE CRACKS PROPAGATED ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE TOO. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FROM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. I WORK WITH PLASTIC & STEEL COMPONENTS WITH DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DAY IN DAY OUT. I CAN TELL YOU CONFIDENTLY THAT IT IS A 'DEFECTIVE' PLASTIC PART. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY FOR ME, IT'S THE SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, I DO ANTICIPATE THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC CHIPS ACTING AS A SHRAPNEL AND CAUSING INJURY TO THE PASSENGER/DRIVER. I REALLY WISH YOU COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. REGARDS *JS

Mileage: 93,000

AIRBAGS ARE ABOUT TO BLOW THRU THE DASH. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME AND THE DASH IS CRACKING REALLY BAD AROUND THE DASH. THE CRACK STARTED JUST AROUND THE AIRBAG CRACKING THE PERFECT SHAPE OF THE AIRBAG. NOW IT IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG. SEEMS AS THO THE AIRBAGS COULD COME OUT AT ANY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO WEAKEN THE DASH WHERE MY AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED, RESULTING IN A DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED SUDDENLY ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT EXPOSING THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT TO THE SUN THROUGH THE CRACK. DASHBOARD ALSO DEFORMED AND APPEARS TO BE STICKING TO AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AROUND THE EDGES ON THE TOP. THE CRACK IS GROWING. THE CRACK INITIALLY FORMED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND MADE A LOUD CLAP, WHICH COULD STARTLE DRIVERS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD FAIL DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND FURTHER CRACKS COULD FORM SUDDENLY MAKING STARTLING NOISES WHILE DRIVING.THE SIZE OF THE CRACK AND AMOUNT OF DEFORMATION VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE.

Mileage: 48,500

DASH BOARD DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE MANY LARGE LONG CRACKS. ACURA TL OWNERS GET NO RESPONSE FROM ACURA MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

CRACK ON DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT AS THERE IS NO WARRANTY LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOUT 12 INCHES. THE CRACK GOES UP RIGHT BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. FOR THIS REASON ALONE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT MAKES MY CAR LOOK TERRIBLE. I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE CRACK. THEY ALWAYS SAY "I THOUGHT THESE ACURA'S WERE NICE". I'M AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT IN CASE OF AIRBAG FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 240,599

THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR STARTED CRACKING AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2011, IT IS NOW COMPLETELY COVERED IN LARGE CRACKS, INCLUDING ONE RIGHT OVER THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE DASH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND, THEREFORE IN THE EVENT THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS PIECES OF DASH WILL BECOME SHARP PROJECTILES FLYING THROUGH THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST OF 2011, MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED A MINOR 2 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE FRONTAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AREA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CRACK EXPANDED TO OVER 6 INCHES. DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THE CRACK MULTIPLIED INTO SEVERAL CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. AT THE TIME OF THE DASHBOARD CRACKING, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. MY LOCAL MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING CAME BACK THAT WAS OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY. I BELIEVE THE DASHBOARD IS AN INGREDIENT IN THE AIRBAG LIGHT BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS ARE INTERNALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. ACURA HAS ADMITTED THEIR FAULT IN THE IMPROPER MATERIALS USED IN THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TLS (2004-2008), BUT DECLINE TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS OUT OF GOOD WILL. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON ITS OWN, NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CRACKS ARE OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND OTHER PARTS OF DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A LONG 5 INCH CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD THAT COVERS THE AIRBAG. IT APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE AND THAT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF BUT DOESN'T RECALL. IT WILL GET WORSE AND IM AFRAID IT WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 112,000

CRACKS DEVELOPED ON DASH BOARD. SMALL AT FIRST BUT HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS. I FEEL THAT IS UNSAFE SINCE IT HAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIR BAG. ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT . CAUSE IT'S SEVERAL ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT JUST MINE. I'M A VERY UPSET OWNER. A GREAT ENGINE BUT LOW QUALITY INTERIOR SINCE MY SEATS HAVE ALSO TORN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CAR IS STORED IN A GARAGE DAILY AND OUT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT/COLD YEAR ROUND. STEERING WHEEL COVER OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALSO HAS CRACKED. BOTH CRACKS SHOW VISIBLE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS. ADDRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL CRACK WITH THE FAIRFIELD, CA DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,500 DOLLARS. THE ISSUE WAS PART OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT COSMETIC? ESPECIALLY BECAUSE BOTH CRACKS ARE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAGS?

Mileage: 108,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY, AND/OR THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEONE RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO RIDE IN THE CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A FEW LARGE CRACKS ON THA DASH/INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM THE SECOND OWNER THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT A LUXURY CAR WOULD HAVE SUCH A DEFECT THAT MAY PRODUCE SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR CHILDREN OR SPOUSES. ACURAZINE.COM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND A GEORGIA NEWS REPORTER HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND PICTURS OF THIS DEECT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BY DEALSHIPS. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE DASH!!!! *TR

Mileage: 123,145

THE ENTIRE DASH OF MY ACURA HAS CRACKED AND THE CRACKS ARE EVERYWHERE. OVER THE AIR BAGS, NEAR THE AIR BAGS....EVERYWHERE!! WHAT IS GOING ON!? *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I NOTICED A COUPLE OF CRACKS ON MY DASH. SINCE I NOTICED THEM THERE HAD BECOME ADDITIONAL CRACKS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THE CRACKS OCCUR IN THE SAME SPOTS. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IF THE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO YOU OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOTHING WAS EVER RESOLVED! OUR DASH IS CRACKING ONLY WHERE BOTH AIR BAGS ARE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DASH! THIS WAS NOT CASED BY ANYTHING BUT THE MANUFACTURE. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS. WE HAVE A 03 AND 04 ACURA TL. THE 03 HAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS AND IT DOESN'T EVEN SHOW ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE. THE 04 NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE OUR AIRBAGS COME OUT ON US DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THEN WE WILL SUE ACURA! I HAVE PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CRACKING DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD SHOOT SHARP EDGED PIECES OF PLASTIC AT THE PASSENGERS RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS HAPPENING TO EVERY 2004-2008 ACURA TL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. SOME ACURA DEALERS ARE COVERING SOME OF THE COST BUT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR CONSUMERS SAFETY. MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE CAR AND WILL NOT ALLOW OUR CHILDREN AS WELL. SO I HAVE A $50,000 LUXURY SEDAN THAT IS USELESS. PLEASE HELP US ACURA OWNERS. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT OR WRECKED. THIS CRACK JUST APPEARED AND THE CHECK AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ON. I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A CAUSE FOR A RECALL ON THIS CAR. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

SMALL CRACK STARTED AT CENTER OF DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDOW. IN 1 DAY IT HAS WRAPPED ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IS NEARLY 2 FEET LONG NOW. MY 1989 HONDA ACCORD HAD A BETTER LOOKING DASH AFTER 23 YEARS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS FIXED ASAP BY ACURA. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG THE AIRBAG. STARTED OUT JUST A CRACK ABOUT 1/4" AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK IS OVER 8 INCHES. ALSO THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CRACKED FIRST FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND IS NOW A COMPLETE SQUARE FROM STEERING COLUMN TO WINDSHIELD AND BACK TO STEERING COLUMN. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS! WE OWN TWO OTHER HONDAS, 2001 AND 2000 CIVICS,AND NEITHER OF THOSE CARS HAVE CRACKS AND ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE ACURA TL. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WIFE MADE ME AWARE THAT A CRACK APPREARED ON THE DASH ATTER TAKING DOWN THE SUN SHADE TO COME HOME AFTER WORK. IT WAS ABOUT A FOUR INCH CRACK ON TOP OF THE LEFT EDGE OF WHERE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. I WAS SOMEWHAT CONCERNED BECAUSE F THE LOCATION. I RODE ON THE CAR AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND NOT ONLY HAS THE ORIGINAL CRACK DOUBLED IN SIZE THERE IS ANOTHER ONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. BOTH CRACKS ARE ON THE EDGE OF THE AIR BAG "BOX" NOW I AM VERY CONCERNED AND I GET ONLY LINE TO SEE HOW TO EITHER REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS DASH. AFTER SEARCHING I SEE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS ACURA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED TO COVER THE DASH. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND REPLACE THESE DASH BOARDS. *TR

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LARGE ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE INSPECTING THE WINDSHIELD WE NOTICED THAT THE NOISE HAD COME FROM THE DASHBOARD SPLITTING. THE AREA COVERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS SPLIT AND THE ENTIRE DASH, WITHING JUST A FEW DAYS, HAS SPLIT FROM THE INITIAL 4 INCH SPLIT TO ABOUT 8 INCHES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS THE DECREASED RESISTANCE COULD MEAN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPEED IS GREATER. (WORTH NOTING: WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT ITS ENTIRE LIFE. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE SUN I ALWAYS USE A SUNSHIELD.) *TR

Mileage: 148,000

CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CRACK APPEARED. AFRAID THAT IT IS CAUSING A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,040

ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN THE ACURA TL AND THOSE VEHICLES DASHBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CARE IN THIS MANNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SO, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US ACURA TL OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 65,970

FIRST, I NOTICED THE LIGHT INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS OFF, EVEN THOUGH MY ADULT MALE FRIEND WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LATER THAT DAY, I NOTICED A CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG, AND RAN ALONG THE ENTIRE RIGHT EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. SINCE THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT, IT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENTLY RESPONDING TO THE SAME ADULT MALE PASSENGER BY ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE AIRBAG. *JS

Mileage: 114,500

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKED AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOW ACURA ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IN MASS BUT HAVE ASSISTED MANY OWNERS IN VARYING DEGREES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASH SEPARATING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 100,465

DASH/AIRBAG ISSUES. 2004 ACURA TL 3.2 HAD A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH THE AIRBAG IS UNDERNEATH, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD BE DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. MORE CRACKS APPEAR SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CAR IS WELL PAMPERED, BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL ON HONDA/ACURA'S PART. NEED TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 1,368,010

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. ACURA WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS RESULTING FROM NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF ACURA TL MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY WEAR AND TEAR AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THIS SHOULD RAISE THE QUESTION OF AIRBAG INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION. SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEREFORE BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY ACURA.

Mileage: 90,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE CRACK COMING DOWN ON THE PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE 2 NEW CRACKS ON TOP OF THE SPEEDOMETER RUNNING UP TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE GETTING BIGGER AS TIME PASSES BY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED HUGE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MIGHT CAUSE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT ALSO BEGIN TO COME APART. *KB

Mileage: 70,000

REAR ENDED A VEHICLE GOING 50MPH, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL DASH THAT HAS VERY LARGE CRACKS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IS CRACKED IN 3 MORE PLACES OVER THE DRIVERS STEERING COLUMN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY 2004 ACURA OWNERS ARE FACING. ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS TO SEE THE DEALER FOR A RESOLUTION AND FROM WHAT I'M READING ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALER WANTS NO PART IN FIXING OR WARRANTING THIS PART. I WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REPORT BACK TO ACURA TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THIS 2000 DOLLAR PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED ON THAT MODEL YEAR. ACURA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. *TR

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A HUGE GASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS CRACK WILL CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE OR EVEN RESULT IN DEPLOYING PREMATURELY. IT IS LOCATED ALL THE WAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN ADDITIONAL CRACK TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. AS THE CRACK HAS EXPANDED WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE FOUND THAT JUST ABOVE THE CENTER CONSOLE, THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO BUBBLE UP IN THE CENTER. I CALLED ACURA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY GIVE DISCOUNTS ON THE PRODUCT BECAUSE IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND BECAUSE IT WASN'T MY FAULT, JUST A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES. I TALKED TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER OF GUNN ACURA IN SA,TX ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAVEN'T USED ACURA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS MUCH AS THEY LIKE (PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT I HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ENOUGH MONEY), THEY WOULD GIVE ME ONLY A 15% DISCOUNT WHEN I WAS TOLD TO EXPECT AROUND 75%. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THAT WOULD MATTER IF IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN ANYWAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS DEFECT ISN'T A RECALL. THE DISTRICT MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IF ANYTHING, THE AIRBAG WOULD COME OUT FASTER IF NEEDED SINCE THERE IS ALREADY A CRACK TO OPEN IT UP. BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY AND HOW THE AIRBAG DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER, THE FIRST THING I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THE OFFER IS STAYING THE SAME, NO MATTER WHAT. HE CHECKED HIS NOTES AND DECIDED A PRICE BEFORE EVEN CONSULTING ME OR ASKING QUESTIONS. HE WAS SET ON A RATE BEFORE HE EVEN SPOKE WITH ME. THE PRICE HASN'T CHANGED AND I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A $2000 DASHBOARD WITH A 15% DISCOUNT. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY ANY DAY NOW FOR NO REASON. IT IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I AM ACTUALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A ACURA TL 2004 WHICH THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACK IN TOP OF THE AIR BAGS, THE DEAL SAID THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT, AND I HAVE SEVERAL FRIEND THAT HAVE A ACURA THAT HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE, SO I WELL LIKE TO KNOW IF THE DEAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS . WHICH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THANK' *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL IN OCTOBER OF 2008. RECENTLY, I'VE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. AS I SEARCH FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2004 MODELS. I HAVE ASKED IF THE AIR BAGS ARE SAFE AND THE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A CHUCKLE AND SAID "...OF COURSE". *KB

12-15" CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CAUSING THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON THE DASH TO ILLUMINATE--THEREBY INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. THIS IS CLEARLY DUE TO THE PROBLEMATIC CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR SEVERE BUMP COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INFLATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE 2004 ACURA DASHBOARD OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY ACURA AND FURTHER, INVESTIGATED FOR POTENTIAL ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASH THAT WITHIN TWO DAYS TIME SPREAD TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE WIDTH OF MY DASH. THE SCARY THING IS THE FIRST CRACK APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLINE OF MY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG. I'M SCARED IF IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, THE AIRBAG MY DEPLOY UNEXPECTED IF I HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES FOR ANY REASON. NOW I HAVE CRACKS ALL OF THE FRONT OF MY DRIVER SIDE DASH AS WELL. THEY APPEAR TO CONTINUALLY GET WORSE. I USE A SUN SHADE AND HAVE BEEN APPLYING A LOT OF INTERIOR CAR CARE CONDITIONER BUT NONE OF IT HAS DELAYED THE CRACKS AT ALL. I AM REALLY SCARED THIS MAY CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH MY AIR BAG. *KB

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAD DEVELOPED A MAJOR CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE AND I DON'T THINK CUSTOMER SHOULD PAY FOR THE MATERIAL DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CRACK IS RIGHT ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *KB

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG AND IS GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T FAIL YET BUT CONCERNED WITH THE CRACK. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE. *KB

Mileage: 114,500

DASH PAD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TT

Mileage: 126,000

MAJOR CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH BOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND AIR BAG SAFETY LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY ON DASH BOARD. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON ACURA TL'S, AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AS A RECALL OR SAFETY CONCERN BY ACURA/HONDA. THE COST OF REPAIR IS HUGE, AND FOR A CAR COSTING AS MUCH AS THIS ONE COST, IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH PRE-MATURE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THESE APPEARED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND OVERNIGHT BECAME ABOUT 14 INCHES ACROSS IN THE SIDE AREA OF THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR MAY FURTHER CAUSE HARM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF DEBRIS FROM THE CRACKED AREAS. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHTS GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHICH DO NOT LET KNOW IF IT WILL WORK PROPERTY. I HAVE READ IN DIFFERENT FORUMS THAT THIS IS A GENERALIZED PROBLEM WITH 2004-2005 TL AND ACURA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 68,500

I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DASH BOARD. THERE IS AN OUTLINE OF A RECTANGLE OVER THE AIRBAG AND THERE IS ONE CRACK THAT HAS ACTUALLY OPENED THE DASH BOARD. I AM SCARED THIS CRACK IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME OR MAYBE CAUSE IT NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. I AM ALSO SCARED THAT PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FLY OFF IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED, DUE TO THIS CRACK.

Mileage: 125,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK, STARTING SMALL AND GROWING IN SEVERAL PLACES. CHECKED ACURAZINE WEBSITE TO FIND OVER 44,000 LIKE COMPLAINTS. MOST START ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2007 AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW COULD IT BE "COINCIDENTAL"...SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT THAT ACURA IS IGNORING. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG. *KB

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE 2 VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS WERE NOT GRADUAL THEY BOTH HAPPENED SUDDENLY OVERNIGHT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS DEFECT AND AM REALIZING THAT THE PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AMONGST 04 ACURA TL OWNERS. FROM PICTURES ON ONLINE FORUMS THE CRACKS APPEAR TO BE IDENTICAL IN ALL CASES. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT OUTLINES THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK APPEARS TO GET LONGER AND DIVERGES IN OTHER DIRECTIONS OVER TIME.I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL COME FLYING TO THE CAR'S INHABITANTS AND MAY ALSO POTENTIALLY ALTER THE TRAJECTORY AND VELOCITY OF THE AIRBAG. ACURA IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND REFUSES TO REPLACE MY DASH. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS MATCHING MY EXACT ISSUES. HERE IS A LINK TO A NEWS REPORT. HTTP://WWW.WSBTV.COM/NEWS/27832796/DETAIL.HTML. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING SEVERELY AROUND AIRBAG SITES. WORRIED THAT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MY PASSENGERS AND OR MYSELF

Mileage: 86,000

SEVERAL DASHBOARD CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE DASH. CONCERNED AS IT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT TO BE ENGAGED. THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD AS THE AIRBAG MY FAIL IN A COLLISION OR ENGAGE AND RELEASE AT ANY MOMENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG AREA POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 97,805

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS HORRIBLE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAGS. THERE ARE SMALLER CRACKS AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE LARGE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. OVER THREE HUNDRED ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE JOINED A FACEBOOK GROUP REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THE NUMBER OF EFFECTED OWNERS IS PROBABLY IN THE THOUSANDS. HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH. ACURA IS NOT STEPPING UP AND WE NEED HELP. HTTP://WWW.WSBTV.COM/NEWS/27832796/DETAIL.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ALONG THE AREA OF SAFETY AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

MY ACURA TL HAS A LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECTANGULAR AIR BAG INDENT. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON IT GOT LONGER. ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS WILL DEFIANTLY AFFECT AIRBAG PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT IF DEPLOY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACURA PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT IS, KNOWING MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHECK WWW.ACURAZINE.COM (CRACKED DASHBOARD) AND YOU'LL FIND IT, ALSO THERE IS A ON FACEBOOK. THIS IS MY FIRST ACURA. REALLY SURPRISED AT THE QUALITY OF THESE PARTS. FOR A LUXURY CAR AT $32K IT'S ALMOST NOT WORTH IT. ALREADY HAD THE WATER PUMP RECALLED AND SOME OTHER PARTS RECALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STARTING TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. AT 90,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE IT'S FALLING APART. MY '97 CAMRY HAD 200,000 MILES AND STILL RAN LIKE A CHAMP UNTIL I TRADED IT IN FOR THIS THING. *TR

Mileage: 88,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A HAIRLINE CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HOUSING WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG SENSOR TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT A ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW OVER DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THE SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SPREADING AND DOES NOT SEEM AT ALL SAFE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACURA CORPORATE AND HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A DEEP GASH APPEARS ON THE COWLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT'S A HIGH-END CAR, AND YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BIG CRACKS IN YOUR DASHBOARD, DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW WITH A CRACK LIKE THAT, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IF IT WOULD CAUSE ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION. *TR

2004 ACURA TL CRACK ON DASHBOARD. BEGAN TO FORM ALONG THE BORDER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AIRBAG OUTLINE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD NOW. POORLY CONSTRUCTED DASH. AIRBAG PROPER DEPLOYMENT RISK. *TR

04 ACURA TL 73000 MILES HAS CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS HAVE SINCE SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE DASH. THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME SINCE THE CRACKS STARTED.

Mileage: 69,000

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE 7 CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. IT STARTED WITH 2 LONG CRACKS, ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS 5 MORE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH BETWEEN THE FIRST 2 ORIGINAL CRACKS. THESE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY AND MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER IS INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL PASSENGER SIDE DASH HAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIRBAG CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON.*LN

Mileage: 88,000

2004 ACURA TL - 56,000 MILES. COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE CRACKS LOOK AS IF THEY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE AN 2004 ACURA TL WITH CRACKED DASH ON MULTIPLE LOCATION INCLUDING ONE NEXT TO THE AIRBAG WHICH COULD BE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS EVEN A FACE BOOK GROUP "ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH" WITH HUNDREDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ACURA/HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL. THE INTERIOR DASH SUDDENLY FORMED CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKED DASH WILL IMPACT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR THROUGH ACURA WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2004 WHICH IS STILL IN FORCE. THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE DASH REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AREA BY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 05 ACURA TL THAT DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY AND MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG IN THE DASH. THIS WAS AT ONE TIME A COMPLETELY SEALED UNIT. THE CONCERN IS THAT IF THERE WERE TO BE A DEPLOYMENT, THAT EITHER THE DEPLOYMENT WILL NOT HAPPEN, INCORRECT DEPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THE SEAL BEING DEFECTIVE, OR THE CRACKED PORTION OF THE DASH FLYING OFF AND INJURING OR KILLING A PERSON IF DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DASHBOARD CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2004 ACURA TL. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURY OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL SERIES. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

ACURA TL 2004 DASH CRACKS OVER AIRBAG AREA. ALL CARS FROM THAT YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DIDNT RESOLVE. *TR

CRACKS ON MY R SIDE OF DASH TO R SIDE OF AIR BAG NOTICED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND CRACKS HAVE SPLIT ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN ADDITION, HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY, SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD POTENTIALLY INJURE HIM OR A PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 102,000

ACURA TL (2004) DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BUT PARTICULARLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, DANGEROUS DASH FRAGMENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT AND DRIVER DISTRACTION DUE TO CRACKS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON AN ACURA TL 2004 I FEEL IT MAY CRACK ALONG THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2004 ACURA TL - DASH HAS A 2' CRASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM AND INTO SRS AIRBAG AREA. CRACK STARTED AT 90, 000 MILES. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WANTS $580.00 TO FIX. THIS CRACK MAY SERIOUSLY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 04 WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BACK IN FEBRUARY, BUT NOW ITS CRACKING WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. ON THE INTERNET, SEEING A HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS. CONCERNS ARE THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY NOW. *TR

2004 ACURA TL WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG WAS VISIBLE SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. NOW THE CRACKS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND GETTING WORSE. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. CALLED ACURA CORPORATE, THEY OFFERED A 25% DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WHICH I BELIEVE IS AN ADMISSION THAT IT IS A DEFECT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $1500 TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD REPLACE THE DASH. MANY PEOPLE HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. ACURA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM HOPING THAT NHTSA CAN INFLUENCE ACURA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PROTECT THE CONSUMER. MY CAR NOW HAS 100,000 MILES AND THE CRACKS ARE VERY NOTICEABLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF PASSENGERS BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG. IN ADDITION, THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LUXURY CAR AND THIS DEFECTS DETRACTS FROM THE APPEARANCE AND DRAMATICALLY IMPACTS THE RESALE VALUE. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO FORCE ACURA TO STEP UP AND FIX THE KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO 2004 ACURA TL DASH BOARDS CRACKING IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CAR WITH 94K MILE DASH CRACKED YESTERDAY PERFECTLY ALONG THE PASSENGER DASH. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHICH CAN POSSIBLY BE HAZARDOUS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *TR

Mileage: 94,100

OUTLINE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS APPEARED AS A CRACK IN THE DASH ON MY 04 ACURA TL. IT HAS 63000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2004 ACURA TL: AIRBAG COVER ON DASH HAS CRACKED OPEN ON BOTH SIDES OF AIRBAG. AFRAID AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY RANDOMLY. THE CRACK STARTED SMALL BUT HAS GROWN TO ALMOST THE SIZE OF THE DASH CAR IS GARAGED AND DASH COVERED IN SUNLIGHT. ACURA DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 93,600

THIS INVOLVES MY 2004 ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE OCTOBER 2007. IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, SIGNIFICANT CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVING PANEL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, EACH ONE RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE BOX. WHAT MAKES THIS WORRISOME IS THAT EACH CRACK RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH IS WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THAT AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, INJURING ANY PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IMPROPERLY DURING AN ACCIDENT, AND EITHER FAIL TO PREVENT INJURY OR MAKE THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WORSE. THIS DEFECT IS OCCURRING IN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT ACURA IS TREATING IT AS A COSMETIC ISSUE RATHER THAN A SAFETY ONE, AND REFUSING TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE DASH, WHICH COSTS ALMOST $2000 INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS. OTHER 2004/2005 TL OWNERS WHO HAD THE DASH REPLACED WERE TOLD THAT THE NEW DASH WAS MADE WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DE FACTO ADMISSION THAT THESE DASHBOARDS WERE MADE WITH INADEQUATE MATERIALS. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT INVOLVES THE AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR, AND ACURA NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL RATHER THAN TREAT IT LIKE A COSMETIC ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2004 ACURA TL, PASSENGER SIDE AREA OF DASHBOARD STARTING TO CRACK ABOVE WHERE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. COULD THIS CAUSE PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. HAVE FOUND OTHER TL'S IN THE 2004-2006 RANGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON FORUMS AND FACEBOOK LINKS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. IT APPEARS TO GO RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

ON THE DASHBOARD THERE IS A CRACK AT THE PLACE WHERE THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSE BY IMPACT NOR BY THE SUM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2004 TL CRACKING IN DASH GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY, HAPPENED STARTING 2009 WITH A SMALL CRACK. NOW CRACKS ARE ALL OVER DASH. POSSIBLE AIRBAG FAILURE FROM THE LOOKS OF THE CRACKS. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I CURRENTLY OWNED A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL AROUND, NOW I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN CASE OF A CRASH HOW WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAGS, ACURA LTD. WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION DUE TO THE DASH IS (NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR) MEANWHILE IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

1. SPONTANEOUS CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG UNIT. 2. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON 3. SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN DASH NEAR STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

SEVERAL ACURAS TL 2004 HAVE HUGE CRACKS ON TOP OF THE AIRBAGS, OUR MEMBERS HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRACKED DASHBOARD BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY CASES YET, IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THAT CRACKS THAT DEVELOP WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. WE JUST CANNOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE PERMANENTLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART TO ACT UPON THIS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. . LINK: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/TOPIC.PHP?UI...D=106173928650 WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP ON FACEBOOK CALLED ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR

THIS IS A NEAR MISS PROBLEM. WE OWN AN ACURA TL 2004. IT HAS TERRIBLE BLIND SPOTS. I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM ARISES BECAUSE THE BARS WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THEM ARE SO WIDE THAT THEY CAN HIDE AN ENTIRE CAR. WE HAVE HAD TO ADD DEVELOP EXTRA MECHANISMS TO ANTICIPATE POSSIBLE VEHICLES, AND I FEEL MUCH LESS SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. ALSO, THE HVAC SYSTEM IS SO COMPLEX THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE IT WHILE DRIVING. I HOPE YOU WILL START TO LOOK TO SEE IF YOU SEE A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ACURA'S OR OTHER VEHICLES WITH BROAD AIR BAG HOLDERS AND COMPLICATED HEATING AND AC SYSTEMS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING LANES AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD AWAITING INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

Mileage: 33,000

ON NOVEMBER 19, MY 2004 ACURA TL WAS STRUCK SQUARELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $5000 DAMAGE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE WRITTEN ACURA CLIENT SERVICES ASKING IF THERE WAS SOME REASON FOR THIS BUT THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN ME THE COURTESY OF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MUCH LESS A REPLY. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DEFECT OR AND EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

Mileage: 23,800