2005 ACURA TL Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact stated that the entire dashboard was cracked. Additionally, air bag warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

The dash has developed a crack on the passenger side right over the area where the front passenger side airbag is located. This could possibly create a problem in the proper deployment of that air bag. Apparently, this is a common problem with this generation (3rd- '04 to '08) Acura TL. There are many similar complaints by owners posted online going back many years now about this very problem, yet Acura/Honda has apparently never addressed it. They apparently seem content to consider it a cosmetic problem only as several posters/owners have mentioned, rather than addressing the potential safety issue regarding proper airbag deployment. From the numerous reports of other owners found online, it would seem logical to presume that this is a result from a manufacturers defect or design flaw that Acura seems to want to ignore.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AIR BAG WAS DEFECTED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT . MY DASHBOARD CRACKED CND MY DASH LIGHT S DON'T WORK THEY SOMETIME COME ON AND GO OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR A DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 206,786.

Mileage: 206,786

DATE: 08/27/2020 MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER DASH HAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A YEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. AS OF A WEEK AGO, THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON (BY THE SPEEDOMETER) WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKING AND MANY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA AND HAVE CONTACTED ACURA. EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE OTHER ACURA TL MODEL YEARS THROUGH 2014 WERE PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, FOR SOME REASON THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL MODEL YEARS 2004 - 2008 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO ACURA NEEDING TO REMOVE THE DASH IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE DASH. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL ACURA TL OWNERS, REPLACING THE DASH COSTS BETWEEN $1,000 - $2,000 (FOR THE OWNER) AND DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING HAVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DAMAGED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND HUMIDITY GETTING IN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CRACKS COULD AFFECT DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER OR THE DRIVER. ACCORDING TO MANY POSTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 5 YEARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND NOTIFY ACURA. ACURA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 122,170

MY BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD IF I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE IS A PARASITIC DRAIN ON THE BATTERY FROM A FAULTY HANDS-FREE BLUETOOTH MODULE. I WATCHED A VIDEO THEN DISCONNECTED MINE MYSELF, PROBLEM SOLVED. I'VE USED A HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KIT BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE YELLOW AND THEY HAVE SPIDER-CRACKS ALL IN THEM, IT REALLY AFFECTS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT ITSELF. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR AND I'M TERRIFIED OF GETTING INTO A WRECK IN MY CAR, THE DASH WOULD BECOME SHRAPNEL!

POWER STEERING PROBLEM. INSIDE PERMANENT PROBLEM. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 180,000

2005 ACURA TL, VERY WELL MAINTAINED. JUN 2019, A CRACK APPEARED IN DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AIRBAG DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON 3 MONTHS LATER AND STAYS ON. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, BUT NOW I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. LOVE THE CAR, BUT FEEL ACURA NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS DEFECT. THE RISK OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS SERIOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY MORING AN NOTICED THREE TWO LARGE CRACK ACROSS THE DASHBOARD STARTING AT THE WINSHIELD MOVING TOWARD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I DID NOT NOTICE THE CRACKS WHEN CLEANING MY CAR LAST WEEK = SUDDEN EVENT OCCURANCE. A GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES MANY 2004 TO 2008 ACURA TL'S EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE CRACKS EFFECTING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF PASSENGER PROTECTION/SAFETY DURING A COLLOSION. GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS IMPLY THESE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD DUE TO A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. CAN YOU HELP US?

MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.

Mileage: 85,000

DASH BOARD STARTING TO CRACK, AFRAID IF CRACKS WOULD MAKE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 AND GARAGED.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON IT AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ON JULY 23, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM, I WAS EXITING VIA REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, PROCEEDED FORWARD AT A SPEED OF 3MPH, FOR LESS THAN TEN FEET TO MAKE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, WHEN THERE WAS THE SOUND OF BREAKING METAL, AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, FOOT ON GAS, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. I STRUGGLED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK, THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I GOT IT INTO REVERSE, THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR WAS NOW STUCK IN REVERSE, AND KEY WAS LOCKED IN IGNITION. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I PLACED PHONE CALLS TO A TOWING COMPANY, AND MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED "THE DRIVER'S FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN TWO. THE AXLE SHAFT HAD RUSTED UNDERNEATH THE VIBRATION DAMPER. THE PASSENGER FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY LOOKED RUSTED". AT MY DIRECTION, THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES. BOTH MYSELF AND THE MECHANIC SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, OR EVEN AN UPDATE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE/SERVICE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. CAR AXLES SHOULD NOT RANDOMLY SNAP IN HALF. I HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HARMED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING IN A DRIVE LANE, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE SHOPPING CENTER OR INTERSTATE, NO DOUBT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION, RESULTING IN BODILY HARM AND VEHICLE DAMAGE TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. A COPY OF THE REPAIR BILL IS ATTACHED IN THE RECORD FOR YOUR REFERENCE. ON AUGUST 7, 2018, I REPORTED THIS TO ACURA, REFERENCE CASE # 08888084.

Mileage: 117,345

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS STARTING FROM THE AREA THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND HAS SINCE SPREAD TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT, DESPITE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING. THIS ISSUE HAS MADE ITS WAY TO CNN, LOCAL NEWS, NUMEROUS BOARDS AND WEBSITES, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC. THE BRAND REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 184,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT CAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS TO REPAIRED IT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT EXPLODE. SO WHAT CAN I DO? THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 2000 DOLLAR.

Mileage: 163,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS 3 HUGE CRACKS OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE FEELING THAT THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY ANY MINUTE. I RECENTLY HAD MY AIR BAGS TURNED OFF FOR PIECE OF MIND BUT NOW I PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN DANGER BECAUSE WE NO LONGER HAVE SAFETY AIR BAGS TO PROTECT US. THIS IS ALSO QUITE EMBARRASSING WHEN I DRIVE BUSINESS PARTNERS AROUND TOWN AND MY DASH IS CRACKED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR BUT DEFECTS LIKE THIS GIVE THE BRAND A TERRIBLE REPUTATION.

Mileage: 80,000

DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK ALONGSIDE THE RIGHT OF THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG. THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG IS INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLE. SINCE JUNE OF 2014, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND IS NOW SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE CONTINUATION OF CRACKING THAT HAS EVOLVED FROM THE INITIAL CRACK ALONG SIDE THE AIRBAG. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE MODEL & THAT THE AIRBAG/DASH DAMAGE IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURES TO REPLACE & THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR NOR VIN #. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

2005 ACURA TL PURCHASED WITH ONLY 88,000 MILES IN ABOVE EXCELLENT (PURCHASED FROM A PORSCHE MECHANIC) CONDITION. THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING AROUND 100,000 MILES AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE 'ACURA FORUMS' HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS MORE THAN COMMON WITH ACURA OWNERS AROUND THE U.S.A. DASH CRACKS ANYWHERE NEAR AN AIRBAG ARE MORE THAN ALARMING.

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKS SO MANY PLACES.. ESPECIALLY PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG POP OUT WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THE ROAD. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AT PARAGON ACURA , WOODSIDE,N.Y I HOPE THIS IS RECALL. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO. MY NAME: [XXX] PHONE: [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE CRACK IS RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG. NOT SURE IF IT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY? I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF ACURAS.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A DEEP CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE A 2005 ACURATL IN GOOD CONDITION. LAST YEAR, A LONG CRACK APPEARED ON MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. A WEEK LATER A SECOND LONG CRACK APPEARED PARALLEL TO THE FIRST CRACK. LASTLY, ABOUT A MONTH AGO A THIRD CRACK APPEARED MAKING A HORIZONTAL LINE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CRACK. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. A SECURITY GUARD ONCE ASKED ME, WHAT MODEL WAS MY CAR. HE REPLIED, THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE 2005 ACURA TL'S. HIS AND HIS FRIEND'S CAR DID THE SAME THING, HE SAID. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ONLINE. I FOUND MANY FORUMS AND BLOGS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED ACURA AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIM NO LIABILITY BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S AGE OR MILEAGE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN

Mileage: 120,000

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS MAJOR CRACKING AND OUR CONCERN IS WITH THE AIR BAGS. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY INCORRECTLY DUE TO THE CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE PASSENGER WOULD BE NOT BE PROTECTED AS EXPECTED/NEEDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS SPOTLESS EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE HUGE DEFECT. ACURA SHOULD RECALL THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE DASH HAS INCREASING CRACK AND CRACKED AND CRACKED AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A SPIDER WEB. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND IT HAS ME CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER AND MAY DEPLOY UPWARDS TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD INSTEAD AND NOT PROTECT THE PASSENGER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL CARS AND ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THIS DEFECT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE DUE TO THIS DEFECT BEFORE ACURA ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A DEFECT AND A PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY DASH BOARD ON MY CAR HAS SEVERAL CRACKS NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I NOTICE THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT NEVER SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING AT 10:15 AM TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE DASH GOING FROM THE VENT BY MY WINDSHIELD TO THE CENTER SPEAKER IN THE FRONT MIDDLE OF THE DASH. IT ALSO TRAVELS ALONG THE CREASE OF MY GAUGE HOOD AS WELL. MY SRS LIGHT WAS ON SHORTLY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND AM CURIOUS IF THIS IS FOR SOME REASON THE CAUSE. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT, NOR DO I DRIVE IN ANY MANNER TO HAVE CAUSED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. I DID DRIVE THE CAR YESTERDAY, 3/18/15, IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE LIKE THIS WHAT SO EVER. I ALSO HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SRS LIGHT TO BE ON. MY CAR IS A DECADE OLD, BUT I CONDITION IT AND TAKE CARE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, SO LAZINESS OR "SUN DAMAGE" IS NOT THE ISSUE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING CONSIDERING THAT THE LEATHER INTERIOR IN THESE CARS SEEM TO BE VERY LOW QUALITY AND ARE TEARING APART! MULTIPLE CONSUMERS ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING AND I TOO AGREE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR MULTIPLE DEFECTS THAT THIS SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLES SEEM TO BE HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

AT APPROXIMATELY 55000 MILES A CRACK WAS NOTED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS THE WEEKS PASSED MORE AND MORE CRACKS APPEARED IN THE DASH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OVER THE GLOVE BOX WHERE IT WOULD APPEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS AS ACTIVE OR INACTIVE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT IMPACT. I RARELY DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO THIS CONCERN, AND DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN SELL IT OR TRADE IT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE CONTACTED ME REGARDING TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN ON ANOTHER ACURA, BUT THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE I OWN, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON SEVERAL PLACES, INCLUDING ONE LARGE CRACK OVER THE PASSANGER'S AIRBAG. I'M CONCERNED THAT AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY AS A RESULT OR THAT AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE PRESENTED CRACKS AROUND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LATER ON ALSO ALL AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. FEW MONTHS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING CONTINUOUSLY THE AIRBAG RED WARNING LIGHT ONCE MOTORIST'S SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. UNSURE IF AIRBAGS WORK WITH WARNING LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I'D 2005 TL, YES WAS JUST TURN 10 YRS . MY DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. I HARDLY HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT. DEALER CORPORATE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ME. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH CRACKING DASHBOARD. NEXT THING SOMEONE TOLD ME I MIGHT HAD DEFECTS DASHBOARD. ANYHOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

Mileage: 48,671

DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER REALLY BAD. SOME CRACKS ARE VERY BIG. SEEMS LIKE THE AIR BAG COULD COME OUT ANY TIME. IT'S MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS ON THIS COMPLAINT WEBSITE, MY DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE SPONTANEOUS BREAKDOWN OF THE DASHBOARD. ON A CAR AS NICE AS THE ACURA, I'M SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL, GIVEN HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. I AM THINKING ABOUT A NEW CAR, AND WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT ANOTHER ACURA NOW. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

THREE YEARS AFTER BUYING MY TL BRAND NEW I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. MY ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ON IT. IT WOULD MAYBE MAKE SENSE IF MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE ELEMENTS CANNOT GET TO IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO. WHEN I PAY $40,000 FOR A CAR I DO NOT EXPECT THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN REMEDY THE SITUATION. SO, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY IDEAS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I SEE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER ACURA IF THIS IS THE CASE. I TRULY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SUPERIOR PRODUCT WHEN I PURCHASED THE TL BUT IT TURNS OUT I WAS WRONG. IF THEY WANT YOU COMPARE THEMSELVES TO BMW AND LEXUS, THEN THEY BETTER STEP UP THEIR GAME. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE DASH BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE FOR FEW DAYS BEFORE I USED IT WHEN I NOTICED THE CRACK. I GOT COURAGE TO REPORT IT HERE AFTER I SEEING OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 63,500

2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS PRACTICALLY SPILT WIDE OPEN DIRECTLY AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD THAT CRACKS VERTICALLY, AS WELL AS HORIZONTALLY, RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING WHEN THERE IS NOT A CRASH, OR IF THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY DURING A CRASH THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG MAY MAKE IT COME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE DASH INSTEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND ACURA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD CONSTITUTE A RECALL OF THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXPERIENCED CRACKING ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DETERIORATED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SUN DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

MY ACURA TL HAS DASHBOARD DEFECTIVE WITH CRACKS AROUND AIRBAG SECTION AND SPREADING CONSISTENTLY ALL AROUND. IT REALLY LOOKS UGLY. I'M AFRAID ONE DAY THE AIRBAG WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPEN SUDDENLY AND ITS SPREADING ERRATICALLY. I ALSO HAVE THE AIRBAG INDICATOR ON WHEN DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER. HALF OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. HONDA/ACURA SHALL ACT IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND TOOK GOOD CARE IT. THEIR RESPOND TO THIS DASHBOARD PROBLEMS WILL MAKE ME AND OTHERS RE-THINK BUYING ANY ACURA/HONDA FUTURE VEHICLES. THIS IS DASHBOARD CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DETERIORATE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

ABOVE THE DASHBOARD DIGITIZER ON PLASTIC COVER - HUGE CRACK !!!! SPITS THE PLASTIC COVER FOR TWO SEPARATE PIECES . NO CAR CRASH DURING THIS INCIDENCE, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE. NOVEMBER 9TH MORNING WENT TO THE CAR TO GET IN AND NOTICE THE CRACK SUDDENLY HAPPEN. THE CRACK IS NOTICEABLE AND DANGERS, STARTS AT THE GLASS UNTIL THROUGH THE ODOMETER. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MONTAUK AUTO DEALER ON LINDEN BLVD QUEENS NY ON AUGUST 2 2 WEEKS AFTER THAT DRIVING TO WORK MY BRAKES FAIL I GOT IT FIX A WEEK AFTER THAT THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ON THE FREEWAY I STOP GOT OUT THE FREEWAY N TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE STEERING MECHANISM IS NO GOOD CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT IS $1600 TO FIX IT SO I HAD IT BALANCED AND TIED DOWN ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE'S ALSO FRAME DAMAGE ALSO THEY SOLD ME THE CAR FOR $7500 2 MONTHS AFTER THAT THEY SENT ME A LETTER CHARGING ME $13500 FOR THE CAR AND THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR I NEED SERIOUS HELP PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

MY DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK AND IT JUST GOT WORST. MORE CRACKS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA WHICH IIS SCARY. I DONT IF IT WILL TRIGGER FOR THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF. I WILL TRY TO CALL ACURA IF THEY CAN DO SOMETING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT QUICKLY GREW VERY LARGE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, AIRBAG AREA ON THE DASH. THIS IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH?? BIG, CAUSE FOR CONCERN. ACURA CONTENDS THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OR CAUSE FOR CONCERN THAT THIS EQUIPMENT IN THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE IS FAILING. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO TURN A BLIND EYE AND DEAF EAR TO THIS SITUATION, REFUSING TO REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

AFTER GETTING IN MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD CRACKS BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY GOING FROM 2 TO 12 INCHES IN LENGTH. HAVE BEEN USING A SUN SHADE FOR THE ENTIRE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE (ONLY OWNER), AND ONCE A MONTH PROTECT THE DASH WITH ARMOR OIL. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT IN 2007. THIS IS MY SECOND TL AND THIRD HONDA ALL PURCHASED THROUGH THE ACURA DEALER. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY MONTGOMERYVILLE ACURA IN PA. IN AUGUST OF 2014 I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD THAT RAN ALONG THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. A WEEK LATER MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT ANYTHING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. IT NOW RANDOMLY COMES ON AT ANYTIME DURING THE DAY. I LIVE IN THE NORTH AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT A WINDSHIELD COVER ON WHEN NOT DRIVING TO PROTECT MY LEATHER SEATS. I NEVER USED ANY TYPE OF PRODUCT ON THE DASHBOARD JUST WIPED IT WITH A CLEAN TOWEL TO KEEP THE DUST OFF. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO A 35,000 DOLLAR ACURA TL DASHBOARD. READING SEVERAL POST IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG 2004 - 2007 ACURA TL OWNERS. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AIRBAG FAILURE IF THE SITUATION AROSE. I AM CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION BUT WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE SETTLED THROUGH GOOD FAITH WITH ACURA. *TR

Mileage: 110,100

I JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT MY USED ACURA TL 2005 WITH 103K MILES ON IT. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR THE DASHBOARD WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION UNTIL A WEEK LATER, WHICH IS TODAY I WOKE UP AND FOUND MY DASHBOARD TO HAVE 3 LARGE CRACKS ON IT. ONE ON PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG, MIDDLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. IT LOOKS UGLY AND CHEAP NOW AND WHEN I SEARCHED ON GOOGLE OF WHAT HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN I FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE MODEL OF 2004 TO 2006 TL HAVING SAME ISSUE AND CRACKS ON SAME PLACES SHOCKED ME AND HEARING HOW ACURA IS NOT RECALLING THESE CARS OR REPAIRING THEM FOR FREE. THE COST OF NEW DASHBOARD IS $2,000 AND I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE WHICH WE HAD NO FAULT OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 103,500

MY LEATHER DASHBOARD ON THE INSIDE OF MY CAR HAS ABOUT 3 CRACK LINES. THE CRACKS ALSO RUN ON TOP OF THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG POPS OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION ON ANY CAR, AND WOULD EXPECT NOT TO SEE IT ON SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE LIKE MY ACURA TL. THE DASHBOARD SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING AT ALL. THIS SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC RECALL ITEM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROMPTLY. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT THIS IS NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR. IF THERE IS A AIRBAG UNDERNEATH IT, THE ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. LOOKING AT OLDER COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUE , ACURA WHERE HELPING BUT MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD AND THEY DON'T HELP, THIS JUST HAPPENED WHICH I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL SUPPORT, THE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY .. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUES, ACURA CHARGE $1800 TO REPLACE BUT AT OUR COST THE DEALERSHIP WANT ME TO PAY $700 AND THEY WILL TAKE THE REST AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE ARES WAS CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG, WHICH COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

THE RIGHT SIDE DASH HAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE AIR BAG AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

MY LEATHER DASHBOARD ON THE INSIDE OF MY CAR IS ABOUT 50% COVERED WITH CRACKS. THE CRACKS ALSO RUN ON TOP OF THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG POPS OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION ON ANY CAR, AND WOULD EXPECT NOT TO SEE IT ON SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE LIKE MY ACURA TL. THE DASHBOARD SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING AT ALL. THIS SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC RECALL ITEM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROMPTLY. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT THIS IS NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR. IF THERE IS A AIRBAG UNDERNEATH IT, THE ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE 2005 ACURA TL I'VE OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. WENT OUT TODAY AND FOUND A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG, ALONG THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 64000 MILES ON IT AND IT NOW HAS 116,000. I'VE KEPT THE SERVICE UP ON IT AND SHE'S BEEN BABIED SINCE I BOUGHT HER. NO ARMOR ALL ON IT AT ALL. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. I JUST REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, THE RACK AND PINION, REAR BREAKS/ROTORS, AND NOW THIS. I REALLY THOUGHT THIS CAR WOULD LAST ME. NOW, I'VE SUFFERED TRADE IN VALUE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HOW CAN ACURA NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

MY 2005 ACURA HAS DEVELOPED 2 VERY SEVERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

ALMOST OVERNIGHT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED RUNNING FROM WINDSHIELD TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN DIRECTION. THERE ARE SIX CRACKS THE LONGEST BEING ABOUT A FOOT IN LENGTH. IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY ALL OF THE CRACKS SEEM TO SEAL BACK UP BUT IMMEDIATELY REAPPEAR WHEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN. TO BE SPECIFIC THE LONGEST CRACK RUNS WINDSHIELD TO COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH. TWO SMALLER CRACKS RUN FROM WINDSHIELD TO CENTER SPEAKER AND SPEAKER TO COMPARTMENT. TWO MORE RUN FROM WINDSHIELD TO INSTRUMENT PANEL. AGAIN ALL SEAL IN EXTREME DAYTIME HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY VEHICLE WHEN IT'S AT MY PERSONAL ADDRESS IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND WHEN IT'S AT MY WORK I HAVE A WINDSHIELD SHADE IN THE VEHICLE. NOW ON MAY 3, 2014 WHICH IN MY GARAGE THERE WAS A CRACK ON MY DASH BOARD. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN ACURA MODEL TL'S FROM 2004- 2007. THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE THAT HONDA WOULD AGREE TO PAY FOR SOME TL OWNERS AND NOT OTHERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT HONDA NEEDS TO HONOR. *TR

Mileage: 132,723

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AIR BAG ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 195,326

DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKS FORMING AROUND AIRBAG LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY ACURA TL 2005 CRACKED & THEY DID REPLACE MY DASHBOARD WITH "GOOD WILL". MY PAINT STARTED FADING ALL OVER MY CAR & THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PAINT. THE PAINT STARTED FADING AT 95,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA'S HEADQUARTERS, SENT LETTERS & PICTURES & THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THE ONLY REASON THEY REPLACED MY DASHBOARD THEY SAID WAS TO TRY TO GET MY BUSINESS! THEN THEY PROCEEDED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE OWNED 3 ACURAS I WAS NOT A LOYAL CUSTOMER SO THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY PAINT! I HAD MY CAR PAINTED AT A LOCAL BUSINESS IN TOWN! I WILL FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA TL. THAT DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS THAT I STOPPED COUNTING. I SENT PICTURES TO HEADQUARTERS BUT THEY SAID IT WAS TOO OLD!!! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

NOTICED CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. CAR ALWAYS GARAGED-PARKED. ORIGINAL OWNER. RECENTLY FOUND ONLINE POSTS BY MANY OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS OF SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO CRACKS IN IT. ONE OF THE CRACKS WERE ABOVE THE AIR BAG AND THE OTHER WAS ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD OVER AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IN WHICH THERE ARE POST AND COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE ACURA TL 2005 AND A FEW OTHER YEARS! I HAVE ANOTHER THAT JUST CAME UP TODAY 2-20-14 OF A CRACK DOWN THE CENTER INTO THE SPEAKER ON THE DASH. THIS IS A HAZARD AS IT IS OVER THE AIRBAG AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY ACURA! *TR

MY DASHBOARD ARE CRACKING OVER NIGHT. IT WAS FIRST ONE SMALL CRACK AND NOW I HAVE 3 AREA THAT HAVE CRACK. THIS ALL HAPPEN WITHIN A WEEK! THE CRACK ARE GETTING BIGGER AS DAY GO BY. ONE OF THE CRACK IS OVER THE AIRBAG AND I FEEL UNSAFE. THERE ARE SOME PLASTIC ON THE DASH AND IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, FEAR THOSE PARTICLE MAY FLY AT ME. I DID MY RESEARCH AND MAY ACURA TL MODEL FROM 2004-2008 HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAD THIS ISSUE AT EARLY AS 20,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIRBAG WAS NOTICED THE SUMMER OF 2012. IT STARTED OUT SMALL AND EVENTUALLY RAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASH. SINCE THAT DAY SEVERAL MORE CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE APPEARED DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. HEAT CAUSES THE CRACKS TO CLOSE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THEM AND OPEN UP WHEN THE WEATHER OR INTERIOR IS COOLER. YESTERDAY THE 6TH CRACK APPEARED, THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE ENTIRE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS VISIBLE WITH BOTH SIDES OUTLINED BY CRACKS. HEAT ALONE IS NOT CAUSING THIS AS THE LAST CRACK WAS NOTICED IN 40 DEGREE WEATHER. WITH THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAVING CRACKS I AM WORRIED THAT THE DASH IS UNSTABLE AND COULD BREAK OFF DURING A CRASH AND BECOME A DANGEROUS PIECE OF DEBRIS WHEN (IF) THE AIRBAG IS ACTIVATED IN A CRASH. I AM ALSO WORRIED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 124,907

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY SIX CRACKS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

MY CARS DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK GOES DOWN THE SIDE OF WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. NOW MY DASHBOARD IS RIDDLED WITH CRACKS AND ACURA STATES THAT IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND I SHOULD NOT FEAR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING DUE TO THE CRACKS. I'M NOT ALONE AS I HAVE READ COUNTLESS STORIES SIMILAR TO MINE. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT ACURA STEPS UP AND HANDLES THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF POSSIBLE ERRONEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

THE DASH ON MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS STARTED TO CRACK AND I AM AFRAID IT GETTING TOO CLOSE TO WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DASH CRACKING ONLINE. THIS TO ME SEE LIKE A MAJOR CONCERN GOD FORBID IF I AM IN A WRECK WITH A PASSENGER. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY REJECTED THE CLAIM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS VERY UPSETTING SINCE IS EITHER GARAGED OR PARKED IN THE SHADE AND THIS STILL HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 142,900

VEHICLE DASH COVER HAS LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM DEFROST OUTLETS AFT TO REAR EDGE OF DASH COVER, PATICULARLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. PASSENGER AIR BAG IS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO UV DAMAGE AND OTHER CONTAMINATION EFFECTING DEPLOYMENT RELIABILITY. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF 2004-2008 ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES HAVING TO TAKE THEIR CARS IN TO THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE OF A SPLIT DASHBOARD PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS, INCLUDING MYSELF. ALTHOUGH SOME DASHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, IN MOST CASES, THE DASH CRACKS JUST AS THE WARRANTY ENDS. IN SOME CASES, DEALERS WILL DO A GOOD WILL REPAIR, RECOGNIZING IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART, HOWEVER, SOME DEALERSHIPS, ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PART AND WANT TO CHARGE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE DASH.THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE SRS AIRBAG IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ITSELF, AND COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. *TR

Mileage: 108,727

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. IN ADDITION, A FOUR INCH CRACK WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO ALL THE WAY TO WINDSHIELD AND ANOTHER CRACK ABOUT 3 INCHES RIGHT OF CENTER SPEAKER, ABOVE STEERING WHEEL ANOTHER CRACK ABOUT 4 INCHES. PLEASE IS IT RECALL FOR ACURA TL 2005? *TR

Mileage: 145,545

ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO A SMALL CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY '05 ACURA TL. THE DASH CONTINUED TO SPLIT TO OVER A FOOT IN LENGTH. WITHIN A MONTH OF THE FIRST CRACK, A SECOND ONE APPEARED AND GREW TO MATCH THE SAME LENGTH. THESE CRACKS OUTLINE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHAT AFFECT DOES THIS HAVE ON THE SECURITY OF THE AIRBAG? I'M CONCERNED THAT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT IS ENDANGERED AS THE STRUCTURE IS COMPROMISED? I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF TL OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S FOUND PREDOMINATELY IN THE 2004 - 2007 MODELS. I'VE READ THAT ACURA HAS ADMITTED AN "ISSUE" WITH THE DASH, BUT WANTS THE OWNERS TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE COSTS RANGE FROM $2000 - $3000 PER CAR. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY TL CURRENTLY HAS 66849 MILES ON IT. I'D LIKE TO RECEIVE SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 58,400

CRACKED DASH BOARD RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR AND A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

I DIDN'T HAVE AN INCIDENT BUT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE INCLUDING WHERE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. ACURA CLAIMS WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND REFUSES TO FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A LUXURY CAR AND NO OTHER CARS IN SOUTH FLORIDA HAVE THIS ISSUE, PLUS MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY 1000S OF ACURA TL OWNERS FROM 2004 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE CARS TAKEN OFF THE ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY DASHBOARD RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CRACK ABOUT 6 INCHES IN LENGTH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I HAVE READ WHERE MULTIPLE INCIDENCES LIKE MINE HAVE BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS VEHICLE & ACURA APPARENTLY IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THERE WERE TWO HAIRLINE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. OVER THE WINTER MONTHS THE CRACKS SEEMED TO SPREAD. I'M AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD CAUSE INJURY IF THE AIRBAG EVER DETONATED AS THE AIRBAG WOULD LIKELY MALFUNCTION. I'VE NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 ACURA TLS AND FIND IT ANNOYING THAT ACURA WON'T CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN A CAR... IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE AIRBAG WILL WORK PROPERLY IN A TIME OF NEED? *TR

Mileage: 85,000

CRACK APPEARED IN DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE OVER THE AIR BAG AREA. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. HAD JUST HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE. NOTICED THIS THE NEXT DAY. WHEN WE WENT IN TO COMPLAIN, WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO RECOURSE. EXCEPT WE COULD PAY FOR NEW DASHBOARD FOR $1800, NOT REALLY ACCEPTABLE SINCE WE HAVE DONE ALL MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. APPARENTLY ACURA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DIDN'T CARE. *TR

Mileage: 106,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED HAIRLINE FRACTURES THAT BEGAN AT THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDED TO THE AIR BAG AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS LARGE AND SMALL SUDDENLY APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. THE AFFECTED PARTS SECTION WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER DASHBOARD AS THE ISSUE, THEREFORE I PUT BODY. *TR

Mileage: 140,528

THE DASH ON MY 2005 ACURA TL STARTED CRACKING VERY SEVERELY-I CURRENTLY HAVE A SIZEABLE CRACK ON THE SEAM OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON A CAR. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS I WONDER HOW THESE CRACKS IMPACT MY AIR BAGS. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2005 ACURA TL STARTED CRACKING VERY SEVERELY-I CURRENTLY HAVE 4 SIZEABLE CRACKS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON A CAR PRIOR IN MY 25 YEARS OF OWNING THEM. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS I WONDER HOW THESE CRACKS IMPACT MY AIR BAGS. *TR

Mileage: 92,820

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL AND YESTERDAY I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I GOOGLED IT AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOMEONE POSTED A LINK TO THIS SITE SO HERE I AM. CAN WE GET THIS RECALLED PLEASE? IT'S NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE. FOR THE PRICE I PAID FOR THIS CAR I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

CRACKS APPEAR ON DASHBOARD ABOVE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS CLAIMS THIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AS AN ON-GOING ISSUE SINCE 2009. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE VEHICLE. QUOTE TO FIX THIS "BLEMISH" IS OVER 2K. ACURA WILL ONLY PAY 50% I MUST PAY THE OTHER $1000. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD HAVE THIS REPLACED. AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. HOPING THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN DASHBOARD OF 2005 ACURA TL. LOCATED ALONG EDGE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG (OUTLINING RIGHT SIDE OF AIRBAG) AND ABOVE STEERING COLUMN. CONCERNED THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, OR WILL CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT IT DOES DEPLOY. GARAGE KEPT, APX 98K MILES WHEN FIRST CRACK APPEARED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WITH CRACKS ALL OVER. FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE RIGHT OF THE AIR BAG AREA AND SMALL CRACK AT THE CENTER FRONT SPEAKER. THE AIRBAG AREA IS COVERED WITH LONG CRACKS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, BUT THE DASHBOARD HAS A LOOK OF LONG CRACKS ALL THROUGHOUT. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED ACURA TL'S WITH THIS VERY SAME CRACKING PATTERN ON FACEBOOK AS WELL AS ACURAZINE COMMUNITY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE BUILD AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WHY ALL ACURA TL 2005 , DASHBOARDS ARE CRACKING . MY 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD IS CRACKING EVERY DAY AND I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . SO MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE CAR , WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS DASHBOARD . CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO ??? *TR

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOW IT HAS SPREAD ACROSS MY WHOLE DASHBOARD THERE ARE MANY CRACKS. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING WHERE THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND OTHER AREAS ON DASHBOARD, I'M CONCERN THAT IF IN TIME THE DASHBOARD WILL CONTINUE TO CRACK IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY AND HURT MY PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 97,984

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL AND PURCHASED IT NEW. I ENJOY THE CAR, HOWEVER, NOTICED A CRACK THAT FORMED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG IMPRESSION ON THE DASHBOARD IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I NOW HAVE 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE ORIGINAL CRACK THAT FORMED HAS NOW GROWN VERTICALLY FROM WHERE THE DASH CONNECTS TO THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE BOX ACCESS. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS HAVE FORMED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG IMPRESSION ON THE DASH, AND MOST RECENTLY, I HAVE A CRACK THAT FORMED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASH. I HAVE OWNED THREE OTHER HONDA/ACURA PRODUCTS, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND RIGHT NOW AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A REGIONAL MANAGER REVIEW MY CASE. EVEN BEFORE HEARING BACK FROM THE REGIONAL MANAGER, THE DEALER HAS ALREADY INFORMED ME THAT SOME "CAPITAL PARTICIPATION" WILL BE REQUIRED FROM ME, AND THAT THE DASHBOARD COSTS $1,850 NOT INCLUDING TAX. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK WHAT THEY WILL DO FOR ME, BUT BASED UPON OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER TL OWNERS I HAVE SEEN ON-LINE, I AM NOT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC. OBVIOUSLY AESTHETICS ARE A FACTOR IN THIS CASE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY OF ANY PASSENGER THAT MAY BE RIDING IN MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THERE ARE TWO VERY LARGE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD THAT SEEMINGLY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. SPECIFICALLY, THE CRACKS THAT RUN THROUGH THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. *JS

Mileage: 65,000

GOT IN CAR AND NOTICED CRACKS IN PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD. CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CRACKED FROM SPEAKER IN DASH TO WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 185,841

I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALONG MY DASHBOARD FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE AIRBAG, ACROSS THE AIRBAG, AND ACROSS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MFG DEFECT. I HAVE PARKED NEXT TO THE SAME MODEL CAR AND NOTICED THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME ERROR AS WELL AS RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MOST 2004-2005 TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

Mileage: 98,000

MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. STARTED SMALL IN LENGTH ON DRIVER SIDE AND HAVE NOW EXTENDED TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH BOARD AND LENGTH WISE BETWEEN THE CRACKS. CRACKS HAVE NOW APPEARED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH AND RUN THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. NOT ONLY COSMETICALLY UGLY BUT SUSPECT IT IS POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH AIR BAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED LARGE CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSIGHTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOY. WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE '04 - '05 YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN STATES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AT THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD REGION SURROUNDING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HEAT EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

MY ACURA 2005 TL FORMED GIANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OVERNIGHT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS DUE TO THESE CRACKS, MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE CRACKS ONLY GET WORSE AND APPEAR ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IF THE DASH IS NOT REPLACED. PLEASE SEE THE FACEBOOK PAGE DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM (PHOTOS INCLUDED): HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH?SK=WALL&FILTER=1 ACURA IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS A POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT. I THINK THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECALL AND REPLACE THIS FOR FREE. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF MY PASSENGERS DUE TO THE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD I AM HOLDING ACURA RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE. *TR

Mileage: 776,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ENTIRELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A GOOD WILL FAVOR TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CONTACT WHO ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT A DEFECT AND THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL AND NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOW OVER THE PAST MONTH THERE ARE CRACKS EVERYWHERE AND ACURA STILL WON'T HELP BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF NEEDED AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I'M NOT PROTECTED FROM AN ACCIDENT AND THIS DEFECT COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SERIOUS HARM TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *KB

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK RIGHT THROUGH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF IT DEPLOYS, I'M WORRIED THAT PIECES FROM THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEBODY. *TR

I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD. ACURA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY MANY ACURA TL OWNERS OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CRACK DASH BOAD. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN ABOUT 9 DIFFERENT PLACES. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND ACURA HAS OFFERED A GOODWILL OFFER WHICH IS MINIMAL IN THE COST TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPLACED. THIS LEADS TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. *KB

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRASH ALL OVER A FEW MONTHS AGO. I'M USING A SHADE, AND USE PROTECTION OFTEN AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST. I THINK THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS POORLY MADE. I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE I SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE FRACTURE ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH STARTED NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND WENT THROUGH THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT, DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

CRACK STARTED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW IT HAS SPREAD ALL THROUGHOUT THE DASH AND I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE CAR DUE TO THE CRACKS WHICH HAVE FORMED ALONG THE AIRBAG. HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2005 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DASHBOARD SPLIT REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE SEVEN JAGGED CRACKS; STARTING WITH THE MOST SEVERE WHICH ARE OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ENDING AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DONT SEE HOW THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2005 ACURA TL BASE NAVIGATION DASHBOARD CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IN SPEAKER AREA. CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY I EXPECT FROM ACURA BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER IF AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 94,900

MY 2005 ACURA TL IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME CRACKING IN THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE CRISS CROSSING OVER MY PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK, PREMATURELY DEPLOY, OR SEND BITS AND PIECES OF MY DASH FLYING AT ME IF IT DID DEPLOY CORRECTLY DURING A CRASH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME EVERYTIME I START MY CAR AND DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK, TWO FEET LONG, IN THE DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRACK WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS CRACKING NEAR THE AIRBAG LOCATION. I FEAR THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM WITH EITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR SHARDS OF DASHBOARD BEING HURLED IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY 04-05 ACURA TL OWNER. YET ACURA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHARGE OWNERS $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED INDOORS AT HOME OR IN COVERED PARKING AT MY WORK. I AVOID IT BEING OUT IN THE SUN AND ON THE FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PARK IN THE SUN I USE A REFLECTIVE SUN SHADE AND VENT WINDOWS. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2005, 78,000 ACURA TL (GARAGE KEPT) CRACKS ON DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN MIDDLE. THESE CRACKS START FROM THE WINDOW AND END ON THE GLOVE BOX AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I AM AFRAID OF WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE DASH WILL SEPARATE INTO SEVERAL SHARDS OF PLASTIC AND IMBED IN FACE, UPPER-BODY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER. WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTED, AS THE DASH-CONSOLE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VIEWED PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME DEFECT ONLINE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE ACURA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS DASH DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT OR WORSE DIE? *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2 LARGE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND GARAGE KEPT. HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES. ACURA BUILDS AIRBAG INTO THE DASH AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THE CRACKS ARE FORMING. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WORRIED THAT AIRBAG CAN NOT POSSIBLY FUNCTION AS INTENDED WITH THESE CRACKS. DANGEROUS AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ACURA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY ARE USING POOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THEIR "LUXURY" CARS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/20/11

Mileage: 170,000

DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA TL IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. IT IS A GARAGE KEPT CAR. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. APPARENTLY AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I OWN A ACURA TL 2005 WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOV 2009 AND LAST SUMMER MY CARS DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. NOW I AM AFRAID IF THIS WILL HAVE EFFECT ON MY AIRBAGS, I AM NOTICING MY CARS AUDIO ALREADY MAKING SOME BUZZING NOISE AFTER THE CRACKS. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION ON ACURA AND MAKE THEM REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS, THIS BEING A LUXURY MODEL THEY SHOULD ATLEAST NOT PUT IN CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL , WHICH I HAPPEN TO PAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THIS "LUXURY" CAR. LITERALLY OVER NIGHT MY CARS FRONT DASH BOARD HAD CRACKED. ITS NOW HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS ON THE FRONT DASH THAT ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS THEY ACTUALLY ARE COMPLETE CRACKS THROUGH THE DASH FROM THE VERY FRONT,WINDSHIELD, ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE,WOOD GRAIN . ONE CRACK THAT HAPPEN TO BE VERY CLOSE TO BEING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WITHIN A YEAR, AND THE ONE I WAS INVOLVED IN OVER A YEAR AGO WAS A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES THAT ONLY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE RESULTING IN SEVERAL MORE CRACKS TO APPEAR WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS TO A MONTH WHICH CONCERNS ME. I AM IN FEAR THESE CRACKS AND POSSIBLE FUTURE CRACKS COULD RESULT IN MY AIRBAG SENSORS ABILITIES TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SPONTANEOUS RELEASE OF THEM,. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN AN 2005 ACURA TL BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO FROM AN ACURA DEALER,LIKE A YEAR AGO THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK NOW IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IM CONCERNED THIS COULD MAKE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY INCORRECTLY,I CALLED ACURA AND TOLD THEM MY CONCERNED BUT THEY DON'T SHARE MY OPINION THE ONLY THEY COULD OFFER ME ITS A 'GOODWILL' 40% DISCOUNT ON THE PART NOT THE LABOR LEAVING ME $1643 TO PAY FOR PROBABLY THE SAME DASHBOARD THAT ITS GOING TO LAST ME ANOTHER 3 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DASHBOARD IN 2005 ACURA TL CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HOUSES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I CONTACTED ACURA'S CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING 3 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED ON MY ACURA TL 2005 DASHBOARD. I SPOKE WITH TWO REPRESENTATIVES, WHO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH OTHER ACURA OWNERS. DURING OUR CONVERSATION, I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH OTHER DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. THE REPRESENTATIVES SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE 'SPLIT DASH' PRODUCT DEFECT, WHICH I FOUND UNBELIEVABLE. ACURA DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I'M SURE THAT THE CORPORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THEM WHEN ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS CAME IN. THE FACT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A BLATANT LIE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF THE DASHBOARD (SEE ENCLOSED PICTURES). WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOW LIT. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE 3 LARGE CRACKS AND LIT AIRBAG LIGHT AND TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME ONCE ACURA RESPONDED TO HIM. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY ACURA WAS GOING TO MAKE A 'GOOD WILL' GESTURE AND ONLY CHARGE ME 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE IT, SINCE THE WARRANTY FOR THE DASHBOARD HAD EXPIRED. MY COST WOULD BE BETWEEN $900 TO $1000. I WAS APPALLED THAT ACURA WOULD EVEN CONSIDER HAVING A CUSTOMER PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE COMPANY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT. 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. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING IMMEDIATELY OVER THE LOCATION OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2005 ACURA TL DASH HAS RECENTLY BEEN CRACKING IN NUMEROUS PLACES. SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA JUST OVER WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK THIS POSES. THIS ISSUE IS APPARENT IN A NUMBER OF 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SEVERAL MASSIVE CRACKS OVERNIGHT. ONE CRACK IS 12" AND IS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 65,432

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 2005 AND THE DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT AT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASHBOARD, OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, IS CRACKED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO A SALES REP WHO ADVISED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL OF THE "HIGH TEMPERATURE" AREAS OF THE U.S. AND, ACURA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, SO LONG AS THE VEHICLE FITS THE CRITERIA. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED, AND THIS IS NOT A "COSMETIC" ISSUE. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. OR, IN THE EVENT THAT I AM INVOLVED IN THE CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. I NEVER IMAGINED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD ARISE, AND NOT BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY ACURA. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THIS IS REFERENCE TO MY 2005 ACURA TL. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. TWO MONTHS AGO A FOOT LONG CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ON 1 SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THREE DAYS LATER ANOTHER FOOT LONG CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH ACURA IN GETTING THIS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE AIR BAG BUT HAVE ONLY BEEN OFFERED A COST TO ME OF $600 TO DO THIS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE AIR BAG IS SAFE AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

MY DASH IS CRACKING. I TAKE CARE OF MY DASH, KEEP IT CLEAN, GARAGED, ETC. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE ARE TWO LONG CRACKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH AND RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DASH. I CHECKED AROUND AND IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, AND IS CONSIDERED A "LUXURY SPORT CAR." THE REASONS I AM CONCERNED IS BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE DASH, COULD THEY ONE DAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING? OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT? ALSO, THIS REALLY DEVALUES THE CAR, AND THE APPROXIMATE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $1700. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE 05 ACURA TL. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. IT SEEMS THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO POP OUT. I REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS. I ALSO FOUND OUT ALOT ACURA TL THIRD GENERATION R HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE ACURA CAN DO A RECALL ON THEIR DEFECTIVE DASH! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DASH OF MY CAR AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

RECENTLY MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

2005 ACURA TL DASH SEEMS TO BE VERY DEFECTIVE. THE CRACK OCCURRED OVER A MONTHS TIME. THE CRACK IS FROM THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD STRAIGHT DOWN OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ESTIMATED CRACK MEASURES ABOUT 2CM WIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CRACK AND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CONCERN, WHICH IS THE AIRBAG. AT SOME POINT THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET LARGER, WIDER AND WILL EFFECT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IF IT IS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED NOW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DUE TO THE SAFETY IT HAD SUCH HIGH RATINGS ON. THIS CRACK WOULD NOT BE SO MUCH OF A CONCERN IF LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE DASH, BUT AGAIN IT IS DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION, IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER AS IT SHOULD BE AND IT SHOULD BE AN OBVIOUS RECALL. WE SHOULD NOT WAIT TO SEE PASSENGERS GETTING KILLED DUE TO MALFUNCTION AIRBAGS OR DUE TO THE DASH TO FIX THIS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

2005 ACURA TL: THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND JUST YESTERDAY IT BEGAN CRACKING OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I BELIEVE THIS MAY POSE A THREAT WHEN THE AIRBAG IS THE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE THE CRACK MAY POSSIBLY RIP THE AIRBAG. AIRBAG SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO OPEN A SPECIFIC WAY, BUT A CRACK MAY INTERFERE WITH THAT. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL 100 OTHER PEOPLE ON A VEHICLE FORUM THAT ARE HAVING SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 67,100

2005 ACURA TL. LARGE CRACK ON DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. EVENTHOUGH I NOTICED AFTER 62K MILES, WILL CONTACT ACURA BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH TLS. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND CRACKED ALONG THE FULL RIGHT EDGE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, WHICH PRESENTS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED OR NEEDS TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

FACTORY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A 12 INCH CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AT 5 YEARS, 83,000 MILES. CRACK APPEARED SUDDENLY AS OPPOSED TO A SLOW PROGRESSION. NOT USED ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS BUT WAS EXPOSED TO HEAT AND SUN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. CAR IS NOT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY HOWEVER ACURA DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE OBSERVED THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER TLS AND THE COMPANY WAS OFFERING A "GOOD WILL" WHERE CUSTOMERS WOULD PAY BETWEEN $250 AND $500 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD WHILE ACURA HEADQUARTERS WOULD COVER THE REST. THE ACTUAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE OWNER IS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER AND THE FINAL AMOUNT IS DECIDED BY ACURA HEADQUARTERS. TOTAL COST OF THE JOB IS APPROXIMATELY $1,700. ACURA ACCEPTED A GOOD WILL FOR MY VEHICLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $250, WHICH WAS MY INITIAL OFFER, AND REPAIRED THE DASH IN 3 DAYS WHILE PROVIDING A LOANER VEHICLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE REPAIR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

JUST NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD OF 2005 ACURA TL. I FIGURED MAYBE IT WAS FROM THE HEAT, WITH LIVING IN FLORIDA. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHERS HAD COMPLAINTS. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS FROM 2004-2005 ACURA TL OWNERS COMPLAINING OF CRACKS IN THE SAME EXACT AREA AS MINE. THERE IS ONE RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR BAG, WHICH I BELIEVE COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG. THE OTHER STARTS FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AT THE DASH AND IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DRIVER DASH AREA AND AROUND THAT CONSOLE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY MADE A NOTE, BUT JUST TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN DASHBOARD WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK BUT PROPAGATED TO OVER 1 FT LENGTH WITHIN 48 HOURS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE FOR MANY ACURA TL 2004-2005 MODELS (AND POSSIBLY OTHER YEARS). FEAR IS IT COULD POSE AN AIRBAG SAFETY HAZARD BY AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKS ALL OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. STARTED AS ONE SMALL CRACK TO HAVING 8 LARGE CRACKS. AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY AT ANYTIME AS THE CRACKS GET WORSE AND WORSE PUTTING MY FAMILY AND I IN DANGER. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX CRACK AND IT WILL COST $1000 + TO REPAIR. *TR

I OWN AN ACURA TL 3.2 2005 WITH 51,700 MILES. THIS MORNING MY DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 5 DIFFERENT PLACES FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR VANDALISM INVOLVED. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS I DO NOT KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING AND THE DASHBOARD CRACKING AND DEBRIS CAUSING INJURY. CALLED ACURA CORPORATE AND THEY CLAIM IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT (THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN VARIOUS INTERNET SITES SUCH AS FACEBOOK) ACURA PRIDES THEMSELVES ON CAR SAFETY BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 51,700

DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA HAS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES, ONE RIGHT OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO ACURA, BUT THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY 2005 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME CRACKS ON '04 MODELS. THE CRACKS GO RIGHT AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I'M CONCERNED IT'S GOING TO WEAKEN THE SEAMS ON THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE CRACKS BEGAN LAST SUMMER ('09) AND CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SIMPLY DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT POOR QUALITY GOODS AS THE REASON TO REPLACE. THE CRACKS ARE IDENTICAL TO MANY AS SEEN ON WEB MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS THAT HAVE APPEARED OVERNIGHT, ONE IS BY THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG AND IS PRETTY LARGE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE PLASTIC THAT COVERS THE CUPHOLDERS JUST BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE IT. NOTHING FORCEFUL , JUST TRIED TO CLOSE IT IN A REGULAR MANNER. *TR

Mileage: 43,880

CRACK TO THE DASHBOARD OF 2005 ACURA TL ALSO THE COVER OF GEAR SHIFT BOX IS CRACKED AND MAKES SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS HARD OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2005 ACURA TL DASH IS CRACKING.

Mileage: 67,000

DASHBOARD CRACKS 2-12 INCHES IN LENGTH. CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. COULD CRACKS EFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? *TR

CONSUMER'S DAD PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA TL THAT HAVE FAULTY TIRES AND OTHER PROBLEMS. *NJ WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMERS DAD HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE DOOR SEAL NEEDED TO REPLACED AND THE BATTERY DIED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO LEFT STRANDED WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES DISINTEGRATED. THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM HER DAD AND WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER TIRE FAILED. *JB

PURCHASED NEW 11/2004, 2005 ACURA TL. DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ACURA WILL NOT REPLACE AS THE 4YR/50K WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. WAS ADVISED FURTHER CRACKING MAY EFFECT AIRBAG FUNCTION. ESTIMATE ON REPAIR , $1800.00. *TR

Mileage: 54,782

HIT A CURB GOING 20-30 MPH (NOT FULL-ON, THOUGH). BLEW TIRE AND CAUSE SLIGHT ALIGNMENT ISSUE, AS EXPECTED. HOWEVER, NEXT DAY NOTICED THREE LARGE DENTS NEXT TO MY SUNROOF. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND DISCOVERED THE ROOF FLEXED WHEN I HIT THE CURB AND THE ENTIRE ROOF PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED. FOR HITTING A CURB? WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I HAD ACTUALLY HIT SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL? NO WAY SHOULD A CONSUMER INCUR A $5000+ REPAIR BILL FOR CLIPPING A CURB OR HITTING A POTHOLE. FOUND OTHER ACURA OWNERS COMPLAINING ON BLOGS ABOUT THE SAME THING. COSTLY FOR A MINOR ACCIDENT. *JB