2004 Acura Tl

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.