2004 Acura Tl

ACURA TL 2004 - THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHICH RUNS FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE CENTER AND DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE IT SINCE THERE WAS NO FORMAL RECALL ISSUED BY ACURA AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG DUE TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TL. CAR IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS YOUNG, AND HAS DEVELOPED TWO UNSIGHTLY CRACKS IN THE FACTORY VINYL DASH PAD; ONE SMALL (NEAR THE CENTER SPEAKER), AND ONE LARGE! THE LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED, IT APPEARS, DIRECTLY ON THE SEAM WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY (I ASSUME BECAUSE THE VINYL MATERIAL IS MUCH THINNER HERE THAN ELSEWHERE ON THE DASH), AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN ALLOWING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY UPON FRONTAL IMPACT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SIX-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE, MUCH LESS A LUXURY VEHILCLE SUCH AS THIS ACURA. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR TL DASH, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL FROM ACURA. I TRUST THIS CAR TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY OF THIS, MY SEVENTH (7TH), HONDA/ACURA VEHICLE. I MIGHT UNDERSTAND A CRACKED DASHBOARD IF THE CAR WERE 20 YEARS OLD OR MORE, BUT NOT FROM A VEHICLE ONLY SIX YEARS YOUNG! *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL WITH 109,800 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THREE LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE OTHER TWO ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2008 WITH 60K+ MILES. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN VARIOUS STEPS TO PROTECT IT FROM THE TEXAS SUN. IT'S ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, ALWAYS USED A SUNSHADE UP WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE, AND ALWAYS VENTED THE SUNROOF AND WINDOWS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL THAT THE PLASTIC DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT DUE TO THE MANY OWNERS OF 2004 AND 2005 TL OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. I, AND MY MECHANIC FEEL THIS COULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, AND IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) IN 2004 AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS CONSIDERED A COSMETIC PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT...ALSO TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WOULD COST $1200! I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARD BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG EITHER DEPLOYS WRONG OR NOT AT ALL! *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS PROGRESSED TO A LARGE ONE AND JOINED BY TWO OTHERS. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. THIS MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF NEEDED. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER IF THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSED DUE TO A DEFECT FROM THE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND IS SHADED WHEN EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON FOR THE CRACK OTHER THAN A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT (AIRBAG OR DASH). I WOULD HATE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROTECTION I PAID FOR DID NOT WORK. *TR