2004 Acura Tl

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LARGE FRACTURE, THE SIZE OF AN AIRBAG, WAS PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LONG FRACTURE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG MAY POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,500.

DASHBOARD STARTS TO CRACK IN THE AREA AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. YOU CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ONCE THE CRACKS START. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO APPEAR ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD OUT OF NO WHERE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO CHEMICALS ON THE DASHBOARD TO CLEAN IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR A TIME AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED ON MY 2005 ACURA TL THAT I ALSO OWN. SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 ACURA TL'S. *TT

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2004 TL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1000 TO DO AN "APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TEST". THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMPS STOPPED AFTER A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN OTHER LIGHTS BEGAN GOING OUT (INTERIOR CENTER CONSOLE WHERE THE AC AND RADIO ARE, AND THE INTERIOR CONSOLE TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE INTERIOR DOOR CONSOLE) AND FLICKERING (EXTERIOR SIDE PANEL LIGHTS WHEN I ALARM OR DIS-ALARM THE CAR). I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA AGAIN IN NOV 2011, AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WAS FIXED AFTER THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY, BUT THEY MISTAKENLY ONLY LOOKED AT THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER ARE LOCATED (AND WHERE THERE IS NO PROBLEM) AND THE TECHS DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS LIGHTING PROBLEM IS GETTING UNSAFE, AS I CAN NO LONGER SEE THE BUTTONS FOR THE AC/DEFROST, ETC. AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO FUMBLE AROUND TO PRESS THE CORRECT BUTTONS. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE BATTERY WAS SO DRAINED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *KB

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

ON HONDA ACCORDS/ACURA TL'S 2004-2008 THE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE FAILURE AND CAUSING REBOOTS NEARLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. AT NIGHT DRIVING, THIS CAUSES THE NAVIGATION SCREEN LIGHT TO BRIGHTLY FLASH EVERY 30 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AND ALLOW YOU TO TURN THE SCREEN OFF OR MINIMIZE BRIGHTNESS. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA TO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AT NIGHT I HAD TO PLACE AN OBSTACLE ON THE SCREEN TO AVOID THE FLASHING. I CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND THAT THE FIX IS TO PURCHASE A NEW SYSTEM AT $3,500 OR SENT THE SYSTEM TO ALPINE (THE MAKER OF THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM) AND HAVE THEM ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT FOR $158.00 FEE. AFTER REVIEWING NUMEROUS FORUM SITES ON HONDA/ACURA I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON EVENT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MY SON ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON 12/24/2011 DURING THE DAY AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK HOME BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS COMING FROM A 22 YEAR OLD. I'VE ASKED MY CHILDREN TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT SO TO AVOID ANY ISSUES. HAS THERE BEEN ANY REPORTS? ACURA TOLD ME THAT THEY REPORT TO THIS AGENCY MONTHLY AND THAT MY REPORT/CALL TO THEM TODAY WOULD BE SUBMITTED THIS MONTH. *TR

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MAGNA DONNELLY REAR VIEW MIRRORS IN MOST ACURA CARS. I HAD A 2001 CL AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EXPLODED AND MELTED THE CONSOLE. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. NOW I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE MIRROR HAD ALREADY EXPLODED AND MADE MELT MARKS ON THE CONSOLE. THESE MIRRORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. HOW COME ACURA CAN STILL PUT THEM IN THEIR CARS? HOW COME MAGNA DONNELLY IS STILL MAKING THEM AND NOONE HAS SUED THEM? WE NEED A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS ASAP! *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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE COMPLAINT AMONG ACURA OWNERS. THE LARGEST CRACK RUNS OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RAISING 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. *TR