2005 Acura Tl

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

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

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

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

WAS DRIVING IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. APPROX 50 MILES LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. PULLED OFF ROAD AND HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT THE IGNITION COIL HAD WATER ON IT WHICH SHORTED IT OUT. SHORT ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ONE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. WATER WAS FROM BLOCKED HOSE FROM AREA DIRECTLY UNDER WINDSHIELD WHICH HAD BEEN BLOCKED BY DEBRIS. DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SAME PROBLEM COME IN A FEW WEEKS EARLIER. IN THAT CASE, THE IGNITION COIL HAD BURNED INTO THE ENGINE HEAD, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *TR

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

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