2007 Acura Tl

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-90 EAST IN WASHINGTON STATE, AT 60MPH WHEN I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE RIGHT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, AND IT DEPLOYED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, AND LOCKED THE SEATBELT TIGHT AGAINST ME. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED AND HIT ME VERY HARD DISORIENTING ME AND BARELY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OVER. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION NEARLY CAUSED ME TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. NO OTHER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED.

DASH CRACK. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER. IN FEBRUARY I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I CONTACTED ACURA WITH SAFETY CONCERNS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTED THE CRACK ON 2-11-17. THE CRACK STARTED OUT THE SIZE OF A PERSONAL CHECKBOOK AND HAS GROWN IN LENGTH. IT SPANS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVEBOX. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED ACURA INSPECTOR AND WAS TOLD THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSED BY DAMAGE. I REPORTED MY ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS TO ACURA (OVER $2000) AND WAS CONTACTED. ACURA WILL NOT HELP COVER ANY REPAIRS D/T MY CAR NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER 50,000. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND IT WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE, NEVER WRECKED OR IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, REPORTING THE DASHBOARD IS VISIBLY CRACKED ON JULY OF 2016 DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR POSSIBLY FAILED OR NO DEPLOYMENT WHEN NECESSARY. THIS MAY CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER IS CRACKED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE CRACKED DASHBOARD MY PRESENT SAFETY ISSUES IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS TO INFLATE. NOW THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED, THE CRACK WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, AND POSSIBLY JEOPARDIZE THE INTEGRITY OF AIRBAG, AMONGST OTHER UNKNOWNS DASHBOARDS SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING, AND THEY SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO WITHSTAND HEAT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD.

PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK, WHICH EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY, WHILE PARKED - WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL COLLISION. THIS AREA IS ABOVE THE AIRBAGS AREA. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED IN THE SAME AREA. CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAG PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE EITHER WHILE PARKED OR FAILURE TO DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR-BAG HOUSING AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK. DEALER STATED IT IS MERELY COSMETIC AND WOULD COST $1500 TO REPLACE. THE CRACK HAS CONTINUED TO RUN FURTHER ON BOTH SIDES OF AIR-BAG. ALSO, CAR HAS BEEN TOWED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO START AFTER PARKED OVERNIGHT. HAD BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. FINALLY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD HANDS-FREE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REMOVED. REMOVAL COST ME $200. REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE COST $800. ALSO, MY FUEL CAP INDICATOR HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME WHEN THE FUEL FALLS BELOW HALFWAY. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 9 YEARS. I KEEP THE VEHICLE IN GOOD CONDITION. NOW WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING ITS VALUE HAS DECREASED IMMENSELY NOT TO MENTION COULD CAUSE THE AIR-BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT INCIDENT. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT HONDA/ACURA WOULD HAVE MUCH BIGGER ISSUES TO CONTEND WITH. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATE AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED BY THE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP WAS EQUALLY UNCONCERNED. THESE ARE ISSUES THAT REQUIRE RECALLS BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS.

WHILE STATIONARY, A HAIRLINE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CRACKS EXPANDED AND ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE AIRBAG, AND NOW THE DASHBOARD HAS LARGE CRACKS WITH A WIDE GAP ALONG THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. MOISTURE CAN GET IN AND DO FURTHER DAMAGE AS WELL AS CREATING THE RISK OF FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH.