2007 Acura Tl

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.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 ACURA TL AND MY POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY GOES IN AND OUT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE'S VIN DOESN'T SHOW THAT THE POWER STEERING RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MANY 2004-2008 ACURA TLS AFFECTS MY CAR, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT MAY BE THE REASON MY POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL AT ALL. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AT BIANCHI HONDA IN ERIE, PA FOR MY ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY POWER STEERING IS TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ETC. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY CAR'S POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED? THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.