2008 Acura Tl

THE HANDSFREE LINK STOPPED WORKING IN 2016. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD IN ITSELF SINCE THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH HFL. THE BATTERY THEN STARTED DYING WHEN I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR 2-3 DAYS CAUSING FREQUENT BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. IT'S ESCALATED TO WHERE NOW WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD, THE CAR IS DEAD THE NEXT DAY.

THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR DRAINS DUE TO A FACTORY FAULTY HFL UNIT. THIS CAUSES EVEN A NEW BATTERY TO BE DRAINED AND THEN LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASION. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY. ACURA REPLACED THE BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD RATHER THAN FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.

I HAVE A 2008 ACURA TL-S, IT IS GARAGED AT NIGHT AND I DO MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE OTHER DAY I DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVEBOX, ALONG THE EDGES OF THE AIRBAG. I DIDN'T NOTICE THEM UNTIL I GOT HOME LAST NIGHT, BUT THEY ARE QUITE NOTICEABLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS O THIS HAPPENING TO ACURA'S AND I AM WONDERING WHY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WILL THIS IMPACT THE AIRBAG OPERATIONS AND MAYBE IMPACT WAS A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LOST POWER TO DRIVE TRAIN DESPITE ENGINE RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO STOP ON BERM. TURNED OFF ENGINE. FLUID OBSERVED BENEATH VEHICLE. CAR TOWED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TRANSMISSION SUPPLY LINE FITTING CONNECTION FAILED AT LEAST IN PART DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION. THREADED SECTION ALSO SEPARATED COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TOTALLY LOST. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM NOT SEEN ON TL BUT INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED OTHER MODELS HAD BEEN REPORTED. RADIATOR REPLACED BY OWNER. TRANSMISSION PAN DROPPED AND CLEANED. FLUIDS REPLACED.

A LARGE CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL COVERING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FEAR THIS WILL GET IN THE WAY OF DEPLOYING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND/OR POTENTIALLY GENERATE DANGEROUS SHARDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WHEN I VISITED THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT EARLIER TODAY, BUT THEY HAVE SO FAR REFUSED TO ADVISE ME ON A SUITABLE COURSE OF ACTION. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OFF, WITH MOST OF THE DRIVING BEING LIMITED TO SURFACE STREETS AND ALWAYS BEING GARAGED OVERNIGHT.

SEPT 2016 WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON CONSTANTLY. SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER RECALL, HAD THAT REPLACED'THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. JULY 2017 NOW THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS A DEEP STRAIGHT CRACK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ACURA TL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE AIRBAG IS IN THAT DASHBOARD RIGHT WHERE THE CRACK IS. ACURA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT REPAIR, REPLACE OR RECALL. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR IMMACULATE, I HAVE REGULAR SERVICE AND A HONDA/ACURA REPAIR SHOP. I UNDERSTAND ACURA TL SPECIFICALLY 2008 HAS THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN A VARIETY OF CLIMATES, AND WHETHER THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED OR NOT. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS ENDANGERING MY PASSENGER. ALSO, IF YOU FIND A JUNK PART AND REPLACE THE DASH, APPARENTLY THE REPLACEMENT DASH WILL CRACK ALSO AND THE SRS LIGHT WILL BE ON AND THE AIRBAG COMPROMISED AGAIN.