NHTSA Complaint #10667139 — 2005 ACURA TL

THREE YEARS AFTER BUYING MY TL BRAND NEW I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. MY ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ON IT. IT WOULD MAYBE MAKE SENSE IF MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE ELEMENTS CANNOT GET TO IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO. WHEN I PAY $40,000 FOR A CAR I DO NOT EXPECT THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN REMEDY THE SITUATION. SO, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY IDEAS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I SEE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER ACURA IF THIS IS THE CASE. I TRULY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SUPERIOR PRODUCT WHEN I PURCHASED THE TL BUT IT TURNS OUT I WAS WRONG. IF THEY WANT YOU COMPARE THEMSELVES TO BMW AND LEXUS, THEN THEY BETTER STEP UP THEIR GAME. *TR