2004 ACURA TL Structure Problems

2004 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCATED ABOVE THE AIR BAG. *TR

MY ACURA TL HAS A LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THE WAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECTANGULAR AIR BAG INDENT. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON IT GOT LONGER. ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS WILL DEFIANTLY AFFECT AIRBAG PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT IF DEPLOY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACURA PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT IS, KNOWING MORE THAN 1000 PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHECK WWW.ACURAZINE.COM (CRACKED DASHBOARD) AND YOU'LL FIND IT, ALSO THERE IS A ON FACEBOOK. THIS IS MY FIRST ACURA. REALLY SURPRISED AT THE QUALITY OF THESE PARTS. FOR A LUXURY CAR AT $32K IT'S ALMOST NOT WORTH IT. ALREADY HAD THE WATER PUMP RECALLED AND SOME OTHER PARTS RECALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STARTING TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. AT 90,000 MILES SEEMS LIKE IT'S FALLING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND HE COULD SEE THE AIR BAG IMPRINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 2/03/2012 *LN *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKING AT A ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, NOW OVER DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THE SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. *TR

2004 ACURA TL DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING TO PIECES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

MY ACURA TL 04 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A DISEASE. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASH, RIGHT LEFT - TO TOP - OVER THE SPEAKERS, PASSENGER AIRBAG, ETC. FOR THIS EXPENSIVE OF A CAR THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND FOR CRACKS ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD! ACURA SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OTHER 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE THE CRACK IS SPREADING AND DOES NOT SEEM AT ALL SAFE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ACURA CORPORATE AND HONDA AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A DEEP GASH APPEARS ON THE COWLING OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT'S A HIGH-END CAR, AND YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR IT, AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BIG CRACKS IN YOUR DASHBOARD, DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW WITH A CRACK LIKE THAT, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IF IT WOULD CAUSE ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME WITHOUT CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO COVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 ACURA TL AND THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED ON DRIVERS SIDE, THE CRACKS ARE SHAPED LIKE A T AN ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. ACURE SHOULD REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD. *TR

2004 ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH - IT WAS NOTICED DASHBOARD CRACKS ESPECIALLY ONE DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. IT IS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE IT CAN AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME INSIDE A GARAGE, SO IT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED WHY THE CRACKS OCCURRED. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND AROUND SEPTEMBER OF 2010, MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. SINCE THEN, THE CRACK HAS SPREAD AND THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING IN TWO OTHER PLACES. I WAS IN NO ACCIDENT AROUND THIS TIME AND ALWAYS PARKED IN THE SHADE OR IN A GARAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NOT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT HE WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

ACURA TL 2004 CRACKED DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR

A 14 INCH CRACK IN DASH WHICH RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

I LOVE MY TL BUT I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DASH ON MY 2004 ACURA TL. I HAVE HAD CARS THAT HAD SIMILAR DASHES AND THEY NEVER CRACKED! THIS DASH HAS ALREADY CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. ONE CRACK RUNS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO ALMOST THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS ONE MAKES ME UNEASY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT RUNS ALONGSIDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE OTHER CRACKS ARE SMALLER BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY ARE THERE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR I PAID SO MUCH FOR. ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE CHEAP DASHBOARDS. *TR

DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAGS, FEEL VERY UNSAFE ABOUT IT BEING DEPLOYED. ACURA HAS MENTIONED ON THE PHONE IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. HOWEVER AFTER READING VARIOUS OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS NOT A ONE THING, THIS IS A DEFECTED AUTOMOBILE AND I WILL NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN OR MY WIFE OR ANYONE THAT RIDES WITH ME IN THAT CAR SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL - 56,000 MILES. COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE CRACKS LOOK AS IF THEY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL. THE INTERIOR DASH SUDDENLY FORMED CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKED DASH WILL IMPACT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CAR THROUGH ACURA WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2004 WHICH IS STILL IN FORCE. THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE DASH REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

CRACK IN DASHBOARD--ALTHOUGH REASONABLE CARE WAS USED TO PROTECT DASH FROM SUCH DAMAGE...SUN VISOR WAS USED AND CAR IS GARAGE KEPT 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ARE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE FAILURE IS A CRACKED DASHBOARD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE--I WOULD LIKE ACURA TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARD. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT...SUN VISOR WAS USED AND CAR IS GARAGE KEPT 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, ARE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE FAILURE IS A CRACKED DASHBOARD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE--I WOULD LIKE ACURA TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AREA BY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 05 ACURA TL THAT DEVELOPED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY AND MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2004 ACURA TL. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURY OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3RD GENERATION ACURA TL SERIES. *TR

ACURA TL 2004 DASH CRACKS OVER AIRBAG AREA. ALL CARS FROM THAT YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DIDNT RESOLVE. *TR

CRACKS ON MY R SIDE OF DASH TO R SIDE OF AIR BAG NOTICED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES AND CRACKS HAVE SPLIT ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. IN ADDITION, HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY, SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD POTENTIALLY INJURE HIM OR A PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

2004 ACURA TL CAR WAS MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT, DASHBOARD CRACKS BEGAN FORMING CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND PROGRESSING CLOSER TO IT. IT REQUIRES WORK AND PARTS TOTALING 1800$ TO REPLACE. AS IT IS UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

ACURA TL (2004) DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BUT PARTICULARLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, DANGEROUS DASH FRAGMENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT AND DRIVER DISTRACTION DUE TO CRACKS. *TR

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED IVOQ 11/09/10 *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON AN ACURA TL 2004 I FEEL IT MAY CRACK ALONG THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL, ON THE DASHBOARD, WAS SPLIT OPEN WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER AND IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

2004 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD. CRACK FIRST APPEARED AFTER DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOR SPEAKER SOUND DISTORTION. CRACK SPREAD FROM CENTER DASH SPEAKER TO ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. *TR

2004 ACURA TL SEDAN DASHBOARD CRACKS AND SPLITS AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. SRS WARNING LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. CONCERN OVER PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL DASH BEGAN CRACKING OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AT 100K MILES, NOW AT 140K DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES - SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

ACURA TL 2004 CRACKED DASHBOARD OVER AIR BAG AND MULTIPLE OTHER SPOTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. I WAS INFORMED BY A DASH BOARD REPAIR MAN THAT HE COULD NOT FIXES THE CRACKS OVER THE AIR BAG. HE STATE IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE FOR HIM OR IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH BOARD ON THE 04 ACURA TL'S. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THERE IS EVEN A FACEBOOK SITE WHERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAVE SIGNED UP. I CALL ACURA ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM OR FAULT. I COULD PAY TO GET IF FIXED FOR OVER $2,000.00. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO PROOF THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *TR

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BEGAN APPEARING JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. CRACKING IS SEVERE AND COULD IMPARE/CUT THE AIRBAG ON DEPLOYMENT. *TR

2004 ACURA TL - DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND STILL SPREADING. CAR HAS LESS THAN 47K MILES. NOTICED FIRST CRACK EARLIER IN 2010 NEAR THE CENTER SPEAKER ON THE DASH. IT SPREAD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THEN ACROSS AND OVER THE GAUGES. JUST NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK 2 DAYS AGO, BUT THIS TIME ITS ON THE DASH RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME PLACES. THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING THE CRACKS SEALED AT AN UPHOLSTERY PLACE AND THEN COVERING THE DASH WITH A COVER BECAUSE ITS SO UNSIGHTLY, BUT CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT MIGHT AFFECT HOW THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IN A CRASH. SO FAR THEIR SOLUTION IS TO BRING IT IN AND SPEAK TO A FACTORY REP. THEY MAY BE ABLE...

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND AREA OF AIRBAG. *TR

TWO PARALLEL CRACKS IN MY PASSENGER DASHBOARD ALONG THE SIDES OF THE AIRBAG. STARTED WITH ONE CRACK AND THEN 6 MONTHS LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND DEPLOYMENT FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AT THE PASSENGER SIDE, RIGHT WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. I AM CONCERNED IT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TL. CAR IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS YOUNG, AND HAS DEVELOPED TWO UNSIGHTLY CRACKS IN THE FACTORY VINYL DASH PAD; ONE SMALL (NEAR THE CENTER SPEAKER), AND ONE LARGE! THE LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED, IT APPEARS, DIRECTLY ON THE SEAM WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY (I ASSUME BECAUSE THE VINYL MATERIAL IS MUCH THINNER HERE THAN ELSEWHERE ON THE DASH), AND I AM AFRAID THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN ALLOWING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY UPON FRONTAL IMPACT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SIX-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE, MUCH LESS A LUXURY VEHILCLE SUCH AS THIS ACURA. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR TL DASH, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL FROM ACURA. I TRUST THIS CAR TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE...

ACURA TL 2004 - THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WHICH RUNS FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE CENTER AND DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE IT SINCE THERE WAS NO FORMAL RECALL ISSUED BY ACURA AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG DUE TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL WITH 109,800 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THREE LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD. ONE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE OTHER TWO ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2008 WITH 60K+ MILES. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN VARIOUS STEPS TO PROTECT IT FROM THE TEXAS SUN. IT'S ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, ALWAYS USED A SUNSHADE UP WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE, AND ALWAYS VENTED THE SUNROOF AND WINDOWS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL THAT THE PLASTIC DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT DUE TO THE MANY OWNERS OF 2004 AND 2005 TL OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. I, AND MY MECHANIC FEEL THIS COULD EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, AND IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

CRACK ON DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS. RUNS ENTIRE WIDTH FROM WINDSHIELD TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DEALERS DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR CRACK SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD RUNNING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) IN 2004 AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS CONSIDERED A COSMETIC PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT...ALSO TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WOULD COST $1200! I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARD BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG EITHER DEPLOYS WRONG OR NOT AT ALL! *TR

2004 ACURA TL - DASH HAS A 2' CRASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM AND INTO SRS AIRBAG AREA. CRACK STARTED AT 90, 000 MILES. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BUT SINCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WANTS $580.00 TO FIX. THIS CRACK MAY SERIOUSLY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

2004 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS OVER THE AIR BAGS IN THE DASH BOARD OF MY CAR. I AM CONCERNED NOT ONLY ABOUT THE APPEARANCE BUT MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. WILL IT DEPLOY PROPERLY OR WILL IT GO OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD? *TR

A FEW MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS PROGRESSED TO A LARGE ONE AND JOINED BY TWO OTHERS. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. THIS MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IF NEEDED. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER IF THE CRACK WAS NOT CAUSED DUE TO A DEFECT FROM THE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND IS SHADED WHEN EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON FOR THE CRACK OTHER THAN A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT (AIRBAG OR DASH). I WOULD HATE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROTECTION I PAID FOR DID NOT WORK. *TR