2005 ACURA TL Structure Problems

THE DASH ON MY 2005 ACURA TL STARTED CRACKING VERY SEVERELY-I CURRENTLY HAVE A SIZEABLE CRACK ON THE SEAM OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON A CAR. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AS I WONDER HOW THESE CRACKS IMPACT MY AIR BAGS. *TR

CRACKS APPEAR ON DASHBOARD ABOVE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS CLAIMS THIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AS AN ON-GOING ISSUE SINCE 2009. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON THE VEHICLE. QUOTE TO FIX THIS "BLEMISH" IS OVER 2K. ACURA WILL ONLY PAY 50% I MUST PAY THE OTHER $1000. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD HAVE THIS REPLACED. AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF. HOPING THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN DASHBOARD OF 2005 ACURA TL. LOCATED ALONG EDGE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG (OUTLINING RIGHT SIDE OF AIRBAG) AND ABOVE STEERING COLUMN. CONCERNED THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, OR WILL CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT IT DOES DEPLOY. GARAGE KEPT, APX 98K MILES WHEN FIRST CRACK APPEARED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED WITH CRACKS ALL OVER. FOOT LONG CRACK ON THE RIGHT OF THE AIR BAG AREA AND SMALL CRACK AT THE CENTER FRONT SPEAKER. THE AIRBAG AREA IS COVERED WITH LONG CRACKS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, BUT THE DASHBOARD HAS A LOOK OF LONG CRACKS ALL THROUGHOUT. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED ACURA TL'S WITH THIS VERY SAME CRACKING PATTERN ON FACEBOOK AS WELL AS ACURAZINE COMMUNITY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE BUILD AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A RECALL! *TR

WHY ALL ACURA TL 2005 , DASHBOARDS ARE CRACKING . MY 2005 ACURA TL DASHBOARD IS CRACKING EVERY DAY AND I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF ACURA TL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . SO MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE CAR , WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS DASHBOARD . CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO ??? *TR

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOW IT HAS SPREAD ACROSS MY WHOLE DASHBOARD THERE ARE MANY CRACKS. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING WHERE THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND OTHER AREAS ON DASHBOARD, I'M CONCERN THAT IF IN TIME THE DASHBOARD WILL CONTINUE TO CRACK IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY AND HURT MY PASSENGERS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL AND PURCHASED IT NEW. I ENJOY THE CAR, HOWEVER, NOTICED A CRACK THAT FORMED DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG IMPRESSION ON THE DASHBOARD IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I NOW HAVE 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE ORIGINAL CRACK THAT FORMED HAS NOW GROWN VERTICALLY FROM WHERE THE DASH CONNECTS TO THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GLOVE BOX ACCESS. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS HAVE FORMED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG IMPRESSION ON THE DASH, AND MOST RECENTLY, I HAVE A CRACK THAT FORMED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASH. I HAVE OWNED THREE OTHER HONDA/ACURA PRODUCTS, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND RIGHT NOW AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A REGIONAL MANAGER...

THERE ARE TWO VERY LARGE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD THAT SEEMINGLY APPEARED OVERNIGHT. SPECIFICALLY, THE CRACKS THAT RUN THROUGH THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. *JS

GOT IN CAR AND NOTICED CRACKS IN PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD. CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CRACKED FROM SPEAKER IN DASH TO WINDSHIELD. *TR

I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALONG MY DASHBOARD FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE AIRBAG, ACROSS THE AIRBAG, AND ACROSS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MFG DEFECT. I HAVE PARKED NEXT TO THE SAME MODEL CAR AND NOTICED THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME ERROR AS WELL AS RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MOST 2004-2005 TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. STARTED SMALL IN LENGTH ON DRIVER SIDE AND HAVE NOW EXTENDED TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH BOARD AND LENGTH WISE BETWEEN THE CRACKS. CRACKS HAVE NOW APPEARED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASH AND RUN THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. NOT ONLY COSMETICALLY UGLY BUT SUSPECT IT IS POSSIBLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH AIR BAGS. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSIGHTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT EFFECT THIS WILL HAVE IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOY. WHEN I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE '04 - '05 YEARS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN STATES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AT THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

MY ACURA 2005 TL FORMED GIANT CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OVERNIGHT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS DUE TO THESE CRACKS, MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE CRACKS ONLY GET WORSE AND APPEAR ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IF THE DASH IS NOT REPLACED. PLEASE SEE THE FACEBOOK PAGE DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM (PHOTOS INCLUDED): HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH?SK=WALL&FILTER=1 ACURA IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS A POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT. I THINK THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECALL AND REPLACE THIS FOR FREE. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANY OF MY PASSENGERS DUE TO THE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD I AM HOLDING ACURA RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL AND NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOW OVER THE PAST MONTH THERE ARE CRACKS EVERYWHERE AND ACURA STILL WON'T HELP BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF MY AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF NEEDED AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I'M NOT PROTECTED FROM AN ACCIDENT AND THIS DEFECT COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING SERIOUS HARM TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *KB

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK RIGHT THROUGH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF IT DEPLOYS, I'M WORRIED THAT PIECES FROM THE DASHBOARD WILL INJURE SOMEBODY. *TR

I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD. ACURA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY MANY ACURA TL OWNERS OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE CRACK DASH BOAD. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN ABOUT 9 DIFFERENT PLACES. CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND ACURA HAS OFFERED A GOODWILL OFFER WHICH IS MINIMAL IN THE COST TO HAVE THE DASHBOARD REPLACED. THIS LEADS TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. *KB

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRASH ALL OVER A FEW MONTHS AGO. I'M USING A SHADE, AND USE PROTECTION OFTEN AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST. I THINK THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS POORLY MADE. I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE I SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR. *TR

CRACK STARTED ON PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW IT HAS SPREAD ALL THROUGHOUT THE DASH AND I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE CAR DUE TO THE CRACKS WHICH HAVE FORMED ALONG THE AIRBAG. HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

2005 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DASHBOARD SPLIT REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE SEVEN JAGGED CRACKS; STARTING WITH THE MOST SEVERE WHICH ARE OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ENDING AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,100.

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DONT SEE HOW THERE HASNT BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR

2005 ACURA TL BASE NAVIGATION DASHBOARD CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IN SPEAKER AREA. CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY I EXPECT FROM ACURA BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER IF AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY 2005 ACURA TL IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME CRACKING IN THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE CRISS CROSSING OVER MY PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK, PREMATURELY DEPLOY, OR SEND BITS AND PIECES OF MY DASH FLYING AT ME IF IT DID DEPLOY CORRECTLY DURING A CRASH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME EVERYTIME I START MY CAR AND DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK, TWO FEET LONG, IN THE DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRACK WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES, INCLUDING AREAS AROUND THE AIRBAG. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION AS OF YET. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED... *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS CRACKING NEAR THE AIRBAG LOCATION. I FEAR THIS COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM WITH EITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR SHARDS OF DASHBOARD BEING HURLED IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING ALMOST EVERY 04-05 ACURA TL OWNER. YET ACURA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO CHARGE OWNERS $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED INDOORS AT HOME OR IN COVERED PARKING AT MY WORK. I AVOID IT BEING OUT IN THE SUN AND ON THE FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PARK IN THE SUN I USE A REFLECTIVE SUN SHADE AND VENT WINDOWS. *TR

2005, 78,000 ACURA TL (GARAGE KEPT) CRACKS ON DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE IN MIDDLE. THESE CRACKS START FROM THE WINDOW AND END ON THE GLOVE BOX AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I AM AFRAID OF WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE DASH WILL SEPARATE INTO SEVERAL SHARDS OF PLASTIC AND IMBED IN FACE, UPPER-BODY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER. WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTED, AS THE DASH-CONSOLE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND VIEWED PICTURES OF THE EXACT SAME DEFECT ONLINE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE ACURA TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS DASH DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE HURT OR WORSE DIE? *TR

2 LARGE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND GARAGE KEPT. HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES. ACURA BUILDS AIRBAG INTO THE DASH AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE THE CRACKS ARE FORMING. AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. WORRIED THAT AIRBAG CAN NOT POSSIBLY FUNCTION AS INTENDED WITH THESE CRACKS. DANGEROUS AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINS ACURA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY ARE USING POOR QUALITY MATERIALS IN THEIR "LUXURY" CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/20/11

DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA TL IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. IT IS A GARAGE KEPT CAR. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. APPARENTLY AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I OWN A ACURA TL 2005 WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOV 2009 AND LAST SUMMER MY CARS DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. NOW I AM AFRAID IF THIS WILL HAVE EFFECT ON MY AIRBAGS, I AM NOTICING MY CARS AUDIO ALREADY MAKING SOME BUZZING NOISE AFTER THE CRACKS. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION ON ACURA AND MAKE THEM REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS, THIS BEING A LUXURY MODEL THEY SHOULD ATLEAST NOT PUT IN CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL , WHICH I HAPPEN TO PAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THIS "LUXURY" CAR. LITERALLY OVER NIGHT MY CARS FRONT DASH BOARD HAD CRACKED. ITS NOW HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS ON THE FRONT DASH THAT ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS THEY ACTUALLY ARE COMPLETE CRACKS THROUGH THE DASH FROM THE VERY FRONT,WINDSHIELD, ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE,WOOD GRAIN . ONE CRACK THAT HAPPEN TO BE VERY CLOSE TO BEING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WITHIN A YEAR, AND THE ONE I WAS INVOLVED IN OVER A YEAR AGO WAS A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES THAT ONLY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE RESULTING IN SEVERAL MORE CRACKS TO APPEAR WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS TO A MONTH WHICH CONCERNS ME....

I OWN AN 2005 ACURA TL BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO FROM AN ACURA DEALER,LIKE A YEAR AGO THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK NOW IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IM CONCERNED THIS COULD MAKE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY INCORRECTLY,I CALLED ACURA AND TOLD THEM MY CONCERNED BUT THEY DON'T SHARE MY OPINION THE ONLY THEY COULD OFFER ME ITS A 'GOODWILL' 40% DISCOUNT ON THE PART NOT THE LABOR LEAVING ME $1643 TO PAY FOR PROBABLY THE SAME DASHBOARD THAT ITS GOING TO LAST ME ANOTHER 3 YEARS. *TR

DASHBOARD IN 2005 ACURA TL CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HOUSES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

I CONTACTED ACURA'S CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING 3 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED ON MY ACURA TL 2005 DASHBOARD. I SPOKE WITH TWO REPRESENTATIVES, WHO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH OTHER ACURA OWNERS. DURING OUR CONVERSATION, I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH OTHER DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS. THE REPRESENTATIVES SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE 'SPLIT DASH' PRODUCT DEFECT, WHICH I FOUND UNBELIEVABLE. ACURA DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I'M SURE THAT THE CORPORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY THEM WHEN ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS CAME IN. THE FACT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES WOULD DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE WAS A BLATANT LIE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF...

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING IMMEDIATELY OVER THE LOCATION OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA TL DASH HAS RECENTLY BEEN CRACKING IN NUMEROUS PLACES. SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA JUST OVER WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK THIS POSES. THIS ISSUE IS APPARENT IN A NUMBER OF 2004 AND 2005 ACURA OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO. *TR

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED SEVERAL MASSIVE CRACKS OVERNIGHT. ONE CRACK IS 12" AND IS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 2005 AND THE DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT AT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL, AND THE DASHBOARD, OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, IS CRACKED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO A SALES REP WHO ADVISED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL OF THE "HIGH TEMPERATURE" AREAS OF THE U.S. AND, ACURA KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, SO LONG AS THE VEHICLE FITS THE CRITERIA. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED, AND THIS IS NOT A "COSMETIC" ISSUE. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. OR, IN THE EVENT THAT I AM INVOLVED IN THE CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. I NEVER IMAGINED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD ARISE, AND NOT BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY ACURA. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

THIS IS REFERENCE TO MY 2005 ACURA TL. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. TWO MONTHS AGO A FOOT LONG CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ON 1 SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THREE DAYS LATER ANOTHER FOOT LONG CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH ACURA IN GETTING THIS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE AIR BAG BUT HAVE ONLY BEEN OFFERED A COST TO ME OF $600 TO DO THIS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE AIR BAG IS SAFE AT THIS POINT. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKING. I TAKE CARE OF MY DASH, KEEP IT CLEAN, GARAGED, ETC. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE ARE TWO LONG CRACKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH AND RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DASH. I CHECKED AROUND AND IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, AND IS CONSIDERED A "LUXURY SPORT CAR." THE REASONS I AM CONCERNED IS BECAUSE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE DASH, COULD THEY ONE DAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING? OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT? ALSO, THIS REALLY DEVALUES THE CAR, AND THE APPROXIMATE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND $1700. *TR

I HAVE 05 ACURA TL. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. IT SEEMS THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO POP OUT. I REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS. I ALSO FOUND OUT ALOT ACURA TL THIRD GENERATION R HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE ACURA CAN DO A RECALL ON THEIR DEFECTIVE DASH! *TR

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DASH OF MY CAR AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

RECENTLY MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

2005 ACURA TL DASH SEEMS TO BE VERY DEFECTIVE. THE CRACK OCCURRED OVER A MONTHS TIME. THE CRACK IS FROM THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD STRAIGHT DOWN OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ESTIMATED CRACK MEASURES ABOUT 2CM WIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CRACK AND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CONCERN, WHICH IS THE AIRBAG. AT SOME POINT THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET LARGER, WIDER AND WILL EFFECT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IF IT IS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED NOW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DUE TO THE SAFETY IT HAD SUCH HIGH RATINGS ON. THIS CRACK WOULD NOT BE SO MUCH OF A CONCERN IF LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THE DASH, BUT AGAIN IT IS DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION, IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT PUT...