I have a defective dashboard in my Acura TL. The dashboard is cracking. One of the crack pieces popped out and flew into my eye while driving. I almost rear-ended someone. I would hate for this to happen to anyone else. There needs to be a recall on all dashboards. 2. I can not see through my review mirror. The top half is light grey and the lower half is blacked out/tinted. A rearview mirror is needed to drive safely and I can not see out of mine. It is very difficult to use. I am unsafe trying to use it. 3. Cracked seats. The cracked seats are cutting my legs and my passenger's legs. With the way the world is today, we can not drive around in cars with cracked seats. This is hazardous to our health. There heighten the chances of spreading diseases by exchanging blood and body fluids through the cuts. The cracking of the seats is not safe.
NHTSA complaint #11478727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS BEEN KEPT IN TOP CONDITION AND CARE. LAST YEAR (2018) THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SPLIT ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. THE CRACK SPREAD FROM THE FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD. NOW I GET THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ANYTIME SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT... INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FIX WILL COST OVER $3500.00. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IN GREAT CONDITION IS PROBABLY ONLY BLUE BOOK PRICED AROUND $4,500.00? SHOULDN'T HONDA/ACURA HAVE SOME FINANCIAL SKIN IN THIS GAME? IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT MY ACURA IS NOT PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!
NHTSA complaint #11228953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL - MY AIRBAGS ON MY 2008 ACURA TL HAVE EXPLODED ON MY SEATS, ROOF, AND SIDE AIRBAGS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN RESPONDED TO. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND MY SAFETY IS BEING JEOPARDIZED EVERYDAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS FOR THE LAST DECADE OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2008 TL HAVE REPORTED ON THE ACURA FORUMS WHAT I HAVE, YET FOR SOME REASON, THE RECALLS ARE EXCLUDING THIS MODEL. WHY, WHY WHY????? DOES IT TAKE ANOTHER DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO RECOGNIZE THIS???? THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN THIS OCCURED ON AN EXITING ACCESS ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #11186211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. AIRBAG EXPLOSION ALONE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SCARE.
NHTSA complaint #11152427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE HAD MY 2012 ACURA TL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE TECH ABOUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR BEING DISPLAYED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT ONE REASON ONE TIME AND THE OTHER 2X'S, I JUST MENTIONED IT AS I GOT MY OIL CHANGE AND CABIN FILTER. NOTHING OR NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT; HOWEVER IT KEEPS BLINKING OFF AND ON. I HAVE SOMEONE IN THE FRONT SEAT OF MY CAR A LOT AND I HOPE THAT IT IS NOT A DEFECT IN AIRBAG THAT WOULD INJURE SOMEONE. I HOPE IT WOULD DEPLOY IF IT NEEDED TO. I HAVE 60,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD SOOOOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. JUST HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR (FIRST TIME)AND BATTERY(FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS). ACURA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AS IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. IN WARRANTY ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS GREAT. OUT OF WARRANTY'THEY DON'T REALLY CARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA complaint #11058377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER OPERATED WHEN PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HIT A POTHOLE ON THE OFF RAMP OF A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10971441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY LEATHER ON MY FRONT SEATS ARE FALLING APART. I CALLED ACURA HOME OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 60K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT . I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT ACURA OF PEMBROKE PINES.
NHTSA complaint #10969353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL MY SON HAS A 2004 ACURA TL AND ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, HE DROVE TO WORK WITH THE CAR. ON HIS WAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT, HIS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED ALONG WITH ONE FROM THE SEAT ONLY ON ONE SIDE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MILFORD FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST PER ACURA CORPORATION, CAME BACK THEY ARE BLAMING HIM THAT HE CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY BY DRIVING OVER BUMPS, ETC. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE CAR. YET STILL ALL THE YEARS FROM 2000 TL THROUGH PRESENT RECALL EXCEPT 2004. AND THEY ARE BLAMING HIM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX HIS CAR. THAT IS NOT RIGHT, ACURA KNOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTED. HE NEEDS HIS CAR TO GO TO WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10906253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER SEAT HEATER IS CAUSING A BURNING SMELL WHEN TURNED ON. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THE SMELL IS LIKELY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEATING ELEMENT WIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10838807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. I'VE SEEN CRACKING IN MY DASHBOARD THAT WAS DISGUISED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SINCE 2007. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE THE CRACK WAS PART OF THE DESIGN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CRACKING HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPRIMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FEATURE IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FROM ACURA CORPORATE FOR AN OBVIOUS DASHBOARD DESIGN FLAW FOR 2004-2006 ACURA TL MODELS. ACURA CORPORATE SAYS THAT CRACKED DASH IS A RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAG DURING NORMAL DEPLOYMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL PROTECT MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPENDING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10638633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, A 2008 ACURA TL, IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. BY APRIL OF 2013 THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEATHER WAS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAD NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. ACURA "MADE A DEAL WITH ME AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY," AND I HAD TO PAY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEM TO FIX THE SEAT. WITHIN FIVE (5) MONTHS OF THAT, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BEGAN TO COME APART AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT WAS VERY RARE FOR ME TO HAVE ANY PASSENGERS WITH ME. WHEN I WAS CLEANING THE CAR, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ACURA AND THEY, AFTER TAKING PICTURES AND CONTACTING THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE ,ACURA TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SEAT IN IT'S ENTIRETY AND HALF OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THEY SAID DASHBOARDS CRACK IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART OF THE REPLACEMENT AND THE SEAT WAS OLD AND WAS NORMAL WEAR. AGAIN, RARELY DID ANYONE RIDE WITH ME IN MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO PEMBROKE PINES ACURA TO HAVE IT EXAMINED, THEY SAID THE CENTER CONSOLE COVER WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED--TOTALLY AT MY COST. I HAVE LIVED IN SOUTH FLORIDA MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THE LAST CAR I OWNED THAT HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK WAS BACK IN THE 1970'S. WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS COMING APART AND THE DASHBOARD CRACKING, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THERE WAS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED ON THIS CAR. I DO HAVE E-MAILS DOCUMENTING ALL THIS TO AND FROM ACURA DATED NOVEMBER OF 2013 TO BACK UP WHAT IS STATED HEREIN.
NHTSA complaint #10617424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS (AKA HEAD RESTRAINTS) CAUSE SEVERE NECK PAIN NO MATTER HOW THE SEATS ARE ADJUSTED. THIS PAIN IS CAUSED BY THE FORWARD TILT TO THE HEADREST THAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE TILT IN THE HEADREST CAUSES THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO BE PUSHED FORWARD IN A DOWNWARD-LOOKING ANGLE. THIS IS BOTH PAINFULLY UNCOMFORTABLE (I NOW SUFFER FROM CHRONIC SEVERE NECK PAIN) AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT: 1) IS PAINFULLY DISTRACTING, 2) CAUSES THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED WHEN TRYING (IN VAIN) TO ADJUST SEAT AND DRIVING POSITION TO UNSUCCESSFULLY FIND A PAIN-FREE SEATING POSITION; 3) FORCES THE DRIVER TO EITHER RECLINE THE SEAT TOO FAR BACK OR TO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH EYES TILTED UNNATURALLY UPWARD (AS IF LOOKING OVER ONE'S GLASSES) WHILE THE HEAD IS PUSHED FORWARD AND DOWNWARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I DO NOT REALIZE THAT THESE ARE NOT HEAD RESTS BUT ARE HEAD RESTRAINTS AND THAT I SHOULD ENDURE CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND INJURY IN ORDER TO AVOID WHIPLASH IN A REAR END COLLISION. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN ANOTHER CAR WITH "STANDARD" HEADRESTS AND SUFFERED NO INJURY; THE COLLISION WAS SO SEVERE (A PICKUP TRUCK HIT MY 1982 TOYOTA COROLLA STATION WAGON IN 1994) THAT THE FRONT SEAT BACKS WERE FLATTENED (I.E., WERE SACRIFICED TO ABSORB THE ENERGY). THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE 2009 ACURA TL IS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS AND PAINFUL. IN MY 2007 ACURA TL AND I COULD DRIVE LONG DISTANCES WITHOUT PAIN. IN THE 2009 TL WITH THESE RIDICULOUSLY-DESIGNED HEADRESTS, I HAVE NECK PAIN DURING MY 15-MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK AND IT CONTINUES WHEN I'M NOT DRIVING. THIS HEADREST DESIGN IS PRODUCING CUMULATIVE INJURY THAT IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY NECK AND CERVICAL SPINE. THE EXCUSE THAT ACURA USES IS THAT THIS DESIGN IS MANDATED TO REDUCE WHIPLASH INJURIES. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 400,000 MILES IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH INJURY. SENT: APRIL 7, 2014 WITH 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10577868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DASHBOARD CRACK UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD BECOME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. . ..UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF UPDATED 12/06/2012
NHTSA complaint #10480673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THIS VEHICLE IS SO LOOSE IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO COLLAPSE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE THE PERSON IN THIS SEAT, AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGER SEATED BEHIND IT, IN REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE SEAT INSPECTED BY ACURA DEALERSHIP, AND SENT MULTIPLE LETTERS TO BOTH ACURA AND HONDA MOTOR CO. THEY CLAIM THIS IS A NORMAL "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS PASSENGER SEAT IN THIS CAR (MAKE/MODEL YR). THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL (THE DRIVER SEAT IS STABLE AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE). NO OTHER CAR SEAT THAT I HAVE EVER SAT IN FEELS THIS LOOSE AND HAS THIS MUCH MOTION TO IT. IT FEELS REALLY UNSAFE AND MAKES THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT EXPERIENCE MOTION SICKNESS. CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT CAN HOLD UP IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT?
NHTSA complaint #10454975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.