2005 Acura Tl

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

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND GAS PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE PROPER....AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND I REGAINED THE SPEED OF ABOUT 60. THEN IN ABOUT 2 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK TO THE CLOSEST ACURA DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE APP SENSOR AND NOTED "PEDAL POSITION SENSOR FAILURE" THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 5, 2012, THEN ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 I WAS PARKING IN OUR OFFICE PARKING LOT AND THE GAS PETAL ACCELERATED AS I WAS PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION. I ACCELERATED SO FAST I HIT THE CONCRETE STOP TOOK OFF AIRBORNE WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT AND DOWN TO THE STREET BELOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR ENTIRE FRONT END WAS WRECKED. THE SEAT BELT DID INDEED SAVE ME FROM MORE SERIOUS INJURY THAN I DID RECEIVED. *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 REVIEW MY CASE. EVEN BEFORE HEARING BACK FROM THE REGIONAL MANAGER, THE DEALER HAS ALREADY INFORMED ME THAT SOME "CAPITAL PARTICIPATION" WILL BE REQUIRED FROM ME, AND THAT THE DASHBOARD COSTS $1,850 NOT INCLUDING TAX. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK WHAT THEY WILL DO FOR ME, BUT BASED UPON OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER TL OWNERS I HAVE SEEN ON-LINE, I AM NOT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC. OBVIOUSLY AESTHETICS ARE A FACTOR IN THIS CASE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY OF ANY PASSENGER THAT MAY BE RIDING IN MY CAR. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKS -NOTICED SMALL CRACK IN MY 2005 TL DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MAY 2012. OVERNIGHT IT GREW FROM FRONT TO BACK. MY CAR IS GARAGED. CONTACTED MY SERVICE ADVISOR BY PHONE AND HE STATED IT WAS COSMETIC AND DUE TO HIGH HEAT AND HIGH MILEAGE. I STATED CAR WAS GARAGED AND I OWNED OTHER CARS THAT WERE AS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS. HE TOLD ME COST WAS $1850 TO REPLACE. HE SAID HE'D SEND THE COMPLAINT TO CORPORATE AND GET BACK TO ME. HE CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID ACURA WOULD PAY 75% OF COST SINCE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER. I SAID THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO REGIONAL MANAGER. HE SAID HE'D TAKE THE REQUEST FURTHER. IN THE MEANTIME I NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK. A WEEK LATER I GOT A CALL STATING ACURA WOULD PAY 85% AND I'D PAY $247 PLUS TAX. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD MALFUNCTION AND NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I DECIDED TO PAY THE $247. DEALER STATED HE WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR. BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR I NOTICED TWO MORE CRACKS. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH DASHBOARD CRACKS. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW OR MATERIAL DEFECT AND ACURA SHOULD RECALL TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS. TOO MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS A LUXURY CAR. ACURA KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE AGREED TO PAY $85%.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE THEN RESET AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD INITIATED IN OPEN LOOP MODE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,800.