2006 Acura Tl

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN (15-25 MPH) WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE SHOCK OF IT CAUSED ME TO VEER TO THE RIGHT ROLLING UP ONTO A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. HAD TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED AND TOOK THE CAR TO A COLLISION CENTER TO SEE ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAGS. THE PEOPLE THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE AT THE COLLISION CENTER WERE BOTH SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG IS SPLITTING IN 2 AREAS. I OBSERVED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS ABSURD THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO SUCH A HIGH END VEHICLE. LOSS OF EQUITY IN VEHICLE IS EXPECTED AND ACURA(HONDA) SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ASAP TO AVOID LAWSUITS FROM CUSTOMERS AS MYSELF. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INTEGRITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. PLEASE ADVISE WITH RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A 2006 ACURA TL AND JUST RECENTLY A LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR ONE DAY A THERE IT WAS, A LARGE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS GOTTEN BIGGER SINCE I FIRST SAW IT IN OCTOBER 2015. I CAN SEE THE WHITE OF THE AIRBAG THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE DASH. MY SAFETY CONCERN IS IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY CORRECTLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY EYES, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR 2004-2006 TL'S. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS STARTED BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS. I ALSO HAVE TO COMPLAIN THAT NOW THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR, I HAVE LOST VALUE IN MY CAR. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WITH THE DASH IN THE CONDITION THAT IT'S IN. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A "LUXURY" CAR. I THINK HONDA CORP SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE DASH OF THE 2004-2006 ACURA TL'S, OR AT LEAST OFFER HELP WITH THE COST.

2006 ACURA TL DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE GLOVE BOX ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG TO THE WINDSHIELD, WITH ADJACENT CRACKS. THESE CRACKS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AS I BELIEVE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY THROUGH THE WEAKEST LINK, I.E., THE AIRBAG WILL ATTEMPT TO FIND ITS WAY THROUGH THE CRACK INSTEAD OF WHERE IT NORMALLY GOES! I TRUSTED IN ACRA AS I HAVE AN ACURA MDX AS WELL. ALSO THE HOMELINK SYSTEM WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND ALWAYS CAUSED STARTING ISSUES.

LAST WEEK I NOTICE A TINY CRACK ABOUT 1/2 INCH LONG ON THE DASH OVER THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE CRACK HAD SPREAD TO APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE A SLIGHT RECTANGULAR INDENT AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE DEPLOYMENT, OR EVEN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED, VIA INTERNET RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS BECOMING AN EPIDEMIC WITH THIS MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR. PLEASE RESEARCH AND PURSUE ACURA FOR A RESPONSE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED, HAS LOW MILEAGE (56K), I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION. THIS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THE CRACKED DASHBOARD PROBLEMS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON THIS MODEL FOR YEARS AND ACURA/HONDA IS STILL NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM BY OFFERING TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TODAY, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES.

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS IN CERTAIN MODELS OF ACURAS AND THAT SOME OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE A 2006 ACURA TL AND CRACKS HAVE FORMED ON THE OUTER AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AS OF THIS MOMENT, MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE CARS LISTED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL, BUT I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY AIRBAG SINCE SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE DASH TO CRACK. I'M AFRAID IF THE CRACKS GET BIG ENOUGH, THERE MIGHT BE SOME ISSUES IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAG.