2006 Acura Tl

I WAS DRIVING MY ACURA HOME THE OTHER NIGHT ABOUT 7:30PM IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT ONCE AND THE HIGH BEAMS DID NOT WORK EITHER. I COULDN'T EVEN SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PULL OVER, SO I FOLLOWED A SEMI'S TAILLIGHTS UNTIL I COULD TAKE THE NEXT EXIT. IT WAS TERRIFYING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM SO HE CALLED ACURA IN FIFE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THEY HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH OTHER CARS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY WANT $1600 TO FIX HEADLIGHTS!! SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR HERE, PUTTING NOT ONLY THE DRIVER IN DANGER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. I DO PLAN ON WRITING ACURA AS WELL. *TR

THIS IS A CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT PRE-OWNED WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. PER ACURA'S INSTRUCTIONS, NOTHING IS TO BE USED TO CLEAN THE DASHBOARD EXCEPT A MICROFIBER CLOTH, WHICH I HAVE DONE. ON OCT. 06 2012, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND FOUND A CRACK OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRACKS ARE STARTING TO FORM OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

A FIVE INCH CRACK WAS SEEN IN THE MORNING UPON ENTRANCE INTO THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME THE CRACK HAS EXTENDED TO AN APPROXIMATE TEN TO TWELVE INCH CRACK WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LOCATION. THE CRACK APPEARS LESS VISIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR IS HOT AND BECOMES MORE VISIBLE WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE COOLS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF THE CRACK AND THE RELATION IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE WITH THE AIR BAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL, THE GEARS WOULD START TO SPIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOSTLY OCCUR WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE V6 ENGINE THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE CLUTCH SOLENOID REPLACED PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79500. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION OIL DRIPS THROUGH THE THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UPDATED 10/11/2012 *JS

2006 ACURA TL WAS PURCHASED NEW IN THE FALL OF 2005. ON OR ABOUT 8/13/2012 WE NOTICED AN 8-INCH CRACK IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD THAT RAN THE LENGTH (AND BEYOND) OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. TWO DAYS LATER THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 12-14 INCHES AND ANOTHER CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG AND CURVED AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRBAG (ALSO 12-14 INCHES). I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN SO THEY COULD TAKE PICTURES AND SUBMIT A REPORT AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A 30% DISCOUNT ON REPAIR (WE WOULD END UP PAYING CLOSE TO $2000). I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PIECE WOULD FLY OFF WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR THAT THE CRACKS WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE SO FAR THAT IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES, BUT IF THE PIECE DID FLY OFF THAT "IT WON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE OR INJURY." VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR REMEDIED BY ACURA. *TR

I OWN A ACURA TL 2006 CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL'S BRAKE CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IT DOES NOT RETRACT THE BREAK PISTON THEREFORE THE BRAKES ALWAYS BEING APPLIED. THIS IS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO BE SUPER HEATED AND SEVERE BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE CAR'S REAR AREA. HAVING TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $350. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A 16" LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE RIGHT ON THE VERTICAL AIR BAG SEAM. WHEN DRIVEN THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE GROWN, THEREFORE WE HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT COMPLETELY UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FIXED. WE FEAR THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE NEGATIVELY EFFECTED BY THIS CRACK EITHER PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF AND GARAGE KEPT SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT BRAND NEW. *TR

ON OR ABOUT APRIL 2,2012 I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG. 3 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH. WENT TO ACURA DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY 90%. FAST FORWARD TO THE WEEK OF MAY 22-28 THERE IS NOW CRACKS OUTLINING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. THE SIDES ARE STARTING TO CURL UP AND NOW 3 MORE NEW CRACKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH AS WELL. THIS ALL STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO AT WHICH TIME I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CRACKS AT ALL. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND I ALSO USE A CUSTOM MADE SUN VISOR EVERY SINGLE DAY. I FEEL WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. I'M NOT HAPPY HAVING TO PAY 150.00 OF MY MEASLY UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR