2006 Acura Tl

MY CAR HAD A STEERING FLUID LEAK IN 09 DURING A FAMILY TRIP. I DID NOT KNOW OF THE LEAK BUT AFTER HOURS THAT THE CAR COOLED DOWN (AFTER ARRIVING AT THE FINAL DESTINATION) AND STARTED IT AGAIN THAT THE STEERING MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND WAS STIFF. ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS VERY ODD SINCE THE 3 YR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THE PREVIOUS YEAR (08). SHE NEVER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. SHE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER, A 3 HR CAR DRIVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO MY HOMETOWN. CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREED THAT I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY HOMETOWN TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY WOULD REPLACE HOSE. AFTER INSPECTION TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT THE PUMP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS A RESULT OF THE LEAK BUT ACURA DIDN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WARRANTY WAS FOR THE HOSE NOT THE PUMP. LATER ON AFTER SURFING THE NET I FOUND IN NHTSA THERE WAS A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY SOME MONTHS AFTER THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AT THE HONDA DEALER I HAD A 2ND STEERING FLUID LEAK, MINOR THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING AND ARRIVING IN CANADA DURING ANOTHER LONG FAMILY TRIP. AT ACURA WEST IN ONTARIO IT WAS DIAGNOSED A STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE HONDA DEALER THAT HAD REPLACED THE HOSE SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE SINCE THE LEAK OCCURRED MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED HONDA AND ACURA BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE SENT 7 FAXES TO THE PRESIDENT OF HONDA JAPAN BUT HIS REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THAT WOULD BE HANDLED BY HONDA LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE. THEY NEVER DID. I CALLED HONDA MANY TIMES, SENT MANY E-MAILS BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE RESULT OF THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY WAS A LOT OF HASSLE, TWO LEAKS, A DAMAGED PUMP AND THEY PUT IN DANGER ME AND MY FAMILY TWICE AS THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THEY WARNED ME, TIMELY, OF THE RECALL UPDATED 05/24/12 *BF UPDATED 05/25/12 *TR

DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO, A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG, AND NOW THERE ARE 2 TO 3 CRACKS ALL ALONG THE DASH BOARD. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 1/2 YEARS, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS FOR OVER AN 8 HOUR PERIOD. I PARK THIS IN A GARAGE ALL THE TIME. HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK, EVEN ON CHEAP CARS. *TR

I HAVE BOUGHT A 2006 ACURA TL FROM PAMBROKE PINE DEALERS AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR I STARTED NOTICING SOME CRACKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS AROUND 29K AND IT SO CALLED A LUXURY CAR. BEFORE BUYING THIS CAR, I USED TO DRIVE A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH MY DAD BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE STREET WITH THE SUN HITTING IT FULL BLAST AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO IT. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS SO EXPANSIVE. FURTHERMORE, IF THIS STRING LIKE CRACKING CONTINUES, IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES WHICH ACURA FAILS TO SEE OR THEY ARE JUST WILLING TO MAKE THEIR MONEY AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR BUYERS. *TR

THE HANDSFREE LINK (BLUETOOTH) MODULE FAILED. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM THE WEBSITE I BELONG TO ACURAZINE.COM (A WEBSITE FOR ACURA OWNERS/ENTHUSIASTS). I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT HAVING TO USE YOUR HANDSET. THE CAR'S STEREO SPEAKER SYSTEM AND A BUILT-IN MICROPHONE ALLOWS YOU TO CONDUCT A PHONE CALL. I HAVE READ IT IS A POOR DESIGN CHOICE ON ACURA'S PART PLACING THE BLUETOOTH MODULE IN THE CAR CEILING NEAR THE ROOF. SITTING IN THE SUN, THE MODULE "FRIES" AND EVENTUALLY FAILS. ACURA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT STATING THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $110 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT AND OVER $700 TO INSTALL A NEW DEVICE. I HOPE ACURA OWNERS COMPLAIN AND WRITE LETTERS TO ACURA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND PERHAPS EVEN RELOCATING THE MODULE OUT OF THE HEAT FROM THE SUN. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING OPEN WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING I MAY OR MAY NOT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH COST APPROXIMATELY $2,400. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND THEY SEEM TO WANT TO BLAME IT ON THE HOT FLORIDA TEMPERATURES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY 7 OTHER HONDA/ACURA PRODUCTS IN FLORIDA AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. *TT