2007 Acura Tl

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS OVER 12 INCHES LONG RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THIS CRACK WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL'S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I NOW RECENTLY NOTICED OTHER CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. HONDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IF THEY WANT CONTINUOUS BUSINESS! *TR

AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE BATTERY STARTED FINE. I DROVE 10 MILES, TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 1 HOUR, TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BOTH THE INSIDE LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO CALL AAA FOR A JUMP BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BUT THEN I REMEMBERED A FRIEND OF MINES HAS A 2008 TL AND HE HAS TO JUMP HIS BATTERY WEEKLY. SO I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF ACURA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MOST ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO THE HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEMS (HFL). SO I CALLED ACURA AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO HANDS FREE LINK SYSTEM. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A RECALL? IS ACURA WAITING FOR SOME TO DIE FIRST? THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RACKET! THE DEALER CHARGES NEARLY $200 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS TO FIX IT. A RECALL IS WARRANTED!!! *JS

LAST MONTH WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER BC IT WOULDN'T START. BATTERY WAS DRAINED DUE TO HANDS FREE SYSTEM NOT TURNING OFF EVEN WHEN CAR WAS OFF, SO WE OPTED TO DISCONNECT SYSTEM (FREE) INSTEAD OF PAYING 6-800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ALSO CAR IS KEPT IN GARAGE DURING DAY AND LAST WEEK WE NOTICED LARGE CRACK RUNNING VERTICALLY ALONG OUTER EDGE OF AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. NO REASON FOR THIS WHEN CAR IS KEPT CLEAN AND OUT OF DIRECT SUN. CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING FOR NO REASON. I AM WORRIED THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY OR MAY ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING IF DASH IS BROKEN. THIS IS NOT COVERED AND NO RECALL YET. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS BC I LOVE MY CAR. *TR

THE DASH BOARD CRACKED ON MY 2007 ACURA TL. THE CRACKS ARE ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ACURA SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THIS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AT NO FAULT OR ABUSE AND IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECT THAT SUCH A NEW CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN. BATTERY (5 MO OLD)--NO BLUETOOTH. BATTERY TESTED BY SHOP-OK. ACURA LINK SITE SAID SINCE 2005, ACURA HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) MODULE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A SHORT IN SYSTEM, THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. TO ME, THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD (DEAD BATTERY) BUT A RECALL ITEM (IT HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED). THE MODULE IS LOCATED IN THE ROOF, WHICH SEES EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CHARGES $700-$900 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE MODULE GOES FROM $285 TO $200 ON-LINE AND THE DESIGN HAS NOT CHANGED (JOHNSON CONTROLS). THE TIME IT TAKES TO R&R THE MODULE (UNPLUG AND PLUG IN) IS 10MIN. I ORDERED THE PART AND INSTALLED MYSELF. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A RECALL FOR ALL THE ACURA OWNERS WHO PAID ABSORBENT COSTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THOSE OF US INCONVENIENCED WITH OUT OF POCKET $, DEAD BATTERY AND NO BLUETOOTH. I PAID A BUNDLE FOR THE CAR ORIGINALLY BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST CAR I WAS EVER GOING TO BUY. NOW I AM SELLING THE CAR TO PREVENT THE NEXT COSTLY REPAIR. *TR