This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact noticed the passenger side dashboard was cracked near the location of the air bags and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 149,000.
My 2005 Acura TL dashboard cracks so many places.. especially passenger side of dashboard. This is very dangerous if the airbag pop out while you're driving the road. I purchased this car brand new at paragon Acura, woodside, N.Y I hope this is recall. Please see attached photo. My name: [xxx] phone: [xxx] email: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact stated that the dashboard had a deep crack over the passenger side air bags. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
Passenger side dashboard has major cracking and our concern is with the air bags. If there was an accident, and the air bags deploy incorrectly due to the cracking in the dashboard, there is a possibility the passenger would be not be protected as expected/needed. The car has been taken care of, never been in an accident and is spotless except for this one huge defect. Acura should recall this and make it right.
My dash board on my car has several cracks near the passenger side airbag. I notice the airbag light came on when there is no one sitting in the passenger seat. I attempted to turn the car on and off but the light never seems to disappear.
At approximately 55000 miles a crack was noted over the instrument panel. As the weeks passed more and more cracks appeared in the dash, particularly in the area over the glove box where it would appear the passenger side airbag is located. Subsequent to that the passenger airbag indicator light shows as active or inactive. I am concerned that this is a safety issue and that the passenger side airbag will deploy without impact. I rarely drive this car due to this concern, and do not feel that I can sell it or trade it due to this issue. I have spoken with my local Acura dealer but they are unwilling to contribute any monetary assistance to correct the issue. They have contacted me regarding trading this vehicle in on another Acura, but that isn't going to happen based on the quality of the vehicle I own, customer service, and their unwillingness to address what is obviously a widespread problem.
The dashboard has cracked on several places, including one large crack over the passanger's airbag. I'm concerned that airbags will deploy unexpectedly as a result or that airbags will not deploy correctly.
Vehicle presented cracks around instrument cluster and later on also all around passenger airbag. Few months later, vehicle started showing continuously the airbag red warning light once motorist's seat belt is buckled. Unsure if airbags work with warning light on.
I'd 2005 TL, yes was just turn 10 yrs. My dashboard was cracking. I hardly heard anything like that. Dealer corporate don't want to deal with me. It's not safe for me to drive with cracking dashboard. Next thing someone told me I might had defects dashboard. Anyhow I don't know what to do now.
Dashboard has started cracking all over really bad. Some cracks are very big. Seems like the air bag could come out any time. It's manufacturing defect. Need to be fixed asap.
Like many others on this complaint website, my dashboard suddenly cracked around the airbag on the passenger side. There was no impact or accident related to the spontaneous breakdown of the dashboard. On a car as nice as the Acura, I'm surprised they have not issued a recall, given how many complaints have been filed. I am thinking about a new car, and would think twice about another Acura now.
Three years after buying my TL brand new I noticed small cracks along the passenger side air bag. Since then, they have only gotten worse. My entire dash has cracks on it. It would maybe make sense if my car was parked outside all of the time, but it is in the garage where the elements cannot get to it. I have done some research and found out that other people have had the same problem also. When I pay $40,000 for a car I do not expect these things to happen. I would really like to know how I can remedy the situation. So, if you can give me any ideas that would be great. I see this is obviously a common problem and one that Acura does not want to take care of because of the expense. I will definitely not buy another Acura if this is the case. I truly thought I was getting a superior product when I purchased the TL but it turns out I was wrong. If they want you compare themselves to BMW and Lexus, then they better step up their game.
The dash board on passenger side has cracked. The car was parked in garage for few days before I used it when I noticed the crack. I got courage to report it here after I seeing others having same issue.
2005 Acura TL dashboard has practically spilt wide open directly around the passenger airbag. The issue seems to be a defective dashboard that cracks vertically, as well as horizontally, right over the passenger air bag. My concern is the airbag deploying when there is not a crash, or if the airbag does deploy during a crash the force of the airbag may make it come out of the top of the dash instead of the front. This seems to be a major safety hazard, and Acura has refused to fix the problem. There are thousands of complaints out there with the exact same issue, and I believe it should constitute a recall of the dashboard.
The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact stated that the dashboard experienced cracking on both the driver and passenger sides near the location of the air bags. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 67,000.
My Acura TL has dashboard defective with cracks around airbag section and spreading consistently all around. It really looks ugly. I'm afraid one day the airbag will malfunction while driving. It happen suddenly and its spreading erratically. I also have the airbag indicator on when driving with a passenger. Half of the dashboard lights now needs replacement. This should be replaced free of charge and should be considered a recall. Honda/Acura shall act immediately without any further delay. I bought this car new and took good care it. Their respond to this dashboard problems will make me and others re-think buying any Acura/Honda future vehicles. This is dashboard condition is unacceptable.
The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact stated that the dashboard had deteriorated around the passenger side air bag area. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the failure was due to sun damage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Acura TL. The contact stated that the dashboard started to deteriorate on the passenger side where the air bag was located. The dealer diagnosed that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
Above the dashboard digitizer on plastic cover - huge crack !!!! spits the plastic cover for two separate pieces. No car crash during this incidence, this car has never been in an accident before. November 9th morning went to the car to get in and notice the crack suddenly happen. The crack is noticeable and dangers, starts at the glass until through the odometer.
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