2006 Acura TL structure problems

“CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO SEE ASSUMING IT TO BE DEPLOYED ANYTIME SOON RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND INJURING THE PASSENGER FOR NO REASON.”

“ACURA WILL NOT HELP ME WITH DASHBOARD. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $3000 FOR A NEW DASH. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE , ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT BY ME AND ONE OTHER OWNER! CRACKING ALL OVER DASH IS GOIN TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO HURT SOMEONE IF DEPLOYED! NO DASH CRACKS ALL OVER THATS KEPT INSIDE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERY ACURA TL 04-08 MODEL! REPETITIVELY ! THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY COASTAL AREA OR SALT OR SAND OR HEAT AT ALL! IV OWNED MANY CARS HIGHER IN MILLAGE THAT WERE KEPT OUTSIDE ONLY AND NEVER HAD CRACKING DASH PROBLEM! IV SEEN OLDER CARS THAT WERE EXTREMELY OLD IN AGE AND KEPT IN HEAT THAT HAD MINOR CRACKS BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY ON NEWER VEHICLES KEPT NO WHERE BUT INSIDE THE WHOLE TIME SINCE CAR CAME OFF PRODUCTION LINE! ACURA ACKNOWLDGED THE PROBLEM BUT NO HELP WAS OFFERED THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND #3000 TO HAVE A NEW DASH INSTALLED. THIS IS CLEARLY POORLY MADE MATERIAL BY ACURA PROBABLY FAKE CARBON FIBER OR CHEAP PLASTIC. BUT THEY ADVERTISE THEIR VEHICLES AS "WORLD CLASS, LUXURY, ETC THEIR ADS GO ON AND ON ABOUT QUALITY!" NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THIS CLASS HAS THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY THIS GENERATION TL MADE BY ACURA 04-08! PLEASE MAKE THEM…”

“DASH BOARD CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG. CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, INJURY DURING DEPLOYMENT OF DASH BOARD PLASTIC OR NO DEPLOYMENT AT ALL DURING A ACCIDENT”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (NEAR THE AIR BAG) FRACTURED FROM THE WINDSHIELD DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS A COSMETIC CONCERN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.”

“SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT DASH BOARD. THIS INCLUDE THE AREAS IN AND AROUND THE PART OF THE DASH THAT COVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I HAVE USED NO TYPE OF CLEANER THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SERIOUS CRASHES. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.”

“THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.”