I noticed that my power steering hose is all dirty and full of built up power steering fluid and my airbag light in the dash screen does not come off. I’m concerned the air bag will fail in the events of an accident
2004 Acura TL: airbag warning light
49 of the 551 complaints about the 2004 Acura TL describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 49
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The red air bag light on the dashboard has been on for many months. It will occasionally turn off, but usually it is on. Is there a recall for my 2004 Acura TL air bags? Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura tl. The contact stated that the front passenger air bag compartment was cracked and the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to dch acura of temecula (951‑428‑2317, located at 26705 ynez rd, temecula, ca 92591) where the technician stated that nothing could be done except to cover that part of the dashboard. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.
Dash is completely covered in cracks. I feel like this can't be safe with the airbags underneath the cracks. Also, whenever a passenger is in my car the airbag light comes on.
Air bag light is on and air bag is deactivated due to defective switch in seat belt buckle. Manufacturer has lifetime seat belt warranty but will not honor the warranty because they claim that the switch is part of the air bag system and not part of the seat belt. So my wife and daughter has to drive a car with no air bags because honda/acura will not honor their warranty. Should be a recall on this, as it is a common problem.
I have 2004 acura tl, about 105000 miles. Airbag light was intermittent, now stays on, dashboard on top passenger side cracked several months ago. The vehicle has no previous airbag deployment. May cause airbag deployment, safety issue?
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura tl. The contact noticed that the dashboard around the air bag area was cracked. The air bags and wiring were not exposed. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
The passenger dashboard developed significant cracks overnight. Looks like where airbag would deploy. At same time check airbag light came on.
Takata recall. 2004 acura tl dash board noticed a long crack then the passenger seat belt and air bag light no longer turns on. The vehicle was parked inside my garage on 6/20/17. Checked online and many owners are experiencing the same issue. The crack if very close to the airbag and I am afraid it may deploy at any moment while driving causing it to be unsafe driving condition. Some to most owners are receiving a recall or replacement for the erorr according to takata recall.
The passenger side dashboard started with a hairline crack and gradually grew larger and cracks formed in many other areas on my dashboard. This ultimately affected my airbag causing the light to on my console to turn on when a passenger is seated. The passenger airbag indicator light on my driver console represents there is a problem with that airbag and will not deploy upon impact. This is extremely dangerous.
Takata recall? 2004 acura tl dashboard started cracking 2 months ago and is getting worse. Now, it has cracks that show the outline of airbags on passenger and driver side of dash. This may cause issues with airbags deployment. I looked on line and found that this is a very common problem in the 2004 acura tl. This 2004 acura tl has approx 95000 miles, was purchased new and has been garaged since purchase. This vehicle has no airbag deployment or accident history. Airbag light sensor now comes on randomly .we are afraid the airbags will not deploy if in an accident or deploy at random. If this is not a safety issue I do not know what would constitute one and it seems acura refuses to address or fix the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura tl. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the dashboard was cracked around the passenger side air bag. The contact also stated that when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle decelerated as the check engine warning light flashed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
- Risk
- An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1‑888‑234‑2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Recall number 19V182000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2004 Acura TL airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2004 Acura TL?
49 of 551 owner complaints about the 2004 Acura TL (9%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Acura TL?
There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Acura TL
Ball joint 14Wipers 12Headlights 9Tire blowout 8Slipping 7Transmission failure 7ABS 6No deployment 6Check engine light 6
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