Over the past few weeks, without warning, the dash board on the passenger side of the car has developed two long identical cracks about 10" apart parallel and opposite the other. Appears to be the airbag pushing up through the dash board. I am very concerned that the airbag is going to deploy on its own and hurt someone and/or cause an accident.
2005 Acura TL airbags complaints
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Airbag light came on an intermittently for a couple of months regardless of passengers in the front seat or not. Now it is on all the time.
The dash board on the passenger side of the car has two identical cracks about 10" apart parallel and opposite the other. I believe it is the airbag pushing up through the dash board. My main concern is the airbag is going to deploy without cause and hurt someone and/or cause an accident.
On june 13, 2015 while driving on a rainy night I hit a pothole that caused the driver's side curtain & seat airbag to inflate. The impact of the curtain bag to the side of my head caused me to lose control but regained it quickly. I drove to a shell service station to inspect the vehicle for damage. The only damage was to my passanger side tire that had a 2 inch long gouge. The tire did not go flat. I called my parents and we drove the car home.
Only 43,300 miles and my dash produced a massive crack extending from the windshield vertically downward across the passenger side airbag today. Well maintained car with very low mileage. My concern is safety for my family. Airbag may either malfunction and not deploy or possibly deploy incorrectly in the event of an accident. Acura needs to take action immediately. Tons of complaints for this issue all over the internet.
I've complained about this for a few months now, this has been worded the best: the dash board in my vehicle began to crack over the passenger side air bag and it has me concerned that the air bag may not deploy towards the passenger and may deploy upwards toward the windshield instead and not protect the passenger. This is a known problem with these model cars and acura refuses to fix this defect. Does someone have to lose their life due to this defect before acura acknowledges there is a defect and a problem?
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.
Light comes on and resets. Then comes on . Not trouble codes.
The dash board in my vehicle began to crack over the passenger side air bag and it has me concerned that the air bag may not deploy towards the passenger and may deploy upwards toward the windshield instead and not protect the passenger. This is a known problem with these model cars and acura refuses to fix this defect. Does someone have to lose their life due to this defect before acura acknowledges there is a defect and a problem?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 acura tl. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
I got into my car this morning at 10:15 am to go to work and noticed that the dash going from the vent by my windshield to the center speaker in the front middle of the dash. It also travels along the crease of my gauge hood as well. My SRS light was on shortly prior to this incident and am curious if this is for some reason the cause. I was not involved in any sort of accident, nor do I drive in any manner to have caused something like this to happen. I did drive the car yesterday, 3/18/15, in the morning and there was no damage like this what so ever. I also had taken the car in to the mechanic and they said that they could not find the source of what was causing the SRS light to be on. My car is a decade old, but I condition it and take care of the entire vehicle, so laziness or "sun damage" is not the issue. I am very upset that something like this is happening considering that the leather interior in these cars seem to be very low quality and are tearing apart! Multiple consumers also have the same issues that I am having and I too agree that a recall should be issued for multiple defects that this specific year and model vehicles seem to be having.
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.
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.
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.
Airbag warning light came on.
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.
My dash has a crack on the passenger side where the air bag is , about 6 inches long. I am afraid that the airbag will inflate or deploy later on.
I am an owner of a 2005 acura tl that I purchased with 5,000 miles on it in 2007. This is my second tl and third honda all purchased through the acura dealer. My vehicle has been kept in mint condition and has always been serviced by montgomeryville acura in pa. In august of 2014 I noticed a large crack in my dashboard that ran along the front passenger side airbag area. A week later my airbag light came on and stayed on for 2 days without anything in the passenger side seat. It now randomly comes on at anytime during the day. I live in the north and have always kept a windshield cover on when not driving to protect my leather seats. I never used any type of product on the dashboard just wiped it with a clean towel to keep the dust off. I had no idea that this would happen to a 35,000 dollar acura tl dashboard. Reading several post it is a very common occurrence among 2004 - 2007 acura tl owners. I am extremely upset and very concerned about the possibility of airbag failure if the situation arose. I am considering legal action but would first like to see if this can be settled through good faith with acura.
My leather dashboard on the inside of my car has about 3 crack lines. The cracks also run on top of the area where the airbag pops out. This is a major safety concern for me along with many other people that have the same problem. I have never seen this condition on any car, and would expect not to see it on such a high end vehicle like my acura tl. The dashboard should not be cracking at all. This should be an automatic recall item, especially because of the safety concerns. Please address this promptly. It is a shame that the dealerships say that this is natural wear and tear. If there is a airbag underneath it, the item should be recalled. Looking at older complaints on same issue , acura where helping but my car is 10 years old and they don't help, this just happened which I think they should still support, the airbags may or may not deploy .. Is this a safety issues, acura charge $1800 to replace but at our cost the dealership want me to pay $700 and they will take the rest as they are aware of this issue. I don't think I should pay.
The right side dash has cracked all around the air bag and now the air bag light goes off and on all the time.
My leather dashboard on the inside of my car is about 50% covered with cracks. The cracks also run on top of the area where the airbag pops out. This is a major safety concern for me along with many other people that have the same problem. I have never seen this condition on any car, and would expect not to see it on such a high end vehicle like my acura tl. The dashboard should not be cracking at all. This should be an automatic recall item, especially because of the safety concerns. Please address this promptly. It is a shame that the dealerships say that this is natural wear and tear. If there is a airbag underneath it, the item should be recalled.
I have 2005 acura tl I've owned it for about 7 years. Went out today and found a crack on the passenger's side dashboard. Approximately 6 inches long, along the passenger's front airbag. Now the airbag warning light remains on. I bought the car with 64000 miles on it and it now has 116,000. I've kept the service up on it and she's been babied since I bought her. No armor all on it at all. I'm so disappointed. I just replaced the timing belt, the rack and pinion, rear breaks/rotors, and now this. I really thought this car would last me. Now, I've suffered trade in value damage because of a manufacturing defect. How can acura not consider this a safety issue? My airbag warning light is on!
My 2005 acura has developed 2 very severe cracks in the dashboard surrounding the airbag on the passenger side of the vehicle. I am not sure how this will affect the performance in the event of an accident.
Driver side airbag went off while driving.
Almost overnight cracks in the dashboard developed running from windshield to passenger compartment in direction. There are six cracks the longest being about a foot in length. In the heat of the day all of the cracks seem to seal back up but immediately reappear when the passenger compartment cools down. To be specific the longest crack runs windshield to compartment on the passenger side of dash. Two smaller cracks run from windshield to center speaker and speaker to compartment. Two more run from windshield to instrument panel. Again all seal in extreme daytime heat.
Driving on i95 in boynton beach, fl, area. Heard cracking noises. Saw vertical split in dashboard, over the air bag. At the same time, cruise control feature stopped working. Split goes from windshield to about 4" above the bottom of dash. It has advanced about 1/2-1" since incident. Don't know if passenger airbag will properly deploy anymore.
The dashboard is cracked and has the potential for air bag issues.
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