2008 Acura TL Body & Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Acura TL. The contact stated that the passenger's side dashboard was cracked near the passenger's side air bag housing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN and that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was unknown.

WHEN OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR, THE HOOD DOESN'T STAY UP. YESTERDAY, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, IT CAME DOWN WHEN I OPENED IT TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. LATER,, IT CAME DOWN ON ANOTHER PERSON'S ARM WHILE HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD -- IT HAD BEEN OPENED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT CAME DOWN. THE THIRD TIME, WE HAD THE CAR AT THE MECHANIC AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD TO HOLD THE HOOD UP TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR. IN THE FOURTH INCIDENT, THE HOOD CAME DOWN WHEN ANOTHER PERSON WAS BENDING OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH HOOD SUPPORTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT SEEMS ODD THAT BOTH WOULD FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT STAYING OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON A SLOPE -- THE DOORS SWING BACK SHUT UNLESS YOU HOLD THEM OPEN

I TRAVEL THIS ROAD MONDAY-FRIDAY AND THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION HAS CAUSED LOSE ROCKS AND DEBRIS TO FLY ALL OVER AND DUE TO THAT I NOW HAVE MUTIPLE WINDSHEILD CHIPS AND TWO CRACKS. *TR

MY 2008 TL DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK IN AUGUST OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. NOW IN SEPTEMBER THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 LENGTHY CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN FL. I PARK IN A COVERED GARAGE EVERY DAY FOR WORK FROM 10 AM TO 6:30 PM. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2001 TL AND NEVER HAD THE DASH CRACK IN THE 7 YEARS OWNED. I FEEL THAT THE CRACKING DASHBOARD IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY ACURA. *TR

TO WHOM CONCERN : DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY CRACKED OVER THE AIR BAG, DURING THE DAY , TEMPERATURE AT 98 AT THIS DAY. ACURA NOTIFIED ;HOWEVER THEY DO NOT REPLACE IT EVEN THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY STILL. THE CAR HAS 82000 MILES ,WARRANTY COVERS UNTIL 100000 OR FIVE YEARS. AS I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT C/O ABOUT IT , WE NEED ACURA STEPS ON IT AND GIVE TO US ANSWERS AND REPLACE IT. I HOPE NHTSA ADVOCATE FOR US . *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, A 2008 ACURA TL, IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. BY APRIL OF 2013 THE DRIVER'S SEAT LEATHER WAS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAD NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. ACURA "MADE A DEAL WITH ME AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY," AND I HAD TO PAY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEM TO FIX THE SEAT. WITHIN FIVE (5) MONTHS OF THAT, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BEGAN TO COME APART AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT WAS VERY RARE FOR ME TO HAVE ANY PASSENGERS WITH ME. WHEN I WAS CLEANING THE CAR, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ACURA AND THEY, AFTER TAKING PICTURES AND CONTACTING THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE ,ACURA TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SEAT IN IT'S ENTIRETY AND HALF OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THEY SAID DASHBOARDS CRACK IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART OF THE REPLACEMENT AND THE SEAT WAS OLD AND WAS NORMAL WEAR. AGAIN, RARELY DID ANYONE RIDE WITH ME IN MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO PEMBROKE PINES ACURA TO HAVE IT EXAMINED, THEY SAID THE CENTER CONSOLE COVER WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED--TOTALLY AT MY COST. I HAVE LIVED IN SOUTH FLORIDA MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THE LAST CAR I OWNED THAT HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK WAS BACK IN THE 1970'S. WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS COMING APART AND THE DASHBOARD CRACKING, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THERE WAS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED ON THIS CAR. I DO HAVE E-MAILS DOCUMENTING ALL THIS TO AND FROM ACURA DATED NOVEMBER OF 2013 TO BACK UP WHAT IS STATED HEREIN. *JS

AS A PASSENGER, I OFTEN FIND THE BIG HEAVY DOOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE I AM TRYING TO EXIT FROM THE CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL "LOCKING" POSITIONS, BUT NONE OF THEM HOLD FIRMLY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF THE CAR IS ON EVEN A SLIGHT INCLINE. I FIND MYSELF KICKING THE DOOR OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN SAFELY EXIT. THE CAR IS LEASED, AND I WOULD CONSIDER NOT BUYING IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NO CRASH, NO INJURY, NO DAMAGE TO OUR CAR OR OTHER CARS. THIS IS AN ANNOYING DESIGN FLAW. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE GOT THE CAR. *TR

THE DOORS DO NOT STAY OPEN AND TEND TO CLOSE ON PASSENGERS AS THEY ARE ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE HAVE AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLOSING ON ITS OWN EVEN ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR FOOT ON THE DOOR TO KEEP IT OPEN WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, BUT AS PER USUAL THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY BETTER. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. *TR

2008 ACURA TL - DOORS WILL NOT STAY OPEN WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR. DOORS CLOSE ON INDIVIDUALS WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

2008 ACURA TL WITH EXTERIOR DAMAGE OVER THE DOOR. CONSUMER STATES THE EXTERIOR FRAME OVER THE DOORS WAS UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE. THAT SECTION OF THE EXTERIOR SHOWED DENTS OR IMPRESSIONS. HE STATES HIS PREVIOUS ACURA TL SHOWED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *KB