2008 Acura TL problems
Owners have filed 181 complaints about the 2008 Acura TL with NHTSA. Air bags account for 18.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 14.4%.
Complaints181
Crashes6
Fires12
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 18.8% · 34
Steering 14.4% · 26
Structure 11.0% · 20
Electrical system 8.3% · 15
Unknown or other 7.2% · 13
Engine 5.5% · 10
Vehicle speed control 5.0% · 9
Power train 4.4% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Acura TL in this data, 2008 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 88,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I am the only owner with 39,000 miles on it. I moved to south florida 5 years ago. The dashboard has major cracks over the passenger airbag. I saw this "letter sent in conjunction with the florida highway safety and motor vehicles department to remind florida owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience." I should be included in the recall. The vehicle was stationary. Air bags · reported at 32,000 miles
Dashboard on 2008 Acura TL is cracked near the passenger side air bag. The manufactures of Acura claims this is not a safety issue. They are well aware of this defect as it is a problem with several models.This defect could effect the deployment of the airbag due to the fact this area is now being exposed to environmental elements. Please see photo attached below. Air bags
I have already paid Acura to replace my dashboard once due to the airbag pushing up on dash and cracking it. I now have the same problem again, the dash has cracked on passenger side in perfect rectangle where airbag is located. I am very concerned that deployment is likley/imminenet and I am urging nhtsa to require Acura to replace airbage and dash. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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