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2004 Acura Cl Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 20, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Acura Cl, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags150.0%
  • Body & structure150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ON AROUND JUNE 14-16 2013. THE CAR STAYS IN THE GARAGE AND NOT OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. IT STARTED OUT WITH ONE CRACK AND LATER A SECOND CRACK APPEARED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE THINK IT IS THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS OR IN THAT AREA. ALSO, THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK LOCATED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CALLED VANDERGRIFF ACURA AND FILED A COMPLAINT ONLINE, BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO GO. AS OF YET, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR DASHBOARD 2004 TL ACURA, BUT I DID NOTICE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY AND SOMEONE MAY BE HURT. THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID 10553089 · filed Nov 20, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ON AROUND JUNE 14-16 2013. THE CAR STAYS IN THE GARAGE AND NOT OUT IN THE ELEMENTS. IT STARTED OUT WITH ONE CRACK AND LATER A SECOND CRACK APPEARED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE THINK IT IS THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAGS OR IN THAT AREA. ALSO, THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK LOCATED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CALLED VANDERGRIFF ACURA AND FILED A COMPLAINT ONLINE, BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO GO. AS OF YET, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR DASHBOARD 2004 TL ACURA, BUT I DID NOTICE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY AND SOMEONE MAY BE HURT. THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID 10553089 · filed Nov 20, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .