2004 Acura TL Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 2%of 551 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the seats of the 2004 Acura TL, 2% of the 551 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My leather on my front seats are falling apart. I called Acura home office and was told to take the car to the dealership. I have taken the car to the dealership and they said there was nothing that they could about the problem. I only have 60k miles on the car and it is garage kept . I bought the car new and it has been serviced at Acura of pembroke pines.”
NHTSA complaint #10969353, filed 2017-03, 60,000 miles“The car has developed huge cracks around the passenger side airbag. I am concerned that the cracks might cause my passenger side airbag not to work properly. The driver's side leather seat also begin to come apart.”
NHTSA complaint #10446218, filed 2012-02, 70,000 miles“Simply driving down the highway when the passenger seat side airbag deployed. Car has not been in an accident and did not hit a pothole. Research online finds this to be a common problem, but Acura does not appear to be concerned. Airbag explosion alone was loud enough to almost cause an accident due to the scare.”
NHTSA complaint #11152427, filed 2018-11, 210,000 miles“Takata recall my son has a 2004 Acura TL and on september 2nd, he drove to work with the car. On his way, while driving in the parking lot, his side curtain airbag deployed along with one from the seat only on one side. He took the car to the Acura dealership in milford for diagnostic test per Acura corporation, came back they are blaming him that he caused the airbag to deploy by driving over bumps, etc. They are refusing to fix the car. Yet still all the years from 2000 TL through present recall except 2004. And they are blaming him that they will not fix his car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10906253, filed 2016-09, 127,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Acura TL. The contact stated that dashboard crack under the passenger side air bag. The contact stated the passenger side air bag had become exposed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the dashboard was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. . ..updated 12/03/12 updated 12/06/2012”
NHTSA complaint #10480673, filed 2012-10, 80,000 milesSeats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 2% |
| 2011 | 1 | 5% |
| 2010 | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 6 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 9 | 2% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2004 Acura TL
232 complaintsAir bags
199 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
56 complaintsTires
51 complaintsOther or unknown
50 complaintsSteering
34 complaintsSuspension
30 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsExterior lighting
10 complaintsElectronic stability control
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Acura TL
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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