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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 miles

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201222%
201115%
201012%
200912%
200865%
200711%
200610%
200521%
200492%
200321%
200231%
200010%
199911%

Other parts of the 2004 Acura TL

Body and structure
232 complaints
Air bags
199 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
56 complaints
Tires
51 complaints
Other or unknown
50 complaints
Steering
34 complaints
Suspension
30 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaints
Brakes
16 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Electronic 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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